Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-05-20
A PLACE FOR HANDLAN.
Reports That the Veteran Democrat
Will be Cared for.
ROSS ]. ALEXANDER'S CHANCES;
Rumor Has it That He Will be
Given a Prominent Place in the
Administration--Senator Faulk-
ner Returns From New York.
Some Vicious Stories Denied.

WASHINGTON. ID. c., May l9.-There
though the President was unable TO
give Hon. William C. Handlan the COM
nissionership Of customs, for which hs
was a candidate, it is Mr.. Clevelsnd's
intention TO provide the veteran Wheel
ing Democrat with responsible aud
remunerative place in the public SER
vice,
In fact, In q recent talk with Con-
gressman Pendleton, the President in
mated quite strongly that IL was his
desire and intention to provide for Mr..
Handlan, and that gentlemsn's friends
here are confident he will before long
receive an appointment. There is lit
tie doubt Mr.. Handlan would have been
made Commissioner Of Customs had not
Secretary Carlisle put forward . per-
sonal friend for the place.
Another gentlemen who, ID Is said,
will eventually be connected with the
administration In responsible capacity
is the Hon. Ross J. Alexander, OF
Bringeport, Ohio. Mr.. Alexander WAS
a candidate for First Assistant Postmas-
ter General, but the complications OF
politics resulted in that office going 10
an Illinois man. Mr.. Alexander, how
ever. is understood to be slated for
something equally good.
The exact title OF the position TO
which Mr.. Julius c. Holmes, OF West
Virginia, has been appointed Is lnspec-
tor OF Public Buildings. The salary Is
IS a day.
Inquiry here indicates that there 10
no foundation for the story that Judge
Jackson, OF West Virginia, contemplates
reslgning In the near future from the
u. S. Court bench. As the Judge has
been on the bench over thirty years,
and has passed his seventieth birthday
anniversary, he is eligible for retire
ment, and IL Is probable he will retire
before the end Of the present admins
tration, bat he has no present purpose
Of doing so. =
SENATOR FAULKNER RETURNS.
Senator Faulkner returned hcre to-day
| from New York, where he went as men,
ber OF the Senate immigration COMMITTEES
TO look into the workings Of the new immi-
grafton law. The Senator said tonight
that he is satisfied that the new low u
working admirably, that the steamship
companies are giving their assistance 10 its
enforcement, and that there will be no fur
ther need for legislation for some time or
until some imperfection Of the law not now
apparent is developed.
Speaking Of the reports printed In some
newspapers OF the luxurious time the SEN
ate Committee on Territories, OF which he
| is chairman, will have on the trip West this
summer, Senator Faulkner said they were
very unjust and misleading. IL was true
the committee would travel In special
car. but the car most assuredly would not
be stocked with choice liquors and cigars.
The trip OF the Committee on Territories
would be a business trip, and IL would
travel in special car because that would
be the most convenient as well as the least
expensive way.
Ii would cost the committee much less 10
live on Its own car than 70 put up at first
class hotels, and, moreover, they would
visit many places where no hotel accommo-
dations at all. or very poor ones, were TO
be had.
Gov. MacCorkle and Col. Joe. Chiffon
were in the city to-day. and had long
talk with Senator Faulkner this evening.
What the conference was about was not
dfvulged The Governor went home this
evening but Col Chiffon stayed.
Col. "Corney" Ricketts,, OF Huntington,
w. Va, is in the city.