The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-08-09
THAT CON
At Deer Parh-Eepnris OF Un(ruthfuI
Correspondents.

E. ~ M. writing to the Cincinnati
Commercial Ga.et!s from Deer Park, has
the following to say on the exaggerated
and untruthful accounts Of the recent Re-
publican conference at that point: w.
If the people who have read the long
winded and brillianily.colored accounts Of
the alleged great political conference here
lsst Saturday, with which numerous pa.
pers have been filed, will bear in mind
that they we're written by Democrat who
was never in the conference, who never
heard ia word that was spoken, who was
rs ignorant Of wha. passed aud wha. was
said rs was the far.away reader Of his lurid
dispstch-if, I asy, thece facts are borne in
mind, propsr estimate msy be pu. upon
theee accounts. The painful neysmau
simply gathered such names as were on the
hotel register, watched the gentlemen 20
out and IN, and all the rest was pure rot
and unadulterated dejections Of relaxed
imagination. +z
If the correspondent had been in New
YORK be would have had jus. as good op.
portunIties for sscertaining what took place
In that conference as be had at Deer Park,
for there WEI not pe.aon in the room,
aside from MI. Elkins (who was invited to
be present. except the membsra Of the
COMMITTEES and the West Vjrginians, pre-.
sent by appointment. There vera not
even zone or two mysterious New York
eIs" imagined by the reporter. There were
no people present but West Virginiane, ios
Mr.. Ekins comes under that head.
Tho hfetaYy nj $ha moan 10 4hio. 4 p,rl,-
ersuuIg, after the Central Committee was
formed. it was determined to hold meet
ing as soon IS possible for prompt organi.
zation and work. Marshal Atkinson, who
Is living in his cottage at Mountain Lake
Park, which ia almost part of paer Park,
suggested Deer PARK as convenient place
for meeting, and Mr.. Hart, who is also
with bis family at Mountain Lake Park,
seconded the suggestion. 1t was then
sgreed that tho committee should meet
she'a for organization, and meet they did.
The fact that Stephen B. E.kina resides
here in commodious and attractive
cottage, and keeps good cigars, and is a
royal entertainer, did not scare the West
Tirginiarsa paiticle.
They came right on here SIS though they
never heard OF the eeclusive~ Elkins, and
they held their nesting and appointed
their Executive Committee and made
Cowden Chairman and Scode!d Secretary,
and then they had general talk and in.
Yited Mr.. Ekins in, and all the gentlemen
made reports from their various localities
on the situation, and matters were talked
over es any other Central and Executive
Committee would talk over their affairs at
the opening Of the campaign. 80 .l
After that Mr.. Elkius ssked the whole
crowd TO dinner at the Deer Park Hotel,
snd after that the gentlemen ssrolled about
and finally gathered of the broad veranda
Of Mr.. E!kius' cottage and smoked cigars
snd d told stories until train time.
That is the true and un7srnished tale OF
tha. nomentous conference. II isn't IS
thrilling as the imaginary one Of the pain.
fully paipitating correspondent, but 1t Is
nearer the straight and narrow line Of
truth. s=s -s'.5s
! may add, too, and still keep on the
line, that the conference was good thing;
that it showed all hands united and conf.
dent, and they scattered for their various
destinations full Of hope and determined
10 make the bright promise Of political dis.
,ntb, ellment from Bourbon rule in West
"; .oin;> asplendid reality in October.
= ;a "a, ain that one Of the greatest
, la; Ia nat 30 hstti., ever fought in thia country
pon1l. ~ ts;o State this fall. The black
u u, u. Iii o";Ii a,st M ~ nrsr both lines, and there
II " VIII n'at oSeL .isonars- The Ra.
will be no wounded or =. 'vneIs ~ o", !ue ne ~.
publicsns are determined :" cary II; .ne
Bourbons are just as determin>e ~ 10 !e.aia
it, and they will resort to every ae'1ce Oh
in the contest: