The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-01-20
PERSONAL NATTER.

Win llle CtIIulh5ltUu '" VIZ S"eh''tN
Of the House Of Delegates announced IL
that body yesterday, are Of such cl'"r
acter, and the circumstances so peculiar
that we feel compelled 10 take notice OI
them In this public manner. The rela'
lions we sustain to the Legislature and ia
the Republican party of the State furnish
additional reasons for doing what We arc
extremely reluctant 10 do, and what under
less Gxacling circumstances We should
not do nj all. The statements refer
red 10 lIrst came to our cars us from Gen,
Kelley. We went directly to that gentle
man, and in compliance with our request
hekindly reduced his statement to writing
II Is as follows:
0. &. Scofcll, of ParkerShurg, was III
my office this Hllernmn and made the fol-
lowing statement:
Thai nj the dinner table nj the MCLurC
House, today, he lad conversation will
W. NJ. WClcE, Esq, in reference to the
npluintment Of the committees Of the
Iitnlsc, that Mr.. Welch remarked publicly
ut the AhIe, IN the presence OfC0l. HumplI.
rcys and others, that lie had not nude the
nnIointmcnis lv the tlicl2liOn Of the DEM
mratic mrty,hIt had submitted the ap-
r0intmCnts To, nr Ind consulted, MeSsrS.
lIaIl and Hubbard, and III had approved
Of his course; Nnd that the Republicans
had no reason IL complain.
Jam. 10, 1870. B. F. KELLEY.
Others have furnished us statements
substantially the same, We went to MIR.
ScofirId, MS soon us lle could bC found, i'll
formed him Of whnt he had been repre-.
Scnte,l rs snying, and asked for the facts.
lie male his statement, and nj our request
nut II in writing. 1t Is ~ follows
WuERLTSG, WEsT Va, |
january 10, 1870. !
When taking dinner ut the Mcclure
House this day lIad a conversation with
Mfr, NeIch, Speaker Of the House Oi Del.
crlt,S Some four Ur five gentlemen were
present, all unknown 10 me except Setia-
iOr IIunnhruyS, who was present during
II mrtiUn Of lie conversation, but len the
mhle before II was finished. That con-
vcrsallnn was commenced by Speaker
WcIch by asking me what ! thought OF
the formation Of the Committees. re-
plicd that / thought they were rough on
The Republican party. Then somewhat
long and tIesultOry conversation followed
in relation tO the different gentlemen rep
resented on those committees. | then RI.
marked to him that thought the friends
Of RemIhlicanism should have been con
suited rather than itscnGInicS. He replied
tIat they lTAtl liCcn. said that the impress
sion prevailed that demOcr'Itic influence
lllIs prevailed IN this whole mntter. lie re-
piled with considerable wurlnthand feeling
TINT Republicans Ind been consulted.
aske,l who: lie replied, II consulted MIR
Hall UrthC INTEI.I.IHENCER, and Mr. Hub
hard and Mr.. Canphcll,Q q llnOt positively
assert that hOth Mr.. lIubbardS and MIR.
CnlnnIell's nnmes were used, but one Of
them know WIS lIsGtl alSO that Of MIR.
HALL. "And," continued he, "they have
endorsed denominations" My0nly reply
10 this WIS, "'ThAt isvery strange" Alter
some further remarks, said, "Mr. WclclI,
irn majority Of the people mat elected
YOU arG Democrats, then your action y
perfectly consistent, and have not a word
10 say" lie replied, II large majority 0i
thoSG who voted Tor me Nrc Democrats
and propose 10 have some regard tnr
their wishes" Then Ircplied, II lHyt
nothing further 10 say, Nnh nO fault 10
find. All that We want tO know In this
thing Is who represents the Democracy
and who represents RCpublicanlsln." Thai
ended the conversation.
o. G. SC0FIEID.
Before VIC were able to find Mr.. SEQ
field, We called upon Mr.. Welch, and re-
reatetl what was alleged 50 have been said
by him in his conversation with Mr.
Scoleh al dinner. Mr.. WClclI denied
most positively having referred To us al
all In that conversation, and ut our request
at once put his denial in writing. II Is III
lnllUwS:
Istatctl to Mr.. SCOfeltl at the dinner ta1
hle, TINT did not think the Radical re-
puhliCans could complain, from the tnc
that in forming my committees EA'
made them Nll strongly republican, CXCep
the Judiciary Committee; Ant ! thought
this was making great concessions on my
rart, because they Ind uSCtl their utmost
cnlCavOrS 10 defeat me iOr Speaker; Allt
that / would have mallc the judiciary
Committee Republican could have tolmt
lawyers OH the Republican side cMj0yinl
the same prestige Ms Lamb, jackson an'
Davis
did not mention Mr.. CAmphGlrS, Hub
lIarl's or Halls name at the table; did no
say they had made any Suggestions I" IN
IN forming my committees.
And tilrtherSly, that they hal nothing
whatever to tl0 with my committees, will
the exception Of suggesting the names Il
McssS. Sturgiss for Committee on Mn
cation. Fisher for Enrolled Bills, Flick fl
ClRir1nNMslip Of Committee on Elections
and PcirpOint for Committee ON the Ju
dietary. W. NJ WEIGH.
WsO|iag, Jan. 10, 1870.
Col. A. r. Humphreys, who was at tn
table when and where the conversation
occurred, was also Ohlging enough to re
dnce to writing what hO knew Of ii. Iii
statement Is the following:
MCl.URE lIOUSE,
WHEELING, 10Th Jan. 1870.
Al tho urgent request Of MIR. VIM, J.
Hubbard, hereby state that I wNS pres
Gnt NJ dinner to-day, III conversation he
tween Mr., WelCh, Speaker Of the House
and Mr. SCntield, In rcgarll 10 the appoint