Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-05-04
Gen. c. c. Watts and Hon. S. s. Vim
son Appointed Yesterday.
Mr.. CLEVELAND KEPT HIS WORD,
And Attended, Partially, to West
Virginia's Wants at the Ap-
pointed Time-Congratulations
for the Lucky Ones-Sturglss
Has not Resigned-Other West
Virginians at the Capital.
Specfa! 7s!.ersm to ne R.gl.xr.

WASHINGTON, May 3.-President
Cleveland to-day promptly redeemed
the promise he made TO Senator Faux
ner. before going to New York, that he
would, on his return, take up ana dis
pose OF some of the West Virginia ap-
plications for office. Early last week
the President requested Attorney Gen
eral Olney to go over the papers OF the
candidates for Marshal and District At
torney and report on them to him as
soon as possible. When Senator Faux
ner called at the White House to-day he
urged that immediate action be taken
as to the Marshal and District Attorney
The President, after listening to the
Senator's arguments, agreed to make
the appointments forthwith, and the
Senator left the Presidential presence
In very pleasant frame OF mind.
At the Department of Justice he Sc
cured the commissions OF Marshal VIM
son and District Attorney Watts and
promptly turned the documents over to
the latter, who still remained in town.
The four year terms of both Marshal
White and District Attorney Sturgis ex-
pired in April, and those gentlemen
gave the President and the Attorney
General to understand that their resig-
nations could be had whenever wanted.
A week ago last Thursday, at the re-
Quest OF Senator Faulkner, Attorney
General Olney wrote to tho Marshal and
District Attorney saying their resigns
tions would be acceptable. Marshal
White replied promptly, sending in his
resignation, but District Attorney Stur-
gis had not done so up to-day. Conse-
ouenty the appointment Of Watts ope-
rates as a removal of Mr.. Sturgis, but
the latter can hardly complain, as he
was allowed to serve his full term out
and more too.
General Watts left here tonight car
rying in his inside pocket his own COM
mission aud that of Marshal Vinson.
General Watts was warmly congratu-
lated on his appointment by the West
Virginians in town tonight, and was
in the best of humor over his success
He felt that President Cleveland had
fully vindicated him and administered
a stinging rebuke to the Republicans
who had sought by abuse and villitica-
tion to prevent his appointment.
The West Virginia contingent was
augmented again to-day by the return
of number of gentlemen here who are
ambitious to serve their country.
Among the arrivals were Hon. w. c.
Handlan, James Lantry and Col. Ran
Stalnaker, of Wheeling, and Prof. John
A. Myers, of Morgantown, who wants
to be Assistant Secretary OF Agricul-
ture.
Mr.. Henry Shallcross, D. G. List, Jr.,
and Col. Jas. M. Todd, of Wheeling,
who are not candidates, were also here.
Col. Todd called on the President, in
company with Mr.. Pendleton, and had
a pleasant chat.
The total number OF fourth-class
postmasters appointed to-day was 141,
OF which 135 were to fill vacancies
caused by resignation and deaths.
When Postmaster General Bissel has
his next conference with the Pres
ident on the subject of ap-
pointing of Presidential post
masters, the latter will prove that dur
ing his absence from Washington the
officials of the department who had
charge of this branch Of the work, have
not been idle, for Mr.. Bissell will
place before him for approval about
one hundred appointments. 1t is not
likely that the full hundred will be
considered at one sitting, but it is prob
able that the next list of appointments
will be unusually long.