The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-04-07

AANtACs
WEsToN, West Va, April 4, 1881.
EdltOn IntelllgOucsV.
As stated in your columns few day
since great deal OF interest has been Eel
In the meeting OF the Board Of Direction
Of the Insane Asylum, which took plAcl
here on Friday and Saturday OF last week
The Republicans OF Weston felt q vsrI
deep interest in the result oil the meeting
for the reason that the Assistant superin
tendsnt, DR.. Kunst, the engineer and hil
assistants, the Waterman and number o
other employees, who are Republicans, ex
peCted to be removed 10 make room for
host oil the "inlelligent majority" whit
have been waiting for their reward al
promised by the Governor In the policy
laid down Ia his inaugural,
The Board OF Directors met on Friday
and Saturday and left here on the early
train this morning, The better class Of
our people, regardless Of party utilization,
feel supremely disgusted and perfectly
outraged by their selfish action, II q
due, however, 10 Col. GranthRm, Dr.
Campbell and Capt, Lobban to say thai
they did oil 10 their power TO avert and
resist the action Of the other members Of
the board.
Your correspondent is oil the opinion
that the first confederation Of the board
should be, what 10 best for the interest oil
the poor unfortunate inmates OF the
asylum, and next what Ia for the best In
terest OF the tax payers oil the State.
No such thoughts, however, seem 10
have entered into the minds OF the sin.
telligent msjority" Of the present board,
Rumors have been RtlOat here since the
inauguration Of Governor jackson that
the ineumbsnts Drs, Camden and Kunst,
superintendent and assistant, respectively,
would be sacrificed 10 make place for the
Governors relation, DR.. Bland, and to
assuage the feelings Of the Governors
principal adviser, Geo. Il. TiDgle, whose
pride and aspirations had been stlflgd BY
the nomination OF Col. Ben Wilson to
Congress. Mr.. Tingle, undertood, claims
that Senator Camden, brother OF Dr..
Camden and DR.. Kunsts wlfR,
had used bis influence sgaInst him
In the contest for the Congressional
nomination, and declared that DR.. Camden
should be FaGrlhCed upon the altar oil Q
brothers. political ambition, and 10 this
end Gov. Jackson readily appointed q
Board, q majprtty OF whom were appointed
at the suggestion Of Tingle and Bland
and It Is known that some Of them at least
promised to carry ont his (Tingle's) and
the Governors plans. II has been fully
and reliably proven by the exhibition oil
letters that one member pledged himself
to do the bidding OF Tingle II he would
have him appointed, and at the same time
had promised to stand by aud never desert
hiR old friends, but he was too cowardly 10
put In an appearance Rt the meeting.
That me jority Of tho members had prom.
ised 10 support the election Of Or. Bland
for superintendent can hardly be contro-
yerted, for as soon as the Board was ap.
pointed Dr.. Bland confidently proclaimed
and asserted that be was al cure
OF the appointment as II he were
already elected, and that he was well
informed and knew his men. was clearly
proven by their subsequent proceedings.
Without one charge against them, ORA.
Camden and K1nPt, who have served the
State and the unfortunate inmates In their
respective Offices, ten and thirteen years,
were replaced by men who have had no
experience In the treatment and manage.
meut OF the insane. u 10 an open secret
that TinRIe, on his arrival here, proposed
TO Dr.. Camden that II he would resign his
place, the Board would pass compliment:
tary resolutions upon his management OF
The institution, which proposition Dr.
Camden Indignantly declined 10 agree 10.
Tinple remarked that he had some debts
10 pay, and II was the hardest deed Of bis
lie 10 vote to Dust men whom he liked
personally and knew to be capable 10
every respect, but II must be done,
and he accomplished II by the election Of
Drs. Bland and Hullihen.
Ex.Judge Brannop, the pure minded
and upright aspirant for Senatorial hon
ora. Il Ia also understood, boastingly claims
that he had hand In the job. II will be
remembered that Judge Brannon was de-
iealed bv ]. N, Camden for Senator, 80 he
Ia chsprined and spilsiul towards the Sen.
ator's relations. Besides, he claims that
DR., Camden was not as active as he might
have been as q vestryman In retaining the
Judges son.in.law as Minister Of the Epis.
copsl Church Of Weston, and for this act
he Judge has always promised day Of
rettibutiou, and went oil the way 70 Pres.
ton county TO see Col. Merlin, o director,
and slso a relation Of Dr.. Bland, and fixed
him no for the dirty work for which said
Martin seems 10 be we'll fitted In every
particular.
Mr.. Tingle told Dr.. Kunst, In response
IN the INQUIRY as 10 the cause OF his re-
moval, that II was because be was Repub..
lican, and that had he been q Democrat
he would not have been disturbed, OF the
same time calling bis attention 10 the faot
that Gov. Jackson had not appointed Q
single Republican on any OF the Boards oil
The State (which, presume, means that
M Republican was 10 be retained In any
State position). Martin, who halls from
the Republican county Of Preston, in.
deTstand, when informed Of this, said Mr..
Tin tle ought not to have told that. While
Il IA we'll Understood that Dr.. KunSt is
Rapublican, Il Ia also known by every one
thst Ia acquainted with him that be is de-
voted 10 his profession and does not en-.
gage actively IN politics, and hes not made
himself conspicuous. or obnoxious 10 any
one Un the subject Of politics.
The home directors all had axes Ia
grind, One had nephew for assistant
pbysician, another wanted the cletk'l
plsce Tor himself, and the other wanted
hts cousin 10 occupy the assistant Ward
ems place, 10 the affair resulted 10.
regular trade of and the promotion oil
mutual admiration Board on the "yot
tickle me, and I'll ticle you" plan. On tht
vote for clerk aud second assistant physi
clan came the deadlock, which resulted II
the disappointment Of two 81 the hemI
directors, and The reelection OIL the pres
ent assistant phyAlCian, Dr.. Lewis. Thu
clerk is 10 be retained until The ext meet
ing Of the Board. II is understood how
ever, to-day, that there is q reconciliation
| In the camp and that the present clerk 4
10 be removed At the next meeting ant
there is TO be a place made lot another as
sIStant physician 10 Assuage the disap
pointed uncle. "oh, consistency, thou at
Jewell"