Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-07-27
He Says That George william Cur
tis Is a Full-Fledgsd Ma
chine Man.
A Startling Alleged Political Combi-
nation Between Dana, Butler
and President Arthur.
A Full Expose of the Scheme That
is to Precipitate a
New Party.

Steve Elkins is in town, and his fat face and
satisfied smile are becoming rapidly ia
mihar. The New Mexico citizen Of New
York said last night; Those very respecta
bic gentlemen, the so-ealled Indendents,
prate a great deal about machine rule, but
in all my experience-and | have had some
Gttle-in politics. l never knew Of meet
ing that was so well managed and so well
packed as that conference of theirs the other
day With this remark the gentleman
threw aside his coat and vest and sat airily
dressed ENJOYING the cool breezes that swept
though his Office in the National Headquar-
tiers, No. 242 Fifth avenue AS he talked
he punetuated his remarks by putting clouds
of smoke from a Reina Victoria. I'm the
FIRST place" he went on, before any man
was admitted to the little theatre he was
compelled to sign pledge that he would
vote against Blaine and Logan. There's
an independent spirit for you,' exclaimed
Mr.. Elkins. Think of it, that in this
country, where the right of free expression
of sentiment is one of the main elements Of
its durability, man should be compelled to
take pledge before he is admitted to
public gathering That is the reason why
say the meeting was packed. Now, as to
the machine rule, Mr.. George William Cur
tbs carried the whole affair in his pocket.
Bye the bye" exclaimed the big chief
manager. interrupting himself, there is a
new fashion among these aristocratic purists
in politics. II used to be that man who
wanted to appear better than his fellows
signed his middle name-thus: G. William
Curtis-but now nothing gratifes them so
much as to see their full names in print for
example: Ethan Allen DOty, George Wal
ton Greene, Daniel Drake Smith and all the
rest.
1t was suggested that they desired that
there might be no mistake.
A Serious Waste.
Then they waste pains and ink, an
swered the Republican committeeman, smil-
ing; there can be no mistake about these
gentlemen. But to 20 on with the meeting.
They even distrusted the conference after
filling II With their own adherents, for Mr..
Carl Schurz-he has no middle name-put
gag law into active force by moving that all
resolutions offered in the meeting should be
referred 10 o committee without debate.
Then the President, who had been noml-
mated by Mr. Curtis and elected, as in duty
bound, by his adherents, pulled a little slip
from his vest pocket and read from 1t the
names of the committee whose appointment
Mr.. Schurz had moved. 1t was all cut and
dried What dc you suppose the Committee
on Address was doing during the hours they
were absent from the hall? Possibly they
were piaving old maid If they were |
would bet quarter don't want to break
myself YOU see-that Mr.. Curtis held the
last queen. Idont know how else they could
have passed the time, for Mr.. Curtis had
written the address some weeks before, and
all the rest of the committee had to do was
TO adopt it. The whole affair, concluded
Mr.. Elkins. as he bl,w a mouthful of smoke
ont of the window, don't amount to that
Greene's Opinion.
Secretary Greene, of the Independent Re
publicans, was seen to-day. He said
The Independent Republicans and the Ex
ecutive Committee met this afternoon to
make preparations for an active campaign
Mr.. Carl Schurz was good enough to prom
ise that he would translate into German
Coloael Codman's speech and Mr. Curtis
address at our conference We intend to
circulate them widely through the thickly
settled German districts, and to aid that
end and our other purposes We will shortly
have well equipped h, h,adquarters and a
corps of clerks able to cope with the heavy
work of the opening campaign.
Plenty of Money.
In reply TO a question as to money mat
ters Mr. Greene replied
There's not the slightest difficulty on
that score Our finances are IN the
most fourishing condition and money is
pouring in fast. although We have no office
holders and place-seekers to assess. To
dav, concluded Mr.. Greene, I'VE have been
distributing this blank for pledge:
Believing that the interests Of good gov
ernment and public morals demand the de
feat of James G. Blaine and the election Of
Grover Cleveland, desire to enroll myself
with the other Republicans, or independents,
who are cooperating with the committee sp-
pointed BY the conference Of July -.