Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-10-12
BOYNTON GOES.
The Able Correspondent Of the "COm-
mereial Gazette"
HE KNOWS ]. G. BLAINE TOO WELL
John R. kcLsan in Control Of the Orsinnat
Commercial easssis' and the VsIsrsas
Services no Longer REQUIRED
fhs P,psf's Bad
Break.

WASHINGTON, October 11.-Almost
every person in Washington who heard
the news was surprised by the an
nouncement that the Cincinnati Com
mercidl Gazette had asked for the reslg-
nation OF Gen. Henry V. BoyntOn, and
that his connection with that paper
would cease in few days. With this
news came the report that the control
OF the paper for which he has been
the correspondent had passed into the
hands of John Il. Mclean OF the Gin
cinnati Enquirer. and that hereafter
IL will openly advocate the nomination
OF Blaine as the candidate for the Presi-
dency in 1892, and work for Foraker as
the Republican candidate for Senator
In place OF John Sherman.
1t was perfectly natural that Gen.
BOynton should be an opponent OF Mr..
Blaine, and it was owing largely TO the
thoroughneSs and accuracy and minute
ness with which he exposed Blaine's
corrupt acts in connection with railroad
and other specuations that the news
paper conferences OF 1870, the conela-
slons OF which Mr.. Halstead approved.
him in the Republican Convention.
lie has not, lide Mr.. Halstead, forgot
ten the reason that impelled him 90 re-
fuse his support 10 Mr.. Blaine, whom
he has confronted with the proofs OF
his completely In some OF the tranSac-
tious that he has repeatedly anu vehe-
mently denied ali guilt OF, and he conld
not therefore, be OF much use
10 paper that intended %
devote Itself % the nom
inatlon Of Mr.. Blaine for che Presidency
next year. That, Il Is supposed, would
not be so difficult thing Tor Mr.. Ne
Lean TO do, for it has been believed in
Washington FOR several years that Mr..
Mclean, while running sO-calied
Democratic paper, has been all along a
Blaine man ana anxious that he should
be the President.
The removal OF General Boynton,
which has only been deferred because
OF his willingness to defer, NJ the sollc-
itation OF his friends, withdrawal
contemplated months ags, Is traced by
some Republican here TO a series OF mis-
takes by Mr.. Halstead. Under his no-
tion OF conducting the Commercial Ga.
zette as "red-hot" Republican paper, IL
lost by the abuse Of the South. i's
Southern trade. When II became desir-
able TO recover lost ground, Mr.. Hal.
stead took himself 10 Brooklyn,
and II is understood that his
immediate necessities led him TO borrow
money upon stock OF the paper, which
Mr. Mclean indirectly held rs collateral
security. the ballot-box forgery blum
ders OF the paper for which Mr.. Hal
stead has been held by some Republic
cans 70 be principally responsible,
Injured IL, as well as the chances Uf tho
Republicans In the fight Of 1889, ana
greatly embarrassed the management.
at the beginning Of the present cam
paign the course OF the paper was very
unsatisfactory 10 Republicans, who saw
that 1t was willing to slur Sherman and
help Foraker at his expense, ana when,
within the present week, Mr.. Halstead
sent from New York the story about the
debts OF Gov. Campbell, which
the Governor resented by ordering
suits brought against the
Commercial Gazette for reproducing and
In that way countenancIng what he has
characterized as libels, IL was believed
here that Mr. HaIstesd had gone as far
as circumstances would justify him Ia
repeating the ballot box forgery blunder
that resulted, possibly, In the defeat OF
Foraker aud the election OF Campbell.
Very earnest, anxious Republicans here
are confident that this attack upon
Campbell will re-elect him.