Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-25
IN THB SHOE STRING.
A CABFLL COUNTY DEMOCRAT TALKS OF
FOURIH DISTRICT POLITICS
Hs Thinks Judge Harvey VIII Do the Mex,
Representative in Congress from His Dis
ric. and Gives his Reasons.

One OF the typical Cabell county gem
tlemen who is so modest aud unassum-
ing, so averse TO newspaper notoriety
that he bushes with conscious pride
every time he sees his name in print,
aud yet who is withal political power
aud prophet ia his county, was ia the
clay yesterday and told the REGISTER
on one condition only, what he knew
about politics Ia the Fourth district
the condition teing that his sensitive
nature should be spared the pain which
would be occasoned by having to see
his name blackened with printers Ink.
The gentleman is just from Cabell,
where, for 10 these many years, he has
been one of the most successful work
ers In the ranks OF tho Demo
cratic party. Never a move is made
on the political chess board, the effect
OF which he does not forsee, and there
Is never a convention In his county In
the result Of which his work may not be
detected. He has mingled several times
la Fourth district politics. ana always
with the same success which has met
his efforts in Cabel county. According
10 the best Information At his command
Judge Thomas III. Harvey will be the
next Representative from the Fourth
Congressional district.
Judge Harvey is an avowed candi-
date" said he, "and he is In tho race TO
win. There never was harder worker
than he. When he was canji-
date for nomination for the
bench he was the least popular
OF all the candidates and yet by sheer
hard work he came out winner over
half dozen others. When once he
rolls up his sleeves and goes to work
there is nothing which can stop him
and now that no has made up his mind
To go TO Congress | think he will 20.
But in this race be will be strongly
backed and will 90 into the convention
with more strength than any OF the 9TH
er aspirants. He will have the solid and
enthusiastic support OF Cabell. Wayne,
Lincoln and Putnam counties TO start
Oh. He is the only man who can secure
the Putnam county vote and hold IL. ,
In Lincoln where tho State House
crowd has more or less influence he will
be solid. That crowd will want him TO
be nominated so that the administratiO n
may strengthen itself with anothes Cab
ell county appointment Cebell county
has friends in the upper end OF the dis
trict who have always acted with US,
and know OF no reason why they will
not continue TO do 80.
The disposition OF patronage always
makes one more enemies than friends,
and there has been no exec ption 20 the
rule in Mr.. Capeharts case. For every
Office he has had 20 bestow there have
been half dozen applicants, and those
who were not appointed all have IL In
for him. His greatest strength Is
OF course, in Mason county, which will
no doubt be solid for him. In Roane
and jackson he will also have some
strength, but in most Of the other
counties Of the district he will be the
low man.
Judge McCluer, IN my opinion, will
not go into convention with the united
support OF his end of tho district. He
will doubtless control the vote OF Wood
county, but FER reasons which are ap-
parent he will not have that unanimity
of support in the upper end OF the
shoestring which be might wish to
have"
Judge Harvey. who our informant
thinks will surely receive the nomina-
ton for Congress, is now the Judge Of
the Eighth Judicial Circuit, posed
or the counties of Cabsll, Lincoln, Lo-
gan and Wayne, and has made a most
excellent Judge, priding himself on the
small number Of his decisions reversed
~ the Supreme Court. In the event OF
his withdrawal from the bench our
Cabell informant Is OF the opinion that
w. p. Cam Dbell. Of Campbell & Holt. or
John 5. Marcum would be appointed to
NIL the vacancy, according to which
would strengthen the appointive power
the more.