The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-10-23

Interference III Their Politics = The
Trouble in the National Committee-Souie
Valuable Points.
Special Dispdtch 10 he EateuigeIeT.
New YoRK, Oct. 22.-The Democratic
voters in the Eleventh Congressional
district, this city, are in state of intense
indignation over the action OF the adj
ministration in modelling with their Con-
gressional nomination OF last week, 1t
is a case that is beginning to demand a
good deal OF attention, and before it is
done with the Democratic managers, and
especially the incumbent OF the White
House will regret that they ever per-
mitted themselves to attempt to dictate
in the districtin question. There are to
this district three assembly districts, the
Thirteenth, Fifteenth and Seventeenth.
At the last nominating conventions
Alderman Quinn had been the choice OF
the Seventeenth assembly district, but
he failed in being selected, the Thir-
teenth and Fifteenth districts, support
ing and nominating Col. Truman A.
Merriman. This year as formerly the
Seventeenth district delegates favored
Quinn as before, and they adopted reso-
lTtions urging his nomination fol Con-
sress. The Fifteenth, Merriman's
own district, was OF course for
him, and it was confidently
expected that the Thirteenth, which is
cut from Surveyor Beattie's district,
would also advocate the denomination
OF Colonel Merriman. Positive assur:
ances to this effect were givenby Colonel
Beattie aud his friends. At the same
time it is noticed that number Of MIR.
Beattie's henChmen were loud in de-
nouncing Congressman Merriman for
his action in voting against the Mills
bill. One OF these men who was partiCu-
larly vehement in his opposition to Mer.
riman, was Inspector Merritt, one OF
Beattie's chief buglemen in that district.
Little was thought OF this preliminary
discussion, it was believed up to the
night before the nomination that Beattie
would put q stop to it. A week ago
Saturday Beattie went over to Washing.
ton, andwhiie thereh ereCeiyed his final
orders, so it is believed. AT any rate,
whether he got positive orders or not,
he came back to New York and at
once announced that he was not going TO
stick bis finger into the Congress.
sional politics of his district. This
meant that the men who were known to
be his special representatives and had
been denouncing Congressman Merri:
man for voting against the Mills bill
would run us delegates from that,district
and defeat Mcrriman. Beattie, who had
always been close personal friend oil
Merrimnn, endeavored to escape all re-
sponsibility for this condition OF things.
He sent his men to Merriman on Thurs
day night OF last week, the night before
the nomination was made, with fresh
assurances OF his warm personal friend
ship, saying that he would do anything
in the world for him, bnt that this year
he did not feel that he would mix up at
all in politics. OF course the only ex-
planation Of this was that it was tanta-
mount to a declaration that he would
carry out the orders OF the White House,
although he would be compelled to
slaughter his own friend, and il was also
positive evidence that the administra-
ton had directly interiered in declaring
that the Congressman of the Eleventh
district was distasteful to the admins
tration on account OF his Independent
and fearless course in regard to that
measure. The Eleventh Congressional
district is the largest manufacturing dis
trict in the city OF New York. 1t con-
tains large number OF Democratic man
uiacturers. and the action OF President
Cleveland in deliberately ordering Con-
gressman Merrimun's defeat has created
IN intensely bitter feeling, the effect OF
which will be fully shown on election
day, rs open threats OF reprisal have
been made and there is not the slightest
doubt but what they will be carried into
execution.
The rupture in the Democratic Ma.
tional Committee which has developed
ont OF the peculiar methods which have
been followed by Col. Brice much to the
distaste OF Chairman Barnum, Senator
German and others connected Herewith
have eliminated beyond all shadow OF
doubt. Senator German, who came here
some days ago for the purpose Of taking
charge OF the active campaign work in
COl. brlCe b btSuu1 anu VIII ltS bSVlA
busy the past week developing his plans
| for the importation OF Maryland thugs,
returned TO Baltimore yesterday to COM
plete his arrangements ut that end OF the
line, He is to return here tonight and
will at once take his place in the cam
paign committee room when the rain
bow shadower and political paraleller,
Bricc, will take back seat and do the
heavy gcnteel and loud talking in the
hotel corridors. II is perfectly well
known that Col, Brice's course during
his recent incumbency ut Democratic
headquarters has had the effect OF praC'
tically wrecking what little hope they
had Ut the beginning, and Barnnm and
his associates have been compelled tc
step in with ap emphatic insistance thai
the future management be turned 0Yei
to themselves. II is henceforward to bC
ON the part OF the Democracy, the cam
paign in which every disreputable device
will be resorted TO that it Is possible fol
Democratic managers to conceive OF.
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