Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-02-02

were present, and from four to six other
gentlemen. who We're not members of
Council Those present were all the mem
beers from the First ward. all the men,
herS from the Second four of the five
members from the Third. an the Repubu-
cans from the Fifth and one member from
the Seventh. total of twenty. The pro-
Eramme was mapped out was reduced
TO writing and was signed For the Water
Board and the Board of Public Works the
arrangements We're of particularly cast
IRON character. For instance. Mr. Vaa-
Neuren was notified of q disposition 20
elect him. and he was called In. He
was tod that ne must do thus and so.
and that if he didn't Mr.. Samuel Kraft
would oe given the place Mr.. Vankeuren
said he would do thus and so. "Au right.
then, please sign this paper" And Mr..
Nankeuren signed. Mr.. Schmulbach was
I'M Ike manner selected. because it was
understood he would do what was want
ed. and Mr. Thompson was not selected
because. although overtures had been
made 10 him. his replies were not s1tis-
factory. Dr. UIrich was chosen in ike
manner and Mr.. WeidebusCh. the Demo
cratic member of the Water Boa'd. was
chosen because he was the fJther-in-'aw
OF member Of the Inner Circle and for
other good and sufficient reasons. Mr..
Mccoy. the Democratic member OF the
=. p. w. was fixed upon TO succeed him.
SELF because it would have Influence with
Island Republicans SO the wqole thing
was fixed mp. and they were ready for
the caucus. The Island members were
just "a little shy of the arrangement, how
ever and 20 make them perfectly happy,
Go was determined TO sacrifice Mr. Elliott.
the combine candidate for Receiver,
and put i'm Mr.. Forgey. and behold t
turned out that way. In like maune~, and
Tor the same reasons City Solicitor Bovte,
Who had always done what was wanted.
was thrown out. that the real and true
Inner Circle might prosper the more.
The Combine felt so good about au this
Saturday, That they could not keep quiet
about il. and as result even "a reporter
for the Register knew. before the clucus
met. who would be chosen upon the ;wo
Boards and for some Of the other Offices.
That may sound just a little strange 10
Republicans who believe Ia fal- and oPCn
action. but its even so. and FL proves the
truth of what is here set down in Writ
;rS
As matter OF course. te-o"e :he "1Gccs
met. the Eichth ward T;rd5dcan men,
bers had been fully informed of what
was going ON. and news that they were
dissatisfied reached the GAYS Of the Com
bire Hence the effort. early IN the eau
Gus. TO find some method of bmi!ne
everybody. those absent ass well as those
present, hence Mr.. Davisou's warning
that I'm certain contingencies the Eighth
ward members would not Doe bound, and
hence The attempt of the combine 20 DO
ou unprecedented and extremely raw Thing
boz giving proxy 20 man who was rot
even member of Council. emitting Inn
% SIT i'm the Council caucus and partici-
pate iu its actiou' This was absolutely
the worst break ever made by the Ping.
hUt &c shows the extent TO which they were
willing and anxious TO go. The only
wonder is that the entire Inner Ci-c'e
didn't get proxies and go into caucus ard
run it more absolutely than they aid.
This is practical politics with a veuse-
.nae.
Yesterday the general public AMI Ike
rank and file OF Tho Republican party. after
.....aE lIIE IT.. ElrltI t.AINN report anu
sizing up The whole Ubiquitous situation,
from the Friday night couclave &C. tha
shameful turning down of John McEeever.
broke out into righteous indignation, and
during the remainder of the day ,he Com
n.re didn't know what tell BY the mid
d.e OF the afternoon they were scared 10
death. The benedciaries of the caucus
slate were running around like chickens
with their heads cUt or. and members of
the caucus majority We're rushing into
the City Han. holding two minute con-
/ f.renceS and then dashing out again.
until it put fellow i'm mind of q section Of
Vail street when r. panic is brewing
Rumors of combinations 10 upset the caU-
Gus ir Council tonight and decided evil
d.nCes of Republican Indignation We're
i flying around ON AN sides. and while some
| OF the Combine members affected to feel
perfectly secure. they were very nervous
and their smiles We're forced. There was
am especial and particular determination.
/ I'm and out of Council. that blind John
/ McEeever ought to have his office back
and it was universally agreed. outside the
II Combine. that TO throw down am old and
/ faithful servant of the city-a man who
had collected and accounted for $4,000
during his incumbency of office. and who
F had discharged every duty TO the COM
nlcte satisfaction of everybody-was a
shame and am outrage. A host Of friends
rallied to- Mir. NIcEeever's support yester-
day: it was recalled that heretofore. in
/ tho caucuses of both parties. # had al
ways been pleasure to set aside his
office as exempt from the otherwise uni
versal contest. and that he had uniformly
controlled the property i'm his custody
and the revenues ne had collected i'm the
hest possible manner. performing his
, duties with eXIctncss and fidelity at all
times. That a man so capable and yet
SO helpless should be thus east adrift al
the dict1tiou of ring which only existed
THAT it might hold the Offices met with the
approval of nobody. and if John Nc
Kcever is not reelected to his former posi-
ton Tonight then the city Hall Ring is
indeed past redemption and utterly un-
worthy of consideration i'm any quarter.
NIr Dawson. of the Eighth ward yes
t.rd1y. while admitting that so much of
his remarks i'm tine caucus Saturday
uieht as pcrtaiued 10 the qualifications Of
blind men generally for the office of mar
ket master. was correct said that the re-
mark credited TO him i'm the Monday Reg
lister was incorrect. i'm that IL was much
broader than what he actually said. I'm
fg-3icc to- Mr. Dawson, # may De said
that I'm the caucus he remarked that any
Mind man. Democrat or Republican. was
not fitted for the position of market mas
TOP. because it was in his opinion. indis-
l..