The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-05-15
Tllg APPOINTMENl,
Little Known About tho Matter-Wher
And IIuw It was Made.

Little Known About tho Matter-When
Rnd How 1t was Made.
SO,cial Dlpa,ch to Rs IaieRiONeer.
WAsnNOToS, D. G., May l4.-W. j,
w. Cowden has been appointed pest.
master at Wheeling to succeed Mr., Rob-
er Simpson, who has been removed.
When this announcement is made the
full story is about all told, so far as any
inside features of tho solution OF the
contest for this place Is known. There
islittle to adi to the proceedings In de.
tail to TINT given in last nights dis
patches.
National Committeeman n, B. Scott
arrived here this morning with his wife
and registered at the Ebbitt House.
Soon after breakfast he met with Gen.
tiol, Mr.. Atkinson, Mr.. Smith and
Major McGinnisin in Goil's room in con.
ference. Alterward the ilye gentlemen
went over to the Treasury Department,
where they were joined by Commission.
or Mason aud all these proceeded to Sec
retary WINDOWS room. After a short
conference with that official the West
Virrinians separated, and Scott and At.
kinson went to the PostotllCe Depart
ment, Soon aiter the INTELLldENcER
representative happened there aud asceI.
tanned that tue papers in the Wheeling
case had been sent to the White House
and il was learned that Mr.. Wanamaker
intended to lay them before the Presi.
dent after the Cabinet meeting. Th0West
Virginians were not sanguine that the
President would act on the case to-day,
and all declined TO have anything to say.
Mr., Atkinson promised, however, that
il an appointment was made he would
assent the INTELLlGGNcRR an interview.
1t was little after o o'clock when your
correspondent asCertained through con-
iidcntia sources al the White House
that the appointment OF llr. Cowden,
together with u number OF others, had
been decided upon, and that later In 9e
evening the list OF appointments would
he given to the Associated Press.
General Golf was around at dinner
and was amazed when informed that
Cowdcns appointment had been made.
lie was inclined TO doubt the source OF
the lNTELLGENCER's information and
could not be induced to say a word or
give any insight as TO how the selection
Of Mr.. Cowden for the appointment had
been reached.
Mr.. Scott was next sought-he, too,
was somewhat surprised TINT the news.
paper representative had secured the In.
formation iu advance OF General Golf
and himself, and he was also disposed
to doubt the authenticity OF the report
Of Cowdens appointment and was only
satisfied that the correspondent was cor.
rect when Col manifested his faith In
the statement made by the news man.
EVERYBODY SURPRISED.
The fact wasapparent that both GolI
aud Scott were surprised at the easy way
in which the appointment was pushed
through, Evidently they thought Pres.
ident Harrison would take several days
to deliberate over the case before order
ing the removal Of Simpson aud tho ap'
pointment Of Cowden. However, they
were immensely pleased-both OF them.
Mr.. Atkinson, on the other hand, ap'
peared TO be annoyed and although he
has made no statement 10 the IITELLi'
0GScER representative, isdemeanor al
seen through the day,impresses me with
thCopinion that he had swallowed q dose
that he did not like.
MCssrs. GoT and Scott late tonight
still declined 10 talk aud referred the
correspondent to Mr.. Atkinson for any
further Information. After waiting til
nearly midnight TO sec or hear from Mr.
Atkinson the correspondent waS unable
to see him.
Friends Of Doc MoiIatt say that up L
last night the fight was between Cowder
and Mollatt, but 80 far as this Btatemen
Is concerned neither GoG nor Atkinson
has affirmed or denied,
why 1T WAS DOM.
A gentleman who seems TO be wei
posted said tonight that Mr.. Cowden'
appointment was the natural outcome o
the contest, which, though confined I,
two or three candidates, was somewha
spirited. "All were good men" he said
and II was impossible 10 decide be
tween them, II was necessary 10 lool
for way out Of IN embarrassing situa
ton. Mt. CowdUns merits werI
recognized by all. Although HI
had made no application, n0r haf
heeonrcrned himself In tho race for thI
olllco In any manner, he was regarded
"a an available man. His faithful part
service ~ Chairman Of tho State Com
mittCc, In which capacity lie seryet
without compensation, his splendid ex
ecutiyu ability, the feeling In the paTty
IN general and In Wheeling In paftlcu
lar that hO deserved some recognition
all contributed 10 make him the mos
available man In case Il was necessary /
fix upon dark horse and settle Tie cor
test between the excellent gentletnOl
WHO were In tho field. II seemed 10 b
tue easiest solution Of q perplexih
question. OF course the friends Of th
other candidates will 10 disappointed
Out then dlBappolntmenls cannot i
avoided In settling such matters,
any event somebody had 10 be LEFT, al
IlSappointnGhls were 10 DO expecte,
All OF them could not DO selected L
one office, and their friends will, Q
consideration, Wow II Ia this light"
tontth.class postmastefs were q
pointed to-day for West Virginia a. 4
lows BarboutSYlllC, CabGll count
john We Church, vice Y, NJ, Fetfell, !
moved y Beech HILL Mason county,