Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-25
KANANHA DEMOCRATS
Are Confident Of Success 1t the Com
Ing Election,


THE CoLORED VOTERS UNEASY
AND STRONGLY INCLINED TO
REBELLION THIS Wharf.-The
FIGHT BETWEEN THE GOVERN
OR AND SENATOR ELKINs.
Special to the Register.
Charleston, w. Va, July 24.-There
is every indication that the Democrats
will, on the Sth of November next,
carry not only this (the NINTH Sena-
torial district but will also carry Kan
awha county and elect the full county
ticket, including members of the House
of Delegates The Democrats of Kan
awha being convinced that they will be
successful, are casting about for coed
men to put on the ticket. The quail
ties Of quite a number have been dis
cussed, and among them is James M.
Payne, OF this city, who is strongly
urged to become the Democratic can
didate for the State Senate. Mr. Payne
has been one of the foremost men in
uprooting the corruption in Kanawha
county and Furnishing the corruption
lists. 1t is but natural, therefore, that
the people should want him in the
State Senate. 1t is safe to say that If
MIR. Payne should consent to run and
is elected, he will be nCbody's man in
the election of United States Senator.
He will be bossed by no one while a
member of the State Senate. Other
candidates mentioned are DR.. M. H.
Dyer and H. O. Middleton.
For seats in the
HOUSE OF DELEGATES
the names Of ex-State Senator S. L.
Flournoy, of this city; Judge J. B. c.
Drew, of ST. Adams, a free silver con-
vert from the Republican party; A.
Weary, Of Diego, and J. B. Whiting
ton, of st. Adams.
There has not been time within
fifteen years when the Republican par
ty was SO broken up and discordant
as 1t is at present. The Mcdonald fac
ton of the Hog Combine, who were so
shamefully treated at the Republican
primary election in June, when John
s. Mcdonald, candidate for the county
commissionership, was counted out in
q bare-faced manner after it appeared
that he was elected by decisive ma
jority, refused to be eomforted or paci-
fed, but will fight the entire county
Republican ticket. Then there IS the
colored population, whose candid..e for
the House of Delegates, w. S. Stalrks,
colored, ~
WAS COUNTED OUT,
after having received a clear majority
of votes, are in open revolt. They are
not saying much just now, but they
have their plans laid, and what they
will do to the Republican county ticket
LWill be plenty. The Republican
6sses say that the revolt among the
|colored voters is only temporary
they can be easily fixed with Z little
money; that every negro has his price,
and that all the Republican managers
have to do at every election is to put
UP little cash to buy the negro vote,
and the thing is done. But the indi-
cations are that the negro vote will
come high this year, and unless plenty
of money is Forthcoming the purchase
X
awha county, as a rule, are bee 3minG
more self-respecting and independent.
They will undoubtedly resent the bad
treatment Of their candidate just to
show the Republican party that they
are not political slaves.
There is
ANOTHER ELEMENT
in the Republican party in Kanawha
county who will call themselves the
respectable" element, and who ere at
outs" with the machine, which they are
anxious to stamp out of existence.
They are convinced that the most eff
fective way to stamp it out is to let
it be defeated few times. That
would get the machine gang out Of
Office, at least, and that having been
accomplished, the remainder of the
work will be comparatively easy. This
respectable" element in the RepuDii-
can party have indicated their inten-
tion to vote the Democratic ticket, pro-
yided it shall contain the names of
clean, able men who will discharge
their official duties with honor and
fidelity.
The disagreement between Governor
Atkinson and Senator Elkins is likely
to have a depressing effect upon the
interests of the party in Kanawha, as
elsewhere in the Stale. Since the
Senator has started cut to defeat the
Governor for the United States Sena-
torship. the latter is on his mett,e
and will dispute the right of the big
boss to dictate everything in West
Virginia. The Governor has been
very fortunate recently in making ap-
pointments. viewed in the light of his
candidacy for the Senate. While State
Senators Pierson and Getzendanner