Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-04-01
POTS AND KETTLES,
Calling Each Other Hard Names at
q Radical P0w.Wow.
A NARROW ESCAPE FROM A ROW.
Saturdays Meeting Of the Berkeley County
Republican Executive Committee
ard the Circus Which
Easued Thereat.
Special 10 tie Rogister.

MAETISsBuRG, W. VA, March 3l.-Ths
Republican Executive Committee met to-
day. They have an unwieldy body Of
forty -four members, and did not succeed in
getting to work with Q quorum Of twenty
three until 2 o'clock.
Frank Evans said they had often worked
with minority. Nels wisner refused to
go to work without his position, With the
remark that Il might suit some people to
act unisrfnlly, but that all Republicans
should Be iaw,abiding. This was center
shot, for
The Ly.ehing Busiaess
is dreaded appsrition.
1t was blood and thunder fight in the
afternoon, with the doors wide open. Geo.
Feidt bad been expelled by the Riggs and
Evsns clique without charge or notice.
Wisner led Off with q motion 10 ex-
punge, and carried the same, with his 70.
markable arsumentatiye power. Feidt
followed and denounced any man as q liar
and fssiter who dared question his uu-
swerving Republicanism. Riggs left the
chair and made an amendment 10 the mo-
ton postponing sction until other business
had been transacted, and said he had
A Pocketfui Of AnidRSits
that he didn't have time TO produce at
once.
Feidt said he was not paid five dollars .
day TO play storekeeper at the distillery,
and violate revenue laws BY Running con-
ytntlons.
Wisner said that Riggs remarks were too
broad TO pass unnoticed: that IL his pock-
els we're charged with dynamite and ready
10 blow members into atoms, let us pro-
ceed with the eIplosion-the hotter the
war the sooner the peace-he threw down
the gauntlet, now take il up. Bat Q vote
was taken and investigation postponed.
Promptly Wisner Was Al work again
With n motion that Geo. w. Feidt be per-
mitted to act with the committee until In.
yestigation could be had. This was carried
and for q moment peace reigned In War
saw.
The holding OF
Di.iriet neetisEs
was fixed FOR > O'Clock y. N. Saturday April
April 18th, and for the town the same day
| at O'Clock ?. N. The County Convention
was called for Saturday, April 10Th at 2r. =.
Then Mr.. Haldeman called up the feidt
| matter, and after some discussion the reso-
luton affecting his standing was unanl.
| mously expuDged.
| in and struck straight from the shoulder.
| He said: The trouble was two or threc
men thought they were the COMMITTEES,
| and they would bAskblte better men,
| whereas they were only individual mem
| bers, and he now called on Frank Evans 70
say IL during the judicial campsign he
| didn't cay in his store that he would trade
Wisner of for for Judge" Evans denied
it, whereupon Crsque said: "Iou did.
| you said 1t in my presence"
Evans Raised nis Night Hand,
turned his eyes heaven ward and said, 80
help me God"
Crequ- auid, "ycu did, You did. you
| know you did. Sou can't oluti me-"
| Chairman Riggs said IL was the intention
OF some persons to create fuss. "isner
| retorted that any such insinuation, 40 lar
as he was concerned, was an uutruth. Wis.
| ner then called upon Secretary Kelley 10
| say as To whether he hadn't written . letter
| TO the Postotiice department, In which he
| said they were considering the propriety
OF eIpelling him lWisnerl from the com.
mittee.h
Kelley admitted writing q personal letter
| TO that effect, whereupon Wisner said his
Repul licanism was in his own keeping
| and he would maintain 1t. He
Deaed and Dsnousred
the Secretary, and told him II he would
speak TO him outside the committee room
| be would hurt him. Kelley meekly 70.
piled, he didn't want TO.
The meeting then adjourned.
II was Q lively melee, though they seem
| willing TO hang together, but II IL evident
| that there has been q screw loose some
| where and that some O. the committee have
| done some ugly underhsnd work.
As the political pot has begun 70 simmer
| thus early q lively time from this out can
| be expected. Let the bsnd play, and wbsts.
| rr The strains are IN accord or diseord they
| will Cuuutlp.s be waited TO the ears Uf the
| K .r,lsl,E. Who will set them TO music that
| all IL. Safe msy catch on"