The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-01-23
lhitaFusion or Farce,

Last Monday night about a dozen young
gentlemen, mostly from the Fourth Ward
got together and had a consultation, Will
q view, as we learned lncidenay, tc
getting a Republican ucketin the field o
city politics, The movement was under
stood outside to be especially in the inter
est Of Mr.. HENRY for city Sergeant. They
prepared and next morning published a
call for a second meeting, ,ihvltiug Repub'
tllcans generally to attend, protesting to
do so by authority Of a"City Executive
Committee" when no such committee
constituted by anyIcompHtent authority,
had any existence. Enough Republicans
outside the original movers, attended the
meeting Tuesday night to overrulc the
idea Of. a straight Republican ticket, but
not enough 70 keep the meeting, from
IbMndering in what It did towards a citi.
zens' ticket. The result was the adoption
of resolutions for no 4 less than three
conventions before the close Of tie week,
% AS soon Us it became known what
sliapc the thing had taken. tie Tammany
Democrats boasted Oi their intention and
ability, under the broad call issued, to
crowd into the ward conventions and
control them, and to have lust such nom
nations for Council and such delegates TO
the courthouse appointed as would best
serve their purpOse.liIt being apparent
this could I'D done, and that there was no
prevention against II, the committee ap'
pointed to carry out the programme after
70 good deal OF consultation with leading
citizens, declined to proceed, antli was
supposed that was an end Of the whole
movement Not SO, however; somebody,
We do not know who, but suppose the
parties who prompted the original move
ntent, went on and organized and held
ward meetings Friday evening. They
were very slimly attended, we arc inform
ed, and the results show thatthey were
largely controlled, as it was feared they
would be, in tho interest ofthc Tammany
Democrats. The nominations for Coun
cilindicated this pretty strongly, but every
doubt was removed by the action Of the
delegates, at the courthouse Saturday
night, when o full coalitiOnwas made with
the Tammany Democrats, by making the
same nomination for Mayor, the principal
office, and the ono that gives character to
-tie ticket. .,fJr, Y-.turs
What purported ohits face to be "cit-
izens" or opposition movement, turned
out 10 be q mere tender to the regular
Tammany ticket. Now, whether the
montrosity begotten by this convention,
advertised in our columns rs q "Citizens'
Convention ticket" Is the result Of mere
-blundering or Of deliberate design, Is
question Of some moment The charita'
bio conclusion is that those who inaugu.
rated the movement did not intend any
such fusion with the JEFFERs Democracy
as appears in the ticket, but were out.
numbered and outgeneraled by them.
At any rate, whateyerlthe design was
and however tho result was brought
about, the ticket Is an abortion, and we
hope the Republicans and indepcnd.
ent Democrats who helped rp make
it will all come out and disavow all re,
sponsibility for t,and give a cordial sup.
port to tho real, and really excellent "clt.
izens' ticket. that stands at the head ol
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