Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-12-02

Down in Moundsville, while the-elec-
ton is past, there is still considerable
activity in politics The Democrats are
organizing for the next campaign, but
it is with the Republicans that our
story deals.
To begin with, there is merry little
war on among the committeeman. It
has been customary for the term of
a committeeman to end July 1st, so
that the newly elected committeeman
would conduct the campaign, but this
year the old committee decided to hold
on and run the campaign themselves,
and the new members were compelled
to stand back until the night was won.
when they will have about as much
chance of getting any of the spo!l3
as pig in Guinea. Some o. the mem
bers who were elected at the primaries
/. in June worked against a part Of the
county ticket, and it is said that they
will be called to account for SO doing.
Then there are the various offices TO
be filled, and Marshall county has her
quota of aspirants for the positions.
1t is foreg0ne conclusion that DR..
Linch has a lead-pipe cinch on the
postoffice in Moundsville, although
there are a number of people who
would like to have his position, but as
a gentleman remarked, Blood is thick
er than water" Linch is a brother
er than water" Linch is brother-in-
A great deal of interest is being
manifested in the various positions at
the penitentiary. Warden Hawk is a
candidate for re-appointment but some
people say he was a Freer man, and
vii be turned down. George H. Jones
and Hon. G. s. McFadden, both of this
city, are said to be willing to sacrifice
themselves to take the position, if
no one else will accept it.
Most interest is manifested in the
local director, for he is the man who
appoints the regular and supply guards
from this county. Daniel Younken is
after the position, and is being backed
by the old soldiers but Younken did
not get in the White wagon until Freer
was side-tracked so his chances are
not considered good. A. j. Seamon is re-
ported to be after the position, and
John A. Bloyd, the present incumbent,
is willing to serve another term.
For physician at the prison, DR.. D.
W. Stewart does not appear to have
any opposition, and applicants for the
position of clerk do not seem to be
very numerous.
Nearly every voter in the county
would accept a guardship but Job
10 hn In va
candidate He has a petition signed
10y a large number Of the leading
citizens and says he is not going to
be turned down again He was an ap-
plicant four years ago, but was turned
down. He says that the place was
promised to him, but the directors, in
acting upon the applications, confused
his name with that of Joseph Bero, of
Wheeling, and gave the appointment
to Bero The story is discredited by
Bero's friends, but is given for what it
is worth.
The only places to be disposed of
about the court house are three dep
utyships, and the janitor H. c. Shop
herd, will probably secure the latter
place, and for the former there have
been large number of persons men
toned, but no one will probably know
until the sheriff files his bond on the
18th inst. Among those who have been
mentioned for deputy sheriffs are S.
S. Wilson, w. c. Riggs and NJ. S. Ne
Afee, and it is probable that one will
be selected from Union district. How
ever, it is not known who the deputies
will be, and the ones mentioned above
may be selected, and again they may
not
DR.. o. c. Wilson, of Woodland, is an
applicant for the position of superin-
tendent of the Insane Asylum at Yves
ton, and friends Of Josiah Sinclair, of
Benwood, are pushing him for the next
speaker of the House Of Delegates 1t