Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-02-26
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CHARLESTON, w. VA, February %
The most interesting piece Of news in
political circles here is the announce
ment that Major Joseph E. Chiffon will
be a candidate for the State Senate
FROM this (Ihe Ninth district. Ex-
Senator r. 5. Carr, who had intended
some time ago TO be a candidate for tho
position, has decided not to run, prin-
cipally for the reason that be would have
considerable difficulty in choosing be-
tween Mr.. Chiffon and Mr.. Camden for
the United States Sehatorship. II elect
ed he would feel under obligations TO
Mr.. Camden and would consider that he
ought to vote for him. Mr.. Chiffon is
equally his friend and he would be re-
luctant to cast vote against him.
Consequently Col Carr will not be a
candidate. Mr.. Chiffon believes that his
election as member Of the State Sen
ate would give him greater prestige as
a candidate for the higher position, as
he would be in q better position TO dc
tate terms TO his colleagues.
Mr.. Chiffon is pushing his canvass
for the United States Senatorship with
great vigor. The whole field o. the
southern part OF the State is being thor
oughlv canvassed, and candidates for
the Senate and House Of Delegates are
being brought out almost solely with a
view to their votes on the Senatorial
question. J. r. ("Plug") Wilson, Of
| Lincoln, will be Chilton's candidate for
the State Senate from the Seventh dis
| trict. Mr.. Wilson was candidate In
| 1892 for the Democratic nomination for
the State Senate and was beaten In the
/ convention by Senator Mahood, OF Mer-
Ger. Mcdowell county seems TO be en-
7 titled 70 the Senator this time by the
rule OF rotation, and two gentlemen Of
that county have been mentioned as
candidates. They are James T. Beavers,
editor OF the McD0lCclt Recorder and
D. H. Harmon, Jr., son of eX-Sherlh ID.
II. Harmon, of Mcdowell county. Mr..
Harmon is a member Of the School
Board in one of the school districts and
is said 10 be the only Democrat holding
office in the county. Senator j. a.
Sheppard, of Logan, will not, II is said,
be a candidate for reelection.
John w. Arbuckle, of Greenbrier,
will be a candidate for the State Sen
ate from the Eighth district and is
classed as a Chiffon man. However,
Monroe and Pocohontas will each dis
pute the right of any other county to
/ furnish the candidate this year. They
both claim 10 be entitled TO the candi-
date by the rule OF rotation. Four
wears ago, it was Pocahoutas' turn 10
/ furnish the Senator. The delegation
was unable TO decide between two can
dates from that cOunty-Messrs.M MGNeill
and MoomaW-and the nomination went
to Favette, when Gen. ST. Clair was
nominated. Two years ago, PocahOnt-
! as did not claim the right TO name the
candidate and did not present any.
/ Monroe was next in turn
| after Pocohontas. Lawyer Joseph
/ Logan was presented by the Monroe
/ delegation, but be did not get the solid
| support OF his delegation, and Haynes,
| OF Summers, was put up and ncmlna-
/ ted. Both Monroe and PocahOntas
having lost their turns in former con-
/ ventions, each will insist on having It's
turn this year. Greenbrer being the
next in turn after Monroe and Sum-
will claim the right TO name the candi-
date this year, but II is evident that the
rule having been so often broken, it
will not likely be observed in the next
/ convention, and every county will feel
] pnnHiHnfa
/ MessrS. McNeill and Moomaw are said
TO be candidates again for the nOmina-
tion for the State Senate, IS will also
| be Joseph Logan and NJ. J. Kester, Of
/ Monroe. With these and Mr.. Arbuckle,
OF Greenbrier, there will be pretty
| lively tussle among the counties Of the
Eighth district for the Senatorial nom
/ iuation.
w. L. Swope, member OF the State
/ Board OF Agriculture, and an appointee
| OF Gov MacCorkle, is annoupced as 3
/ candidate for the House ofFDelegates
! from Monroe. He is understood to be
a Chiffon man.
The Chiffon candidate OF the House
of Delegates from Putnam is Lou
Bowling. He is popular in his county,
and il nominated would poll the full
Democratic vote. Hon. w. w. Thomas,
the present member Of the House OF
! Delegates, is thought TO be the enly
man who could carry Putnam for the
Democrats. He has carried the county
twice against Republican odds. For
/ this reason be Will be askee 10 come
out as a candidate for the democratic
nomination this year, provided be does
not finally determine to be candidate
/ for Congress.