Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-30
DIVISION OF THE SPO|LS
AMONG REPUBLICANS
is CAUSING GREY HAIRS TO AP-
PEAR on THE HEADS OF THE
POWERS THAT BE.
TOO MANY TO BE CARED FOR,
SECRETARY or STATE DAWSON
SAID Tt BE AFTER BIG
THINGS IN WASHINGTON.
Special to the Register.

Speciai 10 the Register
CHARLESTON, W. Va, November
29.-The Republican bosses are having
a great deal Of trouble in arranging the
spoils of Office under the next admins
traton. The federal patronage in the
State is the thing that seems to pre-
sent the most points of insuperable
difficulty, principally because OF the
fact that the men who seem 10 have
the call for the three big places-the
collectorship, the district attorneyship
and the marshalship, all hail from the
same Congressional district - the
Fourth. These are Judge Reese Biz
zard, who seems to have resigned the
Judgeship OF the fourth circuit in or
der to be ready to accept the collec-
torship under the impression that Mr..
White would resign it before the cleo
ton; c. D. Elliott, for the L. S. mar
shalship, promised to him four years
ago when he
Generously stepped Down
to give J. X, Thompson the place. and
Elliott Northcott, who is undoubtedly
the leading candidate for the district
| attorneyship. One OF these aspirants
must be turned down out of respect TO
the rule of distribution according TO
geographical lines, and the question 10
be decided is, which one? Some are
inclined to figure that it will be Elliott
Northcott, for the reason that Gov
ernor Atkinson must be provided for,
and II he should demand the district
attorneyship, it will have to be given
him, unless he can be given a mission
abroad, or something outside the State.
1t has been suggested as the easiest
solution OF the problem the appo.nt-
ment of Governor Atkinson district at
torney, with Elliott Norttcott as his
first assistant, to take the place or
3 G. Burdette resigned, and the only
drawback about this arrangement is
the possibility of Northcott buckiIa .
when he finds himself about to be laid
on the shelf
The fixing OF
The Federal Appointment.
in the State would tend to facilitate
the arrangement OF the places under
the State administration, but would
not entirely relieve the strain on Gov
ernor-elect White, and those associ-
ated with him who have laid upon
them the duty OF rewarding every
worker" in the Republican party.
| The list of applicants has grown SO
large and the seekers for spoils are
so persistent that d number of very
serious rows are feared when the final
slate Is made out
Secretary of State w. NJ o. Dawson,
who could be re-app6inted to his pres
| eut position II he desired II, has gen
erously offered To relinquish his
| claims to the position provided he can
| get place in McKinleys Cabinet. tie
wants to be Secretary OF the Interior.
and has been in Washington for week
| trying to impress upon Mr. Mckinley
| the Importance OF appointing him.
| Senators Elkins and Scott are pushing
Mr.. Dawson for the place, and con-
| fidently hope to land him.
Dawson's withdrawal from the State
would enable Governor-elect White
| to appoint j. X. Hall
As NJ Secretary of state.
and the appointment OF Hall 10 this
position would in turn withdraw both
Hall and Charley Henning from the
race for the Supreme Court. or course
Hall and Henning, coming from the
same town. could not expect to be APP
! pointed to the two best positions un-
der the State administration. In the
event Of Halls going into the Office Of
! Secretary OF State, II Is believed that
| Henning would become the chief clerk
| in that office, position now held BY
! Ed. Corder. Of Roane Halls appoint
ment to the Secretary Of Stateship
would also make 1t desirable to have
1 a man from the southern end Of the
State for clerk OF the Supreme Court.
| and in that event E. NJ Keatley. of
this city, would probably be the
man.
1t is pretty well settled that state
! Treasurer VI. A. Kendall will get the
| appointment OF State Bank Examiner,
| to succeed Col. Chas. b. Keefauver.
This place was promised Kendall last
summer when he
ReIinqufshed His Chances
| In another direction for the sake Of
| party harmony. But Col. Keefauver
will not be Ignored In the distribution
/ OF the spolIs. He has not only been
an efficient and faithful officer under
| the present administration. but was
among the stalwarta who did much TO
win the recent Republican victory.
/ What place will be provided for aim
| has not yet been determined. but It Is
/ likely to be something commensurate
| with the value OF his services to the
| party.
General Appleton, the present Adfu-
| tant General, is candidate for reap
pointment. One OF bis competitors Will
be Noyes S. BurleE, Of this city, VINO
has always been an active Republican
and has done the party valuable SER
vice in former campaigns. He has
never asked or received any reward.
and il is generally conceded that be
| ought to have something.
The eolored voters viii demand rec
ognition under the coming administra-
| ton, and TO this end they will ask that