Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-12

the county court in the matter Of granting
LIQUOR licenses seems to be no nearer set
Element now than it was a week ago. and
in the meanwhile the whistle of many
a topper is getting mighty dry. No liquor
can be bought except in the original pack
age and a very few of the drinking fra
ternity have enough money 10 purchase d
barrel at time. The county court stahus
firm and so does the city council. Fuoilc
sentiment is largely with the city council
II is hard 10 make the public believe tha1
the commissioners Of the county court
are influenced in their action solely oy
high moral sentiment or a yearning LOT re-
form in morals. The county court VIII De
comDeued eventually 10 recede from thelr
nositior by the force Of public sentiment
The public will not permit the county
court TO give any four men or ten me"
a monopoly of the liquor business or any
other business. II is said this scheme was
concocted prior 10 the city election III
March. Certain Republican candidates tor
council. il is said. had an agreement 10 act
with the county court in putting TINS
scheme through, but unfortunately LOT
the schemers and very fortunately ior 'ne
ci-v a Democratic council was elected'
hut the fight was not given up when the
Republicans were defeated at the polls
II the scheme was put through certain
.persons were 10 share in the proh's. II
= estimated that the profits OF the Tour
saloons in the city. If no one else were
allowed 20 sell. would be a least So0'Wo
a year. or 100000 for two years. or before
a change of administration could be et-
fac-ed. II is understood that If the mon
onolv can be worked these big profits VIII
he shared by particular well known poll
,iclans who will embark in the liquor bus
mess.
LISA serious question with leading Re-
publicans here how 10 get rid OF me hos
com bine. Its growing influence ana hIsh-
handed Injustice threatens the autonomy
of the Republican party; besides II Is
standing in the way Of the advancement
NJ certain aspirants for office outside oil
the combine. For instance, thele Is MAJ
colin, Jackson. who would now nave pee"
T-ri-ed States district attorney but icF
che influence of the hog combine. VINO
wanted their man. O. 4. Petty. 20 ne az
rointed collector Of internal revenue. MI
Jackson had the dis, &c. attcrnaysAlp at
one time almost within his grasp. when
the hog combine caught him N tina nome
stretch. Another man--Col Joe James
was then brought forS ard :or The dis'llct
attornevship. but 10. being OF the inner
circle of the hog combine. he vas suumar-
ia, rsiected. :. b. Avis. who. At me 'irre
during the last campaign. thought he was
a member of the hog combine. and drop
ned a big pile Of money in the pool 10
secure his nomination as prosecuting at
,orrev and then failed to catch on. has
hsan groomod for the race for the dis
trict attorneyship. but he is doomed TO
defeat. The hos combine Is invlnciole
,,ben n comes TO killing of ambitious as
pirants for Office whom 1t has hot l'SeH
brought out.
sneaking Of the United States Senate
o. must not be forgotten that National
committeeman John T. McGraw IS doing
considerable hustliug in the Senatorial
line. Col. McGraw is keen enough TO see
a. a glance that the next Legislature Will
be Democratic a fact that Mr.. Jackson
and Governor Atkinson have overlooked
When the new Gazette, under the man.
arement OF Col. O'Brien Moore. gets set
tied down to business, the senatorial
stock Of Col. McGraw is expected 10 take
q bound upward and stand at the head OF
the lis; tin the votes are counted IN the
Joint assembly of the Legislature OF lN9'
when he expects TO be declared elected Sem
ator from West Virginia.
There is some talk Of merging the Daily
Mail and the West Virginian. the two Re
publican morning dailes here, into one
naDer. The Republicans can't see their
wav clear to support but one paper As 1t
Is neither paper is getting the support
from the party il ought to receive. There
Is an effort being made 10 organize a joint
stock company to publish first class Re
publican daily. Secretary IF State Daw-
son wants 10 see a good paper published
here. and some time ago made a PROPOSE
ton 10 Editor A. 3. White. OF the Parkers-
burg Journal, to come here and establish
a paper. Mr. White came. and after look
Ing over the field. decided not to undertake.
II at present He has his eye on the COL
lectorship for West Virginia. and he IS
waiting TO see which way the cat will
iump. II he fails 10 get the collectorship,
he will be a candidate for Governor in the
year Of our Lord 1900. Mr.. Dawson is a
candidate for re-appoirtment as Secretary
of state and he is looking about FOR suit
able man to run for Governor with his
own reappointmeut in view. He doesn' t
know Of a better man for the purpose than
Alr. White. II Mr White comes here 10
establish "a paper. Mr.. Dawson will be
expected 10 furnish most Of the capital
necessary TO such an enterprise. Both
Ny. Dawson and Mr.. White are undecided
what 10 do al present. Mr.. White is wait
ing 10 see the outcome Of the contest
which Is going on In Washington over the
West Vircinia patronage. and Mr.. Dawson
* waiting 10 see the outcome OF the ef-
fort 10 revise the constitution. There are
TWO amendments pending which affect the
Secretary of State: first. the proposition 70
elect the secretary by a direct vote Of the
people. and second. the proposition 10 take
from him all the fees that come to the
office. which he now gets. II the Secretary
Of State is TO be elected by woe Of the
people. Mr.. Dawson Will probably not be
50 much interested in the Republican can
didate for Governor. and II his fees are
taken from him the office will be worth
probably some eight or ten thousand dol
lars per aunum less than what it is at
present. II the fees Of the Secretary of
State are turned into the State treasury,
the secretary's salary will be fixed at
about $500 per annum. The Office now
PAYS 81. 600 or over per annum.
Hon. J. W. Paul. the chief mine inspec-
TOT. has established elegant quarters in
the capitol building and has entered upon
the discharge Of his duties.