Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-09

charleston and Lewisburg In
cumbents Lose Their Place by
aspiration October 14-Aspirants
Who Would Like to Gust Sena-
Tor kenna's Widow-Elkins Said
to Favor Her Retention.
Special to the Register
Washington, D. c., October S.-Rep-
resentative Dorr came here to-day with
an olive branch fer Senator Elkins
tucked away in his fine new suit of
Wheeling-made clothes. Although the
senator was not here to receive from
the fighting member from the Third
district, the intended emblem of peace,
the latter will be kept fresh for him
by Mr.. Dorr who will deliver it to him
on Saturday Of next week when he re-
turns from New York, and they pro-
coed to consult about the selection Of
postmasters for Charleston and Lewis
burg, where the terms OF the present
Democratic officials will expire on the
18th inst. Mrs. Kenna, widow OF the
late Senator, is the incumbent at Char
lesion, and there is said to be a strong
feeling among the less bitterly partisan
Republicans at the State Capital and
throughout the State in favor of her
retention. AT one time Senator Elkins
himself was said to favor the reappoint-
ment of Mrs. Kenna, but whether he
does so now or not is uncertain He
could assuredly do no more gracious
and generous act, or one that would
Z reflect greater credit on him as a man
and statesman than to recommend
to the President the reappointment of
the widow Of the gallant and brilliant
leader whom the Democracy of West
Virginia delighted to follow and the
people irrespective of party loved and
honored. A petition has been gotten
up in Charleston and very numerously
signed by Republicans as well as Demo-
Gratis, urging the President to reappoint
Mrs. Kenna. There are five other can
dates for the place whose names will
be discussed by Senator Elkins and Mr..
Dorr when they get together. These
candidates are Major Moulton member
of the Republican County Committee,
of Kanawha; o. A. Petty, who wanted
the collectorship Of internal revenue,
which went to Editor White, of Park
ersburg; E. z. Hood, editor of the West
Virginian; R. r. Dawson, now deputy
sheriff, and Henry Dilcher. Mr.. Dorr
would not indicate in any way which
of the candidates he himself preferred,
leaving the matter entirely open until
he could talk with the Senator. He
was equally non-committal about the
Ii1GStiliGS tership at Lewisburg, Green
|5sief CO unity, also a Presidential Office
THE principal candidates for this place
are DR.. VIM. F. Rucker, father of the
Attorney General, and M. J. Jackson.
farmer who lives some distance from
the town. Under the late administers
ton a rule was made that postmasters
must be selected from actual residents
of towns. If this rule stin holds good
it will be apt to shut Jackson out. Be
sides, it is known that Governor Atkin..
son strongly favors the appointment Of
Rucker, and saw the Postmaster Cen
eral in his behalf during one OF his
visits to Washington. The Governors
desires will not have much influence
with Mr.. Dorr, however, unless the lat
ter has experienced a change of heart
in that direction of late as well as in
other directions.
While Congressman Dorr would not
indicate his preferences for the Charles
ton postmsstership. there is little doIbt
he will favor o. A. Petty in order to
console the latter for the Congress-
mans failure to support him for the
Internal Revenue collectorship.
Alex. Ciohan, chairman of the Re-
publican Committee of Berkeley, was
here yesterday looking after his inter
ests as a candidate for the postmaster
ship at Martinsburg. Cohan has the
Endorsement of Congressman Dayton
for the place, and is pretty sure to get
it, although a fight may be made on
him because of his action recently in
voting for Democrat, C. c. Brown, for
secretary of the State Agricultural
Board, OF which Clohan is a member.
This vote seems to have stirred I'D
lot of feeling among the hide-bound
partisan Republicans of the State. and
the story is current here that formal
protest against the appointment OF
Clohan as postmaster at Martinsburg
will be the result Of it.
1t is said that the place that Editor
A. B. Smith, Of Martinsburg, is now
seeking is in the posto.Fce department.
and the President has interested himself
in the veteran editors behalf to the ex-
tent Of sending letter to Postmaster
General Gary requesting that official to
Go his best to take care of Mr.. Smith.