Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-09-24

the safety of Republican politics N
West Virginia, and declined TO eAteno
the aid of the National Committee.
Senator Elkins made arrangements
with President Mckinley to make
few speeches in West Virginia. and
Senator Hanna succeeded in chang
ing this arrangement, and Presleent
Mckinley will not appear in the state.
As a substitute for the President they
have secured the services OF hon. ).
Hampton Hoge, of Virginia. 1t is pc
lieved that Mr.. Hoge is IN thorough
sympathy with the purposes OF the pres
ent administration, and his record is
such that he can well DE trusted ID
carry on the policies of The President
as exemplified in Cuba anu the Phlilp-
pines Mr.. Hoge was
Not Always "a Republican,.
INSTANTLY was always Democratic, ana
Mr.. Hoge followed the traditions OF MS
fathers. He succeeded in obtaining,
through these traditions and these
fathers, a position as consul TO Annoy,
China. under the administration Oh
President Cleveland. AS soon as ne
obtained promise of tl's imperlalis1lc
sway in the Oriental City his natural
republicanism asserted ITSELF and he
went about the country in much the
manner of the present Republican can
didste for the vice presidency, making
himself seen and heard Of all men,. tie
ACQUIRED sudden and very general
reputation. With this reputation he
also acquired a persistent and enter
prising jag. This jag caused him 70
move in eccentrcs. He WAS ell route
from Washington to San Francisco,
from which port he was to embark
for China. kilograms were sent
throughout the West TO try to catch
the now famous consul, and finally one
reached him in San Francisco, and bis
ardent Democracy when sober should
excuse his peculiaritles when drunk
Failing in obtaining reinstatement, he
began to abuse the Democratic party
for it's action in not allowing him 10
take his jag to China with him. He
returned to his home in Virginia, and
in order to obtain vindication, ran as
Republican candidate for Congress
against Hon. Peter j. Otey and received
the vindication of his friends In a
total vote of 26,637 he had 74S friends.
This number of friends represented all
the saloon keepers in his district and
their bartenders. There may even have
been others represented. Now that the
Republicans of West Virginia have been
disappointed in not hearing the Presi-
dent of the United States, they will
have a treat in hearing the ex-consui
to Annoy. China and If he tells them
true story OF his western trip it will
| prove both interesting and instruc-
| tive.
The Democratic managers are
Surprised and Pleased
at the way the undertow seems to have
set in. The new allignments are about
complete, and it can now be known
definitely as to the proportion of those
| who voted for Mckinley In 1896 who
| will vote for Bryan this year, and vice
! versa. If any credence can be given
to the most careful and conservative
| reports, the Democratic increase and
Republican decrease shown in the cleo
| ton in Maine and Vermont will be kepI
up throughout the country except upon
the Pacific coast. This would give Mr..
bryan every OttIG III tLc uLiOli CAS6pt
Maine, New Hampshire. Vermont, Mas
sachusetts, Pennsylvania, Iowa, Califor-
MIA, Oregon and Washington. At the
| present stage of the campaign these
are positively the only certain States
for the Republicans in the present cam
paign. There are several doubtful ones
that will probably be carried by the
Republicans but not enough to elect
President Mckinley unless the present
| tide is stopped. and there is a complete
reversion of the drift in public senti-
ment. There is not congressional dis
trict, except few Republican districts
on the Pacific slope, in which Bryan
| is not stronger to-day than he was in
1896. FThere no longer seems any doubt
that the Democrats viii have 8 good
working majority ia the House of Rep
lresentatives.