Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-03-25

Hon. c. W. Osenton. of Fayette
county, one of the hoid-over members
of the State Senate, and one OF the
most active and influential Democrats
in his section of the State, was in the
city yesterday on legal business. Sen
ator Osenton was one of the Demo-
cratic leaders in the last Legislature,
and his advocacy of measures supported
by organized labor caused the Ohio
Valley Trades Assembly to tender him
a unanimous vote of thanks.
Democracy is united in our section
of the State" he said to Register re-
porter, land will present solid front
against very badly demoralized en-
envy. Up in my county few days ago,
at meeting of the Republican Execu-
tive Committee, there was monkey
and a parrot time. AS result, DR..
Haptonstall, member OF the last Leg
islature, was depoSed from the CHAIR
manship OF the committee, and Mike
Roach withdrew from the race for
Congress, after making vigorous
speech, in which he charged the Ell
kins-Scott machine with corruption
and boodleism, and declared that the
INSCRIPTIONS methods which have been
practiced can have no other result than
10 place Fayette county in the Demo-
cratic column.
DIR. Haptonstall also made an i'm
FASHIONED speech in answering a ques-
tion as to why he didn't vote for Scott
for the United States Senate. He re-
scented the insinuation that he was not
a good Republican, but admitted the
charge if his vote for Nathan Golf were
to be regarded as proof of ii"
How about the race for Congress?"
asked the reporter.
We'll, the Republicans are making
very determined fight against Joe
Gaines, and they may save him from
defeat at the general election, by NOM
mating another man. Criminal Court
Judge Smith, of Mercer, has his eye on
the nomination, and Hon. l.. A. Martin,
of Kanawha, is understood to be re-
ceptive candidate. Joe Gaines is look
ed upon as the slate man, and the fight
against him is a. fight against Elkins
and boss rule.
There are a number of Democratic
candidates mentioned, among them
Andrew Lttlepage, of Charleston,
and Scott McWhorter, of Greenbrier.
MIR. Johnson is understood to be OPP
posed to denomination"
How about the race for Guberna-
torial honors?"
1T is all White in our section of the
State, although Judge Freer has many
friends, particularly among the old
soldiers. Democrats have misunder-
stood Judge l.. N. Tavenner's position,
on account of what proves to have
been an unauthorized statement con-
corning his candidacy. Now that he
has said positively that he will accept
the nomination, his friends are very
much pleased, because they see in him
en able, clean, aggressive, straightfor-
ward man, who can unite all elements
in his own party, and can draw as
largely from the ranks of the enemy
as any man who could be named.
"The Third district has no candi-
date for Governor, but will push the
claims of J. H. Miller, of Hinton, for
the nomination for Auditor"
Hon. L. NJ Stephens, of Sistersville,
a member of the House of Delegates
for two terms, was in the city on bust
ness yesterday. When Intercepted
about politics by a Register reporter,
he remarked that the Democrats have
just come out of municipal cam
paign with colors flying. you may
say, however" he added, that we are
all for Judge Tavenner for Governor,
because we regard him as the most
available candidate and believe that
he can defeat A. B. White with few
thousand votes to spare"