The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-06-05
WHEELING, WA, THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1890. \
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J His Refusal Of u Nomination Deuouncs
lsy tho Pittsburgh Press. j
PITTSBURGH, June 4.-Since tho reius,
OF Colonel Thomas NJ. Bayne to acceI
the Republican nomination for Congrel
In the Twenty.third district, and th
manner in which exhibited States Di.
trict Attorney Stone was nominated, th
Pittsburgh Republicans have denouAce
the act. The Chronicle. Telegraph says
I'VE are willing to accept the excuse NJ,
Bayne offers for his action yesterday a
the true one, but while the excuse ma,
be adequate for the action, 1t does no
extenua.e the manner Of 1t. He la!
perpetrated wrong upon his consti
tuents in this wise. In the face OF ar
honorable opposition 10 his nomination
he dragooned high minded men to hit
support by the plea Of the public welfare
and necessity, and when they had &C.
conplished for him all that he OF
the situation demanded, impudently
snapped his finger in their faces and
capered from under the responsibility
with q smile at their crcdulity. In his
eyes It was no doubt part of the game
Of politics, but the Twenty.third district
Republicans do not play the game
that way. They for many years have
believed that his method was the honest
method; now they discover that the
trump has been turned from the bottom.
We desire to dismiss Mr.. Bayne with
the one remark. 1t was not the net OF
an honorable man 10 trick an opponent
into deluding the convention OF his sup.
porters to do graceful and courteous
act, that nefarious secret scheme might
be unhindered. Mr.. Shiras acknowl.
edging defeat sent most OF his delegates
home that Mr.. Bayne might be nomi.
mated by acclamation, heartily and
unanimously, and Mr.. Dayne returns
the compliment by nominating a man
who had not vote in the convention.
There iB only one way to cleanse this
thing. The County Republican Com.
mlttee must call new convention that
the will OF the people may be expressed
as to who they want for Congressional
nominee.
Colonel W. A. Stone, estimable man
though he is, cannot afford to put him.
self in the position Of sole legatee to a
man who has only other peoples prop.
erty to give away. The franchises Of the
Twenty.third district, are neither realty
to be devised, nor personal property to
be transferred, and the man that claims
them must show his title. No steals are
allowed. Mr.. Bayne's mantle is stained,
Mr.. Stone, and it isn't big enough any.
way to hide that kind Of theft under.
Drop it like man and take your
chances"
THE COMMERCIAL GAzErTE's CRY.
The Commercial Ga:,tte says: "In-
stead OF pursuing this manly course, the
choice of the Republicans Of the district
was forestalled by a base conspiracy
against their rights. The canvass was
made under false pretenses. Not even
the widest latitude OF construction will
permit the suggestion that Colonel Stone
is in any sense the legally chosen nomi-
nee OF the district for Congress. He was
not candidate all, either before the
people at the primaries, or within the
requirements of the rules adopted for
government OF the party. He was out.
side altogether, and his name should not
have been considered at all. We hold that
in declining the nomination Mr.. Bayne
created a vacancy on the ticket which
can only be filled under Rule NIX which
reads: "1u case Of any vacancy occur
ring on the ticket, it shall be and is here.
by made the duty of the County Com.
mittee to provide for the filling OF said |
vacancies" Under this rule the proper
way to proceed would be by the calling
OF new primaries and giving the Repub.
licans OF the district chance to make
their own nomination. But Mr.. Stone
was nominated, and was present to "ac.
cept the honor" with this significant
"Not until the fight was
over and the victory assured did have
any intimation that Col. Bayne would
refuse to accept this nomination." He
got the wink in time to be on hand and
act his part III the miserable game OF de-
ception. The people nominated Bayne,
and through Bayne's connivance they
got Stone, who, on his own confession,
had full knowledge OF the game OF
treachery that was 10 be played.
This is 4 plain statement OF the facts
in the case, and it is for the members OF
the County Committee, and especially
the Republicans Of the Twenty-third dis.
trict, to determine what course they
ought to pursue. Fair play and good
faith in politi4s, the interests OF the Re-
publican party, and a proper sense OF
self-respect, demand the Commercial Ga
seite that it shall thus openly wash its
hands Of the whole disreputable busi-
neee.n