Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-08-27

Element Which Is Now in Con-
troll Of Their Party.
special 70 ne Register
CHARLESTON, w. VA, August Co.
There is serious trouble brewing in the
Republican camp in this part OF the
State, and from present appearances,
Mr.. j. II. Huling, the Republican can
dldate for Congress, will have rough
road 10 travel for the next few months
Till he Is laid on the shelf in November.
Perhaps il is unfair to speak of Mr..
Huling as Republican candidate since
some OF the most influential Republicans
OF the district refuse either TO regard
Mr.. Huing as a true Republican or the
meeting which nominated him Repub-
lican convention. There are large
number of Republicans in the dis
trct who think they have good
reason to believe that MIR. HuIing
has never voted the straight Republi-
can ticket. 1t is said he always sup
ported Mr.. Kenna when he was a can
didate for the Senate and also when he
was a candidate for the House of Rep
resentatlves. 1t is also said that he
supported Phil Snyder for Congress in
opposition 10 Col. J. w. Davis, of
Greenbrier, the candidate OF the Re-
publicanS. Colonel Davis may perhaps
0e able TO remember what Mr.. uuiing
said 10 him when the former solicited
the latter for his support in 1856 He
will probably remember that he left Mr.,
Hulng on that occasion with the i'm
preston that ne had been mistaken
about HullnG's loyalty TO the ReUubi-
can party. 1t is even claimed that Mr..
Anderson is indebted 10 NJ Huling for
his first seat in Congress.
WHO BEAT M'GINNIss?
Immediately after the Republican
victory In 1855 there were three candi-
dates who entered the contest for the
CharIestonspostoffice, Walter s Hanna,
joan Slack aud j. s. Atkinson. Each
OF the candidates sought TO obtain the
recommendation of j. II. McGlnniss,
whom the Republicans claimd had been
elected TO Congress. Mr.. McGinniss
recommended Hanna, but Slack and
Atkinson had the recommendation OF
nearly all the Republicans in Washing
ton from West Virginia. Mr.. Atkinson
being strongly supported by his brother
Hon. G. w. Atkinson, who was then
member Of the House of Representatives
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President in delicate position. If Mr..
McGinnis should be seated as a mem
Der OF the House, the President would
be compelled 20 act in conformity with
his recommendation and appoint Mr..
Hanna as postmaster 81 Charleston. II
McGinnis should fail 10 secure a seat in
the House, his recommendation OF Han
ma would have no weight. An effort
was then made on the part OF certain
Republicans TO prevent McGinnis from
getting a seat. Mr.. Huling went to
Washington in Mr.. Siack's interest,
and remained there till McGnniS' de-
feat was assured. Anderson, as Is now
we'll known, succeeded in gaining his
seat only through a fight among the
Republican aspirants for the Charleston
postoflice, aud Mr.. Huling is generally
credited win McGinuis' defeat, whether
be is entitled to il or not. The straight
out, old line Republicans of the dis
trict are asking the question in all
seriousness, whether Huiing is really
Republican. He has doue so much ef-
iectiye work for Democratic candidates
in the past that Republicans do not
know just where to place him.
Ii is argued by his supporters that
since be is the party'S candidate ne is
entitled 10 the full and unreServed sup
port Of the party and every member In
,he party, but it is again q serious queS-
ton whether he is entitled 10 the sup
port OF the party on this score. Who,
IL is vehemently asked, composed the
recent meeting in Charleston which
placed Mr.. Huing's name on the ticket?
Ii is asserted with truth that each Of
the men who ran that meeting and Sc
cured Mr. Rulings nomination was
either renegade Democrat or Repu6-
lican from some other State than West
Virginia. Mr.. Huliug himself is from
Pennsylvania, and is said 10 have been
formerly Democrat
THOSE WHO NOMINATED HULING.
5. c. Burdett, chairman Of the Kama
wha delegation and also chairman OF the
committee on permanent organization
aud order OF business in the convention,
was the man who led the fight for
Huling. He Is recent convert 10 Re-
publicanism, having been formerly
Democrat and later 4 Greenbacker
before ne entered the Republican
party. Judge J. B. {. Drew,
OF Kanawha, who was chairman of the
committee on resolutions and platform,
is a New Yorker. having come here
from that State only about two years
ago. He was Mr.. Burdett's first lieu
tenant and did, perhaps, more thsa any
one else in defeating the effort 10 per-
nit the Rrcker men OF the Kanawhs
delegatmN- from voting for the man
VIII esired TO have the nomina.
tion. Buttrick, another Hu-
ling 4he Kznawha delegation
and the committee on Gre
a Rhut Pocahontas county
ntion. is also from New
way. it is d matter of
= Ksnswha delegation
||| e committee chairman
pvention. Mr.. C. w.