Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-02-25
A New Party to "FiII a Long-fslt
WANT Political PrOunostica-
tions---A Brace of Tickets.


biuon legislative control, or tax and license.
The Democrats are undivided in their sup
port of clean.cut license proposition and
vote together on every question which
comes up. If the Republicans were united
they could pass any proposition having
two-thirds majority. They, held confer
enCe Tuesday evening and decided upon
tax or license and prohibition,
but when the matter came
up in the House "Wednesday lot OF them
"balked" and went back on the caucus.
They wanted Legislative control because
they knew prohibition, If 1t went before
the people, would receive an elegant black
eve. The extremists, however, insisted on
prohibition and the wind that was wasted
was something wonderful to behold. Prob
ably fifty amendments were voted down
and a postponement was finally ELECTED
until next Tuesday afternoon at $50
O'Clock, when the question will again
come up The Democrats think'the liquor
traffic should be regulated and controlled,
ami they believe good, judicious license.
system is the purest and sureSt way OF
controlling it in a constitutional and
lawful manner. The Republicans
from the populous districts vote
with the Democrats and the
remaining few OF the grand old party are
all split up II three propositions are sub
mitted all will be defeated. II simply
license and prohibition go before the people
the Republicans know that license will be
selected, and the smarter OF them either
want to have all of them submitted and see
them defeated or to work in legislative con-
troll to give prohibition the GO by.
Mr. wagener,
who has given the matter a great deal OF
careful study, states that he is satisfied that
the people want to vote on a straight for
ward license proposition, and thinks il but
two propositions are submitted license will
carry Overwhelmingly. He thinks the
minority of the present legislature is the
best organized apd most harmonious that
he ever knew. They submitted moth
ing themselves but when the opposition
sends in a good thing they help
to pass it, as they will license.
The Colored Statesman,
Mr.. Green, OF Cuyahoga county, arose to
question Of privilege Thursday and treated
all TO q bit OF red hot oratory that was quite
amusing and refreshing. The State Jour
nal, referring to his speeches on the tenn
perance question, said that he made an
equally good Democratic and Republican
speech every two hours. This allusion is
what Tiled Brother Green. lie stated that
Columbus had the meanest, nastiest set OF
newspapers in the State; that there was
not decent paper in the lot, and their
poor, ill.fed hirelings, not able to buy
| respectable suit of clothes, were allowed to
misrepresent gentlemen on the floor OF the
House. Mr. Green was right in one re.
gard. Columbus papers are no: what they
should be BY any means THE REGISTER Is
| as far ahead of any Columbus paper in en-
| terprise, and the quantity and quality of
news presented as the New York Sun is
superior 10 village patent outside sheet.
Not Smok ed Out.
The blackmailer alluded to in THE REGIS.
TER of Sunday last has not been discovered.
l hnted in my letter OF that date that the
| investigation threatened to touch a tender
| point. and the Committee eyaded the ques-
| lion as much as possible. Many think
that he will yet be unearthed and that
| leader in the General Assembly will be eK-
posed Two libel suits are apt to result
| from the affair. Connolly, the suspected
reporter, in alluding to the charges, In the
| Cleveland Leader correspondence, said that
they were originated by Allen OMyers,
ard called him a scOundrel aud a liar.
Myers lawyer went up TO Cleveland and
| served papers on him for suit for $4,000
| for SANDER. The papers will be withdrawn
| if an opology is made, which the Lender
| folks promise as soon as Deacon Cowles re.
turns from New York. In case O'Myers sues
the Leader Connolly who has retained
John McSweeney as his attorney will
bring suit against The Eng uirer for the
same amount for stating that he was the
msn. May the best man win.
Another War.
Speaking of newspaper men reminds me
| that smother war between journalists is rag
| ing in this city between two military gen.
| tlemen. Four months ago Col. Taylor
| ,,nrl-aI fNr T,l Ellintk ba ranital IL
left that paper and started the Saturday
| Critic taking desk room in the office of
! rival paper. Soon q sensation appeared in
| the rival paper which Elliott claimed in
/ his paper, had been given to him in con6-
dence while Taylor worked for him. The
| latter went Oft on q glorious drunk imag
! ined his professional honor was at stake,
! and challenged Elliott TO fight duel in
| Canada. After the thing blew over both
commenced OH one another in dead earn
| est. For three months Taylor, in the Crit.
| ic, has denounced Elliott as a Cincinnati
thief and blackmailer, and Elliott, in the
| Capital has charged Taylor with being q
/ forger and alluded to him as drunken for
| ger Bill TAYLOR. Last Sunday the Capital
said that Taylor was arrested and taken to
the station house by four policemen for
| drunkenness. This proved to be hoax,
and now Taylor has sued the news stands
where the Capital is sold for circulating
libelous matter. The Journal, in
reference to the matter, said that
Taylor would sue the news stands for circu-
lating libelous and slanderous literature,
| and cow Elliott will sue them for $4,000.
In explanation Elliott says that Taylor had
been lying aoout him for three months,
and he in turn sought to show him how to
tell an artistic lie-Inake a success OF il so
to speak. It's nice muddle.
Belmont Pilgrims.
| Ross J. Alexander, would be Congress
man, and his law partner, Mcdonald. were
here a couple of days the latter part OF this
week. What they wanted, or what they
| did, the Lord and themselves only know.
A change seems to have come over the
spirit OF the dreams OF the auburn haired
! ex-watch dog of the treasury. He fought
| shy of the Democrats and affiliated with
| the Republican brethren. Perhaps, though,
| il was business. He may have been retain
| ed to give sound advice on temperance by
| some Of his old time Republican friends.
Anew Party.
There are vague and conflicting rumors
| that a new political party, the neuclus OF
| which is now forming here, will be sud
denly sprung this fall. It can only Or
iginste in certain contingency, however,
and that is unsatisfactory temperance
| legislation. Indeed. General Jones OF
Delaware, in q speech Thursday sintimates
that if the question was not properly dis
posed Of q new independent party was one
of the possibilities. Its main following
would be IN Northwestern Ohio. while
Love of Columbiana and St. Smith oil
| Laanday Bill fame in the West Virginia
| part of the State would rally to its sup
| port and the extremists and moralists among
the Democrats would be expected to eome
4 into the fold. When the new craft Is
launched you will hear from me.
| A Republican Ticket
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