Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-09-03

pearance at an Enquirer stockholders
meeting occurred when he was still
young man in the employ of the paper,
and connected with it is a neat coup
with which he surprised his father as
well as the other stockholders. The
young man had heard of a block OF
stock held by Tennessee party which
he thought might be bought Without
saying anything of his intention 70 any
one, he slipped down there and nego-
tiated purchase. When the next
stockholders meeting occurred John r.
strolled into the room and took seat.
The story continues that when the
meeting was about TO be called to order
the father turned to the SON and said:
Now, John, run along; We are GO
ing to hold a stockholders meeting.
Il know it, father was the reply.
That's what I'm here for. ! came to
attend It,"
My son." said sturdy old Wash Nc
Lean, somewhat severely, as he looked
at the boy, this is a business matter,
and your pranks are out of place."
We'll, father, just examine my ere
dentials a moment" was the young
mans response, as he pulled out his
stock and handed it to his astonished
father.
1t may be easily guessed that the epi-
sode no more lowered the young man
in his fathers estimation than did Will
liam H. Vanderbilt's historic besting Of
his father initiate against his standing
with the shrewd old Commodore. The
hearty old Scotchman probably uttered
the phrase he often used about his son
on such occasions, The wonderful
child!"
In 1872 Washington Mclean sold his
half interest in the Enquirer to John
r. The transaction was safeguarded
in just about the same way as il the
purchaser had been rank outsider, and
the young man buckled down to earn
the money and make the payments as
required. This he did in the eight
years which had Deen specified.
With his advent as successor to his
father, a number of changes were in
augerated and the paper took on some
remarkable features. AS an illustra-
ton the Enquirer performed the then
amazing feat of publishing daily a stem
ographic report of Henry Ward Beech
er trial with all its scandal.
INTO POLITICS.
Mclean also jumped into active par
ticipation in State and National poll
tics. He brought the phrase making
old Senator 'sBill' Allen to the front as
a candidate for Governor through
subsequently famous cry he started in
the Enquirer of Rise up, William!"
1t resulted in Allen being nominated
and elected Governor the first time the
Ohio Democrats then had elected a Gov
ernor for twenty years, the Republi-
cans having had an unbroken Guberna-
torial succession in Chase, Dennison,
Todd, Brough, Cox, Hayes and Noyes.
Governor Allen was afterwards in
dorsed by the Ohio Democracy for
President in 1876. Mr.. Mclean was
also a leader in the election of Cover
nor Bishop, in 1877, of Governor Hoad-
~ in 1888, and of Governor Campbell in
1889.
When George Hoadly was elected
Governor in 1888 it was due largely to
Mclean that the Democrats also car
ried the Legislature that year. George
II. Pendleton was candidat for a sec
ond term as United States Senator.
Pendleton was the author Of the civil
service law. Mclean took issue with
as promoting a class of officeholders,
and revived the old doctrine that to
the victors belong the spells. Mclean
was a good hater, and he took this
occasion to even up for an old fight
between himself and the Pendletons.
Mr.. Mclean declined to be candidate
then for Senator or for anything else,
but he named the winner Henry B.
Payne, Of Cleveland, had been the DEM
ocratic candidate against Salmon p
Chase for Governor, and had after
ward become distinguished in Congress,
being a member of the Electoral Com
mission in 1876. The Enquirer brought
him out for Senator against Pendle-
ton, and he was elected.
In 1885 Mclean was the Democratic
nominee for Senator against Sherman.
In 1884 Mclean was in the contest that
elected Campbell Governor and Brice
Senator.
Mr.. Mclean has been prominent at
National as we'll as at local and State
conventions. When Hancock was
nominated for President at Cincinnati,
in 1880, Mclean took a conspicuous
part. In 1884 he was one of the Ohio
delegates at large and chairman Of the
Ohio delegation. He has been at sue
ceeding National Democratic conven-
lions. and is still the Ohio member Of
the National Democratic Committee.
At the last Democratic National con
vention he was a prominent candidate
for the Presidency.
ANOTHER NEWSPAPER VEN
As a sort of advertisement, so TO
speak, Mr.. Mclean tried mis- hand in
New York journalism In quite recent
years. lie got hold OF the Journal
Hardly week closed before he realized
what he had done. The demand upon
his bank account for running expenses
was something TO brighten a Wander
bilt He poured Thousands and thou
sands into the hole, and the demand for
other thousands kept up its relentless
clamor When the multi-miilionaire
Hearst came along and wanted the
Journal Mr.. Mclean didn't want 10
sell But Hearst insisted upon buying,
and Mclean reluctlantiy(2) let him
have il, and transferred the Unsuitable
appetite of the Journal with It's debts
and all appurtenances thereto belonging
to the young Californian. And Mr.
Mclean came out smiling, and Hearst
started out TO see how many millions
he could loose with the Journal.
AS the dispatches reported last week
and this, Mr.. Mclean has just pur-