Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-08
DEAIH HER PORTION.
The Tragic End Of Hrs. Nelson's Pc
liti.2l Career.
When she Did Not Get the Odlce
She Expected, She Drowned Her
self and Her Two Children-Great
F0pular Indignation Reused by
the Revelations in The Case.

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Omaha. June Only a few days ago
Inc b-7ses Of Mrs. Ida Remington Not
SON and her two children were FOUND
coating. dashed together, in the Missou-
ri river near THIS city. and the mysteIy
OF her disappearance was az last solVed4
She was @ brave woman In many ways.
is q efri she had a passion for books
and for an education. Her parents
were poor. and while she was in school
her father died. She persevered In her
ambition. succeeded I'm completing the
course " the high school OF this city,
ani bv teaching I'm the country and ny
c-ncr work earned enough 70 take
course in the Normal Institute az Os-
wte1. n. v. She then obtained q posi-
ton iu the uaha public schools, where
she won p reputation. She made SAD
mistake in her marriage. and AFTER be-
iug out OF tine scbOoiroom for few
years she returned, having secured
separation from her husband. She as
sumad some heavy debts which he had
contracted by his iileness and intem-
Dcrance and this debt caused her to en-.
ter The political field. She was even
more successful in her school work
-arn before. and acquired o Statewide
anne and vas la demand at county
hers Institutes held during the
summer cnj iaN BY teaching IN these
summer schools She was able 10 earn
enough money 10 reduce her debts.
DaIr the las, summer vacation she
TAUGHT as usual and in her work she
met II H. Corbo-t candidate Tor The
Republican nomination for State super
ileudcut Of public instruction. She
tecaue interested In his candidacy, and
promised In The event Of his nomination
t0 work for his election. lie was nom
mated aud. after several conferences
with him. She secured leave Of abb
sence ana began 70 visit county insti-
tu-es in tha State liz Corbetts interest.
She enlisted the teachers in his behalf
form @ teachers standpoint, and they
could DO much for him i'm their school
districts. Tt seemed q serious contest.
for the Crn1idate on whom the Demo
Gratis and PopUl'sts had united was
nam of long experience and ability.
AIRS. No-scn had obtained o promise
from C0rbett no one of their meetings
tlat le would make her his first state
menu f elected. He denies now that he
made tle promise. but he permitted her
I'D keep MP the work for him, and was
i1 constant correspondence and confer
cuce with her about the canvass. She
told her friends repeatedly that he had
promised her the place, and they all
believed her. end she secured many
Democratic votes for Ccrbctt I'm chis
e'rr she was often O visitor at the
study or her pastor the rector OF All
Saints Protestant Episcopal Church,
and talked chcerfuily of the use TO
which she would put her Increased
salary. She was a woman OF the high
esq character and her statements were
always accepted as true.
When the election was over. she waA
very happy for Corbect was elected.
She wrote him a letter Of congratula-
zion. end incidentally referred TO her
own share Bra the results. In a few
days She received @ letter from him.
She staggered into Fer Iee.0r's study
with tbe letter d. aer rard crying, II
am s-tu woman" The letter told her
that &c would De impossible to give her
Inc Mace for the reason that liz would
not look wel for q married woman 70
he I'm the same Office with him, an un-
married man. Some OF the leading
men and women Of this city at once
took uu tho cudgels for her. writing TO
Cor1ett that his reasons would not be
REGARDED as Of weight In any circle.
The Mayor of Omaha the President OF
tho W0mm's Club. and the city sup
er.n.m4elt of schools were among
those who testified to Mrs. Nelson's
worth and pleaded with C0rbett for o
change of decision. Bat he would
make no change The poor woman, ut
erly crushed in spirit. returned TO her
school work here But she was chang
Cd. She became mOrose and sad. Her
new. debts troubled her. The money
She he'd borrowed to- make the canvass
must Orr repaid. She was mortified by
her failure. So, taking her children
ono Friday evening after school, She
wandered away. leaving note telling
relatives chat she was going 10 die.
Parts of her clothing were found on
tho river bank. bUt careful search lail-
ei To- discover the bodies.
Che affair created q great sensation
here. Tire Woman's Club passed res0-
buttons lcuouncinE Corbett, and iudig-
nation ron high But IN O. short time
The bodies remaining undiscovered.
stories began TO circulate. 1t was al
eed that Mrs. N7ls0n pad returned ia
nor husband In Chicago that she had
c,Cpe5 with some other man. that she
Inai g good position In a ne'ghboring
/ city. etc. THE discovery Of The bodies
ended clI this scandal. The Incident
+ IS now almost closed. The great ma
forirv of Tire newspapers of the State
, are demanding Ccrbe,t's resignation.
/ 20 win probably NOT be secured. but he
wil not be renOmiua,el next year.
Rose Hams are acknowledged by
careful buyers and dealers everywhere
. Go he superior TO an other brands.