Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-08-01
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Is What Even Republicans Style
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Blank Reception Of me Tieket---The
Party Of Progress in a Sad
PickIe---0ae Mans Sorry i.
Views

+ Nothing could possibly BE further from
the ruth than the statemeat that the news
of the nomination of Edwin Maxwell al
Parkersburg, was received with enthusiasm
in Wheeling. For, on the coRtrary, it was
received in the midst of a peTplexing and
doubtful uncertainty The Republicans Of
this vicinity, for the most part, are accus-
toned to having their thinking done for
them and draw largely for their inspiration
on their party organs and party leaders.
These had all been opposed to fusion. AT
ter the most careful dshberatisn and pro-
found consideration, the Inteligencer and
its friends had reached the conclusion that
an unholy alIience with the Gresnbsekers
meant their political annibilation and they
had so published and announced. This idea
and belief had been at once adopted by
majority of the Republicans here and they
were confident the marriage would be re-
fused, even at the altar They were pre-
pared for this GA Wednesday, and when the
news came that the bans haanot been for
hidden and the union was consumnated In
the nomination of MAXWELL they were, as
may readily be seen, much depressed
NOT A. CHEER ....
rent the air. Not hurrah was heard.
The most sanguine read the bulletins AMI
sadly went to bed This is. not said IN a
partizan spirit, but is statement Of the e:e-
act fact. They relied on the wisdom OF tie
InteIhgencer and took the rehake sorely to
heart ......
On the other hand, the Democrats could
scarcely suppress their jubilsat feeling. The
Jefferson club rooms were crowded all that
evening and, between the talk of the nomi-
nation of Maxwell and the news of Republi-
can detection in the northwest and the east
they were happy enough. On the whole, at.
ter the first news of tia endorsement OF
Maxwell the rest of the GreeRback ticket
followed as a natural sequence and the bull
letin board for the balance of the evening
attracted many more Democrats than Re-
publicans A prominent member OF the
latter party said:
"Of course will vote for Maxwell. at my
party's bidding, bat there is no sugsR coat
ing to the bitter pill We announce our
selve5 the party Of progress and advance
ment and then bend to the dictaaion of a
parcel of GreeAbackers and accept
AN OLD MossBACEED BOURBON
like Maxwell. Musty Maxwell would be an
appropriate name for him. When the
Democratic row occurred here, | was very
hopeful that with an aggressive and fearless
Young Republican leader we might carry
the State, but am all doubt and perplexity
now"
Won't he carry the full party voter
Never. We will lose the independent
labor vote and lose the ex-Confederate
Greenback vote. Didn't Col. Davis, of
Greenbrier, the father Of this fusion plan,
say test oath Republican could never hope
for the united strength of the two parties 7
Besides, there are some straightout Repab-
licans who will kick against their present
humilating position"
VIII your papers support the ticketf
NO doubt about that But how can the
Inteligencer heartily endorse what it so
earnestly protested against. Besides, bad
feeling is likely to result from the victory OF
Atkinson over Hart and Pierpont." -,
How do you like the rest of the ticketf'
Part of it is superb. Flick, Hutchinson
and Brown are magnificent and would give
power and strength to any ticket. They are
so strong thatt makes me feel sick to think OF
what ticket we would have had, It every
man on it had been just like them. II
Flick had headed the ticket, | wouldn t
have given baubee for Bourbon prospects
in the State"
How about Burt"
81 have no doubt he will carry Ohio
county, though he will have to
FIGURE AS AN ExPLAINER
all through the campaign. He said he
would vote for Butler if the Democrats had
nominated him; and it is said that in the
Armstrong compaign in Pennsylvania,
after the Republicans had nominated him
for the House of Delegates he went about
on the stump cussing both parties and ad
vising the labor vote to 60 solid for the labor
| candidate. ! know he saws this is entirely
untrue, but he'll have TO keep saying it
The other men don't know, but suppose il
will be all right"
This conversation occurred on Wednes
day evening. Yesterday there was a slight
change and the volatile Republican spirits
went up little, The returned delegates
| went about smilingly and encouraging;
and endeavored to cheer up their despond
ent brethren. The God and morality party
is wonderfully elastic and now they vii
make the show Of rallying around their con
glomerate ticket as though it had been thei
| f:rst and only love. They say they made
the best of bad bargain and had to ful6
their contract much as they regretted it.