The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-26
TIE cowoILL SCHEME.

port the committee was still given further
time.
THE cowdILL sCHEME.
So things moved along until one even.
ing the committee met in the north lobby
OF tho Neil House to compare notes, and
It was then found that nothing OF any con.
sequence had developed. 1t was shown
that no one had approached Cowgirl, and
l suggested that something should be done
at once. Certain members OF the commit
tee were fearful OF approaching him.
They thought he might show fight aud
knock some one down. was then asked
to and did accept the mission. waited
for him that night, but did not get to see
Cowgirl until the next day. While taking
my breakfast in the restaurant dining.
room at the Neil House the next morning
Cowgirl came in, and l beCkoned him to
a seat at my table. After some common.
place talk we finally driited down 10 the
point ! wanted to reach, and l said, "Mr.
Cowgirl, wouldn't you consider itan honor
to be U, s. Senator2"
"Buerhsus," Unanswered, "that would
be an honor OF which any man should
feel proud"
He then asked my reasons for putting
such question. Thereupon related 10
him the proceedings OF the caucus, the ap.
potntment OF the committee and the se-
lection Of myself by that committee to
confer with him and report progress 10 the
members. told him that we had heard OF
disadection among the Republicans re-
t,ond,,C, Skn.s,o., nn1 ttn,, .aI,n1 liz. "a
he could control the votes OF two or three
Republicans.
"Do you" he said, "think Icould get
the solid Democratic vote?'
l assured him he could, because It was
the sentiment OF the caucus "anybody to
beat Sherman" and as he was generally
well liked there was no question abo ut 1t,
He was then requested to see the dis.
affected aud arrange matters, but to that
he answered, "Buerhaus, / do not like 10
do 1t, but why can not you or some Of the
committee see themW
He then gave me the names OF Senator
Ford and Representative Stranahan, who
he understood would not vote for Sher.
man. He also gave me the names Of Sen.
ator FasSet and Representative Haley.
During this interview he seemed much
humillated over his defeat by Entrekin
and complained bitterly Of his treatment,
saying that it cost lots Of money to beat
him. After some further conversation we
passed out Of the dining.room, and l went
direct to the committee and the committee
then reported to the caucus"
"Well, Mr.. Buerhaus, did you meet
Cowgirl again?"
Certainly met him afterward in tho
lobby at the Neil House. He wanted TO
know what had been done, but l could
not tell whether his men had been seen or
not. Now right there the bottom dropped
out OF the whole affair.""
"What oCcasioned the cessation Of nego.
tiationsp'
THE SECRET GIVEN AWAY.
"Yes, that's what want to explain.
About this time q prominent Democrat
was discovered In close communion with
the Sherman managers, and II was openly
whispered that he was selling the secrets
OF the caucus. II was an open secret that
the Sherman men were posted on the pro-
ceedings the Democratic caucus. Many
Democrats were Of course indignant, and
further communications with alleged dis.
affected Republicans cut short. It was
then resolved to nominate q Democrat,
and Allen G. Thurman was the lucky
man."
"Would you object to giving the name
oil the prominent manP"
ut i6 not necessary. His party knows
him."
"Dld you talk about the Hamilton
county delegation, as stated In the Cowgirl
interview"
~ don't think II was mentioned. That
had nothing TO do with my business With
him."
aHow did your proposition seem to
strike MI. Cowgill7~
swell, he didn't faint, but did volun.
teer all the information he could about
dlsafleCted Republican,"
"Cowgtll don't seem 10 have much re.
gard for Hooking county statesmen at
this time, Mr, BuefhAus2'
mo, but allow me 10 say, In retaliation
Of the reflections cast on me by him, that
the only answer desire 10 make isa refer.
ence 10 the answer given Logan by Senator
Frye ID his speech on the floor Of the
Senate. 1ts Chairman does not seem 10
have understood the htst principle Of In.
yestlgatlon. More than twenty witnesses
were never sum noned that wanted 10 be,
no Olews we're followed as they should
have been, and more incompetent work
was never done. / would infer from the
Senator's remarks that the Chairman was
badly ratified OF boodled, l would Just
say that | have no personal feeling against
OowRill and have always treated him as q
gentleman. ] have no desire lOr news
paper notohely, but am iorced 10 my
present course BY hlB actions against me.
! do charge that he agreed 10 take the
Senatorship In the way ] have mentioned,
and would surely have done 10 II the two
Republican votes necessary could haye