Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-10-08
ROScOE's REVENGE.

A Rich Chapter OF Inside History-over.
throw of Sherman by Conklins and
Cameron-The Pluuder Taken Under
Mortsage, and the Title Secure-Terms
and Payments in tue Sale OF the Sher-
m IN Crowds in Ohio-Affairs Heresfters
to be Managed Solely BY the Conklipg
and Cameron Triumvirate.
CoLvMBus, o.. October Don Came
ron, Roscoe Conkling and his man Ar.
thur have a mortgage on Garfield and
the Republican party for Ill that il Is
worth. They are working every wire
to make their ti;le more secure day by
day, and are making II count every lick,
too.
The history OF the capture OF the par.
ty by the Conkling Cameron crowd is
one OF the most interesting OF this eI.
citing campsign. Up 10 the time Gen
Grant and senator Conkiing came 10
Ohio, held their meetingat Warren. and
aiterward visited Garfield at Mentor,
Chairman Nash and the Republican
State Executive Committee Weie very
short o! funds. Their poverty WAS their
constant complaint. There MAS hut IL.
tie money in their treasury and less
activity and not much prospect Tor mrrr.
Matters changed after the Mentor con.
ference. COnklinc having secured the
signature Ot Garfield io the mortgage
passing over the party ana all rs assets
TO himself. Don Cameron, the New York
custom house ring and their assigns.
and having taken out letters ot aImiGls-
tration on the political effects OF tie late
John Sherman, hc then made his first
payment OF $1,000 in the shape ot the
draft, which WAS presented Ia the nrsh-
ler bank IN tlIIs city by sidney =. War.
ner, State Treasurer. and placed to the
credit Of the Safe Executive Committee.
This was the first installmsnt agree {.
upon, and its distribution formed the
foundation Tor What Don Cameron
brought into the state on Mon.
day evening in person. The cxpendi.
ture OF it was lett IN 4 measure with tEo
State organlzilipn, as the work Ia bu
done with ii, payment oi speakers aDd
of routine expenses, wUuli have tb b."
borne ANYHOW. The second step IN the
agreement was the collection oi money
in the East by Don Cameron. winch he
reported on Monday evening This waS
a much larger sum than the first pay
ment Of $1,000 through the Drshlrr
Bank. Before Don Cameron knocked
in the head Oi 4 single barrel nn the SEC
end instal.mcit. Cunhluy. IN his trip
through the state, and his crowd ~
sured themselves that their crntr,bu-
tions would not hr expended for the
benefit of the Sherman gang instead OF
for themselves.
Conking and Cameron made every
point they set out Ia make. In their
nour oi need they drove a close bat
gain with the Sherman men, II bargain
that can be- called which cleans ont
Sherman and his camp followers, hag
and baggage. Roscoe C0nklin, lead TIA"
ground work and Don Cameron Ii ear
rving out the details. They have ~
firmly laid the i"un iItipu lpr the con.
troll OF the Republican party ia Onip as
they have in Pennsylvania and Ne"
York, barring alone their dls,anc" from
the State. Their reward j. sUhicrt only
to the contingency II 'hrir defeat IN the
National election. Their vnik - for
their own benefit. AMI u,t for sherman
and the Ohio l. pubirLns, whom Gonk-
ling and Cameron haze and dr,pisc ~
they do the dcyi, AMI his .rgions.
Before the money cam" IN tom the
East the Republican campaign was a
Iugubrious affair, ami Nash and Don
aldson went around Ike people at a
funeral! There is more activity "ow.
the funeral part 0f the programme Is
still kept mp by Sh"rman's imm"d'at"
followers and the Federal Office" holders,
who still fail to sce ANYTHING cheering IN
tho prospect.