The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-28
THE ONO SITUATION.


Leaders III Warrington SURPRISED aud
Angry over Kuriz's AniIes-.Iiis Plot
ting, However, will Avail Nothing.
Washington correspondence OF the
Cleveland Leader: Newspapers and pol.
i,IcIans who are denying that Mr.. Kurtz
and his associates are In close co-opera-
ton with the Democrats in their at
tempt to defeat Mr., Henna are wasting
time. Tha: tact is as wen understood
here as it Is in OHIO, The fact that men
holding high public positions in the Re
publican party are cooperating secret
~ or openly with the Democrats In
Ibelr attempt 10 turn the victory Of
November IN Ohio into defeat with sur
mise and indignation Yet the plotting
and eountcr-plottlnq goes on with little
effort at concealment, and, II the eff
fort i.s secrecy Is made, without sue
cess. The conference between the Kurtz
Republicans and prominent Democrats
are Of frequent occurrence, and Mr. Nc
Leans newspaper, the Enquirer, is
made the vehicle for placing before the
hubble the falsehools and malicious at
Jacks which grow out Of these confer
ences,
Kurtz did visit John Mclean.
MIR, Kurtz and his Democratic news
paper supporters have made feeble
denial of the published statement that
he visited John r. Mclean during his
visit here Few days ago, The denial
IS useless. The original statement Is
true and susceptible Of actual and posi-
tive truth. Mr.. Kurtz did visit MI Nc
Lean on that occasion, Not only so, hut
It is entirely apparen; that his visit
was for the specific purpose OF consult
ing Mclean, The very first act OF Mr.
Kurtz on arriving here was to visit Mr.
Mclean. He arrived late In the after
noon, and taking carriage at the de-
not, was driven direct TO the gas once,
where Mclean himself was waiting Tor
him. II was long past the hour at
which Mr.. Mclean Is accustomed 10
remain at his gas office, but as Il ~
conveniently near to the depot and In
a somewhat retired part of the city, us
convenience as a meeting place for the
consplrators, one of which Mr.. kurt2
could reach without his presence being
known, was such as to recommend It..
The fact that Mr.. Kurtz went directly
there on his arrival, that he found Nc
Lean waiting for him long after the
hour that he Is accustomed TO leave
there, and that their conversation was u
long one, makes It perfectly apparent
that their meeting was by appointment.
II Is equally apparent that It was not
even a personal enterprise on the part
nj MIR. Kurtz. 1t was an agreed upon
meeting, result OF the cooperation
which had doubtless been going on be-
tween Kurtz and Mclean ever since
Mark Hanna and the Republican party,
using fails weapons on their side, de-
feated Mclean and the Democratic
marty, with all the unfair weapons
which they used Mr.. Kurtz went TO NC
Leans office, and they were closeted
together for long time. This much
Is known positively and certainly La
ter in the evening there was another
conference with Mclean, followed by q
Few hours sleep at McLean's hotel, and
in the morning Ku1tz scurried away FOR
Columbus, denying himself to all news
paper or political callers except those
With whom he chose to consult and CO.
operate.
Kurtz and the Democrats are coop
Grating.
70 Mr.. Mclean cannot be doubted II
takes money to run a political nshH
and also In this case requires the CO.
operation OF the Democratic members
OF the Legislature. Mr.. McLeans amol-
ton Is 20 became a senator. II not TINS
time, why, then, next time would SUIT
aim. He sees that II he can aid kurtz
and his followers in defeating the VIII
of so large proportion OF the party
in this crisis, 1t would make such d.
vision In Republican ranks IN ONO as
TO assure Democratic success In the
next senatorial campaign, and Demo-
cratic success means McLeans sue
cess. Mr.. Mclean having failed In the
fight before the people this time, now
hopes, By making use OF a few traitors
in the Republican camp, 10 stiil bring
about personal success. possibly In the
present election, probably in the next
one.
These are cold facts, Every statement
here made Is susceptible OF proof. Mr..
Kurtz aud his associates are co-operat-
ing directly and with scarcely shadow
Of concealment with the leaders OF the
Democratic party for the defeat OF Mr.
Hanna, the man who led the Republl-
can party to SUCCESS In the last nation
al campaign, and they are willing to
sacrifice their own party in the state
FOR an Indefinite period In order TO bring
this about.
Some surprise Is felt here over the re-
ports from Ohio which indicate that a
story Is being nut anoat there 10 the
eject that the President Il entirely IN
different on the subject of Mr.. Hanna's
election 1t is hardly necessary to say
that this Is not true, but as the lie
seems TO have been considered worth
telling, 1t Is probably worth denying.
There Is not the slightest foundation
for the statement. on the contrary the
President has from first to last and on
all occasions, shown the keencst inter-
est In the election OF Mr.. Hanna, and
has 90 expressed himself time and
again IN his talks both public and prl-
vltc, and with men In and out of ONO.
il f. the subject OF frequent CONVERSE
ton on his part. IN which his anxiety
ir the election OF Mir Hanna IL clear
IS indicated, both by reason OF thelr
personal friendship and also because
ile recognizes the fact that the defeat of
M llama would be an attack upon
the administration, and that from the
Presidents own state.
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