The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-10-10
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TO The Editor 81 The hieillgmou: \. ~
Sin:-On Tuesday morning last a message
wasdcliycrcd TO meby MISUNDERSTANDING
Of the County Democratic Committee, in.
forming mo that the Coln,nitteeyh had di.
rected a Democratic procession for next
Saturday night, and asking me to call out
tho Democratic clubs. | had nothing to
to 10 personally with Tho matter until then.
Immediately ] addressed Il polite note
To Col. ". II. Travis, tho Marshal OF
tho Republican clubs, telling him OF the
action OF tho Executive Committee, and
asking substantially, inasmuch rs 1t was
the purpose OF the Republican clubs
TO parade on that evening, that wc might
confer together rs to the lines of march OF
tho clubs, in order TO avoid conflict and
confusion. This note | mailed to Col.
Travis. Having received no reply or
| message from him, and earnestly desiring
that y nothing should occur, of an
unpleasant character OH Saturday even.
Ting, learning that Col. Travis would, with
IL committee, Mt tho Lincoln Club rooms,
arrange the Republican line OF march, |
addressed him another communication,
calling his attention TO my first note and
to the lact that l had received no reply
from him, and asked for conference with
him, or the committee In charge OF tho
matter Of procession, IN order to arrange
our respective lines OF march and thereby
avoid confusion. expressed myself, rs
rccollect, rs exceedingly anxious to pre-
vent conflict Or confusion. Mr.. j. J..
Woods happened to DO near me when l
finished writing this communication, l
asked him to read 1t. lie did SO, and said
substantially, that 1t was the right course
and ho was glad to sec INC take 1t. l sent
tho communication to Col. Travis by n
young gentleman, who returned with the
message from Col. Travis "he would see
Inc Tomorrow" 6@ fTrGs7
! cannot recall an impolitc word or
thought in either OF my communications.
My whole purpose was to be not only po-
lite, but to preserve kindly feelings ind
tho peace OF the community, and l should
be glad il my communication could be
published, for AM sure that they breathe
no other spirit. did not preserve copies
Of them and therefore cannot publish
them myself aiG 1@aT
For this effort, upon my part, to prevent
confusion on Saturday night, l am held
up before the community in this morn.
iDg's INTELLIGEScERa rs n subject OF ridicule
in tho following language: Z q
, SIN connection with the above arrange.
. ments reference must be made to another
: exhibition OF the usual grotesquc impu.
} dence OF some OF the leaders OF the Demo.
cratic party in this city. Tuesday morn.
j ingthc lNTELtiGEScEG announccda parade
: OF Republicans for Saturday night, the
: party thereby being the first in the field
!. Yesterday morning tic Register announced
, 1 Democratic parade for the same night,
l that party desiring, apparently, to profit
= by the Republican enthusiasm and deco.
+ rations and claim them MS their own. Nor
was this all. That war-worn and battle.
/, Scared veteran, the hero OF hundred
: conflicts, Col. Robert White, addressed a
: letter to Col. Travis asking him to come
, to his Office and arrange the routes. Col.
5 Travis very properly, being first in the
field, did not 80 or send any committee.
I Yesterday Col. White sent another letter
) that was not MS polite rs it might have
, been. Those present ut the meeting last
, night were very much refreshed by the
, reading Of these letters. The Princc Of
Gall might not be misnomer rs nom de
plume for Col. White" ~
regret that partisan feeling should lead
J any newspaper to thus cndeavor to ridi-
, Guile and injure citizen. g
, Respectfully yours, ETC.,
Rob'r WHITE.
; Wheeling, October 0. ~ a.