Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-17
Mr.. McCordle's Candidacy.
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but TO no effect.
II is a sort of mania with him, per-
haDs hereditary. He had an uncle VINO
was a postmaster under trankilh
Pierce. This uncle. after mis- postofhelal
term had expired. was county assessor
then he ran for the nomination Tor
sheriff then Justice of the peace, con-
stable and coroner; il he met deIeat
along the line. he bravely tackled an
other road supervisor or school com
missioner. and when these would Iali
he would run for Office in some sort OF
society. and on two occasions, he or
ganized societies in order TO be hold
ing an office. He was at every coro-
ner's inquest. and term OF court sci
dom went by that he was not Speclal
juror.
The Colonel has evidently inherited
faculty for holding office from his I'M
Gle.
He first wanted to run for sheriff OF
Ohio county. / pointed out the folly OF
this by explaining that he did not even
live in Ohio county.
What's the difference" said he the
Ohio county candidates go 10 Benwood'
Martins Ferry. and even down as far
as Sistersville. TO electiOneer-N they
eleetioneer outside, can't run outside,
tOO?"
"Of course you could. but you must
not let the Ohio county candidates de-
ceve YOU. They are not running for
the Office they pretend they are, 1t is
merely a blind. Most of them are run
ming for President. And more. OF you
run for an Ohio county office, you Will
have 10 lease a brewery"
Lease a brewery
Eyes: you have got TO do that in or
der to catch the floating vote. Stats
tics at the present time show that you
cannot float it on anything but beer.
But take the Presidency for example
instead OF being backward. like the
Ohio county fellows, come out fiat foot
ed and declare yourself, the law can't
prevent YOU.
by thunder" exclaimed the Colonel,
"I'll run for President
Now he is out as a candidate and he
expects me 10 do the Mark Hanna act.
That he is a candidate is not a secret,
his wife and a few of his close friends
know that he is actively in the race.
This is the way that Senator CullOm,
Henderson. Davis and others COM
msnced their candidacy. they must have
told some of their confidential friends
about il and somehow il got into print.
In doing the little can for Col. Nc
COrdle, would like the gentlemen men,
toned above, also Mr.. Elkins. of this
State. to know that the Colonel is not
trying TO injure thedr respective pros
poets. neither will he jump on McKin-
ley, like Mr.. CullOm. He is out in dead
earnest. and like Chauncey Depew. he
will not shrink from the Office"
The more I canvas the Coloners
chances, the more l am enthused. and
stop to think 70 myself, what a glorious
country this is, What great prospects
ahead for any loyal citizen, no matter
how humble, But unfortunately the
chances keep always ahead.
| have turned the pages OF my pOlit-
ical scrap book over and I am delight
ed. | went through long interview
with Belya Lockwood giving her views.
showing why and how she would be
elected. They seem all right. and on
her argument alone the Colonel is a
dead sure winner. So cOgent in her
reasoning that thought for while OF
suggesting boomers and bicycle for
McCOrdle. and might do it yet.
| read through three interviews with
Gen. Weaver. the Greenback candidate.
When l look at the Coloners chances,
the way Weaver did his. I can see Nc
COrdle right in the Presidential chair.
Then I read another interview. one
with st. John. and the way he puts it.
gives NcCOrdle a cinCh on the White
House. Washington monument thrown
in. with a possibility of a third term.
] think it may be probable from this
that | may advise the Colonel TO make
a strong play OF prohibition.
Then the way COwdry figured his
chances for the Presidency! That alone
elects McCordle without opposition.
| would like TO say here. by way of
parentheSis. that we will send copies
of these interviews TO persons who
think OF running for office. especially
the Presidency for S25 There are num-
bers of intelligent citizens filled with
a thrObbing desire TO serve their coun-
try. They feel that they have the ca
UdClLN 10 Hi lUt w mite F1OUSt. anu
theiv wives and intimate friends know
Il. vet they hesitate because they are
not prominently known, or may be
don't know very much. They should
remember that every one has the priv
ilege OF running for office and holding
Office, and Sunset Cox said conclusively
that even idiocy, natural or acquired,
dsbarred no man from holding Office
in the United States" This should
give Us all hope and courage; it lets
anyone in.
Therefore, all who thrOb to run for
Office should run. BY getting these in
terviews. no matter how invisible your
chances are. YOU can figure your way
clear 10 the White House. Look. for
example. at Henderson, at Elkins, who
would know they were candidates if
they had kept quiet about it? But
enough-Serd on your $25.
Another great feature about McCOr-
die is. that he seems to combine in
himself nearly all the strong points
that the other candidates have divided
around among themselves.
Gallon says he has no money. Nc
Cordle. as far as l know. has not got a
nickle; in fact. think he owes nearly
every one who ever trusted him.
= friend of Senator Davis said:
Davis is not so we'll known at present
as he will be" l can say for McCOrdle
that outside the school district l don't
think twenty people know him.
IL is said that Bradley. of Kentucky.
smokes a corncob pipe. McCordle
smokes secondhand StOgies. and then