The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-01-31

VOL hoA ioaseeS.
Returning from Stephens speech l
was shown my room in the third story
Of an imposing brick. 1t was large,
with . cheerfaLfire Ct one end, And two
beds at the other. Ashort but black
negro, under .. plug hat and wrapped
10 q heavy CLOAK. stood before the fire.
The servant Of some guest-statsssmr,aann,
who. occupies one Of these beds, !
.thought-an ex-slaIs who still clings,
to his old master. ...r........g w.:
. "Whoss room is this 2 I asked Of
the negro. ., .- ,g. .u.
Senator Blank stays here, sab
"Are you bis servantr
mo, ssh; Use q member OF the Leg
islstar." III & aa.&,..a saao 80 r1a:
"oh, indeed
Eyes, sab, and I come up here TO
meet the Senator to talk and coneult
about this here election thsfs coming
IN ~ g hForsTsCg saT Vice. =. . =
1.-THE Senatorial election r
eyes, sab; that business 10 getting
red hot" and the legislator laughed .,
silvery laugh. y ,s-ra' - ... = -, p
"Is the Senator you spoke OF Re
publicanT .-a..-a. e.. g {, {.
Eyes, sab; We are both from down on
the coast, where all tbs Republicans
come from that's elected" ..sn ~.-uo'
whats the matter that there are 90
few Of you 10 the Legislature ~,
well, sab, the white men. have got
the money and the brains, and they:
lust fix up the party business, to suit
themselves. Our party is about plaid
in this State. Every election We get
less. A heap Of darkies are getting to
vote the Democratic ticket 80 reg lar
thing. know one county down on the
coast where seventeen hundred dsrkles
voted the straight-out Democratic
ticket" .,',
"Why didn't you work with them 7,
"Oh, | did; / made heap OF
speeches, but it pears like it did no
good. Them niggers down there have
got a big Democratic devil in 'em. You
had Just as we'll talk to stumps. They
have soured on our party. A Demo-
crat can take a bale OF cotton and vote
hundred"
"Its a fact sab; a hurnin' and
shameful fact, as tell EN-. lts 9
disagreement to the reason Of mankind.
I tell you | vent for EN- in my speeches:
But a heap OF times they would only
laugh and tell me to come down and
give EN- a chew Of tobacco. One day
| GOT sorter mad in my argument and
told 'em could buy 'em ell. with two
POUNDS of tobacco. Why, they mighty
nigh beat Colonel Whitley forCongress.
Colonel Whitley is one Of the greatest
men that walks on this here country.
| The fool nisgers voted the Democratic
ticket 10 much that we only elected our
man by. fifty votes We worked every
day and night. I made 6fty speeches
We spent all our money. Colonel
Whitley put in the last cent-the isst
cent sab. One day | went to his
house for money to bring out the
darkies. His wife kept the money:
Vile said he, give Jim some money
There amt but twenty dollars IN the
house she says. Give it to him, ne
saws; I'm going to spend the last cent
and be did, but we only missed being
beat BY q mighty little. Next time they
will set him. 1 tell you, sab, some OF
these days the Democrats will have
every bit ofthis State under Themselves
just as they want it"
I was about to observe to the de-
spondeut colored brother that they ad
it now, when the door opened and the
Senator's tall, spare white man
came in. We'introduced Ourselves and
chose beds. This is jim" he said
turning to the negro. Hes member
and has come up to help us whip out
the id Democrats"
As there are about six Democrats IN
the Legislature to one Republican It
looks as though the whipping out pro-
cess might be good exercise. s,4
Jim" be continued, do you know
all the black members"
eyes, sah"
"Well, YOU stir around and get them
into tie caucus Monday night. We
must act together. don't see how We
can vote for Stephen. Gordon, or Hill
If the thing gets close we may hold the
balance Of power.
eyes, sab"
"Do you know what that isr
"No, sab" 49,.
"That means il the vote ia close be-
tween two Democrats we will all vote
| for one or the other, and elect him." >
Eyes, sab" -
(Which one Of the three, Jim, can
we swallow the best7
"Some says Stephens"
"No, Jim, III be id il we can 20
| for Stephens. Do you know Stephens
recordH' ....- .. .. g..
mo, sab"
well, he's an old Democratic tiu-
ner. Id just a. soon send jeff Davis
to the United States Senate as hip. ]
tell you, jim, our chance is Hill, We
can't possibly 90 for Gordon or Ste
phens. You put up the boys on this.
We cant help ourselves in this fight,
and We must do all we can to hurt the
Democrats. jim. how did you leave
business at homer +.
Pretty fair, cab"
"GIad Of it. ] tell you, il We can
bother the Democrats il will nay US to
stay here all the spring. The boys
will plant our corn and cotton, and If
they don't it may 60 to thunder. Our
hnainesa Ia rioht here to MnrrH the Dam