Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-04-27
Ameag the Republicans as Seem
Through the Eyes Of a Prac-
tiCed and Shrewd OBJ
server of Events.
West virginlans Very Favorable to
the Political Knisht Erraat
From Maine ---How He Baf-
flsd the Machlne
And Captured Next Wednesdays
Convention in Advancs---Hls
Growta In West Virginia In
the Last Eight Years.

publican State Convention to select Wes
yirginiA's de!egatss-at-large TO the Rsput
lican National Convention at Chicsg
meets at Antinsburg next Wednesday
Selections OF district delegates to Chicago
with the exception Of those in the sscon'
District, will have been made by the Re-
pub!icans Of the four Congressional Dis
tricts of this State on their way to the Stat
Convention, and those from the Sscout
Congressional District will be made In
Congressioal District Convention at Mar
tinsburg, while the State Convention L
there in session, so that the twelve Rspub
lican delegates from this State will doubt
less be known by Wednesday night.
In the primary elections aud couuty
conventions the B aiae men have swept
every thing before them and it is not un
likely that the delegates sent TO CaIctgJ
will 20 under rigorous instructions to vote
for the Milne candidate.
It is not q little surprising to note tn,
change that has come over West Virgins
Republicans with reference to Mr., b ain,
since his name was first presented la c IN
oectiou with Presidential noniuation
In 1876 the Stslwart section Of the party
here preferred Cooking and Morton, whild
The reform element went off iu sup
port of refUrmers like BristoY and II ayes
-FOUR years later, Mr.. Blaine. by sending on
.oDe active agents and utilizing bis
"schoolmste influence in this section u
slice OF the West virginia delegates, bat
,ome Of those chosen for him Were Shar
man men heart, and Campbsll, the edito
of the lott lligencer here, who madl the 70 .
ever the majority rule wnicn led TO & Irfi old 6
nomination, was probably at that very
time looking for chance to get out OF Oh
IYsuops imposed UPON him By his home
convention as well as those sought to he
impos. d upon him by the Grant men who
included two West Virginia delegates in
their collection Of 3O6. From the date OF
Uarheld's nomination, however, may be
re nckoned the active increase OF
Blaino's Popularity In west Virginia.
He fell of little during his retention
be Office OF Secretary OF State owing to hi.
failure TO provide for suudry West Var
giUia Republicans who at that time hip.
peDed to be out OF a job, but he picked up
4 good many friends in the new state dur.
ing his political canvass preceding Gar
ds.d's election, his protective tariff record
strengthened him in the manufacturing
and mining counties and bis investments
N West Virginia railroad enterprises
through bis business connections with ex
Senator Davis and Senator Camden, OF this
State, had some effect in furnishing basis
for his present boom here.
His PStirPmSht frnTn sai;us ~sEts". -
his hold on Republican favor
IN this stape. 1t not only gave him an op
porruuity of informing aspiring Repuoii'
can politicians in the new commoaWe.tth
fnr
bad continued in place, but be fell heir to
sll the advantages OF Republican quarreis
here over the patronage OF President
Arthur's administration. These qUarrels
have neither been few nor short lived. 10
spy email State With Democratic maJori'
" there is naturslly considerable friction
over thu disposal OF the few federal othces
that remain as prizes for the defenders o.
the Republican ftith, but IN West Virginia
these offices have been so pertioned out as
to occasion an III usual amount OF heat ano
iuhamation among unsuccessful aspirans
and their friends.
The First Break.
The first break folio wing the oeginntnz
Of President Arihrr's administration grew
out OF the removal of Surveyor OF the PJrt
Gilchrist in this city, whose only onsoss
vas that he would not lend his ON j'ai
<anction 10 unauthorized acts OF othei
Federal officials here. The next occurred
In The consolidate u Of the internal revenue
IistrIcts, In which Ex-Governor Ptsspolnt
sho claims IN hsye heen inspired TO create
be State Of West Virginia and who natu
rsllv wants to er Joy . share OF the fruits o
MS irspiration, was ousted fIom bis CON
iortablp mace IS Collector OF the eacoa'
District In order 10 let Gen. Ddval, th'
former Congressional representative IRON
this DISTRICT, remsin. The sI-ioVern
or attributed his downfall. to ths Ad
minjstration mausgers for this Stat
and busted himself for some tim
IN sbusine U. s. Marshal Atkinson
and Congressman Gof Tor their alleged ai'
q procuring mis- removal, but however tn'
order was procured there was no DOUBT q
n VII ere il came from and for some tim
psst ,he ex. Governor and his friends haS'
sesn working for Blaine and sghns
Arthur, Farther grounds OF compla o
we're found by Republicans throughout th'
State over the manner in which postntncs
and Cther federal appointments we're lsd
these appointments, as role, oeing glVet
ont on The score of personal tdVoritism aa'
without regard to the expressed wisne.
the psr,y in the vicinage where the ON
vss IN ba exercised. Most OF the dls4t
footed element was gathered in oy "a
RIsine movement aud wnen Presiden
Arthur's managers came to LOOK over thei
oastnre in this State a few weeks hncs
they fC und their
Fences in Very Bad order. -,
Not only were the outs generail.
dissff cted but a considerable porto
OF the ''ins" were found to be IN
certain. Tbe first quo OF tae 6Iain
campsign was fred by CollsNo
of In, rpal Revenue Duval OF this Guy
who had beea retained by President Arthu
in the consolidation OF the olstIlcts ost.s
refsrrd 10. He wss naturally counte
mon 10 aid the Arthur interest, aud whe
it wa. found his symps,hies were soln
ont 10 Mr.. Blaine, Com missioner E'an
,old him frankly that, spessiue tor himself
he would resign il he could aot be loyal
me administration whose commission n
hoTs- This sngaage from his supsrio
off3car induced Duval to ssad his resig u
lion In promptly to the Presideot his ie'
ter of resignation referring IN Evans r
marks, snd stating the writer's prsterenc
for hi- rights ss q citizen and an officer oVe
sny Official position held ov MIN. Estn
dissvc wed any attenpt at ohciat ceerci -
and claimed that Duvsps action Wa
SoSes 70 make political capital, but thsa'
m;xi.trstion men here were under clio I
nnt;l the President, through SscretAr
Folser, stepped in sad relieved him'e'
md Them OF the burden. He stated that :,
nTessnre should he brought upon any
rer az the administration on scco1nt d
polit;cal preferences; assured Ss9e
iInyal that he must hare mi'un isrstood IN
situation entirely and giving him leavs I
Si,bdraw his resignation, deciinei Z, -
GIVE IL upon the grounds on Wnicn Nv
offered, So far as paliris1l capital ~ ~
cerned the hono-s of the correspond 4nc
nav he said 10 be easy. IL Duvsl w
drew bis resiznstion be had merely g..e
the President an opportunity to pus niu
elf In a creditable attitude oetori "
csuntry, II he did not Withdraw u 70
situation so far ss the Presidents s.ttaa
is concerned remained unchanged ID iVu
friends state that be will ultimately lass
on his resignation. ss no msn can get On
in the Office of collector who hiss to- u
g,lI of the com missioner and that he Won
he The victim Of Evans mslignitv II he a
dsy,ook to remain. bnt while this nav
Irue the administration at this with
seems To have the hest OF this particll'
tousbble, on the face Of the Published
| turns.
a Barren Victory.
It's likely, however, to bs a earrsn "
to,v Tn this end of the S.ata TIE Afui'