Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-20


Capital.
Special 10 the Register.
Charleston, w. Va, April 19.-The
action OF the Republican County Com
mittee of Kanawha in attempting yes
terday TO kick Bill Dave Goshorn out
of the party, has created quite a sensa-
ton in local political circles. Bill Dave
was one Of the first to announce HIM
self as a candidate for the Republican
nomination for the County, Clerkship.
E. W. Sraunton, ex-Mayor, also an
nOunced himself early for the Repub-
Ecan nomination for the same Office,
and between these two candidates the
tighc has been bitter and determined
one. Ii is said that Stanton was pc
hind the movement on the part OF the
County Ccurc to have the county rec
Crds searched for some alleged misap-
preparation o. county funds, with ohe
hope of
DETECTING SOME CROOKEDNESS
on the part Of Bill Dave, and thus de-
stroy his chances OF getting the Repu6-
lican nomination FOR Clerk. The
County Courc has made several trials
q, invesuga lions, has had number OF
expert accountants engaged oil and on
for nearly a year, and has spent about
81 600 of the taxpayers money in an
INVESTIGATION tina. has amounted 10
nothing. and which, il is claimed, was
made for the purpose CT working up
political capital in behalf Of b. w.
Stauutcn. The investigation seems 10
have worked as a boomerang Tor
Stanton. for instead CT injuring Cos
horns chances for the nomination Tor
he Clerkship it appears to have MADE
him friends. Some more heroic meas
ureS were needed so down Bill Dave,
and at the instance Of Staunton the
Republican County Committee
ADMINISTERED THE REMEDY
Yesterday. 1t adopted the repoIt OF
subcommittee. which recited facts
tending To show that Bill Dave had
not always been a consistent Repuoh-
can. and was therefore not entitled TO
have his name entered upon the ticket
10 be voted for at the Republican pri-
mary. In plain words, it kicked Bill
Dave on, of the Republican party.
The Register correspondent saw Col.
Edward Everette Hood, Secretary OF
the Committee aforesaid, with view
! 10 ascertaining the why's and where
fores OF bhis high-handed business.
/ Col. Hood informed your correspond
ent that Bill Dave was no.. kicked OUT
/ he wasn't in. The Committee saw
Bill Dave making for the door OF the
sheepfold and simply slammed the door
| in his face before ne got in among the
/ innocent Republican lambs.
And now Bill Dave proposes TO bat
/ ter the door down and
/ FORCE HIS WAY IN.
! He has employed able counsel and Will
apply to the Circuit Court for a man
damus to compel the Republican Coun-
! " Committee 10 place his rame on the
! ticket TO be voted on at the Republican
| primary to be held on the 9th Of June.
| Ii is said that under our election law
( the committee can be forced TO place
/ Goshorn's name upon the list. Ghe
| trial of this case is looked forward to
with great deal of interest.
! Bill Dave says he had Staunton beat
/ en- and on the run when this action was
/ taken by stanton to save himself. Bill
| Dave fears that Stanton has bought up
a majority OF the cCmmit,tee, ana by
offers Of high places in his Office in the
/ event of his election, ne has induced
| them to do his bidding. The fact Is,
/ Bill Dave fears that the committee mas
1 been tempered with. or were intoNicat-
/ ed or hyDnOtized when they signed the
/ document that placed him on the out
side of the Republican fold.
Bill Dawes friends are Of the opinion
/ that he will run as an independent II
he is not let into the Republican party.
ANOTHER HOT FIGHT.
A warm contest is now being made
between Judge Frank Guthrie and Cap
! tain Henry Clay McWhorter for the Re
/ publican nomination for the Judgeship
of the circuit composed Of the counties
! of Kanawha, Putnam and Mason. In
Ordsr to defeat Judge Guthrie, Captain
| McWhorter has decided 10 ask the Re-
publican County Committee of Kan
awha to adopt the unit rule for the
/ KaHawha delegation TO the Judicial
| Convention. McWhorter being a Kan
awha man. while Guthrie is a citizen OF
Mason. it is presumed that a majority
Of the delegates from Kanawha would
! be for McWhorter. II majority OF the
delegates be for McWhCrter and they
VOTE AS A UNIT,
il would result in the nomination Of
McWhorter, even if Guthrie got the 9th
er two counties solid, as Kanawha has
more votes than Mason and Putnam
combined 1t is simply a case of freeze
out for Guthrie. and his friends are
Justly indignant. Of course this will be
worked only as last resort. II 1t be
found that McWhorter can muster
enough votes among the delegations OF
the other counties to secure his nOmi-
nation the unit rule will not be pressed
in Kanawha. and Kanawha will be per-
fectly honest and fair in the matter.
But whether by fair of foul means,
Guthrie is 10 be beaten for the Repub-
lican nomination for the judgeship.
However. Notwithstanding these lit
tie acts of villainy and despotism on the
part OF a certain clique of Kanawha
Republicans, it must not be presumed
that there is any contention among
them. 1t is learned from Republican
newspapers OF Charleston that every
thing is perfectly harmonious in the
Republican party. and that the best of
feeling prevails. Republican harmony
in this county is so thick that you can
cut it with a knife like butter.
HON. c. L. CALDWELL