Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-11-14
THEIR SCHEME.
TLElgS AND EDWARDS ARR ALLEGED TO
HAVE LAID A PLOT.
Tlkirs IS 10 Srco,oi Camden and Edwards is
10 be the Republican Candidate for Vice Prasi-
den, and 10 Succeed Faaiknr-Ar.
Edwards Has Some Very Fine But
Visionary Legislative Plans
Special 10 n. Rooster.

Sosei1l 20 ths Rooster.
CHARLESTON, WA, November ID
It appears to have been arranged be-
tween Mr.. w. s. Edwards, Of this city,
and stephen 3. Eikins 20 work a scheme
that will put them both iuto the United
States Senate. Mr.. Edwards, who will
pose as the leader and la w-giver OF the
House OF Delegates at the coming ses-
sion Of the Legislature. will do all 10
MS power TO secure the election OF Mr..
Elkins TO the u. S. Senate TO succeed
Mr. Camden, with the understanding
that u kins is 20 OSs his influence In the
election OF Mr.. Edwards TO the u. ).
Senate 20 succeed Mr.. Faulkner
10 lS9S should the Legislature be Re-
publican at that time, which Mr.. Ed
wards does not seem % have any doubt
about While Mr.. Edwards is waiting
for Mr.. Faulkner's seat, be will be a
candidate for the Vice Presidency on the
Republican National ticket DO 1896. lie
thinks the Republican candidate for
Vice President should come from West
Virginia, since il is now considered a
pivotal State. and that II the National
Convention should decide 10 come 10
West Virginia for a candidate he
would be the man for the
place. Mr.. Edwards has just
left here for New York, and 10 is said
be has gone there TO meet Mr.. Elkins
20 arrange the details OF the coming
contest for the United States Sena-
torialsbiD in MIR. ElkinS behalf. Thes o
two gentlemen VINO have now assumed
the leadership Of the Republican party
in West Virginia propose 20 shut out
tho Golf element and not TO give them
a smell OF any OF the piumS that have
fallen to the party.
IL has been agreed that Mr.. Ed
wards is TO be speaker OF the lower
House OF the Legislature aud Is
70 shape all It's legislation. The COM
ing session is 10 be devoted TO SecuiDg
buncombe for the party 20 be used ia the
State campaign two years hence. He
will endeayor TO curry favor with the
people by rushing through q large
amount Of clap-trap legislation. rep
resentative Of the REGISTER asked Mr..
Edwards 10 outline the policy Of the
Legislature at the coming session. He
said;
the watchword- Of the Republican
party in West Virginia in It's campaign
upon State Affairs which has just
ended 50 VIGOROUSLY has been
Reform Of fragrant public abuses, re-
treuchmPht and economy TO the eX-
psndltufe OF the moneys OF the people;
\ long& term for our public schools,
had a(wider and more generous school
ng br the children of the masses; re-
LIBERALIZATION of our system Of State
highways and the working OF cOnvicts
OF the State upon the public roads Of
the State, and no longer 70 continue
them at labor that brings them in direct
competition with the laboring classes in
the State We propose 20 take the
moneys that are now going into the fat
pockets OF Over-fed office holders and 20
put these moneys into the treasury of
the people. We propose 20 tighten
the burden OF taxation which weighs so
heavily upon the people generally by
economy in the State expenditures, by
cutting of soft snaps and making APP
prOpr.ati0ns for business and not for
DOODLE We mean 20 help all the people
by giving them longer terms Of school
without increased taxation, and we
mean 70 help the farmers by iuaugu-
rating a system OF highways that shall
enable them 10 reach outside markets.
We propose so far as we can TO shape
legislation In the interest Of the whole
people of the State. The Republican
party is the friend of the people aud We
propose 20 prove that fact by the wis
dom OF the legislation we inaugurate."
"Whom do you favor for the United
states Senatorship, Mr.. Edwards?" was
asked.
"Tbe Klnawha delegation looks with
favor upon the candidacy Of Mr.. Steph-
en- b. Elkins for the United States SEN
atorship."
The legislation proposed by Mr.. Ed
wards, 40 the last session OF the LegiS-
lature. was generally considered Wis
ionary and impractical but il was un-
derstOOd then that he was striving more
for political capital than for the good Of
the people Of the State. lie will no
doubt continue the same policy and
work for the same purpose that charac-
terized bis efforts at the last session.