Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-04
Special to the Register.

Special to the Register.
Charleston, w. Va, August 3.-The
citizens of Kanawha county look for
ward with interest to what the Demo-
Gratis will DO in the way Of local can
didates, especially for House of Del
gates and County Court. Since the
Hog Combine has again succeeded in
naming the Republican. ticket there
are many members of the party ready
to hang their gates on the other post,
temporarily, at least, if the Democ-
racy will put up such candidates as
will give reasonable assurance that
their eff brts to administer rebuke to
the-"C9Ghbine" will not be in vain.
A S(aunch Republican, disguised at
elway the Hog Combine has been
things, said to-day:
IF the Democrats will only put up
strong, honest and clean men for the
county ticket-men whom the people
believe will keep clear of the Hog
Combine and men who cannot be in
duced to follow crooked courses in
politics for any purpose, there is more
than fair chance that the county will
repudiate the Republican ticket. OF
course they must be men who can carry
their party's full strength. 1t doesn't
make any difference how partisan they
are, provided only they are not on
the make. Those who believe that
the machine must be overthrown real
lie that it can only be done by electiug
the Democratic county ticket, and they
think this is the time to do it. It's
an off year. No national interests are
involved, and if it's not done now we'd
have to wait at least another four
years, with the chance of the party
being completely wrecked in the mean
time by continued course of corrup-
tion in local government.
"How about the risk of losing the
United States Senator was asked.
.'Oh, that's a bug-bear that has
ceased to Brighten any one. 1t has been
asked too often merely to elect ring
candidates. As has been we'll said tie
Senatorial fight this time will be a
source of weakness instead of strength
to the local ticket. Even if the pres
ent legislative candidates DID not rep
resent the triumph of the machine they
are not men of such nelibre, intellect
ually or otherwise 10 command the
~ llege. ~ they will Certainly
have as much factional opposition as
backing. The managers Of the Atkin-
son and anti-Atkinson interests, re-
spectively, in the Senatorial struggle,
if they are not already informed, will
soon know how these gentlemen stand
on this interesting question and will
direct their efforts accordingly. In one
event the followers of the suave Sena-
tor at Washington are not likely to
stir themselves with the sinews of war,
and in the other the friends of the
Governor will not tear their linen to
elect hostile delegation from his ma
tive county.
at is hardly necessary to say that
the most important factor in the cleo
lions here of late years has been
Doodle. The appetite has grown SO
much with the feeding that it now
taxes the resources Of the united party
to the utmost to keep the supply equal
to ~the demand. You can see how it's
comparative shortage this year will eff
feet the voters that were treated so
munificently last campaign. 1t now
locks doubtful whether Congressional
candidate Edwards will be able to
raise the wind with his reputed barrel
. when he taps it.
Another element in this years fight
il be the influence of County Com