Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-18

..-.i~slv untruthful and wholly mis-
--- paragraph appeared in the local
INNS Of the In;eliigencer yesterday
mou.1s. .-,,,t..aa has
democratic county committee mas
fsf that the primaries ol ,o-i,lo t -"
, F.. .nuau." Just as The Repuplcdu COtn
has ruled In regard 10 Us primaries
l-,.v- week The Register. when seems
....L or wishes il 20 appear thdl Il
..... .g1t rhe Republican county com
.-r~1it-ed a crime in deciding Tor
..r- ~.ma~y election, VIII now pro
"- f--r. ON ~, Democratic committee
-;-. The same action. That is, the
-..,s--r would dc this, II II were con-
s,-sr- newspaper
r-. above is REPRODUCED in the Register
.,..c,.r. and for perhaps about the TWEEN
...n time. prove the cltire absence oil
...-s.srca iu the InJelugencer in certain
.....-s and 90 show that whenever the
t,.sss.. representation win serve the
-...---ss NJ that paper II is resorted 20 with
EN-. HESITATION. and with a cheerfulness and
,..,-lrcs wh.ch is we'll calculated 70 de-
..... readers who don't know the real
facts
Az. -5 The case in point The Register de-
sire. -1 say tha, az no time has this pa
-- ss.l. or thought. or wished IL 10 APP
-s,r .aa, {, thought that the Republican
c.---v Committee committed a crime
,r-.- 70 declared for an open primary.
On .-s contrary. it IS immaterial 20 the
r.-i.-ar and 10 Democrats generally
v,.i. sor. OF primary the Republicans have.
What Che Register did do. was TO chron-
ir. us am interesting piece Of political
h
r..-.a decided. as far back as February,
t5t there would he an open" primary.
s- chat after this action had been taken
certain candidates who are favorites with
Republican ring now running this
county were informed with more or less
d-s-,ness of what had been done. while
o.rer Candidates, rot in high favor. were
k.r- In ignorance. and did not really know
what was going TO happen until after the
meeting Of the Republican Committee las,
Wednesday niEht az the City Hall This
WIS political "crime" against a good
many Republican candidates, hut the In
81. rgtucer winked az il. The Register also
sa-ed that the editor OF the Intellisencer
vas odd. before the last session Of the
republican Committee. VIVA, the former
-..ion Of the Committee had been. the
case being proven by a gentleman called
into ;he conversation for that purpose. yet
-he organ Of the Republicans made no
mention Of this conspicuous unfairress and
fivori,ism. but instead published the above
false comment upon the Register.
The Inteuigeucer VIII note with particu-
lar care the following distinct and circum-
stlrtial observations;
First-The Republican Committee. AT the
February meeting. after an overwhelming
oppression from candidates and others in
favor of closed primaries. took action In
the direction Of open" primaries.
Second-After this had been done. against
the wishes 81 majority OF the candidates
and prominent party leaders certain can
di1ates obtained knowledge of the result
and prof,ed by +, i'm a very decided way.
Third-Wheu the charge was made IN
the meeting Of the Committee last Wednes-
day that action in favor Of open pri-
maries had been taken az a former meet
ir- Mr. Hall and two or three others de
Med TO-. finally said they did not recollect
g. ana largely through the efforts of Capt.
William Otto IL was finally decided that
such action had been taken.
Four,h-That the attention OF the Intel
lsencer was called 20 the February action
90 the Committee on Wednesday, but It
n ie no sign.
Ff,h-That &c is openly charged by Re
publican candidates and others that the
main reason why "open" primaries were
ordered was that there might be three
hundred thousand tickets printed. a; two
dollars per thousand, which nice little job
went 90 -he IUtellicencer.
SN.h-That the Republican campaign IN
Ohio county is being run by a ring and
rda, &c is openly charged by candidates for
office that certain other candidates are IA
vori'es with this ring. while others are on
'7a outside. and have not received. as they
a'ace fair treatment.
WIZ She IutelHgencer. which sought 10
r.sr' ASeseut the Register. drop misrep-
rastaa-ion and make fair and frank an
sNsr touching these things or viii 1t do as
iii after learning of the February ac-
''n - he Commmitjee. the resulting
1b' and The inevitable unfairness-keep
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