The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-06-13
UNIVERSITY REGENTS
Happy in the CONSEQUENCES of
Having Declared Peace.
THE H4RMONlZING INFLUENCE
Which Was Brought to Boarat Nor
gantown---Rcgent Smith Was There
to Hclp Save the Democratic State
Administration From Disgrace and
Advocated Peace--still Disturbing
Elements.
spectal pl,nnleh 70 he InteIllaenor.

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FAIRNoNT, w. Va, June 12.-Gover-
nor Fleming and members Of the Board
OF Regents OF the State University, who
stopped off here to take in the Normal
School commencement, express them
selves as being very much gratifed at
the happy outcome of the meeting at
Morgantown, where crisis was safely
passed and the hatchets which the
members Of the faculty have been bran
dishing at each other were temporarily
buried. These hatchets are not alto
gether out of sight. The handles are
exposed and may be grasped by eager
hands next year, butfor the next twelve
months at least something akin to har-
mony will reign. President Turner is
master OF the situation, and II those
who fancy they havS grievance will
allow him to pursue his work unob-
structed, the University year 1S0l-92
will be the most successful in the his
tory OF the institution.
A REGENT TALKS.
talked to-day to o member Of the
Board Of Regents about the storm at
the meeting this week at Morgantown.
He was disposed to censure the INTEL
LIaESoRR for telling the truth about
matters, not only those matters that
have occurred this week, but some
things which the IHTEL11GENcER has
seen ft to Sentilate In the past. He
did not deny the truth Of the 1NTELLI-
GENcER's statements, but thought the
paper should have let matters alone SO
that the gentlemen who lad 1t 'in for"
President Turner could have carried out
their political programme without at
tracing public attention. Thisis funny;
the regent, however, seemed to, be very
much in earnest and impressed on my
mind moro than ever the TACT that the
INTELLIaENcER is entitled to q good deal
of the credit for the harmonious state
of affairs that exists to-day.
REGENT SMITHS POSITION.
The same regent, speaking Of my re-
port OF the meeting Of the board on
Wednesday, said he thought I had done
Regent Clarence L. Smith an injustice
in stating that he ably assisted Major
3. A. Bennett in his factional fight on
President Turner. He says Colonel
Smith was there as a peacemaker and
had q great deal to do with the restoEslS
ton OF peace. "1h TACT 'estlid iiei 9eot4
onel Smith, like one or two others,
went to NIorgantown fully determined
to ascertain what was wrong in the fac
ulty and fix up the difficulty. No one,
except possibly it was Bennett, had
blood in his eye. The idea was to avoid
trouble and not to preCipitate it. You
see, we were forced to this, because it
would have been poor politics to act
otherwise. I think the whole matter
grew out OF an internal trouble in the
faculty, caused by misconception on
the part Of some as to their relative posi-
tions or duties.
DISTURBING ELEStEXTs.
"There are still one or two disturbing
elements, but in another year they will
be weeded out. This is certain, for we
do not intend to handicap the Presi-
dents work by keeping with him un-
congenia! company. One young man
In he faculty, the least deserving, was
promoted Ii was done during my abb
sence from the room temporarily, or the
proposition would have met with Wig
orous protest from me. The action was
unwise, for the younyman has been ono
OF the disturbers OF the peace in the ex-
ecutiye department OF the University.
OF course there has been politics in 1t
all, but what OF it?" The regent told
me a great many other things, but now
that harmony is restored and the Uni
versity is about to start on new era Of
prosperity, let US draw the curtain and
fnrook H. MI