Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-16
"a CHANCE ACQUAlNT-
ANCE."
How. u Washington Business
Man Gave President Hayes Po-
litical "POints."

sst"s " NsV'htHksVh AsuofutnH
hinn Gave President Hayes Po-
liticai "Polnts."
WAsAISuToN, Feb. Glue al our most
popular aud cnlerprlslng business lnrn
MAS IN New Jersey several weeks ago
and got inlO u train 10 como home. The
parlo cnT was crowded; but the porter
sail
Take your seat anywhere, sir, lot u
few minutes. Supo Of these passengers
goi out son, aud then ! viii give you
seat,
Ny iflcnd entered the cM aud without
cerUmOny seated himself beAidc y
stranger, Who MAS reading Nov lork
nurnipg paper, My friend is little
sensitive about the story ap about to
tell aud will not give his nanc, but
ior the purpose ul Identification ! viii
call him Pricrs. lie isa very suciablc
man, n sialNHrt Republican aud petty
we'll up on politics.
Tho stranger laid down his paper
pretty spOn. aud engaged In conyrrna'
ton with Peters ou tho topics Ol the
day business, speculation aud other
nalteIs were discussed, aud vcIy nalu-
rally the conversation ran into politics,
ui which subject iho stranger did not
aeon 10 want 10 talk. Peters asked him
how lar hc MAS going, aud the stranger
replied that lao Vas Oh hlsway 10 Wash
ingtOn.
"Iiyo there 2" asked Peters.
"Only temporarily, was the strangers
reply, aud he proceeded ~ explain that
lac was IN Office.
What part Of the country ARE you
FRONT
Ohio"
Lots OF Ohio uen around Washing
ton since Hayes camcf' TcmaIkcd Fc-
ters, With umllo.
"Nes," frplicd the stranger, I've Ohio
people think We can supply the brains
and muscle iuT the whole country,
"ModcSl folks, you Ohio men,, said
pclcis again got the President, General
Of tho Army, Cihci Justice, Secretary ul
Treasury and about hall the ollicrB, md
nov you want To- nominate another ONO
man iur President Do YOU think John
sherman stands any chance ol being
numinul,dt'
81 really don't like tn express an
opinion ON that Hubicct, replied the
stmugcr promptly, Secretary Shcr,
man I. "A friend uf mine aud would Ike
very much Ia scc hnu rrrsid,nt, but !
cannot cHlimulc bis strength,
"Thcy Say Hayes is giving him blg
liii suggcslcd fctom.
No reply.
81 understand that Civil Service or
der about uiliCrhuldcrS iDulihg with po'
ltiral conventions hns been Temporarily
Withdrawn, 50 that John Sherman can
grl the southern delegates 10 Chicago,
suid Peters.
"a great many things have bccu sand
los Secretary Shcrmuu's opponents That
are neither true nor reasonable, an
swrfrd the stranger, somewhat sharply.
"Wcll, like 60 sec Hayes stand by
hia friends" remarked Peters. "bnt u
lhat CiYil Service uulvr ever WAS intend.
rd tu be- enforced II ought io br enforced
nov. whilc tho fight lot thc nomination
Ia being made, But It Mas never meant
10 be- enforced. Hayes ISSUED It 10 salts,
Is some ul the mandy PANTY, gilt edged
politicians, who are always lur reform
when they are Out IL office, II never
made any difference with tho political
machinery ii this country aud II WAS
never intended to-
"Thr prvb,dcnt NaB alucvrc ~ issuing
that orirr, said the stranger 'and
know that he dcrlI,s. IT, enforcement
81 hope lac ISN'T ly,ng awake nights
lrrtting about II, remarked Fctcrh.
The stranger changed the topic ui con.
ycrraliun, aud pretty soon ictcrs asked
Al ho wouldn't smoke Tho prullcIod cl-
gar was declined, aud Peters went To-
thr sntnking room alone. There lac met
an acquaintance Who asked
what gentleman WA TINT you were
talking WITH .,,
"pnnno," responded Peters, 81 be-
lIryr lac Ia an Ohio Congressman. |
diln usk hls name, but lac said lac MAS
ln office.
"Whni were you taking about"
"pulilics, mostly. he sccms To- bc nn
Administration man, says lac wants
John sherman nominated, aud seemed
LITTLE tnuchy when ! said that llaycs'a
Civil Service reform business was
humhug. lie said he knew that Hayes
war sincere, und all that
Don't YOU know who he is2'
No. never saw him before"
"Ncycr saw the President OF the Uni
ted states"
Holy Mu,csl N that Hayes
Yes
lyon don't tell nae. ! thought !
knew the mun, but II didn't occur 10
me that hr was Hayes
what did you Say "a hlmj
Nothing but what III back np, aud
nothing bat what ~ true, hut may u"
would not have oNpIcr'cl NY views so
clearly Il had known VII" wa talk,
ing viii. Look here porter can You
eel mo a scat IN the other ear