Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-03-18
Special to the Register.

Special TO the Register
Washington, d. c., March Fittings
aren't going under this administration
to suit the West Virginia Republicans
who want office. They are all mad but
some of them are madden than others.
They are mad at President Mckinley,
they are mad at Senator Elkins, they
are mad at the Congressman, and they
are boiling with rage at the civil SER
vice laws, which threaten to give them
hardly enough patronage pie to take
the sharp edge off their appetites. where
they expected to get enough to gorge
themselves. They are one and all, it is
understood, angry at President McKin-
ley because Of his general policy Of
holding back such appointments as he
has to give out to the ofice-seekers
from all the States as we'll as from
West Virginia.
A particular point over which they
are dreadfully disturbed is the prospect
that Charley Wells will be allowed to
continue in Office as United States Mar
shall until the expiration of his COM
mission, which is three long, weary
years away. That is, long. weary years
for the Republicans who have to stay
out in the cold and watch Marshal Wells
and his assistants live and move and do
their duty, and, especially. draw their
salaries. But as far as can be learned,
there is no help for these unhappy Re
publicans who long for the Marshal
ship and the positions under it. 1t is
not believed that President Mckinley
and his Attorney General can be in
duc5d to depart from their general pol
icy of allowing marshals and other sim
liar federal officials to complete their
four years term.
THE CAUSE OF COMPLAINT
among the ofice-seekers against Sena-
tor Elzins and the West Virginia mem
bers OF Congress is that they are too
slow in deciding on whom they will
recommend for appointment for the
federal offices in the State and in the
several Congressional districts. The de-
lay in settling the contests among the
host of rival candidates is causing
much bitterness Of feeling to be deyel-
oped. and on all sides predictions are
heard that if the Senator and congress
men don't come to an understanding
and make their selections known the
marty will feel the effects of it at the
next election. But this is a situation
over which Democrats need not be seri-
ously concerned. as they don't stand TO
lose anything. however much the Re-
publicans may fight among themselves
While the report that Editor Hart, OF
the Tntelligencer. is a candidate lor
foreign mission comes from very 5000
sources. il is received with a great deal
If incredulitv here. and men who are
close to the editor say they have heard
nothing of it. The story is that MT.
Hart has been informed that if he Will
nick out three diplomatic posts Of the
third class and will submit them to the
president he will stand a good chance
of getting one Of them. II is under
stood that if Mr. Hart went abroad as
q limited States Minister he would pre-
fer to go to Central America.
MAJOR JAMES A. PETERSON,
editor of the Huntington Herald, who
was Consul to Tegucigalpa, under Har-
rison would. like most people VINO
ever had q taste Of public office be glad
IN 90 abroad again as member OF the
consular service. He has applied, II Is
said for a Consulship in Central Amer
lea. 60. 1,,,;.-,.i,,o
Mr. A. T. McKelvey. Of St. ClairsviIie'
Ohio an eX-member of the ONO Legs
1ature also has ambition to be Consul
under Mckinley. He wants the place
st Belfast. now held by Mr.. James b.
Tanev. and it is said he has very strong
endorsements. The place IS also
sought after by Mr.. T. J. Murdock' OF
p;ttsbnrg who was born in Belfast, but
who for many years has been connected
with a religious publication in the
Smoky City.