Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-08-12
NOT ALL HARMONY

In the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Combina-
tion---Blaine Men Dlstrusting Boss At
kinson---Ben Butler Wants Another
Electoral Ticket in West Virginia.
\ Pa;kersburg correspondent Of the Bal
timore Sun says:
The Blaine leaders in West Virginia are
afraid of Atkinson not that they suspect
him of any lukewarmness toward the ticket,
for he is regular OF regulars but they
don quite fancy the idea that after having
done all he could to beat
Blaine at Chicago, he should come
TO the front as the manager OF
the canvass in West Virginia and reap all
the substantial honors-if any there should
prove to be-of the campaign. Of course
if West Virginia went Reputli lican under his
management Mr.. Blaine could not refuse to
recognize his claims upon the administra-
ton and his position as boss would be
confirmed. How to escape this dilemma,
while at the same time
Placating Atkinson
was, doubtless, the subject of much anx-
ious discussion at the Deer Park confer
enCe.
Although the Republicans accepted the
State ticket nominated by the Greenbackers
ut Buckhannon, the latter are far more be-
ing satisfied. 1t was understood that the
Greenbackers were to have three of the six
Preside ntal electors. The Republicans,
however, have already nominated four,
and the indications are that they will
place solid electoral ticket in the field.
TO the Greenback accusation that in so do
ing they are acting in bad faith, the Repub-
iCans reply that the Greenbackers had
themselves already violated the Grafton
compact by nominating a candidate for
Governor in the face of distinct agree
ment that the Republicans were to have
that nomination. They claim that in view
of this fact the Greenbackers have no right
10 complain if they (the Repubhcans) go
back on
The Original Agreement
10 the extent of nominating all the electors.
Whether the Greenbackers will retalate by
putting an electoral ticket Of their own in
the field remains to be seen. 1t is under
stood. however, that j. X. Thompson, chair
man of the Greenback executive commit
tee, gave satisfactory assurance at the re-
cent conference at Parkersburg that this
would not be done. Whether Mr. Thompson
Is in a position to redeem his promises
remains TO be seen. There are some of
his party associates who will certainly re-
fuse to follow his lead. unless he can pro-
duce more convincing arguments than any
he has vet employed. Their determination
is said TO have been stifened by letter
4 hA
intends to remain in the field, and express
ing the hope that the West Virginia Green
hackers will remain firm in their allegiance
and rally to his support.
Leading Republicans make no secret Of
the fact that the nominations at Parkers-
burg were the
Result of ''Trade,"
which few OF them attempt to justify except
on the ground of anything to beat the
Bourbons." The inconsistencies of their
position do not appear to trouble them;
The most glarirg incongruity of all
is their criticism of Mr.. Wilson,
the Democratic candidate, as being
hostile to railroad and other corporate in
terests, although their own candidate, Judge
Maxwell, was forced upon them by the
Greenback party, whose cardinal tenet pro-
scribes the most uurelenting opposition to
the very interests which they assume to
champion. The situation has its advan-
tages. In localities where the feeling in
fovor OF railroads, ETC., is par
ticularly strong they can talk up
Judge Maxwell as being the special
friend and advocate of the policy of at
tracing capital to West Virginia, and in
other portions of the State where anti-rail-
road sentiment predominates they can put
| Maxwell forward as the chosen candidate
of the Observation-Disclosures party. The dodge
is transparent one, and some Of the more
conservative Republicans do not hesitate
to express the opinion that it will not
Eok.