Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-07-16
THEIR BOSSES MEET
WEST VIRGINIA REPUBLICAN HIGH MUCK-A-
MUCKS STEAL AWAY
To Mt Lake Park to Arrangsa Programme for Iheir
Followers 70 Endorse Atkinson Determines
70 Stck-Cowden Resigns-Some
Interesting History

Special Telegram TO he Register.
Mt. LAKE PARK, Mp, July 1.-the
West Virginia Republican leaders, the
bosses who run the machine and set up
the candidates for the rank and file sup
port, skunk out of the State yesterday
TO hold conference here and lay their
plans for the coming campaign. The
conference was ostensibly call Of the
State Executive Committee, and as a
blind few Of the committee were pres
ent and ratified the cut and dried pro-
gramme which had been arranged for
them. The significance Of the gather
ing yesterday can best be estimated
| from glance at the names of those
present. The onliest idol of the West
Virginia machine politician. he OF the
loud voice and the little shield,
General Nathan Gof, of ncceS-
sity heads the list The
flock that obediently followed the bell
wether can be easily guessed. Promi-
nent among them were Mr.. George w.
Atkinson, Internal Revenue Collector
A. b. White, Commissioner John w.
Mason, c. II. Payne of Kanawha, C..
b. Smith, W. J. w. Cowden, A. w.
Campbell and c. B. Hart of Wheeling,
Col, \. c. Moore of ClarkSburg. and a.
r. GibbenS, :. V. YantiS and Major
Vrooman Of Wood. The work of the
executive committee was quickly dis
posed Of. Mr.. Cowden, it is under
4 .Issf1aI In 2 l.
nations that his resignation would be
acceptable. and he therefore handed it
over very gracefully. Hon. Augustus
Pollock of Wheeling was unanimously
chosen to succeed him as chairman,
while balm for the Wheeling poStmaS-
tcr's wounded feelings was furnished in Il
series OF resolutions, landing his past
work, which everybody voted for but
no one believed in. r. II. Il. Tem!ey.
of Jackson county, was chosen to I'LL
the vacancy in that district, caused by
Major Flesher's emigration to the wilds
of Mcdowell and +. c. Best was chosen
to succeed :. T. Hawk. The State con-
vention was called TO meet at Martins
burg, August 20.
MIR. ATKINSON WILL STICK.
When these prciminarics were finish
ed the real work Of the conference be-
gan. or at least of that part of the con-
ference that hailed from the First dis
trict. The question which was discussed
in the secret conclave of Sweet-Scented
politicians was nothing less than the
advisability of withdrawing Mr..
George W. Atkinson from the
Congressional race. The REGISTER
representative has information that the
whole district was gone over county by
county. The diSaffcction in Hancock
county due to Mr.. Atkinson's unpOpu-
lar appointments, the equally diSorgan-
lied and disrupted condition Of the par
ty in Doddridge, Wetzel, Marshall and
Ohio counties, and the cold and cheer
less fact that Mr.. Atkinson will be ruth
lessly slaughtered by the enemies he has
created. we're all canyasSed at length.
Strong representations were made to
Mr. PendletOn'S substitute that it was
his duty to draw off, but in spite of all,
that gentleman could not see it that
way. At length the controversy be-
tween him and some Of his friends be-
came so heated that it was concluded
wise to drop the discussion. and there
the matter ended. Mr.. Atkinson is still
in the field