The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-12-20
FROM Shay REMARKS
OF one Of Gov. Wilson's COL
onets Grew the Tale
OF ORDERS TO THE MILITIA
To be Ready for war-rhe Funny
Genesis of Canard--The Cover.
nor is Mystitled by an Inquiry.
The Slim Foundation.


o,neared under Parkersburg date a
special dispatch OF n somewhat sensa-
tonal, and yet vague nature. 1t was to
the effect that Governor Wilson had
issued an order to the officers Of the
S.a,c militia to hold their men in readi-
ue.s ior duty at u moments notice.
The dispatch idnot state what the rea-
son for this extraordinary order was,
but the inference was given that the
troops might be called out TO back up
some contemplated political move to be
made in connection with the recent
election. In the same issue there was
an unofficial confirmation OF the report
tina. Governor Wilson had said that
he intends 70 issue Congressional certiG-
Gates 10 nII four Democratic candidates,
including jackson, in the Fourth dis
trirt, thereby utterly ignoring the clear
and undsputed claim which Capt.
Charlie smith, the Republican candi-
Gatr. has to that districts seat. Also in
,hc SANG issue there was an interview,
in which the interviewed was OF the be.
lief that Governor Wilson would do as
be.was reported to have said he would
do in the matter Of the certificates, and
he was Of the further opinion that the
militia had been ordered 10 be in readi-
ness for duty. All this afforded thought
for questioning uinds yesterday.
Now for the explanations: The foun-
dation for the report from Parkersburg
was the following published in Tues
day evenings STATE Journal: "a reliable
gentleman, who has Just returned from
Romney, Hampshire county, informs
the state Journal that, while he was in
The store OF J. L. Russell, OF that place,
he heard Russell, who is Colonel on
the Governors staff, tell a crowd ef by
standers that he (RusselU had Just re-
ceived an order from Governor Wilson
to be ready to report for duty at a mo-
ments office, and that similar orders
had been sent to all other militia officers
OF the State"
Colonel Russell is a young man who
looks important and gorgeous in his
uniform.
An endeavOr was made to get into COM
municalOn with Governor Wilson late
Tuesday night after receiving the dis
patch from Pa'kcrsburg, but it was too
late. Yesterday the INTELEGENcER's
correspondent ut Charleston was in
structed to call on the Governor and ask
il he had issued any order 10 the troops
in connection with any political move,
and ii he bad any intention Of so doing
Following is the correspondents an
swer:
Governor Wilson when shown your
telegram said: 4 have'no idea what
this ispalch refers to. never heard OF
anything Ui tho kind before and can't
think OF anything likely to render such
action Necessary. ! have given the
troops no orders about anything. The
whole subject OF the telegram is u mys-
terry to ne.
Captain Boyd, OF the local company,
after reading the F,TkGrsburs dispatch
ut once wrote to his Colonel, Romeo II.
Freer, and asked about Tie 'UTder."
Then he called on Colonel A. a. Franz
helm, member OF the Governors
stall, but the Colonel knew nothing
about orders outside OF this:
On April 30 next, there is to be cele-
bratcd in New York city the centennial
anniversary OF the Inauguration OF
George Washington us President Of these
United States. Sometime since there
were appointed Commissioners from this
State to assist in this celebration. This
week these Commissioners received
from the Executive Committee at New
York, letters asking them to organize
by selecting chairman and in
forming them that one OF their duties
as commissioners would be to see that
West Virginia is represented in the
military parade" These letters and q
probable realizing sense on the part OF
one j. L. Russell as 10 how important
Col. Russell looks in uniform, which led
J. E. Russell to talk unadvisably, have
in all likelihood resulted in starting the
report about calling out the troops.
The Commissioners appointed to rep
resent this State at the centennial inau-
gurNl celebration are Hon. II. S. Walker,
Auditor p. +. Duffy, State Treasurer w.
7. Thompson, and State Superintendent
B, $. Morgan, OF Charleston; Hons. D.
b, Lucas, K. 2. Chew and b. q. Wash.
invtOn, Of Charlestown; Hon. Alfred
Caldwell, OF Wheeling; Hon. Joseph
Sprigg, OF Moorriield; Hon. S. L. Flour
noy, OF Romney; Hon. John j. Davis,
Of Clarksburg; II. j. Samuels, OF Bar
louisville; Col. j. W. st. Clair, OF Fay
ette Z. H.; John W. Arbuckle, OF Lew
isburg; Hon. Henry &. Davis, OF Pied:
mont; Ex-Governor j. B. Jackson, OF
Parkersburg; Eustace Gibson, OF Hun
tingtOn, and Hon. j. j. Woods, j. b.
fancy, Col. A. A. Franzheim aud Major
]. G. Anderson, OF this city.
In connection with the report about
Governor Wilson issuing Congressional
certificates to the four Democrats, put in
circulation since his returf from visit
to Washington, the statement which
the Hon. W. l.. Wilson is quoted as
making 10 the effect that the Fourth dis
trict is still in doubt and the claim
which Judge "Mun" Jackson, the de-
teated Democratic candidate, continues
to make that he is elected, are two sig
nlticant things.