The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-09-05
THE UNIVERSITY APPOINT
MGNTb.
A GrOWI at the New Board OF Re-
cen,s BY an EIRsPeTuicd Demo.
MoHoAhTJwN VIVA,
Anrnai IN 1921 |

NUHNAhfJHNi VIVA
August 30, 1873 (
q, tue EIl orr OF the EbtsihkcneoT;
The Board Of Regents Of West Virgin
- University convened for the third time
their RppOininlgnt, in our town on
9Th Inst. 1his jOlrd Of Regents
was appointed or chosen by the Board Of
tho School Fund" tho said last named
hoard having been created by the last
Legislature, ia part al least, TO prevent
spch appointments heipq made by Gov,
y The Board OF the School Fund
ypHsists Of the Governor, State SupuTin-
tcndcnr Of Free Schools, Auditor, aud
Treasurer, and are all Of the same politl-
chi views except the Governor. The
Board Of Regents appointed are with ono
exception Democrats ItwRs conscquent-
" expected by persons OF all political
rrcria, that tho appolntecs Of this Board.
ol I,cyculs would, at leRat majority Of
them. bU Democrats. Some ogCu assert
u,l dat Il clcRr sweep would be made,
turning out all Republicans connected
with the institution and appointing none
bat persons Of their own poIlucel persu''
,inn Democrats, OF course, did not be.
ueyc this. but asserted that u such should
ur tho case the Board Wonid he simply
rropnt,Dp tho lesson which had been
taught them in the appointment OF their
prrdcccssoTB. All, however, IN. THIS par
ocular were disappointed by .the action
the Board. The Democrats OF this
uriphburhood believing that there were
s,p,r Of their number well qualified to
an The offices to he filed, and that their
.,npoiDlmcnl would not occasion any in
Inry to the University, recommended or
4u. .,rslcd, tho appointment OF certain
rr,,onq. ii the Board In itswisdom should
wee iii to appoint them. The persons
whose election was 30 suggested, were, OF
course. most Of them Democrats, and men
WIN had labOred for the success OF the
Democratic party, but were believed to
l,r well qualified to fill these offices it
,nny be well to state here that il happened
that one of the gentlemen who was ap-
pointed Regent, has for some time since
held the very responsible position OF Pub
Tic Printer OF this State, and that this same
gentleman has been Borely GrieVcd by the
ioul and malicious calumnies and accu-
cations of Governor Jacob and his friends
nnd con!gdCratCs, and has been especially
mal-treatcd by one Mr.. G. G. SturgCss, the
gentleman who last represented this coun'
" in the Legislature, and who headed the
prosecution Of the Public Printer for his
alleged stealing OF the public funds AS
,uc alder and abCttor OF Governor Jacob,
this gentleman was unrGlenting and III !!
mrrclUl toward tie Public Printer anG
his irICnds Taking these thiDg9 into con.
all hn tpti
which tho Public Printer Is believed to
have exCrted In the appointment OF these
Regents, 1t is indeed surprising that at
their lirst meeting they should unani'
mously elect Mr.. a, W. LOrcnt2, u
particular friend OF Governor Jacob, and
IA active and bitter Jacob man, as
Treasurer OF the University over gentle
mau OF aC kuOwlcdged ability aud integrity
who had been CarHCstly recommended for
That position by tho Democrats Of this
county, and that George G S,urgSs, the
uucompromising U prosecutor Of the
Public Printer, should be elected SCCre-
tarv Of the Board OF Regents in preference
to the person unanimously endorsed and
recommended for that place 10y the Demo
crats OF this county. For be II known
that both these gentlemen whose appoint.
ments were suggested have lahOred iuccs
sanity ami unliringly for the Camden De
mucmcy, and have been compelled more
lu,n once 10 rtlutc or excuse MS best they
could the alleged frauds and corrupt ring,
with which the Public Printer and TIT
editor OF the Wheeling RtgiSCr were sale
TO he connected. The editor OF the Regis
Ter. Il seems, had hand In this little bust
mess lie wss seen, 1t Is said, in Morgan
tewn in consultation with Mr. Siurgiss III
evening before these appointments weru
mAie, having arivcd late that evening
Ills stay was brief, for lie LEFT carly tRt
next morning. II was never GSCcriRtuet
what important business he had at thl
place on that occasion unless Il ives 10 at
tend the anniversary OF the Young Men
Christian Association, which transpiredo OF
that evening, aud was the only pArto OF til
commencement exercises that he wit
messed. We have always tried with q
Cnr might 10 defend the Public PfintCl
and the editor of the Register, too, aglins
the cqlumnics heapcd upon their inuOcCn
heads by Governor Jacob and his cOnied
crates. more particularly on accour
q, The Democratic party, and W
very reluctantly came 10 the cor
rmsion that there was any obllquit
nj rurpnsc on the part OF the Publ
Printer or any OF the members OF III
BOARD OF Regents in this matter On
thing Is certain, the appointment Of NJ
y Shls,pr NJ Supeilntendent OF GrOuue