Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-07-02
QUESTION OF MORTGAGE.

Barter Which May Handicap Belmont
County's Candidate
IN THE SIXTEENTH OHIO DIS
TRICT-THE HOT FIGHT PRE-
CIPITATED BY THE DEATH OF
CAPT. DANFORD = FLAGRANF
PREVENTION OF PATRONAGE
BY HANNA.
A hot-footed contest is already on
in the Sixteenth Chic district for the
vacancy occasioned by the death of
Congressman Danford, of St. Glars
ville Eligibles are springing up in
all quarters, and the most spirited con-
test since the halcyon days of Bling
ham, Danford, Updegraff and Taylor
is confidently expected. In 1876 Capt.
Donfard routed the distinguished John
A. Bingham at Bellaire in fight the
bitterness of which neither time nor
death. can obliterate. In 1882 DR.. Upd9-
graft, of Mt. Pleasant, put UP battle
royal against ice Taylor and the field
and won. The convention was dead
locked at st. Clairsville for two days,
and barely escaped breaking up in riot
and disorder The delegates after
wards reassembled at GAINESVILLE and
made choice, but Hollingsworth,
Poorman, Dalzelf and others yet bear
wounds of the sanguine affray. These
were epoch-making periods in RepuD-
lican politics in the Sixteenth district,
and careful observation Of present con-
lditions leads to the belief that another
similar event of cyclonic fierceness is
slowly but surely gathering. To be
sure, few of the favorite sons IN the
coming contest have the prestige OF the
old war steeds, but their ability to
fight long, hard and persistently Is
only equalled by their determination
and enthusiasm. Hon. G. l.. Weems,
of Belmont, is an avowed candidate.
He wants to go to Congress. 1t was
one of his log-cabin dreams which has
developed into resaless, haunting
nightmare with a silk tile as long as
the finger of destiny. Gen. D. A. Hol-
lingswcrth, of Harrison, is candl-
date He has always been. He 'as-
pired for the place before Weems got
his first knee breeches. He buried his
ambition after his defeat at Steuben-
vile in '96, but resurrected it again
when Danford laid down the things of
earth at 7 p. m. June 10Th, SO. Mr.. j.
J. Gill, of jefferson, is tired of making
money and attending pink teas, and
feels a seat in Congress would add spice
and tone to affiuence and conviviality.
1t will be hard for Belmont to turn Nh.
Gill down, for he nominated Danford
in '96, and gave him free course and
a fair finish again in 1888. Such gen
crosby should certainly appeal even to
the greed of Belmont, but good
guesser would say it will not. Then
there are other gentlemen of Jefferson:
E. E. Erskine, Judge Mansfield, ex-
Lieut., Governor Richards and B. N.
Linduff, all Of whom are more or less
active in their candidacy Monroe is
searching around for stalking horse
to play Cox with her sixteen delegates,
and is said to have found him in the
person of one B. r Roush. But who
ever may be Monroe's candidate, he is
expected to yield gracefully to Belmont
at the proper time and dance a two
step on the tail of the WeInms, Black
burn or Heinlein kite; as the case may
be- Carroll county hasn't enough votes
to command serious attention for her
favorite sons, but Hon. l. H. Trimple
and Judge r. H. Taylor are in the same
attitude as was Barkis when he courted
the favor of his Clara Peggotty.
Since the Congressional fight has
been precipitated it has brought to light
Vaccinations in the Republican ranks
in Belmont county that the bosses
would have preferred to have pass
with oblivion. Some of these relate to
the recent memorable convention at
Columbus when the gallant Daugherty
was so ANONYMOUSLY turned down by
the fine hand of Senator Hanna. The
delegation from Belmont as first consti-
tuted is said to have stood 10 for
Daugherty and for Nash, but by some
mysterious process the members were
converted into out and out Nash BOOM
ers before they reached Clumbus.
There was but one exception and that
was the Hon. j. E. Blackburn, who
preferred TO go down with his idol
rather than bend the suppliant knee
to the man from Cleveland. This sud-
den change of front was not understood
until the loaves and fishes began to
be parcelled out in Belmont county and
then the game became evident to every
one. The delegation was simply pur-
chased by the grace of public patronage
which was doled out to members of the
delegation and their friends. 1t is
doubtful, however, if in accomplishing
the trick there hasn't been a mort
gage placed upon the Congressional
nomination that will arise to plague
Mr.. Wees or any other Belmont county
candidate who may appear before the
convention. Three of the plums bar
tered away were those in which other
counties in the Sixteenth District are
concerned and, since Belmont got
them all. it is only natural that she
should relinquish claim to the Congress
sional nomination. The promises, it is
alleged, embraced the State Senator
ship which went to f. B. Archer, of
Bellare; the superintendent of census
for the Sixteenth district, which went
to Judge ]. H. CASTOR, of St. Glars
vile. and the Craftsmanship of the
/ county executive committee. which was
Clerk L. E. Emmerson's portion. The
Office of deputy internal revenue col