Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-03-10
BADLY BROKEN UP.
TAB GENERALIZATION OP fHE REPUBLICAN
PARTY BECOMING APPARENT.
Tie President Now Rssil.s That the Recent
Elections Meant Him, Too - Blame the
Thorn il Hls Sids-Ingalls Will Plot
10 Secure the Scalp Of
Senator Plumb.

alizatiOn of the Republican party has at
/ last dawned upon the President. The
late cyclone in politics he did not at
tribute To any diSapproyal OF the public
on the course of the administration. but
looked upon il as calamity, the weight
of which would fall upon the shoulders
of Mckinley and Reed, and those lead
erS who had the direction Of public af-
fairs in the last Congress.
The circumstances which served to
diSilluSiOnize the President was the re-
cent poll Of the Indiana Legislature,
which disclosed that a majority of the
Republican members Of that body were
in favor of Blaine for the presidency in
1892. No man in public life has 50 un-
pleasantly Ohtruded on the Presidents
ambition 10 succeed himself in the
White House as his own Secretary
of State. IL is beyond question
that IL Indiana cannot support Mr. llar-
rSOn for denomination, the remainder
of the Republicans from other sections
are not likely 10 come TO the front and
supply the detection from this quarter.
That Blaine should prove the man of
their choice makes the fact more gall
ing. The change in the Office OF the
United States Treasury will now be
speedily made. Huston made his threat
that he would turn Indiana from It's
support OF the President, for renomina-
tion, and while he had no more to do
with the turn of sentiment than had the
late Daniel McGinty, yet he will point
TO the circumstance of HarriSon's loss OF
prestige as the result of his (HuSton'S)
handiwork. The Presidents dignity
can hardly permit him to retain in Office
a day longer such pronounced aud
bitter enemy, who is ungratful for what
be has already received aud chargiued
that he did not get more.
One of the results Of the Presidents
opinion that the late Congress has
brought about the political revulSion is
that he will hardly tolerate the SuggeS-
tionS made to him by Republicans who
have been retired from Congress. In
Ohio, where the slaughter OF Republi
cans has been marked, the President
has practically served notice that the
eX-memberS cannot control even the
miner appointments in the districts
lately represented by them unless their
requests are endorsed by Senator Sher
man. As Sherman is not On friendly
terms with many OF them they will
have little show for the present at the
public crib. Senator HiScock, in like
manner, has come into control of the
patronage OF the State of New York, |
the first time in the course OF his ad-
miniStratiOu that he has had an OppOr-
tuuitv to make himself felt.
The SOreSt of all the retiring states
meu is senator ingalls,. He seems 20
have lost his head aS the result Of his
recent defeat, conclusion reached from
the fact that he is evolving campaign
10 defeat Senator Plumb two years
hence and return in his stead. While
ingalls, might secure the defeat Of
Plumb. he could not himself get the
best of the contest. Plumb. with Il great
deal of ShrewdnesS, has looked closely
after the Federal appointments in the
State OF Kansas, with the result that
what is left of the Republican party is
in his control. The party organization
i'm the State is ia the hands OF the SEN
tor Senator. Ingalls, scheme seems to
be to down Plumb by letting
the light into his record in Con-
gresS. public and private. On these
points Plumb is iSvulneraOle, the more 50
because the attack has never been made
upon him. Plumb for the past few
yearS-Siuce he has had some capital al
command has been stock gambler.
/ lie has been ballOOuing around IN all
sorts OF enterprises. aud il Is 10 the
credit OF his >agacity that he has made
"A fortune rs the result of his Judgment.
| Ii will be- remembered that Plumb, Far
well and Cameron last fall busted up A.
E. Bateman in stock transaction
which that gentleman was carrying on
for them. they refusing to put up their
share when il was found that the ven
/ ure would prove a losing one. Plumb
/ is also conspicuous member OF the
Senatorial poker crowd. One OF the
suppressed scandals Of a year ago,
which was never printed with all
| the names, had for its central figure
Senator Plumb. With party
of fellow Senators he was playing poker
| at Chamberain'S, when he got into
dispute with Senator Aldrich, 0f Rhode
| Island. Plumb accused the latter oi
hiding cards under the table, and in the
Iquarrel which followed lac assaulted the
\ Rhode Island senator, choking him ter
riblv. The other members Of the party
| interfered before any serious damage
was done. An agreement between all
/ hands. such aS more recently occurred
i'm the case OF Sir GordOn-CWmmingS.
was entered into. bat the story was Cos
,iped in the cloak rooms, and yaS once
published, though without names. In
gals appears to take the ground that If
these things are fred at Plumb persist
emily for the next two years the moral
sentiment of Kansas will demand DIFF
fercut sort OF senator to represent their
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