Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-12-24
coNaKRss1oNAL r1MnER.
Men Who Are Trying On John o. PEN
dIeton's shoes in the Lower End of the
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Specidt 7ste0ran TO tie Sunday Rssstr.
WESTON, w. VA, December 23.-Not
even at Christmas time do the people Of
Lewis county drop politics, and the con-
tagion has spread To adjoining counties,
so thOt there is even now more or less
talk Of q political nature ia about the
entire southern end Of the First district.
Naturally most Of the talk relates to
the congressional nomination and cleo
ton, which occur before any other, ex-
cept those of a strictly local nature.
Mr.. Pendleton, like all other men who
have patronage TO bestow, has his
friends and his enemies, and among the
latter there are already several move
ments on foot to secure his defeat In the
event he should seek another nomina-
ton. And among those who may be
classed as his friends, or at least as not
u%niriendly TO him, there Is considerable
discussion of available men for the
place as soon as the Democracy Of the
district shall be of the opinion that he
has been sufficiently hOnored. Some
who, no doubt, think they foresee that
Mr.. Pendleton will not be called upon
to serve his district, have even so early
in the race as this brought out their
men as possible successors. Among a
large part of the Democratic voters of
the district, though, Mr.. Pendleton
stands high and unless some of the scat
tering opposition which may now be
seen, should crystalline into an organ-
lied effort to defeat him, and the other
a~spirants for Congressional honors
should settle their claims and agree up
on a man TO beat him with, Mr.. Pendle-
ton may, so far as the developments up
TO the present time are concerned, ON
slider himself pretty safe for a renomi-
nation.
Gilmer county has already two candi-
dates in the feld-R. G.. Linn and Scott
Withers. or course they can't both
have it, butsboth will doubtless receive
support from that county, which will
thus have a double chance to win.
Neither Of them has spoken for himself
that he will be a candidate but they
have both been more or less talked about
in connection with the nomination.
In the person Of j. B. Fow-
Ter, a Sutton lawyer, Braxton
county has an avowed candidate.
IL INC 4AE-GAnALs CGp OhA1AS AhA'
Fowler said: 81 have concluded to be
a candidate" His reasons as given by
himself are that ne feels that Pendleton
has no further claim on the party, mas
much as no other man was ever allowed
TO serve three terms in Congress from
this district; be fears that OIL account
of disappointment as to Office Pendleton
would not receive the party vote il
nominated, and claims that at least a
hundred Democrats in BraXton would
to vote for him. He depreCates
the fact that such should be the case,
but says that IL is. He does not like
Mr.. Pendleton's position on financial
nor the REGISTERS, aud says
that the farming classes OF the district
who want a cheap money will hold his
record against him. Mr.. Fowler SAYS
he would, Of course, expect the
support of his county, and from reports
he has received from other
ties he thinks he will do pretty well.
He expects to make a visit to several
Of the counties of the district soon
after the beginning of the new year.
Those who know Mr.. Fowler best
from his own county-do not
take his candidacy seriously, although
he is evidently very much in earnest,
gentleman who has known Mr.. Fow-
Ter for some years made the remark,
he first learned that he was going
v-l,revOvT rD taaste-~~A ha'd het---
thing Jim Fowler would be running Tor
Congress inside of three years. lie
would have won his bet, had it been
ot-., ryifh a uaor RI CDorp- !
The suggestion has been made
without the knowledge or con-
sent of the Judge--that Judge w. Il.
Bennett would make an able represent
alive for the district if he could be pre-
vailed upon to accept the nomination.
He has been quite i'll for a week or two,
and is said TO be In bad health, but even
were he in his usual vigorous health 1t IS
doubtful if he would consent to the use
his name. Some people think the
Judge is not enough Of a mixer for a
politiclan, that the bench is much
suited to one Of his dignity
and that Louis Bennett would make
a more desirable candidate than
the Judge. In fact, there is quite a
strong sentiment among a large number
of influential Democrats at this county
in favor of giving him the nomination.
1t is understood that Mr.. Bennett has
said that he would not be a candidate
next fall, but he is being seriously con-
sidered and may be looked upon as
among the possibilities.
Hon. Andy EdmistOn is said to be
looking with looking with longing eyes
on the First districts seat in Congress,
but he himself says it is all a mistake;
that be doesn't want to go to Congress
and that be is not opposed to Mr.. PEN
dleton, though some OF the latter's
friends would have j. appear so.
w. w. Brannon, Of this place, would
be glad OF an opportunity to go to Con-
gress, but it is not at all likely that he
will be a candidate next time.
The prevailing opinion he%reabouts Is
that some one from the upper end OF
rbs district will get the nomination,
and there are those who look for some
one TO spring up from Ohio county and
knock out the whole crowd, Pendleton
and all.
But the friends Of Mr.. Pendleton are
not &C all disturbed over all this gossip.
AS some one has said here, "since the
death of Col. Dan Johnson, Pendleton
NAV rest easier than he did before. 1t
is not probable that sufficient strength
can be concentrated on any other man
TO defeat him."