Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-05

| to Democrat, of election in Harrison
county, one of the Republican strong
holds of the First Congressional dis
trict. He ran over 500 votes ahead of
| his ticket. The people of Harrison
| county made no mistake. When the
| Democrats of the First district are in
| search of Congressional timber, they
may we'll look toward Harrison
| county. Davis has proven his ability
in debate, and in diplomacy. He
| handled the Democratic case during
the turbulent days preceding the cleo
| ton Of United States Senator, in
masterful manner. He is one of the
/ most promising young men in West
| Virginia.
One of the ablest young men on the
minority side of the House. is ]. A.
Oldfeld, of Mcdowell county. He is
another self-made man. He has had
several professions during his career.
Starting life as a printer, he became
a school teacher, then edited several
different country newspapers, and
| worked a number of years in the gov
eminent printing Office at Washing
ton, in that manner paying his tuition
in the Columbian law school. He
practiced his profession for two years
in Hinton, and then removed to Nc
Dowell, where he has been very sue
cessful. When the House was divided
on political questions, Mr.. Oldfield
proved himself to be one of the fairest
members of the minority side.
A prominent young member of the
Senate, able and fearless in champion
ing any cause which he believes to be
right, is Charles w. Osenton, of Fay-
cite. Nobody ever accused Osenton of
being mugwump. Not he. He is
fond of relating a story told of Presl-
dent Jackson. AS the tale runs, jack
son wanted Wing removed to make
place for a Democrat. The chief of
the department in which the Wing
was employed expressed the opinion
that no person could be found to fill
the office. Then abolish the office"
said the President. Il don't want any
Office that a Democrat can't fill. >"
Osenton is a firm believer in the spoils
system. He wouldn't put it exactly
that way but he believes in rewarding
party service. He held a responsible
position in the Treasury Department
under Cleveland, and rendered his
resignation to make 10 to l. speeches
was elected he again rendered his
resignation, and it was accepted. He
is quick to see chance for party adj
vantage, and his speeches are evil
dence that he believes in calling a
spade a spade. He is never found
mapping. The opposition would have
to arise long before dayoreak to catch
him at a disadvantage. His creed is
Democracy. He believes in it, swears
by it, and fights for it. Yesterday the
Senate bill to create a Pardon Board,
consisting of one Democrat and one
Republican, was on its second read
ing. Osenton moved to amend by in
serting the word silver" before
Democrat" and the amendment was
adopted. He does not entertain very
high regard for the so-called Demo-
Gratis whose tickets were headed by
the names of Mckinley or Palmer in
the election of 1896.
Senator Cornwell, of Romney, is one
of the youngest and most influential
| members on the minority side in the
upper house. He is editor of the
Hampshire Review, and has taken an
active and prominent part in Second
district politics. Whether his speeches
are made with pen or voice, they are
equally logical, forcible and effective.
Like Senator Osenton, he handles the
Republicans without gloves in political
discussions. His Democracy is rock
ribbed and dyedin-thewoQl.
A bill to repeal a certain section of
the game law as enacted by the Legis-
lature of 1897, was reported unfavorably
in the House a day or two since. On
the vote to reject it, Col. I. B. Davis,
of Mineral, answered AYE"
Colonel, do you know what you are
voting on?" asked one of the members.
"Oh, l don't care" was the reply.
I'm safe in voting to reject anything
that Legislature adopted"
A certain attache of the House of
Delegates, who lives between Bridge
port and Wheeling, possesses a memo
randum book in which he is keeping
a record of the names Of members who
make motions to adjourn. The mem
Der who has the greatest number Of
marks opposite his name at the close
of the session will receive handsome
medal as a mark of his gratitude.
There is one attache of the Legitla-
| ture whose wholesome disregard Of
| social conditions smacks strongly Of
the backwoOds region whence he comes.
His home is in a wild and woolly dis
| trict where it is conventional to be
| informal where the manipulation of
| shears upon hirsuite appendages is an
| evidence of foppery; where the starch
| ed shirt is an unknown quantity. The
| reckless abandon which popular i'm
| preston associates with life in the
| wilds. precludes the idea that such an
one would suffer the ailments incident
| to the laces and frills of fashion. Para
| doxical as it may appear, this product
| of rural verdancy has bunion. Per-
| haps- it came from the crOwding of a
| number II foot into 8 shoe during the
preparation for the journey TO the city
of biennial sin. Anyhow, it is there
| painfully there. A few days ago this
| pedal pet gave notice of a change of
weather The pain became unbearable.
| Then the man who manipulates the
| ballots of an hundred country Jacobs,
unceremoniously squatted on the floor,
| removed his brogans, discarded his
| half hose and industriously applied the
| Jayville Bunion Cure. The body was
in session. Members looked on in open
| mouthed amazement. Lady visitors
pretended not to notice Our hero-as
|