Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-05-29
BAD REPUBLICANS
Have an Intense Hankerinl TO Lift
OnsanOther's Fur.
eoFF WANTS TO GETMTRE SENATE
And. Works His Chairmanship for Number
One---The Other Faction May
Count Golf Out.


GRAFTON, W. VI, May 2S.-No little
discussion has been caused III political cir.
cles here by The tx,ruc.s the REGISTER q
Thursday published icom he Cincinnati
Commercial Cazettee and Plttsburg Chrou.
ice Telegraph, aud by q few stray copies o.
these papsrs tia. Teacsed this town. con
tanning hints Of tAe proaaole Gght between
Stephen B. E.Nus aud General Golf for 4
seat in the United States Senate. As both
Of these are Republicans papers and 1t Is
well known that both the letter that was
datei from ParS,rs5urg aud the oGe from
Washington were EsiIlen by Republicans
who are fully aware OF slthe ramiGcatioUs
of the schsming 0. their party in this State,
the letters are all the more interesting
There is a political zspbyr blowing that
will make very good entertainment.
The triune brotherhood Cot, MCCoC-
mick aud Atkinson, ever since the
secret couclsye that was held in
the Grafton House some time ago,
are said to De putting out every
post possible Tor Gen. GoH 70 put Sen.
atorial fence upon. Gen. GOH's position on
the Congressional Executive Committee
places him at the head OF the Republican
political table an enables him to pass
around Just such Viands ss the boys like,
and pass them around he corners of the
table where they will do the most good for
the man at the heSd OF the table The
Gen, it is said, will pass arouud Senatorial
elixir in great profusion The GCtf Akin
Mccormick faction of the party not
only want the Legislature Republican but
want is members to work for COTS ele,-
ton 10 the Senate. Indeed, the lstter is the
chief thing. The triumph Of the Mason
Pierpont Iutelhgencer faction would be
quite as distastetul 70 them as Democrat
ic victory. Gen. Golf aud his heutensuts
will see that campaign speakers OF the true
stripe are sent out feeling buoysnt
with Senatorial elixir, that they may work
ike Turks for their master. Your cores
poudent is informed that some OF the cam
psigners have already been chosen and
they will put in good strokes for General
GOT.
sublime Kicksrs.
Solar this looks ike beautiful scheme
Were the Republicans of the State a happy
family and ell accustomed TO tall into the
traces and pull ike donkeys at the crack
of the masters lash, oil might go helLbent
for "Goff and an appropriation" Bat
here's the rub. There are the sublime
kickers 10 deal with. The Mason-Pierpont
Intelligencer faction have shifted what is
gong on in the political breeze and can't
hep but kick when the goad is applied to
make them pull in the traces. 1t is the
nature of the animals, you know. Alresdy
hear in this section OF the State kicks and
rumors of kicks thst tell vhst is coming
EIkins to be Called In.
As q result OF the chickering's between
these two factions, it is not at al !
surprising to hear from Republicans them.
selves, that an attempt viii CO made 10 call |
in Stephen b Eikins 10 hel o organize and |
give ''sinews Of war" 70 one faction of the 1
party in the State, promising him as a re.
ward, the L. s. .Senatcrsbip Mr. Eikius |
would be the addition Of host to his par
ty in this State, as be has 6 national rep.
utsriOn as an organizer, campaign worker, !
and is also possessed OF q bar "a very /
acceptable aud necessary sppu;tensuce 70
g Republican campaign. Several of Gen
eral Cots friends with whom / have con-
versed, discredit this report, but others srs
inclined to believe there is more truth than
fiction in it, and denounee IN very positive
terms the originstors sud sbsttors OF this
scheme. Some members of tee other fac.
ton With whom | have talked, speak 1
in the highest terms Of Mr. Elkius,
and say he would be great reinforcement
to the Republicans of the State; but they
DO not like to admit that they are work.
ing q plan to place him in the Senate In
reply to questions concerning this, the sa,
swers we're, Wait aud see, There is
something in the air, etc But such replies
mean q good deal even If the Intelhgeneer
and some persons Of that faction do try TO
1eny the matter or pass it BY IS of no i'm
oortsnee.
Badly Torn Up.
Certain il is that the opposition to COT
among the party leaders in Ohio county,
md the bitterness ell along the line in the !
xo factions has prevented the calling to-
,stbsF Of the Republican State Executive I
committee. This leaves the party Withoat
y organization as whole, and Of course {
ives the two factions more time and power i
) entrench themselves and get ready to {