The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-09-17
WAR OF THE FACTIONS.
SIGNS OF INSANITY IN MLEAN.
Dsasra,e Tactics no is Eaployips to Crush those
Opposed to him and TO pull his Slate Ticket
ThrOush-gookuAlts,'s Bar'I to be Oasnsd
TO Secure a Dpmocrssis Legislature.

CINCINNATI, O., September 15.-The
Commercial Gazette has the following:
"Johnny Mclean is wild, beyond a doubt,
hd'from the way he is prancipg around
before tho public l would imagine he is
stark mad, did not know 10 the contrary"
is the way Pearl street merchan. express
ed himself on Change yesterday, when he
was asked what he thought Of the situa-
ton. AS to the correctness OF the opinion
every one must judge for himself, but
the same gentleman's remark that "the
Ners Journal said the Commercial Ga.ettl
was about to pursue 80 that the sanity OF
w6ald.be Boss Mclean might be inquired
into by the Probate Court" is be n; !: osed
upon as the proper course. The NeIcs
Journal gave but part Of the rumors con
cerning the probable action OF Nc
Lean yesterday, iailing to in
from its readers that the aspiring but ego.
iistical young msn contemplated applying
to the County Court for the appointment
OF receiver for that paper. That the
Negs Journal fully expected Mclean to
adopt the tactics attributed TO him Is evi-
denced by the fact that one OF its repre-
senlNtives was on watch to file petition
ior damages against Mclean for maintain.
ing public nuisance in publishing the
Enquirer, as soon as the application for a
receiver was made. The expressed 'opin-
ions as TO McLean's sanity are numerous,
and the extent oi his aspirations, politi.
Cally and journalistically, in the minds OF
many good men, warrant them in beliey-
ing us they do.
THE SITUATION AT PRESENT.
The political situation remains unchang.
ed, and from the views expressed by those
who ara in a position to know, the three
tickets now in The field will be with the
people Of Hamilton county until the 9th OF
October next, Mclean is scared, and that
badly, as he knows it will require almost
supethunan Efforts to pull his ticket
through. A candidate on the "Relorm"
ticket said:
MCLEAN is conceited enough to imagine
he can elect his Ticket, and Is therefore pre-.
pairing to do it illegally il possible. The
only thing fear IL that many sympathetic
hbpuullClu5 VIII Nutc 4uE Jul tIChet, auu Al
that way, elect the Highland HOUSE ticket
We organized to beat Mclean and his
methods, aud there is no secret about it.
Ha is right when ha asserts it, and is
sq1ealing enough and playing the baby act
lest the Object be accomplished. ], for one,
don't want Republican votes, and will say
SO in card, some time in the future, If ne
ceasary. am a Democrat, and will work
and pray for Democratic victory, II there
be placed in the fisld legitimate Demo-
cratic licked. l don't expect 10 be elected
in fact, don't want the office for which
was nominated, but consented to ruu
onlyto demonstrate to Mel. ,an and his
aGbe thnt Democratic principles can not
be suhger:ed TO tito venting q personal
spite and venom. In the words OF the
Pcauy Pol, we maiatain our position as
firm supporters Of the State Democratic
ticket, and just as firmly are determined to
oppose McL3an'G oOtru3iveue5s. Nothing
less than The withdrawal OF both tickets
and the nomination Of q regular Democratic
ticket will Ratisfy us."