Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-10-03
AT LAST.
AFTER DoDeING AND sKULKING AS LONG
AS POSSIBLE
The Republican Campaign Management Nerves
Itsslf TO PIX Times and Places for
The WllsOu-GOff Joint Tariff
Debate.

Dodgiug for the plrposts Of delay being
no longer possible, Mr.. Cowden and his as
sociates in the acknowledgment Of the Re.
publican campaign in this Sac have at
last consented to arrange the prelimir aries
for the series of joint debates between
Congressman W. l. Wilson and General
GCff
1t required a good deal of coaching and
soliciting before Chairman Cosden could
be brought to the scratch, but he was at
last cornered yesterday afternoon, and
gave a reluctant assent to an arrangement,
after having nearly everything his own
way.
To show Just how hard il was to get
Mr.. Cowden TO come to time, after all his
professions Of esgerness, and the Iateli-
gsneer' s unit u thful statements, the follow
ing copies o; two letters, addressed b.
Chairman T s. Riley, of the Democratic
Executive Coamlttee, to Chairman Cow
den, are sdGuced.
The first letter was addressed to Mr..
Cowden Monday morning, and Is as fol-
lows:
HEADQUARTERS, !
DEMOCRATIC EXEC Con- of W. VA.
WHEELING, w. VA October LIT.
Hon ". j w. C0Wden, Chairman, Etc
DEAG SIR:-I am ready to meet you 70
arrange the jnipt discussions between Gen.
Golf aud Mr.. Wilson. / will meet you
this afternoon at o'clock ct any place in
the city upon which we may agree. II
you have no objections wonld gladly
have you come to my headquarters.
Please let me hear from you.
Yours Rsp 'ctfully.
T. $. RILEY, Chairman.
Mr.. Cowden corseoted 10 meet Mr.. Riley
at the Wind; or Hotel, and did meet bin
there, but without concluding tie bust
ness, he lett, with the explicit understand
il that he would return yesterday morn
irg aud conclude the business of Arranging
tunes and places for the joint debates. The
morning wore on, aud Mr. Cowden, the
anxious, dill not plt in an appearance. Al
noon, Mr.. r ley addressed him the follow
ing letter.
HEADQUARTERS !
DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE Con-. W. VA.
WHEELING Oct. 2, 1888, II NJ. J
Hon. w. j. W. COlcdeR, Chairman, dc:
DEAR Shat cur meeting yesterday
at the Windsor Hotel, where we met to
arrange the joint discussions BIT seen
Gen. Golf ana Mr.. Wilson, you declined
to make the arrangements at that
time, but asked that the matter be defer-
red until this morning, which request was
granted. Not hearing from you, Iaddress
yOl this note to say that / will meet you
this afternoon at o'clock at the Windsor
Hotel, when l expect yOu to be ready TO
arrange the times, places and details OF
the joint discussions. In visw of what
has taken place, it is hardly necessary to
say to you that am ready to do so.
Yours respectfully,
T. S. RILEY, Chairman.
This gentle reminder brought Mr.. Cow
den again into the ring, and after much
hemming and having, he was induced to
agree TO the 70 living schedule of debates
Dcb"cch hOu. W. - "LSOh d1u pSuC1h NJ
Golf:
WHEELING. ". Va, October ID, 1883.
The undersigned met st the Windsor
10 Ell, in the li'y of Wheeling, to arrange
the times, places snd details of the joint
discuss Oas hsrtt fore prooose1 between
Gen. n. G,ff aud Hon. WIN. L. Wilson,
and by mutual agreement the number of
discussions were limited to four aud the
times and lices agreed TO as follows:
MsrtinsbuTg, SATURDAY., Ostoher 18Th.
Wheeling, Sunday, October 9th.
Kspawha Yalley (place to be fixed),
Monday, October ooh.
ParkeIsburg, We duesday, October 3lst
There was no division as to the time to
be allotted the spsakers or the manner Of
conducting the meetings.
w. J. W. CowDEN,
Chairman Republican State Committee.
T. s. RILEY,
Chairman D2mocrstic State Executive
Committee.
Thus it wss that tue "anxicu3n Rspub-
leans were induced ID perfect tie ar
rapgement for the demolition of thei +
GubernstOrisl candidate. They spprach-
ed the sacrifice with fears and tremblings,
probably having pretty good idea OF
what the result will be.