Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-04-04
THAT KIDD AFFAIR,
The Gilmer County Statesman Sticks
To His Letter.
THE APPOINTMENTS YESTERDAY
Several Offices Of More Than Or
binary Importance Filled by
the President-A New Postmas-
ter for Shepherdstown, W. Va.
"Blue Monday" Keeps the
Army Of Of1ce-Seekers Out OF
the White House.
Special TsIssram to the ReOtHsr.

Special TsIssrdm to the ReOi'tsr.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 5.-The
West Virginia people are doing most OF
their fitting just now about the Dlstrlct
Attorneyship. The developments OF
the past few days have Increased the
confidence Of Gen. Watts friends that
he will get there in good time. They
decline to see how il can be possible Tor
the President to turn him down, In
view OF the fact that he is endorsed by
the entire Congressional delegation OF
the State, while the Republicans are
fighting him tooth and nail.
There is but one other active candi-
date in the field, Mr.. Sommervilie, OF
Wheeling. The latter would undouot-
edly have strong backing, were II not
for the peculiar circumstances sur
rounding Gen. Watts candidacy, which
makes It very hard, if not impossible
for the leaders, as Democrats, to DO
anything else than to push Gen. WAITS
for all they are worth.
There is great deal OF talk here re-
garding the attitude OF Hon. X. hldd'
OF Gilmer, on the District Attorneyship
matter, owing to reports put In clrcuia-
tion that he had Withdrawn from tne
race in favor Of Mr.. SommerVille instead
OF Gen. Watts. ,
When the correspondent saw Mr..
Kidd to-day he asked him whether ne
wished to say anything in regard to Mr.
Sommeryille's statement in the REGIS
TER OF Sunday. Mr.. Kidd answered:
81 do not propose TO get into
discussion on the subject. My
letter. over my own sigma
ture. explains thoroughly how L
stand and | propose to stand by 1t. Ny
position is known. l am heartily against
the vicious attack which the Repuoll-
can papers OF Wheeling are making
upon General Watts, and shall resent
as emphatically as l know how.
Senator Faulkner returned here TO-
dav. and although depressed by the
recent bereavment which he has SUI
fered in the death Of his sister-in-law
who has been for years a member or
his household, he will stay here for
some time and look after West Nir-
ginla interests.
Gov. McCorkle, ex-Gov. Fleming and
Attorney General Caldwell came In TO-
day and were very busy holding con-
snjtations with the West Virginians In
town. JIG. Anderson and Thos. Il. ID.
Brown, of Charleston, and Judge Lucas
were also among the new arrivals.
Mr.. Blaine w. Taylor, OF Randolph,
to-day fled his application at the treas
ury department for the position OF
chief OF a division.
Mr.. Holly &. Armstrong is making
oniet but determined campaign for the
position of chief Of division OF special
agents in the Internal Bevenue Bureau.
He is down to fighting weight, and
gives fair notice that II any persons
think he can be knocked out in less
than three rounds they had better come
on.
The President to-day sent the following
nominations TO the Senate: William r.
Curtis. OF New York TO be Assistant Sec
retarv of the Treasury, vice q. M. Lam.
bertson. resigned; Charles ,. Hamlln, OF
Massachusetts, TO be Assistant Secre-
tarv of the Treasury, vice Jonn d. Geary,
reeioned lanes II. Eckels, 10 be Comp
troiier of Currency; j. +. Meline, of Dis
trict of Columbia, to be Assistant Treas
nrer of United States; 7. Stobo Farrow,
of South Carolina, to be Second Auditor OF
the Treasury; John B. Brawley, OF Penn
syIvaniA 10 be Auditor of Treasury for
Postoffice Department; +. Hess RelnhArt,
postmaster at Shepherdstown, w. Va.
WiIIiam Edmund Curtis, Of New York,
who succeeds Judge Lambertson, as one OF
theassistant secretaries Of the Treasury,
is Is years old and q practicing lawyer,
and while not a professional politician, in
terested himself deeply in the last cam
paign in New York and was anti-snapper
Charles ). Hamlin, OF Massachusetts,
nominated TO be one Of the Assistant Sec
retarys Of the Treasury, IS Boston law
YER He is an active member OF the Massa-
chusetts Tariff Reform League and also OF
the Civil Service Association.
MIR 7 B Brawley, nominated 70 be sixth
auditor OF the treasury, is well known
IaUver If Meadville, Pa, and it is said
owes his appointment 70 the influence OF
Congressman Sibley and Mr.. Harrity. lie
has never held Office before.
lanes II. Eckels, nominated 70 be Comp
troller of the Currency, is young man OF
"a. but stands high In the estimation OF the
naonle of Illinois as the representative OF
the Younger Democracy. He resides al
Ottawa and his appointment, urged
bv Mr.. Cable, is also said 70 be
due to personal acquaintance
of moro than dozen years with the Pres
ident himself. Mr.. Eckles is an attorney
and has written great deal on the subject
OF the tariff.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Maxwell to-day appointed lls fourth'clsss
Secretary Carlisle to-day appointed
oliver p Tucker. Of Covington, KY,
deputy comptroller Of the currency, vice
Nixon. resigned. Mr.. Tucker was formerly
connected with the First National Bank
of Covington. He IS forty years old.
II is Thought the President will have nc
further communications for the Senate az
ter the middle Of next week, and that ad
iourument will be taken about that time.
To-day was "blue Monday az the White
House, and the President saw no one.