The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-02-03

New YoRK, Feb. 2,-Mr, John Sargent
Wise. the well known lawyer and ora
mr. Of this city, has resigned from the
soutbern Society Of New York. His
resignation is the subject OF CONVERSE
tionamong Southern menwheFeyer they
meet The cause was an episode in the
clubhouse a few weeks ago,
Mr.. Wise entered the house one day
with a friend, the Pres reporter is told
by prominent member Of the South,
era Club, full Of happy greeting, 1t was
not long after the heat Of the campaign
and that fusillade Of Cooper Union
speeches from prominent orators OF
both sides. MIR. Wise had been one Of
The orators. The close Of his speech,
yeierrinp to the death oil Preslden Har.
yson's wife, had, some say, surpassed
The wonderful flights OF his father. Hem
~ IA. Wise, during his famous Know
Sothinpp campaign in Virginia OF long
apo. This close was sweet, with those
lander. loving bell notes Of the human
heart, and neither Democrat nor Re
publican could be deaf to such music.
Cooper Union rocked with applause,
The Democrats forgot the music, es-
n%ocialIy the southern Democrats, and
thought morosely Of the brilliantly
drawn analogy made by Mr.. Wise be-
tween tho Democratic platform Of to-
J"v unon tho tariff and the confederate
constitution Of war times.
THAT COOPER UNION SPEECH.
Tho analogy had delighted the aud
fence, who fell under the spell Of Mr..
wise's oloquence, but come Of the ora
tors fellow members in the southern
club were sore.
was one OF those members. So, when
Mi. Wise came in with his friend one
day he met Mr.. Wilton Randolph in
the hall. Mr.. Wise introduced his
iriOnd. Said MI. Wilton Randolph;
"Did you make that speech in Cooper
Union last mighty"
ri did"
~Ihon I don't care to shake hands
with you or your friend" was the reply
Of NJ. Randolph.
Mr.. Wise expressed his indifference
in down SOUTH way, and the matter,
for tho honce, ended.
1t came IN, however, before the house
committee, The two members were cen-
suTed by it, and as q consequence MIR.
Wise later handed In his resignation.
The member o.; the club who was in
terviewed by a reporter waa frank to
say that while the club wa decidedly
"al odds with Mr.. Mise for the senti-
menta expressed by him in his Cooper
Union speech, vet 1t by no means up
held Mr.. Randolph, He wished it to
be Understood that the bulk Of the club
considered that Mr.. Wise had been dis
courteously treated, yet he wished to
be equally frank in saying that Mr..
Randolph had many friends in the
matter.
TWO NOTED FAMILIES.
Mr.. Wise and Mr.. Randolph repre-
sOnt two Of the most distinguished Of
Virginia families. the one being a a son
Of the late Henry A. Wise; the other
being a lineal descendent Of Thomas
Jefferson.
Mr.. Wise Is a mar Of brilliant talents,
was in the battle Of New Market from
the Virginia Military Institute, and.
personally is beloved by many friends
in his state. But 1t is no secret that
Society" became so disagreeable for
Mr.. Wise on account OF his Republican
faith that he preferredt to take his FAM
lily away from his native state. His
clover and beautiful wife was one ofthe
most gracious society leaders in the
state, Mr., Wise was a fighter OF duels
once, but gave up the practice when
challenged last by Page Mc0arty.
Mr.. Randolph, il is' said, Is a brother
Of the young Mr.. Randolph who fought
the broad.aword duel with Robert Ne
vile, the gentleman who lately, in Mad
ison Square Garden, slapped the face Of
Nj. Rowland, 1t isnot known whether
or not MI. Randolph has yet given up
allegiance to the code duello, but it ia
thought not.
AEoTHER STORY or THE INCIDENT.
A slightly different story Of the Incl.
dent at the clubhouse ID told by a prom
nent member. Hesays that as Captain
Wise was passing out OF the Southern
club with his friend he was accosted by
MI, Wilton Randolph, who said:
John Wise, how can you belong to
tho Southern club and make Republi-
can speeches"
MIR, Wise is reported to have re-
sponded:
who appointed you To- critieise met"
The matter came up before the Exec
utive Committee, who passed, as the
reporter was told, q severe censuro on
MI Randolph and a mild" censure on
Captain Wise. Asked why any eensnre
was passod on Captain Wise, tho mem.
ber said 1t was threatened, II Mr.. Ran.
dolph was cenaured and Nj. Wise was
NOT, that fifty or more Of tho members
would at once resign. Captain Wise,
y was added, has not been In the club
since the day no was interviewed on
his politics by Nj. Randolph.
Mr., Wilton Randolph was seen and
was delightfully."- graceful In manner.
Hevcry ch|iyalfoualy declined 10 speak
Of Mr.. Wise In Nj. Wise'e absonco. He
was ignorant Of the fact that Mr.. Wise
had resigned, he said.
Captain Wise u In Europe. Mrs.
Wise, at hor home No. 226 West Six
ty,tourth street. refused 10 say anything
In her husbandl6 absence.
"HaS Captain Wise resigned from the
Southern Society" sho was asked.
"Yes, and have tho acceptance Of
his resignation up STARE
This 10 absolutely oil Mrs Wise would
cay,