Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-04
TIE FACTS LEAKED OUT
A DEAL AMONG
BELMONT COUNTY RE-
PUBL.CANS
WHICH IS VERY INTERESTING
And Not ut All Pleasing to the Rank
and File of the Party-The Con-
EressfonaI Convention Will As
sembIe in BeIIaire To-day to Re-
Nominate j. j. Gill.

Political corruption and leaders OF
a party full in power who try to
make their followers shoulder all their
/ mistakes and not grumble, is what the
Republicans of Belmont county are do
ing. This is the ring rule, and this is
the clique that get all advice from the
| great 81 AM Mark Hanna, and this is
the party that is now almost rent IN
twain by the public gaining knowledge
of some of this rings acts. 1t is not
the common workers of the party, but
comes right direct from the Court
House and is backed by the county
officials and includes one of the party S
idols, and woe unto all who have
placed on the altar the rings tactics,
and may the humble one who has be-
trayedl these acts go well armed, for
he is in danger.
Republicans yesterday looked amazed
when it was learned that the present
recorder of the county, who came to
his office through the death OF his
father-in-law, and by whose request he
was appointed, was making a deal by
which the former recorders son would
be thrown out of his place of deputy.
He expected to be the same when his
brother-in-law became elected but the
present recorder has been making a
deal with a prominent Bellaire Repub-
lican, offering to make a contract that
he would run only for the uneXplred
term. the Bellaire man to be deputy
in return for support and securing the
present recorder the Bellaire delegates.
He would also be his successor and re-
ceive his support This was an agree
ment and was to be signed by both
narties. and the Bellaire man coun-
seled Belmont county's most popular
Republican attorney, man with as
pirations for Congress, who made
brave fight for the nomination against
Congressman Gill. This attorney was
for the agreement and was using his
influence to have it fixed up. Now
this has all come to light and each
faction is trying to tell how it was;
but both factions are hostile to each
other and are ready for a fight. The
majority seem to favor the young son
of the deceased recorder, who has
taken his friends over to Mr.. Kildow,
of Belmont, who is a candidate for the
nomination and is making strong
campaign.
This is the situation in the case.
Both sides are warmly denouncing each
other. One prominent Bridgeport Re-
publican stated that the prominent at
torney had better go over to Democ-
racy and be done with it. This is the
way they talk When this trouble is
combined with the appointment OF the
Congressional delegates, which caused
so much criticism of the ring, the ring 5
action is srepudiated by all good party
men.
The matter will give the party a
large amount of trouble and will make
sores that it will take years to heal,
and will enter into the fight for ma
tional delegate in Bellaire to-day. The
prominent attorney who is playing a
part, is a power in the Republican
party and has quite a hold on the
people and is capable of making a
strong fight for his side. 1t is safe to
say good bye to g. o. p. harmony in
Belmont county. Faction and faction
are at war; and when the end comes
there will be an upheavel of affairs that
have been threatening in this county,
that will appall the citizens, but will
show them what it costs taxpayers to
keep rings" in power