The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-02-21


hackers and allow them to name the
candidate?
Not by any means. There is no
natural affinity between the Repub-
licans and Greenbackers, and so far
as | myself am concerned l would
rather see the Democrats succeed
than to vote for Greenbacker.
will certainly not endorse or vote with
such coalition, and / don't think
the Republican party will"
You know. however that such CO.
alton is in the wind?
Eyes, but no prominent Repub.
lican has favored it, The Mtelligen-
Ger would not support it, and in
fact there is no kind of consistency
in it,"
What have you seen in the course
of the Iateiiigeacer that induces you
to say it would not support it-has
it not rather encouraged the move
ment?
81 know that the editor, Mr.. Camp
bell, is opposed to it, and that he
could not be induced to favor such a
bargain. The Republicans will I'M
doubtedly make an independent nom
nation"
You could not be induced to take
Moffett for just single campaign, and
the hope of sharing in a little tri
umph over the Democracy?
81 am quite confident there will be
three tickets in the field"
But what can the Republicans
hope from the campaign under such
circumstances?
"Oh, as to that, I regard the State
rs hopelessly Democratic, and it
don't matter 80 we preserve our or
ganization.
We believe that the sentiments ex-
pressed in the above two interviews
accurately represented the aims and
attitude of the Greenback and Re
publican parties in this State at that
time. Mr.. Walker acquiesced in the
correctness of the published state
ments of his interview and virtually
endorse them. by allowing them to
go uncontradieted while being pub
lishea in nearly every paper through
out the State. So also with the sen
timents expressed by Mr.. Strgiss.
They were copied into the Intelligent
Ger, the Richie Gazette, the State
journal and other leading Republi-
can papers Of the State, and warmly
seconded by editorial arguments and
endorsements.
In short, the situation developed
by the publication of the above inter
views and the comments of the press,
was exactly this: The Grcenback
party, led by Mr.. Walker, had plan
ned and devised and based all its
hopes upon, scheme which counted
upon the assistance Of the Repub-
lican party as an ally in this State
in the campaign of 1880; while the
Republican party, as soon as the
scheme was made public, rose up in
indignation all over the State and
solemnly declared they would have
none of it,
Now look on that picture and then
on this: Following out his plan as
made public last summer, Mr.. Walk
er went quietly TO Washington few
days ago, and took rooms at the
National, where, (strangely but OPP
portunely) were gathered the said
George c Sturgiss, of Morgantown,
and John w. Mason, of grafton, w.
II. II. Flick, Of Berkeley, Jones, of
Preston county, Moore, of Harrison,
and other prominent Republicans of
the State
They met, and as showing the re-
suit of this accidental gathering the
dispatches from Washington report:
The conferences between these
gentlemen and Walker were long and
close. The leading spirits were Ma
son, Sturgiss, Flick, Thompson and
Walker.
An understanding was difficult at
first, on account of the excessive
character of Walkers demands; but
Blaine and Don Cameron were con
suited, and finally the whole thing
was concocted, as follows:
The Republicans are to run a State
ticket, of which Sturgiss will proba-
bly, be the head Walker is to run
for Congress in the Third District,
the Republicans making, as before,
no nomination; and the Greenback-
ers are to make a general scramble
foI local combinations of any kind
or character that can be made. The
Electoral ticket is to be selected with
a view to give the State to the Repub-
licans, in consideration for all which
the Republican Head Center here is
to supply Walker with the wherewith-
al to proceed at once to the organiza-
ton of the Third District, and such
other parts Of the State as may be
regarded as available.
The Republicans lack confidence