Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-06-17
POLITICAL POINTS.
Current Chat About Onces au
Seeking Them.

Seeking Ihems
The appointment OF Roman Ter,
President OF the Ohio Valley Fades
and Labor Assembly, is especid Il graf
flying to members OF labor uIions rep
resented in that body. A REGISTER
reporter met Mr. DobleS sooD after he
received q congratulatory telegram
from Senator Chas. j. Faulkner, and he
expressed himself as well pleased with
the promptness with which the appoint
ment was made, after be lied his pa
pers.
81 was just preparing some endorse
ments from representative Democrats
in Wheeling, TO send TO Whshington,"
said Mr.. Dobler, when l received the
telegram notifying me Of my appoint
ment. The fact that thS only en-
dorsement in the hanqs OF the
officials at Washington, was
that of the Trades Assem- bly,, makes
the appointment q recognition OF the
interests Of labor in the Ohio Valley.
The position Of Inspector OF Immigra-
ton was created purposely to assist or
ganized labor in preventing the
importation OF foreign Contract labor,
and the places should DO filed By per
sons friendly TO labor and familiar wit9
its interests"
Mr.. Dobler's position Is nice PLUMP
paying a salary of 81, 500 year, any
travelling expenses. Hb will not IL
stationed at any point pc manently.
There seems to be no decided change
In the situation regarding the Survey
orship OF Customs at this port. Mr.
Robert Simpsons name has not yet besn
formally passed upon by the appointipg
power, and 1t is uncer lain when IL W.
be, as there has been pressure brou7h t
TO bear upon him, In the matter OF
agreeing to the clerksbip, TO which rr'
Simpson does not feel as though he
ought TO yield. This matter will PROB
ably be adjusted, one way or the otRer'
in a day or two; but in the meantime
the other candidates for SurveYorI-or
rather one or two Of them-are not as
those utterly without hope.
Hon. j. P. Clifford, of Clarksburg, is
in the city, in attendance upon the SEES
sions of the Supreme Court Of Appeals
Mr.. Clifford has quite a curiosity ia hfs
possession, in the shape OF shil aiah'
two hundred and forsy-seven years oid.
1t is q conventional blackthorn, and mas
been In the family for seven genera
lions Mr. Clifford savs the stick is
srch n veteran thai Il acts automhtical-
" now aud then, AMI cracks a heap from
mere force OF habit Mr.. CliffoHd says
he doesn't know much about politics
this year; but may have more iniorma-
ton later on.
1t wss stated some time ago That
Hon. Lewis Bennett, OF Westpn, can
Ventilated removing 10 Whseling and
making this city his future home. Yes
terday close friend OF Nd 1Bennett
stated that he discussed tho matter
with him, and Mr.. Bennett stded posi-
lively that the rumor is without iounda'
ton.
Charley Hoffman,. who was candl-
date for gauger. under ColleSor Glike-
son, received ietter from tpat gentle
man the other day, similar In purport 70
that received by John Koch. Charley
is now whetting one OF his ldng knives
TO keen edge,apd otherwise preparing
to decorate his belt with scalPs.
Ex.ConRressman Benz. Wilson, OF
Clarksburg, who has been "a the city
an legal business left for hI@ home yes
terday. Friends of Col. wilson in this
citv hone that he will secufe the place
he held under CIevelapd's former ad
minlstration, or something DETER