Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-03-15
NO HOPE OF A FUSION
Between The eresaback and Re.
pubiicaa Paitlss.
so SAYS A FOURTH DISTRICT MAN
Who is q Leader In the Latter Party and
Keeps q Sharp Lockout On what's
Passing = Ex- Governor
Farnsworth's Hspes
Spe,;al b As ReeisI~.

WAsHISGros, March N.-In oonvsrsatiou
with prominent Fourth District Rspubli.
oan VINO stopped over on his way 70 Balti-
more" this wssk he told me he did not be-
lievs the effort now making to pool the
Republican and Greenback Issues In that
district and throughout the balance Of the
districts In time for tho fall oamgaisu
would prove successful He said rome Of
the Republicans would b willing 10 di.
vide their ticket In some equitable way,
With the privilege ot nominating-sly the
candidstes for Auditor and fssasurse. or .
Joint tickst-of II preferred would bs will.
ing to
Leave rAsss Places niaak
on the Republican ticket with the under.
standing that satisfactory nominations
made for them by The Green bscfsrs would
receive Republican support and Rspuoli.
can nominations for the other places should
have the benefit Of Greenbaok votes.
Neither OF these plans, however, had %.
capped objection. Some Republicans and
Gfeenbacken preferred death 70 victory
under any combination banner. Others
thought the divide proposed Wa not based
on the eternal principles Of SQUARE deal.
II The rights Of the Grsenbackers In the 20.
lection Of q joint ticket were based on the
relative proportions Of the Republican
and Democratic vote In the st,ts
.psi,l.d .ps s% 70 aominss. more shsn justice Of
the peace At large, but u their peculiar
situation and their alleged balance OF pow.
er was taken into the confederation, then
they were entitled TO name candidate. Tor
everything that was looss. He said he
thought the latter was the way Ex.Goveru-
or Dan farnsworth, who wanted to run ~
the Grsenback candidate Tor Govsrnor,
looked at IL. Governor Dan thought the
Republicans had a. much right 10 let him
make the race on Q fusion ticket % they
had TO let Governor Jacob 20 In In ~. IL
Was true he
HAD Nos Hsd - Haeh axpsrsescs
In governing % Governor Jacob, for when
Governor foreman slspped out and let the
Presideut Of the Senate come In - Chief
Executive he did not leave anything Tor
Dan TO do, and the latter had 10 hunt rourd
In the executive cupboard like Q hungry
cockrosch before be could hnd . man 70
pardon or sentence that be could com
mute BY making the defendant notary
public. Nevertheless he knew enough
~
pooh.poohsd out Of Q canvas by any talk
af the relative strength Of enbsckers and
Republicans He could bring ~ many
Greenbacksfs into the fight ~ Governor
Jacob brought OF Democrats to The kspub-
lican camp. and that was enough 10 win,
Then, too, there were others OF the
Gnenback leaders whose interest lay In
the direction OF Q straight ticket What,
for instance, would the sditors, ot ths
Green back papers do n their subscribsrs
were to bs hauled OF into fusion move
ments and contaminated with Republican
campaign documenta. Some OF them
might never DO brodght back into the fold,
and those that got back would have TO bs
PuFEed with Picsssi's Esissstats
and phyncked With Madison ssidlsy's cd
dresses before they could bs trusted 70 70
on guard again.
Altoeethsr, my Republican friend
thousht there was not much chance OF Q
fusion this year. Nevertheless, he though.
there was Q fair chance for West virginil
Republicans to win n they would quit
fighting among themselves. OF course. q
long ~ Yves. Atkinson Was exploding dyss
mite under Piefpolnts rssr elevation and
Pierpoint was helping Gibson tear down
back fences, there was no use In talking
Conduct like that would break mp The bes!
camp maeting that ever was organized lel
alone an ordinary political party. Bat
with these differences settled, With Pier.
point and Atkinson reunited and solid
'front.', instead Of Q discovered and dilapids
ted behind, presented 10 the enemy, hs
hoped great things for the Republicsr
party In West Virginia.