The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-10-09
HAYES AND THE AMERICAN AL.
LIANCE.

From the Philadelphia Times (Ind.)
A trading political organization called
the American Alliance, being the dregs
of deiunct now-Notbingism, held what
purported to be national council in this
city, on the 4th of July last. Its few
political stragglers met IN secret session,
and the only part OF their proceedings
made public was the formal nomination
of Hayes and Wheeler tor Pres
ident and Vice President. Governor
Hayes was in this city at the
time, but it would be unfair to
assume that he was brought thither to
confer with lot of small political specu-
lators, as be was attending the great
Centennial ceremonies of that day, but
it is not disputed, we believe, that an
official committee OF the Alliance subse-
quentlv visited him at Columbus, formal
ly notified him OF his nominate and
it's clear that he didn't kick them out of
doors. On the contrary, letter from
Mr.. Alfred f. Lee, his official private
secretary, gave what purported to be the
response of Governor Hayes, expressing
his deep qualification at the Alli-
ance nomination and assuring them OF
letters of credit to the committees Of
the party "for such aid and cooperation
as seems to be advisable" This letter
has been unearthed and published in
tac simIle in q number of newspapers.
Its authenticity Is no. denied, but Gen.
Wykoff, the chairman Of the Ohio Re-
publican State committee, yesterday tel
egraphed from Columbus to Mr.. A. S.
Basset, chairman of the Republican
committee in Newark, New Jersey, that
"Gov. HAYES had never authorized such
letter." This is a weak evasion of the
question, and will reflect no credit on
Governor Hayes. He and Gen. Wykof
are both in Columbus, are in daily con-
sultation, and, if the denial is to be be-
leved, it must come in different form
and from a different source. Do Cover
nor Hayes and General Wykoff assume
that the public will believe that the
Governors private secretary wrote an
authorized letter for his chief, acceptinga
Presidential nomln ation2 Had he done
so, and Governor Hayes meant to repu-
diate it, he would have done it in the
WOsI puoiiS nno 'PoSibiNo L"hhSI NN
with Just Indignation. Until Governor
Hayes himself clears up both the letter
of Lee and the awkwardly suspicious
dispatch of General Wykof, every in
telligent citizen must accept the conclu-
sion that he did formally accept the
Know. N Nothing candidacy, and dishonors
himself by remaining silent while his
managersr esort TO talsehood to relieve
him from his own follow. If Mr.. Lee
was not his secretary at the time, it would
be easy to so answer. II he was, and
wrote letter of such grave moment in
the name of his chief without
authority, the case sails for
something more than the cautious denial
OF an outside party, and he the manager
of the Hayes campaign in Ohio. 1t
seems clear, after careful examination
of all the facts, that Governor Hayes
welcomed the nomination of the Ameri-
can Alliance, and he should now stand
bv his own deliberate act. He can afford
to be beaten for President, but he can't
we'll afford to be driven to the wall by
his private secretary and the chairman of
his state committee on question of man
Illness and truth.