Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-09-27
OH. WHAT A FALL !
CHAIRMAN C0wDBN ATTEMPTING III
CRAWL THROUGH SMALL HOLE
To Escape From Making Dates for the JOINT Debates
Between Hon. ". l. Wilson and ten.
Gof -Othsr Political News.

The Inteliqeneer had q nice little scheme
fixed up yesterday to deceive its readers
into believing tina, Chsirmsn Riley, OF the
Democratic Executive Committee, mad de-
clined to meet Chairman Cowden, of the Re
publican Executive Committee, TO arrange
tstss and places FOR the joint discussions
between Hon. ". L. Wilson aud General
Gcff. The scheme was after this style;
On Sept. "a Chairman Cowden wrote q
letter to Chairman Riley, in which he said
that unless hs heard from Mr.. Riley IN
reference 70 dates, &C., by the 2otn, h1
gould consider the invit alton withdrawn
Chairman Riley promptly answered that
he would be resdy next week to meet Mr.
Co~d.n and m AXE the arrangements.
Then Mr.. Cowden, seeing that thre was
NO OTHER WAY OUT
Of the thing, wrote back that when he re-
ceived Mr.. Rl4y's invitation for Gan Con
20 meet Mr.. Wilson ne VISA certaitiy JusIi-
fed in the belief that Mr.. Rlry WIS ready
70 make his challenge good by Arranging
time and places at once, and he was aston
ishad at Nc. Riley desiring to wait until
next week; aud if Mr. Riley would not
meet him 90 the 25.h he would decline to
longer delay the matter. -.
Now, this is where the nice little plot
came in, and il looked very much as If
George Wesley Atkinson had a hpger In II,
hecauae the letter was written on one OF
! he West Virginia Fret District Rapuo-
licsn Congressional Committees letter
heads.
This letter was not received by Mr..
RiIey until the 25th, and al Mr.. Riley did
| not answer the letter until some time later
IN the day, Mr.. Cowden did not receive 1t
until lste, and evidently hoped
he would not get it until, as
usual, the IateLigeneer could print the
| unfinished correspond ace and lace the
Democratic COMMITTEES in the light OF
having backed down aud allowing the
matter TO 90 by default.
Had Mr.. RUey not answered promptly,
and had not tire uufri'fe1 cofIesnopoeaee
beeo put beto-e tie pub il befMe he could
answer, it would nstura IL have placed
him 10 a bad light, ss q letter coming after
| the publication wouid look us though II
had been forced. This is what made the
I~nteNigeneer 90
BOLD IN ITS HEADLINES,
With nothing 10 back it up, for Mr.. Riley's
asst letter, which they 90: at a late hour,
hut which they could not suppress, settled
the whole matter and put a quietus On Mr..
Cowden's 'squeal" to get out OF the
matter.
A Mr.. RILEY said in his letter, Mr.
Cowden had nothing upon which to fouud
his he ief thst Mr.. Riley was ready to at
once arrange times and places for the de-
ba,es, as Mr.. Cowden bad said In ole OF
his letters that there was plenty Of time
after the fr.t week in October for these
d;sruss,ous. The letter closed hy saying:
tine time l named is reasonable and IN
fact sooner than I expected to make ar
rargemeuts for these meetings. II can
hardly b. possible that delay is the cause
of n decIinirg'o wait longer. | will calls
The time I named in my liter OF yester-
day snd arrange for a mse'ing."
This let. ec is plain enough and the 'lme
early enough, and if the Re Duhlicans Com
mittee wants to slip IA through such o
small hole az they claim II hsve tound'
tbrv will have to mske themselves mighty
int" 70 do il, and PIT themselves be-
,ore re pr bic, like the mouse they woulo
re, a. sqreaIers.
A REGISTER report dropped IN on
Chairman K ey yet -Tdav and onnd MN
BUSY ARRANGING DATES
for seeskers throughout the State, and
when 10 nsd time TO ! OK ~, he
the in'errngstory of the reporter With ms
statsmsut that be would have leisure tlne
next Mo7d.y 10 meet SIR. CoSden aud ar
range the tunes and plsc@s FOR the JOINT
a b.,es between Mr.. Wi son and Gen.
Got.
This back down of the Republican COM
m,ttse il on a par with that of the Cnr-
sr..-ional committee Of the same psrty,
which refused to have Mr.. Atkinson meet
Mr.. Pendleton at the pl'css camel by tire
Democratic committee. becsu'e they were
700 smsll, and this statement III tie face
If the fact INA, New Msrtinsville ia one OF
The Jsnst Central end important points In
toe Di ,trict onis de Of Wheeling. Ii looks
v,ry much to o man up q tree "a If the
Rapnblicans have worked the bluff ~ far
ss they dare aud are now contemplating a
slueal. 70