The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-08-11
DEER PARK DOINGS.
THE RECENT REPUBLICAN PoW.wow
With Sp'c'sl E,fsrsnes 10 sems Thinrs tha. DidA,,
Happen ihhre-Th, Cbars'a Ass,as, Cleveland. n
\ The KiAdoinaa "s.sv.' EiAias ls and what
Ills Basiuess Associates TAilk Of Hin,

DEER PARK, Nd, August 8.-Last satu,
day home West Virginia Republicans me
here. Some were on their way home iron
the Parkeraburg Convention. All wer
glad to stop over or come a little out o
their way to meet with Mr.. Elkins, as ma,
largely interested in West virginias deyel
opment, member Of the National Repub
liean Committee, and the leader OF tb,
victorious Blaine forces at Chicago. Tht
Stste Central Committee met here ant
formed the Executive Committee, as yor
were advised. This was the real news lea
ture oi the occasion; and yet this Hamls,
vas conspicuously left out Of Ia.
hortd reports sent to the heather
pre1l. II has afforded me much amuse.
ment to follow through those variavated d
accounts the evolution oi a certain form oI
the American genius Of invention. Il
they lack ed the charmed OF the one ''lie
well stuck to" they possessed the more ias
cinating merit OF as many lies as there
were reports, each founded on d f,ren,
assumption and all fetching up at com.
mon stopping place, to.wi!: that there was
highly Important meeting OF West Vir.
glnia Republicans at which Bome things
were done ttat threaten the peace OF Bour.
bonism In the young S ate.
,7 cLEvELANDs CAREER. & 5l
Among other things It has been eaid and
Stuck TO-" that MI. Elkins circulated a
pamphlet containing the charge that Coy
eruor Cleveland has been somewhat pre-
miecuous in his relations with women,
asyipg bean present, I know what was said
and done. Mr.. E klns WAS asked about
these chargea, and he replied that the Ma
tlonal Committee had not circulated them:
that It had declined TO be party to their
circulation; that 1t was kind OF warfare in
which the committee did not wish to en-.
gage.- Mr.. EIkins did not exhibit COPY
Of the changes, nor, 80 far es I am aware,
did he have copies to exhibit and
distribute. Alter the meeting ho told me
privately Of an otrsr which had been made
10 the National committee and By that
body declined. "Mr. Blaine's cause does
not need this kind Of help" said MIR.
ElkinH, "and II 1t did we would not bs dig
posed to make such campaign" l know
that the charges are giving Governor Cleve.
lands friends grave concern. They have
placed the Republican purists and Phari-
sees in a peculiarly awkward petition,
Doubtless they will eeriously damage any
prospects that Cleveland may have. The
New York Post has tried to let him down
gently, but it is lame defense. The Post
discovers that in the case which has attract.
cd mos: attention Cleveland dealt geaer.
ously by the woman. That would be some.
thug in mitigation, but it would not wipe
out tho original wrong. =
ALL rooTRuE.
Just before leaving home had a
lstter from a friend in Buffalo in.
t,rming rue that lit Is all too true, and the
half hiss not been told" I still hope there
may be some mistake about this affair
that none oi it Is true. A National cam.
psigu ought tc BE- fought on National is
su.s. We ought alwaysto spsume that the
uoninee Of a great party for 80 high place
aathe Presidency is mso Of good charac-
ter. In this campaign TIE opposition Is re-.
sponsible for a contrary r5iumotion. As it
looks now that plan Of campaign will not
be profitable TO the party. which
began it. see with a good deal
Of pride that Republican newspapers are
devo,ing very little space to the dark eide
0. Governor Clsyeland's lie. Under the
misrepr. sanitation and goading OF the
Democratic and the Phailsse press Repub-
tican newspapers have been freed to take
come notice Of the charges. For exampls,
| have telt 1t necessary to say something
concerning them-soms,hing which would
not have been said bat for the untruthful
report in sundry Democratic newspapers
that the charges were handed around at q
meeting Of West Virginia Republicans.
y .sit3554' DAp MAN ElElSs.
BY the way, the opposition seems to haye
settled on Elkins as the Bad Man Of the
National Republican Committee. He is
supposed to own two or three dozsn gold
minesin New Mexico, which mines be is tas,
dumping into vast corruption fund to buy
Democratic votes. Sitting on the piszzs Of
his cottage to-day I asked him whas he
had to say about the report that he was
trying to lelect Blaine 80 e. to irricste
Co.000 acres Of gold land in New Mexico
10 the hope Of realizing profit Of S.. .0OO,.
900 a year. III J.
t""Well," said Mr., Elkins, smiling, II
don't Bes what the election Of Blaine can
have to do with that. The gold is there
but the water isn't, and without water !
see no way Of getting the gold. z have laid
the problem before come Of the best On.
gineeIs in the country, and they have not
been able to aolvs it. From time immemo.
rial the natives have gathered fold thers
after the rains, but until some new pro.
ccas shall bs devised the gold cannot be
produced proltably. 1T could be done by
piping the water over forty miles, but there
are st rious obstacles in the way OF thaS.":+s
Il | fear that Mr.. E!kins will not be able to
buy many Democratic votes with wealth.
intangible. But he has bright little boy
named Blaine who may epjny some Of the
"ueuiruet" qua'ter Of a century hence.
3 To make Mr. Eikins aesm ,even more Of
q Bad Man. with the largest potsible 20
tsntislity for running an evil course, the
country has been reminded that he owns a
National Bank In Santa Fs, and that it is
bis fendish purpose tc use this, too, in the
buying Of Democratic votes. ~
e A HANDSOME TRIBUTE.
Mr.. :Elkius took the liberty OF smiling
sgsin when this matter was referred to-
Handing me tha Santa Fs Ne,O Merican Re
vie,u Of August l, he said, "There, you see
Ijhave resigned my directorshop and the
Presidency Of the bank because coult
no, give 1t the personal supervision which
it ought TO have" The newspaper give.
MIR. Elkina handsome ''ssnd off" ant
the directors compliment him h':hly OF
hts thirteea years OF service IS President O
the Institution which he organized. I On,
OF tho resolutions adopted by the director
conveys an idea Of the standing Of the mar
where the greater part Of his lie has beer
spent: $500 Nm. N. ss-s5t.,a - ~.
f"ln accepting the resignation OF Mr.
Elkins, which It does with profound re
Hret, the Board ioels that the bank loses th,
services OF faithful officer, and that tG til,
confdeucs repcsed in mis- integrity !. by tth,
bustnesl community and to his ability snt
prndence in the mRnppameut ri tha o fr,;r