The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-07
THR ENouIREWs alARr's MIST.

There was . good deal Of quiet amuEs-
mept about town yesterday II the Regil-
tsr,l echo Of the Cincinnati Eaglira's
strained sensation based on Mr.. Managers
private letter to q number Of Republicans
OF West Virginia, The Register announce.
ment that II was mot necessary to tell
how" that paper secured the letter Of Mr.,
MensgeE was considered very funny, for
those who had not seen the publication In
the Enquirer Of the day before had seen
the EaquirH'S entire publication with due
credit, IN the lNTELllGEHCRR, together
with Mr., Menager's frank acknowledge
ment that he was responsible for the letter
and the views expressed in II, and was not
ashamed OF II. Republicans expressed
qualification al Mr., MsnRgef's prompt and
manly utteFance in regard TO the matter,
and his Willingness 70 accept whatever
consequences might follow. Both Demo.
Gratis and Republicans laughed at the way
in which the Registers sensation had been
tlRttened out by the 1STRLLldRScgR's pub
LEGATION.
As the RegiSisr remarked, Monday was
q dali day, and the editorial staff Of that
paper felt very jubilRnt when the arrival
Of the Enquirer furnished matter to fill 80
much space. The boys celebrated the
timely arrival In novel manner, and at
the same time united q G rdisu knot
which has deaed the ingenuity Of the
whole nation for q generation, They
found @ use for the Congregational Record.
A thick copy Of this able magASlne was
tightly tied with twine about q jumbo
Jackson cracker, and the cracker then ex-
ploded. The report made more Of a sem
satlon than the publication yesterday.
Persons having the slightest knowledge
Of the Republican organization and its
make-upin West Virginia saw at glance
that there was no faCtional line drawn In
the ranks by Mr., Msnager. Persona OF
all shades OF opinion within the party
were found in the list, and there was no.
body OF especial standing who was not
represented in person or by some OF his
friends. The fact was also commented
upon that the Republican State Commit
tee had met slncs the letter was mailed,
and had appointed q conference to meet
at Parkersburg July %, due notice OF
which appeared promptly In the INTELLI-
GRNcRR, and that the editor OF the INTRL-
LIdENCER, whose name figures In Mr..
Managers list, was present at the meet
ing when the Committee resolved upon
the conference OF the 2S.h. "Yes," said
q gentleman In whose presence this
feature was discussed, land | happen TO
know that Mr.. Hart Is in entire accord
with the committee in this movement. l
have also seen q letter from Mr.. Menager
In which he says some persons 10 whom
his circular has been sent do not think
well OF his suggestion, and he urged that
the State Committee be called TO consider
the propriety OF holding more formal
and extensive conference under its own
auspices. In the letter Mr.. Menager said
he would not feel at all hurt II something
else than his own proposition were to
take form. His one thought was to have
some kind OF an understanding about the
campaign, and since there was to be no
State convention conference was the al
tentative. This letter, Of course, was
written before the committee met, and
before Mr.. Mensger could have known
what the committee intended to do. The
whole thing Is funny, though, isn't 1t:
Have you heard whether the Register
has any more OF the same kind Of enter.
prise locked up anywhere? And-hold
on there minuteI Wouldn't 1t be an
awful thing for the Register il the Clncin'
natl Enquirer should take holiday some
day2"
Yesterday was quite as dull day as
Monday, and the kegiSter reporter was
toiling about about town in the sun look.
ing for Republican who would talk mad.
Among others, he called on Hon. g. w.
Atkinson, q prominent Republican, whose
name was not on Mr.. Menager's list. In
Mr.. Atkinson he found friend Of Mr.,
Menager, who defended him from any.
thing but the best motives. He said no
was not at all mad, and did not see what
there was in the thing to make any Re-
publican mad.
Everybody enjoyed Mr.. Menager's slick
hit at the Parkesburg conference, lighted
and periumed with coal oil. Said one man
"The Democrats did not send out a
printed circular inviting people to their
caucus, nor did they print a general notice
to the party. They went out and nailed
the boys that were wanted aud brought
them In, and then battened down the
matches to keep them in aud the others
out.n