Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-29
DOVENR Is HONE
FROM WASHINGTON, d. c., TC
SPEND A FEW DAYS IN
THE CITY.
TALKS OF PosToFFIcE SITE
The Agitation of the Question at
This Time is Premature and May
Work an ~'Injury-A Document Is
sued by Candidate Ryan-The
Ring Versus Jansen-Other POIit-
ical Matters.

Congressman Blackburn Barrett Do
vener arrived home from Washington
yesterday evening, and is occupying
his rooms at the Mcclure. When a
Register reporter saw him and men
toned the subject of custom ~house
site, the Captain indicated by his man
ner as we'll as by his speech, that
the subject was not an aggeejble one.
Captain Dovener has endeavored to
discourage the disposition of property
owners to start a controversy over the
question of a location for a new build
ing in advance of the passage of the
bill appropriating the money for it. He
has pointed out the fact that a fight
among citizens may endanger the pass
age of the a u
When Mr.. Rinehart was in Wash
ington," he said, I'VE called on the
Secretary of the Treasury, and also up
on the Supervising Architect of the
department. They are the people who
will determine the question of a site.
and / presume they will determine it
by asking for propositions from own
ers of desirable property. Certain it
is that all will receive fair treatment
in the matter, and it is by no means
certain that the present location will
not be retained. But the time to raise
the question is after the passage of the
bill. The measure will hardly be pass
ed, although it may be by the present
Congress. / don't think the people of
Wheeling want to defeat the bill by
raising a fuss over the selection of a
site. There are members of Congress
who take advantage of any pretext
to oppose an appropriation, in the in
terest of some personal measure, and
they might take up a quarrel here and
use it to accomplish the defeat of the
bill"
Capt. Dovener was Intercepted
about politics. and was quite willing
to be quoted in "glittering generali-
ties about the outlook for Republic
can success, ETC., but he did not even
come. close to saying anything per-
tanning to the fight against ma
chine politics in his party in West
Virginia. He expressed no fears cor
corning his own safety, but smiled in
a self-satisfied manner when it was
suggested to him that Judge John A.
Campbell, Hon. B. F. Meighen and
Judge Farr might make a determined
tight for the nomination.
Rumor has it that G.. C. Jansen, who
is engaged in the pleasant task of drop
ping 'dornieks" into the cogs of the
Ohio county Republican machine, got
got a warm reception at the hands of
Chairman Hornish, of the Executive
Committee, and Councilman John r.
Kindleberger, a day OF two since. Mr..
kindelberger turned questioner upon
this occasion and asked Mr.. Jansen
how he would receive a preacher dele
cation, and what he would do with
their requests, in the event of his
election. Mr.. Jansen replied in a gen
eral way that the law and the will of
the people would govern his action.
The lnterrogations came{ast, and jan
sen informed his queStioner that he
was a lawyer and must have the usual
retainer before giving the information
desired. 1t is alleged that Nj. Kind
elberger admitted that he personally
paid the lntelligencer for %. 1000 tick
cts four years ago. Jansen then open
ed out on his hobby, the Australian
ballot, and Kindelberger stated that
the Republican party would do as it
pleased without dictation from any
body in the matter.
Richard Ryan. n of the quintette
of aspirants for the Republican nomi-
nation for Prosecuting Attorney, has
also established a literary bureau in
the interest of his candidacy. Yester-
day circulars with flaming headlines
were distributed broadcast, and read
with much interest. Following is the
full text of the appeal to voters:
Upon condition that we secure the
Australian ballot, vote at the republic
can primaries for Richard Ryan. can
didate for Prosecuting Attorney, be-
cause he, like Jansen, is opposed to
rings and avowed ring leaders
who have so far been successful in
making the masses believe that the
ring is the Republican party, and that
those who oppose ring rule are op-
posed to the Republican party. If
half what Jansen has said through the
press be true, which has never been
denied by the Intelligencer, l stand
converted to the J~ansenian principles;
Ia reformed Republican,.
l am an American and believe in
forwarding the interest of the Amer
lean people. If the ring" is the Re-
publican party l can name every mem