The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-03
a BIG FIGHT
30 bounce wON YirEinia Democrat How
It Resulted,


It Resulted,
special Correspondence Of te AEtliigaleer,
WASHINGTON, D, o., April 2,--A very
Interesting warfare which has been waRed
Tor some time sgainst a West Virginia
employe Of the Uunited States Senate
ended to-day in his official deCapitation,
For several years past Mr.. Geo. F. Gross,
II Jefferson county, and one OF Senator
Camden's lieutenants, has held q lucrative
position under the Sergeant-at'Arms
Although a Democrat, MIR, Gross was one
Of the most popular and accommodating
officers In the Republican end Of the
Capitol. He numbers among his personal
friend several Republican Senators, Gen.
9raI Logan OF the number, He Is par.
tlCularly popular among the forty or hfty
lewspaper correspondents, with whom,
IN the line OF his duty, he was brought in
contact, and to whom lie was very Cour.
leous. However, he Is a Democrat, and
t was thought that for political reasons,
he ought to 60.
AN OFFENSIVE PARTISAN.
The Fight 10 have Mr.. Gross bounced
from his position began three years ago,
when the Republicans got control Of the
senate, and his final discharge was the re.
4ult OF charges Of offensive partisRnship,
which were preferred against him by Cap.
tain J, NJ. Pipes, Of the Quartermaster
Generals office. Captain Pipes, who Is
Known all over the State Of West Virginia
Ha one-armed ex-Union soldier, and for.
nerly State Treasurer, Is q Rdeaerving Re.
publican, who desired Cross place and
osgan to work for 1t. He could not see
Why Gross, who was IN active Democrat,
should BIZ permitted TO hold so good a
position When there were Republicans In
West Virginia who were Just as competent
70 perform the duties,
Although q great pressure was brought
70 bear on the Ssrgeant-at- Arms, he per.
iisteptly refused to make the change, say.
ing that Gross was an experienced and
sIiiGient man. About a year ago, how
,ver, Capt. Pipes efforts were 30 far sue.
teksiul as to secure the discharge OF Gross,
nut the Sergeantat.Arms did not fill his
place, and when Congress reConYened last
lall, he was resnstated. So the matter has
gone on until within the past few weeks,
Hhen the effort was again made to have
Mr. Gross removed.
THE oPPlCE ABoLlsHED.
The sergeantatcArms refused to remove
aim, however, and the Republican sena-
t,rial caucus committee held Q meeting
and resolved to demand the abolition OF
the office, as the OILY way OF getting rid OF
Gross. This committee is composed OF
Elmunds, Hale, Harrison, Plumb, Plat,
UnaCe and spooner. As the Office, under
ihis action, Is abolished, Of course Captain
Pipes will not get the place, but 1t has the
Effect OF relieving the pay.rolls OF Re.
publican Senate OF the name Of a West
Virginia CandenCrat
The West Virginia Senators will, OF
course, proceed 10 fix Cross in q place
equally as good in some one OF the depart
nents. It Is stated at the Sergeant.at-
Arms office that II the Office Is again
created, the place held by Gross will be
filled lIy an exFoldier from some State
that sends Republican Senators, and that
West Virginia will not be given the ap-
pointment.
WILL WAR ON r1pEs.
A Democrat told mo to-day that, in
view Of Captain Pipes warion Gross, and
the fact that he personally preferred the
charges OF offensive partisanship against
him, Senators Camden and Kenna will
demand his removal from the War De.
partment on the same grounds. They
charge that Captain Pipes, who has always