Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-09


Judge l. N. Tavenner of Wood
county, arrived in the city yesterday,
to remain few days, and registered
at the Mcclure. To Register repor-
ter who called on him, he gave an in
terview which settles positively the
contradictory reports which have been
published in newspapers throughout
the State, concerning his candidacy
for the Democratic gubernatorial NOM
ination.
Judge Tavenner, will you say
whether or not you are candidate for
the Democratic gubernatorial nomi-
nation?" asked the reporter.
Eyes, you may say that l am a can
didate," he replied. my friends in
Wood county and elsewhere have
urged me to make the race, and
feel very much gratified over the
friendly interest which they have
manifested in me since my name was
first mentioned in this connection. If
am the choice Of the party. I am
ready to make the fight. If 1t be
the wisdom of the nominating con-
vention to select another man, he
shall receive my hearty support. In
any event, there should be harmony,
with nothing to hamper the delegates
in the selection of such candidates as,
in their judgment, possess the great
est elements of strength before the
people, and fitness for the respective
Offices"
Republican papers have been pub
fishing reports that you withdrew
from the race" suggested the repor-
ter
"Inasmuch as I had not announced
my candidacy, but had been mention
ed along with other gentlemen. it
would have been rather presumptious
to announce my withdrawal, wouldn't
it? / am inclined to think the pub
locations to which you refer were
based on my statement that I would
not resign the Office of circuit judge.
Articles of that nature were brought
to my attention, but did not correct
them, for the reason that I felt that
the newspapers of my own party were
the proper medium through which to
announce my attitude with reference
to the race for Governor
Judge Tavenner will make a strong
candidate, and in the event of his
nomination, and the very probable Sc
lection of A. B. White by the Repub-
licans, politics in Wood county will
be very lively this fall. There is also
a probability that Ohio county will
get the second place on the tickets
of both parties. James K Hall APP
pears to be slated for the authorship,
and Joseph Handlan is recognized as
one of the strongest candidates on
the Democratic side of the fence. With
the two gubernatorial candidates from
Wood, and the two candidates for au-
ditor from Ohio, these two counties
would be veritable hotbeds of polit-
ical activity.
Colonel W. w. Rogers returned last
evening from Parkersburg, where he
merely looked in" on the Republican
League convention. When asked the
cause of his early return, he said, it
looked to him like the mud would be
about knee Deep and he thought it
best to keep out.
81 saw Mr.. Freer," continued the
Colonel, "and he expressed himself in
very indignant manner, at the pro-
position of the Ohio county ring, to
divide the delegation evenly between
Mr.. White and himself and still vote
them solid for ]. K Hall for Auditor
Mr.. Freer said that he had just been
acquainted with this programme to-
day. Mr.. Freer will not even listen
to this proposition
Colonel Rogers stated that he had
cleaned generally from various
sources, that with very few excep-
tions, all the county machines were
working in the interests of A. B.
White.