Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-03-13

for the Republican party in this State. Il
IL the meanest and most thankless task I
know of. ] have been slandered, cursed
and kicked around until I am hearth y
sick Of the whole business of party
organization. II my friends will
forgive me for aecep ing the chairman
ship four years ago / wall never do 30
sgain. The party Is torn into factions and
there Is not the harmonious and concerted
action that there should be. Every time
make move in the interest Of the party
have horde Of clsquers and hovlers at
my heels. ] am sick and tired OF Ii and
will seStainly refuse to serve on the COM
nittee again" .
What about the charge made against you
by Ex-Governor Pierpont? returned.
The Boss seemed nervous and much agi-
tated as the old War Governors name was
mentioned. He said: Simply because /
busted myself in having Pierponts office
abolished and the electoralship given TO
General Duvall, the old man has declared
that he intends to break me down and
blast my character. He is q bitter and
vindictiye old fellow and goes about the
State hunting up falsehoOds with which to
slander me.
81 have held my place and Intend to do
30. They can investigate alf they de-
sire"
Although the Boss keeps bis party
Under whip and Spur
and cracks his whip msrcilessly over the
heads of his henchmsn, still he Is anxious
to know the status Of public opinion and
the feeling in his ranks concerning Gov.
Pierpoint's letter. On the way from
Wheeling to Grafton he met some Of his
lisutenants at every stopping point, and
the first question invariably was: What
do you all think of Perpoint's attack upon
mep Then he'would launch into TRADE
of abuse against the members OF his party
who were rebelling sgsinst his dictator
ship, declaring that he would show them II
he was not the Boss of the Republican
party. The U. s. Marshal is undoubtedly
much frighted concerning the proportions
of the opposition faction in his party and
his policy will be to paciiy If possible the
obstreperous ones or squelCh them entirely.
Iapprehend that be has a big job on his
shoulders, and that there will be blood
she'd before the fight is ended. Besides the
great desire on the part of large portion
Of the Republican party to dethrone Boss
Atkinson, the factional fight Is rapidly as
suming the shape of Arthur versus Blaine,
the President being represented by At
kinson, Gof, Mccormick and Flick, and the
would be President represented by the In.
telligencer, Lincoln Club, Mason and Pier
pont crowd. There will, predict, be as
Hot q Fight
between these factions for control OF the
next State convention as the one that took
place four years ago In Wheeling, when
the Blaine and Sherman men had such
lively tussle. The question as TO whether
or not L. s. Marshal Atkinson shall re-
main ut the head of the Republican ma
chine, will likely attract more attention
than the Blsine-Arthur fight for delegates
Unless the Boss-ridden party takes timely
warning from the example set in Pennsyl-
Yanis, when Boss Cameron was rebuked by
the election of Democratic Governor, and
in the Old Dominion, Virginia, where Boss
Malone has been shorn of his power and
Denounced by his Legislature, then l
say the people will take hand.
Ring rule, bossism and Federal corrup.
tiOn will be paralyzed to the tune OF twice
the msjority q, ,O0O) given the Democratic
party by the Republican State Senator,
Napoleon Bonaparte Scott, Of the Wheeling
district. The day Of the reign OF United
States Msrshals over the people will soon
be ended, and it is to be hoped that FEEDER
al interference in State politics and the
use Of Star route money and treasury cor
ruption funds in 6ebauching the ballot box
will then cease forever.