Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-10-30
MIR. DovENER, ONE MINUTE.
win You Please Cast Your Eagle-Eye Over
Thise

10 lie Editor Of The Rcg;Ser:
SIR:-I notice in this mornings paper:
a reply TO my article headed ''Goff':
Treachery." 1t was expected beforehand
that, for the sake of his politics, MIR
Dovener would try to put GOff7s actions
in the best possiblelight before the people
Capt. Dovener's response As a whole wa
written in gentlemanly, straightforward
manner, and it gives me pleasure to ans
wer him with the same good feeling.
On scanning his reply carefully, cal
not see that he denies but one single unim
portant statement, which relates to Mr.
Harris position as delegate. This mat
ter can have no possible effect on the fact:
/ have stated, and if have been misin
formed cheerfully make this correction
l think this dispoSes of Captain Doven
er's article, and since he has voluntarily
given me one reply over his own signature
l respectfully request an answer to few
short simple questions which l am about
to PROFOUND.
First-Did or did not you and your
friends receive three letters from Mr.. GOtf
each and every one positively declining
under any circumstances to become a can
didate for denomination, and declaring that
he would not accept denomination if tend
cred him?
Second-Did or did not Newt. Linch re-
cieve the third of these letters on the day
the delegation left for the convention?
Third-Was or was not Wes. Atkinson s
sulogy of Brannon received with great ap-
plause in the Republican Convention?
Fourth-After Mr.. Hart's speech in
GOff7s house, did you or did you not state
in reply words to the effect that you were
being deceived and sold by those you de-
pended on and who had promised you their
support?
Fifth-Did you or did you not deter
mine to nominate Golf only after an exact
poll had been taken and you found your
self to be in the minority?
Sixth-Did or did not the Ohio county
delegation come home in great anger at
Goff7s treachery and did you not try to
quiet them, and were you successful?
SevenUh-Did or did not several of the
Ohio county delegation declare that they
would not support the little Republi-
can GOd?"
Eighth-Did or did not an Ohio county
delegate in the convention hall offer to
bet $500 that Gofr would be defeated?
Ninth-Were you or were you not pur-
pOsely and premeditately deeeircd by Gotf rs
to his intentions?
Mr.. Dovener, you will Oblige not only
myself, but the public at large and many
Dovener Republicans who will vote for
Mr.. Braunon in order tOpunish Mr.. COTS
deceit and treachery, by given 4 straight
forward, clear and merdsice answer to
these few questions.
Mr.. DOvener, whatever else you may be,
you are not fool, and you have been q
politician too long not to have your eye
teeth cut in the business. You were de-
ceived, cheated, sold out and lied to, and
You know it, but you are so well trained
in politics and know so well the sure pO'
litical death that would follow if you did
not, that you had to smother your indig'
nation. put on a double face and turn
around and smile. Yet in your inner
most soul, smarting under the wrongs
done you, support this nabob politician,
who, for his own personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT,
would destroy the Republican party III
the State.
This will be all for the present, and all
| can ask is a speedy reply, with no at
tempt to evade the issue.
But there is another matter which
might prove interesting reading. l would
like to have short legal answer from that
brilliant attorney, Mr.. Wm. Hubbard
candidate for the Republican nomination
to Congress two years ago. Mr.. Hubbard,
did you or did you not receive one oI
more letters from Mr.. GOtf similar to
!, those Mr.. DOvener received, and were you
not deceived IN the sanGnt: Sederhand,
contemplate and treacherOus manner:
One more question, Mr.. Hubbard
You are not usually so quiet politically
as this year and are i'll the habit of con
tributing your valuable support freely
| You don't seem to enthuSe, so to speak
this time. Why is this thusly?
The HtellgeRcer also contains an alleged
article written over the name Of "Eusis "
This article, without denying one single
statement, occupies three-fOurths of col
umn in endeavoring to pick flaws in the
composition of my communication, and
only wonder at Hart giving it the space
he did.
He SAYS that ] attempt to imply Goff7:
reasons, and do not dare to allege. Hor
are wrong; If you examine my letter care
fully you will see that l imply nothing
suggest nothing, comment on nothing
the public will tend to that, but simply
state plain facts.
About all the rest of Eusis' remarks
were devoted to an endeavOr to garble my
facts" and make them dispute one an
other. Eusis need not think the public
can be. fooled by any such course, and h'
will find in my remarks to Mr.
Dovener enough plain questions, which
made statements of yesterday, that vii
probably teach him to keep his hands of
of matters he knows nothing of, and leave
it to those who do.
In conclusion | will say that these facts
are as well known to the Ohio county del
egation as they are to myself, and thoSC
who were on the train when it returned
from Weston can testify.
Nobody knows or ever will know prob
ably Just what the reason was for Gof':
peculiar" actions, but the man has un
bounded conceit, coupled with nature
composed principally of selishness, he
overrated himself and thought his party
would not dare raise up another in hi
place, he therefore refused to be q candi-
date, and later. finding out his mistake, h
rectifeS it at the expense of his party anC
one one of his ableSt adherents."
FACTS.