Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-05-13
INDEPENDENT KICKERS.
Following Senator MitchelIs Lead
DOn's Ticket TO be slaughtered
WOIfe's Position.

PHILADELPHIA, May l2.-FranCiSR X. Reeves,
chairman of the Executive Committee OF
the Committee of One Hundred and a MEM
Der of the Independent Committe of Five
in the late peace conference with the Stall
warts, said that the action OF the Harris
burg Convention left but one course open
to the Independents and that was war
against bossism OF any kind in any place.
An independent ticket must be put in the
field and the candidates must Ne Republi-
cans who will represent the spirit OF the
movement. Mr.. Reeves thought that a
wrong impression regarding Mr.. Wolfe's
position had got abroad. ''lt must bepatent
to the intelligent observer of recent politi-
cal events" he said, "that there has been a
systematic and desperate attempt on the
part Of the regular managers assisted by
their hired organs, to bring the independ-
ent voter into contempt by an insidi'
Gus attack upon the man who
in some respects has been &C
counted their exponent and leader. BY
dragging Mr.. Wolfe into the slumS of cal
umny. branding him as one who, though
chief among the Reformers, cries retorm
fofthe sake of office, and then with Simon
pure reform planks in their regular plat
form and vigorously asserting that their
very regular nominees are the only gen.
uine reformers, they hope to distract the
great body of Independents and shatter
their ranks. Who but Mr.. Wolfe himself
can be competent to expose what is in Mr..
Wolfe's mind OH this subject, and who has
heard him utter a word on the subject OF
Mr.. Wolfe's nomination on the ticket?
Knowing that the alleged 'dicker for
place on the ticket was,beneath Mr.WOlfe's
contempt and that these malicious reports
to the contrary were liable to injure the
cause of reform, last evening telegraphed
Mr.. Wolfe to his home in Lewisburg sug-
gesting public refutatiOn. His reply was;
i have no idea will be nominated for
any place by to.morrow's convention.
Have deemed any expression i'll advance
gratuitous.'
!. ID. Mckee, chairman of the Independ-
| ent State committee, said last evening,
| when the result of the convention was re.
| ceiyed from Harrisburg that the lndepend-
ents would, without doubt, put ticket in
the field and that all the candidates would
be Republicans. IL stand upon the same
platform upon which | have always stood, "
| said he. There has been no change and
there will be no deviation from the original
principles laid down by the Independents.
We could not support candidates who had
| been slated, and in any event We could not
support Beaver for Governor. We claim
that Beaver is not only Objectionable on
account of his relations to Cameron and the
machine, but on account OF his record at
the Chicago Convention"
wOIfs's Say.
LEwISBURG, Pa, May l2.-In an interview,
Hon. Chas s. Wolfe, after reviewing the
situation and complaining that for all the
labor and toll he had undergone he had
| received nothing but abuse, he said: "But
| can stand it, even if / do not have one
friend to raise his voice beside that of
Senator. Mitchell, who has had the courage
to be Just have worked here at my desk
until midnight that | might earn money To
pay the expense of the privilege of serving
| the people. | have received enough of
kicks and abuse, and plenty of gratuitious
! advice, but not q man has sent me the first
| five dollar bill in payment ofmy services. But
am an Independent Republican, and will
be at the convention on the 9th"
Then you do not regard the action of
the convention yesterday as carrying out
the spirit of the Peace Conference"
"On the contrary, it was piece of inso-
| lence and insult to the Independent ele.
ment of the State. The ticket adopted,
with the single exception of Marshall, was
that mapped out by the bosses months be-
| fore that conference
To question as to whether he would
| support the full Independent ticket, Mr..
Wolfe replied II shall keep my own coun-
sci for the present. and be guided by cir
cumstances. 1t will depend or circum-
stances whether my voice shall be heard in
the next campaign. Serving the people
| honestly is thankless job, and he whs
does it in the future shall have more sym.
pathy and consideration from me than |
| have lately received from my friends. But
| will not support Beaver and that ticket.
You can say that. and guess the announce
| ment will set at rest the rumor that | am
10 be made Attorney General by Cameron.