Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-16
Special to the Register.

Work for Party Success.
Special to the Register
Charleston, w. Va, December 10
Governor MacCorkle, who has just IT,
turned from Philadelphia, was seen last
evening by the Register correspondent
who got his opinion upon matters point
ical. Being asked whether he was
candidate for the United States senator
ship, the Governor replied;
IL am not a candidate in any possible
sense of the word. am not candidate
even by jndirection. do not propose
to be a candidate for that or any other
office"
you are mentioned in connection
with the nomination for Congress in the
Third district. What are your views
in reference to this question:"
Il would not accept the nomination
even if it were rendered me-" he replied.
81 have concluded that as soon as my
term of Office as Governor expires
TO ABSOLUTELY RETIRE
from any personal politics. l have no
political ambition. am tired out with
political life, and have concluded TO re-
tire from any effort for any political
preferment IN the future. A good many
things have lately changed my affairs,
and that has become my absolute con-
clusion on that proposition. do not
propose, even, to have anything to do
with the dark horse question for poltt-
ical places. propose next year 10 give
as much effort and energy as any man
In the State to the election OF the DEM
ocratic ticket. But it will be purely
with that end in view, and with no
other"
What has changed your well-known
views in this direct:onp'
1T is not necessary to state these mat
ters, but my private interest demands
my whole attention, and | have con-
cluded, for a number Of reasons, to order
my life in an entirely different course
from that which it has been going in
the last two or three years. | must
take care of my personal affairs, and /
have a number of interests on hand to
which | wish to give my attention"
What do you think of the outlook
for
DEMOCRATIC SUCCESS
in West Virginia next year?"
IF the Democrats will quit fighting
among themselves and will go into the
field and discard, for a little while, per-
sonal ambitions and jealousies, and
seek to be united, believe, beyond any
doubt or question, that we can win. OF
course, the recent victories for the Re-
publican party in Ohio, Kentucky and
other States, have discouraged the Dem
ocrats in our State, but we have nor
NAL majority, and ! have no doubt but
that If we are united and make good
fight We can elect our State ticket and
Legislature. 1t IS the fashion of Repub-
licans just at this time to treat any re-
marks Of this kind looking toward DEM
ocratic success, lightly, but l have no
doubt in the world that in the next cam
paign the Democratic ticket can be
elected. 1t is true the Republicans car
ried the Congressional elections last
year, but it IS also true that in a vast
number of districts and States they did
that which the Republicans themselves
know they cannot do again. | do not
mean TO say, by my remarks about
retiring, that l propose TO
GIVE UP THE FIGHT
for the party IN Yves. Virginia. In the
Third district we are geu5ing in good
condition. We are organizing and
believe we will win in the next cam
pa:gn.
The Republican party can make no
criticism against the State admin.stra-
ton, and if the Republicans make any
progress in West Virginia, they must
do so on national affairs, because in the
last Republican Legislature the man
agement of It's affairs was endorsed by
that party, and every institution in
West Virginia, under Democratic man
agsment, has this endorsement entered
upon the journal of the West Virginia
Legislature. Since the adjournment of
the last Legislature things have been
placed in better condition than they
were during the session of the Legs
lature If we make no mistakes in the
State administrator between now and
the next election, we will have clean
record to fight the campaign on for the
gubernatorial election. There IS vast
deal Of controversy and contention it is
true, among members of our Tbrty, but
that contention must be absolutely
done away with. If we go in
WITH A UNITED FRONT
there is no trouble about our success.
This should be insisted on by the mem
bers of our party in the most vigorous
manner. l am person who has very
ardent friendships, but on the other
hand | have a great many bitter enc
mics: but 50 far as | am concerned,
when the success Of the party is tnvolv
ed. I am perfectly willing TO go TO hard
work for the most bitter personal enc
nv 1 have. if he can lead the party to
success. and that should be the feeling
all around"
What do you think Of the future
commercial and industrial prosperity
Of our State, Governor" was asked.
1.-The State is improving vastly from
a commercial standpoint. Money is be-
coming easy. and there is every reason
to believe that the country will soon
be in as good a condition as ever 1t was.
In nv opinion there will be more miles
Of railroad built in West Virginia with
in the next twelve months than in any
other twelve months in its history.
have lust returned from Philadelphia
where the letting Of the whole Of the
Charleston. Clendennin and Sutton rail
road has been completed. This insures
the building Of that road just as fast
as the weather will permit. This is on
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