The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-01-19

Not tho Work Of tho Republican, COnan'lttee'
In another column Mr.. Arthur sinsel
tells what he thinks of the figure cut by
the Republican State Committee in the
Mccormick matter. Mr.. SinseS has a
double reason to complain as a member oil
tho Committee. He is not only member
of tho State Central Committee for the
district in which Mr.. Mccormick lives,
but he is member OF the State Executive
Committee, the wheel within the wheel
So that he was first chosen by his constlt-
uents to represent them in the general
committee, and by that committee was
placed on the smaller committees charged
with the immediate conduct OF the cam
paign.
Mr.. Mccormick had represented his
district and was on the Executive Commit
tee. Flo desired to be continued in both
positions, but two things were verr-rtear
first, that the constituency did not want
him; next, that Mr.. Sinsel WIS its choice.
Then an effort was made to open the TX
ecutiye Committee to persons not MEM
beers Of the Central Committee. Thiswas in
Mr.. ACCOMPLISHMENTS. Judge Maxwell,
coalition candidate for governor much
desired that this should he done, and he
urged upon the Central Committee the
great propriety Of putting Mr.. Mccormick
on the Executive Committee.
Whether this was because Judge Max
well thought Mr.. Mccormick more com
potent man than Mr.. Sinsel, or in graft
tude for Mr.. McCormick's efficient work
fpr Judge Maxwell ut tho Buckhannon
Grecnback Convention, cannot be told
Not even Judge Maxwell, much as he was
respected, could induce the committee to
do a thing which every committeeman
knew would displeaso tho party and en-
barrass its campaign.
Though Mr.. Mccormick missed the COM
mittec seat he sought, when the time came
he was able, through the kind indulgence
OF tho Chairman and Secretary, to bend
the committeo-in fact the two commit
tees the big and the little one-to his
will. Perhaps this was the triumph Of
mind over matter, or OF shrcwd and am
bilious man over two men who failed to
appreciate ut the moment the prostitution
OF their party relation.
Seeing that the State Committee was
chosen forvery different work, the whole
committee formally assembled would have
had no right to do what its Chairman and
Secretary assumed to do in its name. But
il the thing was to be done, or attempted
with the backing OF the committee, thu
committee ought to have had chance t.
say whether it would or would not do tina
thing.
Two members of the State Contra
COMMITTEES, Mr.. Carskadon and Mr.. sinsel
both Of them in the Congressional Dis
trict in which Mr.. Mccormick resides
have written to the INTELLIGENcER Il
say that they were not consulted
and that they disapprove the nc
ton OF their officers. Except that
tho letter urging the long delayed nc
certanoo Of General Duvals resignation
and the appointment OF Mr.. McCormicE
was written on State Committee Letter
heads and signed by Mr.. Cowden ~
Chairman and Mr.. scoleld as Secretary
there is no pretense that the committee
was consulted.
The INrxLLlGRNcRR regards the whole
affair as a melancholy mistake, but the
Republicans of West Virginia owe it tc
their party to make it clearly understood
that they will not tolerate mistakes OF thi'
kind