The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-09-04
.rAinMoNr NOnnAL SCHOOL.
The Election OF the Principal Alleged
to be Fraudulent.

The Election OF the Principal Alleged
to be Fraudulent.
TO The Editor Of he lntt!li0eaeer.
SlE-Yesterday's issue OF the Inder con-
tains this statement:
"Will the esteemed 1NTELLIGENCERp please
note the fact that our complaints against the
Board OF Regents in the matter Of appoint.
ing Principal OF the Normal School at this
place have peen quite satisfactorily an
swered in the appointment OF Mr.. Sipe to
that position, and that the school will open
on the 9th prox., fully prepared to receive
a large number OF students, and that 1t Of
iers them every advantage which school
of this kind can PRESENT."
Here We have the Inder, which has been
trying to work itself mad over the delay in
the appointment OF Principal for our Nor
NAL School, turning around and assuring
US OF It's complete satisfaction with the ap.
pointment OF Sipe-a Democrat.
The Inder was not In the secret and
didn't see it, or It would not have COM
planned 80 bitterly in It's issue Of last week.
Why was not Prof. U. S. Fleming, who
has go faithfully discharged the duties OF
Principal for the past year continued in
that position, instead Of beingplaced under
an Ignorant and inexperienced interlOper?
Was it because he was Republican and
Sipe Democrat? Did not Prof. Fleming,
who has been connected with the school
for several years aad who Is familiar with
its workings in the past, discharge his
duties faithfully and well? Then why the
change? Is It simply because, as some
have said here, that some Of the leading
Democrats OF the town waited TO afford a
relative by marriage means OF
making his living. This indeed shows
the standing OF the Democratic party in
respect TO education, when at the dictates
of a few selI.constituted political nabobs
NJ The Democracy the principalship Of the
leading Normal School In the State Is hand.
ed over to one OF their "poor relations"
wbose only recommendation was that he
couldn't make decent living at anything
else. The new Principal was once pastor
ri the Methodist Protestant church here
and with what success he discharged the
dntieg OF his pastorate Is familiar to most
nj onr citizens. Is 1t very strange, then,
that avery thing was kept so still until
within a few days OF the opening Of the
schooIs-eo secretly that even the Inder
could not Qlu Out thV hebASA " t1'S
Of Regents and could not conceal It's
vexation at the delay. But does 1t expect
HAT this dodge will so by unnotc'
ed. This matter should be investigated,
Il should be extended to the other
schools OF the State, and not stop short
Win he University. The election OF Sipe
was entirely unexpected here, even among
the Democrats. The trap was sprung up
on them so quickly that even they were
taken by surprise. A large part OF them
ara dissatisfied with the appointment. It
ia the opinion OF almost every one that 1t
viii iniure the usefulness Of the institu'
t;on. Il mas been rumored here that the
eleetion was secured by fraud and Unfair
means, that the vote was taken by teIe'
orspb, and not in regular meeting Of the
Roard "a prescribed law,-and that thus
tbe claims Of none OF the candidates were
iairly examined and decided upon. Should
these matters be shown to be true You
need need not be surprised to hear Of q Demo.
cratic family quarrel. Several prominent
Democrats have for some time been await;
inc an opportunity to take the scalp Of
the State Superintendent OF Free Schools,
Now seems 10 be their opportunity, and