The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-08-23
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CINCINNATI, August 22.-The official an
nouncement yesterday morning that the
Nsps Journal had swallosed the dose pre-.
scribid by Mclean & Co., created no little
surprise, and was freely commented upon
on all sides, While the bitter pill was
gulped down, 1t was accomplished only
after several attempts, and the WY grimsce,
accompanying the act indicate clearly that
the matter was forced. 800,
AlundHy evening mere was meeting OF
tho Directors Of the NetrS Journal, at which
but five members OF the Board besides
Governor Underwood were present. It Is
said that the meeting was by no means as
peaceful and harmonious as II might have
been; at least one OF the gentlemen present
advocated that the ticket be bolted and an
independent stand taken by the paper.
His attention was called to the fact that
such course would injure Judge Hoadly's
chances in the race for Governor, &Heh he
became very incensed and even proiane,
saying: "0h! d-n Hoadly." After over
an hours wraDgling q resolution, directing
the management to pursue the course
commenced yesterday, was passed.
THE STAND TAKEN.
The stand taken does not promise 10
meet with much favor, on account OF the
partial, II not entire surrender to the En-
quirer and It's methods. A stockholder of
The paper was met by reporter on Fourth
street yesterday afternoon, and his greet
ing was, "Do you want to buy any Nelrs
Journal stock 2" The reply being in the
negative, with an expression OF thanksfor
the offer, the gentleman unburdened him
sell OF what any one could see was har-
rowing his very soul.
"What do you think Of such conduct p
he said. "Don't 1t look to you like the
most abject surrender you ever heard Of?
Why, it's the d-dst thing l ever saw. This
paper was started as simen.pure Demo.
cratic sheet by men who had become tired
of the ways and methods OF that d-d En-
quirer. They held off from fighting Mclean
and his paper until everybody wearied,
and, after few days Of opposition, surren-
der Internationally to the enemy, not
only OF Democracy, but OF the general pub
lie, and this, too, when an opportunity for
striking, such as will not appear in years,
presented itself. tell you am sick. I'm
going to - Indicating with his finger
across his hand that he meant to scratch),
and that entensively."S
The views Of this gentleman were found
to be entertained by hundreds though
they were unwilling to be so quoted, pre-
ferring to remain quiet until election, and
then speak in unmistakable terms.
OPPOSED TO MCLEAN.
One gentleman Of more than ordinary
standing, socially and politically, said:
81 have nothing to say. II fIopenly OPP
pose McLean's ticket l will Of course have
the enmity and ill.will OF the Almighty
Johnny and his gang. Now that the Naes-
Journal has gone over to him we have no
organ, and l don't care to have them down a
on me. won't attempt 10 fight them sim
gle.handed, and no one will take the lead.
II the Ners Journal had taken stand
against the ticket owned by Mclean, it
would have had host OF followers who
would have been proud to enlist under its
banners. The only thingw we can do now is
to walk up to the polls on election day
with ticket in the vest pocket, and cast It
against the u-n ticketn