Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-09

CHARLESTON, ". Va. January s.
Senator Lockney. of Calhoun, is the first
member Of the Legislature to arrive in the
city he having reached here yesterday.
The Senator is considerably crippled by
rheumatism. and since his arrival he has
not left his apartments which he occupies
with Mrs. Lockney. is private residence
in a retired part Of the city. He is a can
didate for the presidency of the Senate
and believes he has strong backing for
the place. He will have plenty of COM
petitors for the honor for it appears now
that nearly all of the Republican hold
over Senators want TO. be elected presl-
dent OF the Upper House. Among those
announced as candidates, are Whitaker
of Ohio; Farr, of Doddridge; Young, of
Upshur: Reed. of Harrison; Henseley, OF
Mason: Hughes, Of Caben; Patton, OF
Kanawha. and Cook. of Wyoming. All Of
these gentlemen are expected here this
week TO prepare for the contest which 1t
is hoped will be settled by the caucus next
Tuesday evening.
Inc contest lOT lilt olNttiNNA1AA4f - 49,
House will be as lively as that for the
Presidency Of the Senate, with possibly
more candidates for the position.
1t was given out q few days ago that
Governor-elect Atkinson would be here
this week. but 1t seems that he has chang
ed his mind. Mr. Atkinson thinks II ad-
visable to wait till after the organization
of the two houses of the Legislature be-
fore COMING TO Charleston in order to
avoid getting mixed up in the contests IN
cident 10 the meeting Of the Legislature
1t is said that the Governor-elect Will
be a candidate for the United States Sem
atorshiD in 1893. provided his party should
be in the ascendency at that time, and
looking forward 10 that canvass, he does
not want TO become involved now in any
political broils II is given out by his
friends that he expects to become a per-
manent citizen of Charleston again, and
il he does this il will enhance his chances
for election TO the United States Senate.
There is not much stock taken in the as
se.rtion that Judge Cor can have the
United States Senatorship II he wants II.
without any effort on his part. The po-
litical leaders here say that no man will
get the United States Senatorship with
out hard struggle for it. and as Judge
; Goff is not a man to maintain a rough
/ and-tumble fight for anything he is one
of the men who Is least likely to get
seat in the United States Senate from
this State There is a good deal of what
appears to be more idle talk about COTS
going into McKinley's cabinet but the
/ foremost Republicans appear not to take
much stock in it, 1t is talked of by those
mainly who wish to get him out Of the
way in this State
/ Very few Republicans here look upon
/ the candidacy of Mr. c. e. Hart for the
United States Senatorship in Il serious
manner. 1t is generally considered as an
! element of weakness with Mr.. Hart as
candidate that he resides in the northern
part OF the State. If Mr. Atkinson decides
TO make his future home in Charleston,
/ after he retires from Office, it will be re-
garded as strengthening him as candi-
date for the Senatorship.
Col Fehr's paper. the Daily West Vir-
/ gilman. the first number of which will be
issued next Tuesday, will aspire to the
/ leadership of the Republican party n
West Virginia, and in this it will doubtless
\ collide at times with the Wheeling In
tenigencer which has acted in that ca
pacity for a number of years. Col Fehr
/ saws he has employed the best newspaper
| talent that money can procure. and that
3 his paper will be up to date in every re-
/ SpeCt.