Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-07-07
POOR MENAGER.
HIS EFFORTS AT 'HARNONIzINGp HIS
PARTY A DEAD FAILURE.
Leading Republicans DenOuncs the Idea Of
q Convention at Columbus as
Lacking Common Sense
and Judgement

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hackers at Columbus, on the odd inst, to
counsel n with another rs to what
should be done TO down the Democratic
PARTY in this State ut the approaching cleo
ton. The chief characteristic of the conf
dental circular sent out by the gentleman
inspired with the idea of holding the con-
vention. was the Importance Of securing
entire harmony within the ranks
of the political organization
sought to be benefited, but
in carrying his plan into execution Mr..
Nenager seems to nave Numbered most
egregiously both in the wording of his
little document, and in selecting the list
of gentlemen to whom it was to be sent,
the result. as we have said, being the stir
ring up of more heart burnings and con-
t%entiOns and bitterness of spirit than has
bean exhibited since the days when Editor
Hart went cunning for Mccormick scalp.
The whole affair, from beginning to end,
seems TO bear the ear-marks of a great big
scheme on the part OF some one to chm
TO a high seat in the Republican councils
in this State, at the expense of tramp
ling under foot the old-liners Of the party,
Manager being only used rs a convenient
means of launching the Schemeand keeping
il going until the pulse of 4 few corpOrals
and sergeantS, with here and there a line
officer. supposed to be not adverse to the
contemplated revolution, had been felt
and a more extended and audaciOuS plan
of campaign marked out. This inference
is strengthened by q careful reading OF the
list of names attached to the circular and
hy the printed warning: This has been
sent 10 the following gentlemen, and none
others" with which the body OF the letter
closes. The list was carefully made out,
and all upon it were supposed to be
reliable. but the thing leaked out
somehow, and q beautiful and high
prieed scheme is forever wrecked, to the
great damage of that Indispensable adjunct
10 success-harmOny. By common consent
those gentlemen who were in the scheme
seem TO have fixed upon Mr.. A. b. White,
of the State Journal, as the guilty wretch
who gave the snap away, and it has been
broadly intimated that the invitation eN-
tended him to be present at Columbus was
a mistake of the first water, as he was
noted for making trouble, and 80 on in that
strain. or course. all this is an unmerited
attack upOn the Parkersburg editor, but it
shows the disposition Of the prospective
tourists to find fault, and illustrates the
exceeding bad humOr in which they were
found yesterday.
Among the real leaders in the Republican
marty here at home, yesterday, there were
some very ungraeious remarks made, direct
ed toward that stickler for harmony, the IN
teVigeaeer, they arising out of what was
alleged to be u deliberate change made IN
the sentence heretofore quoted, This has
been sent to the following gentlemen, and
none Others" In the hteiigeaeer 1t read,
''and many Others" and it was eOntended
by some unhappy souls that the editor of
our contemporary had made the change rs
a preliminary to something in the way OF
an explanation rs 10 the real object Of
the July meet" The true explanation of
the error, however, is that the editor Of
the HtsHigeneey clipped the letter from the
columns of the Cincinnati Hl4S,iI, which
journal evidently had an inaccurate copy,
as the original, in the possession OF the
REGISTER, shows. One Republican, to
whom the matter was thus eN-
planned Yesterday, wanted to know why
the editor of the LRteligeRccT, finding the
eat out of the bag, did not send his own
invitation in to the printers, thus insuring
a n accurate publication, and followed up
this remark by saying the editor must
have miSlaid his copy. which fell into the
hands of the REGISTER, through the inter
yention of a kind Providence, and there
fore had TO use the Enquirer clipping or
nothing,
Quite "A number Of leading Republicans,
who, being old and tried generals in the
organization, rs u matter OF course, were
overlooked in the distribution OfinyitatiOnS
10 Mr.. Menager's lawn party, were seen by
REGISTER reporters yesterday. The result
MAS quite an interesting budget of COM
mentS and opinions, although several of
those who ehatied very entertainingly
about the letter begged that their indemnity
might not be disclosed, presumably in the
interests of harmony.
Hon G.. W. Atkinson. whose name is
not on Mr. Nepager's little list, said: Il
know enough about the matter, and about
Mr.. Menager himself, to kaOW that his aim
was an honest one, and that there was no
I intention on his part to put up n job or en-
courage any body of Republicans to scheme
AGAINST their brethren. Notwithstanding
this the circular was 'iblunderingly" word
ed. and | know there Is ali assertion in
the wind that something not apparent on
the face of the letter was thought OF. l
knew of the proposed meeting some time
ago, and had an urgent private invita-
ton to be present. So far from being
hurt at the omission Of my name,
In would rejoice if the old
w~heelhorses Of the party could be relieved
BY younger and treSheT men. have been
in the traces myselffOr . good many years,
and have had enough Of hOR0Ts OF that
sort.
While Mr.. Atkinson was delivering this
address to the reporter, n keen glance de
tected a nervOur twitching about the
mouth and a quaver in the voice that more
than said, the spirit is willing to hide its
humiliation, hut the flesh is weak and
beyond complete CONTROL
Col. Hugh Sterling sid lie thought the
idea of meeting in Columbus SaS q bad
one; il Republicans couldn't meet in their
own State they had better not meet at all.
He had heard of the circular before it was
published, but had no idea of u job in the
matter, nor had he heard of any eonsulta-
ton as to who should he invited from Ohio
county. He admitted, however, that the
list from this county looked n little Gpri-
OuS.n
W.. J. w. COwden thought the circular
was a gross blunder. He could not under
stand why but three members of the
State Committee were selected, and
mons Others" He was also
aware of the coll. as Menager had been in
the city several weeks ago, but he spoken
a way which suggested the idea that he had
been in a crowd, one of the members of