Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-09-24
a Iittle Pieee ofInsids aistOry.


Attic Piece ofInsids History.
The independent candidate for
Congress is making such an onslaught
on rings. cliques, &c, that we pro
pose to give little piece NJ the his
tory Of the actions OF the Radical
leaders Of this section, by which their
own candidate, Judge c. W. Smith,
was thrown overheard, and old John
Hall, of Mason county, substituted.
After the Convention at Charleston
was held, and the Radicals saw that
the Democratic party was united and
enthusiastic in favor of Hereford,
they saw that a campaign against
him, to make any impression at all.
would require a great deal Of labor,
and the expenditure Of cool deal
Of money. They also thought that a
straight out Radical candidate would
not do as well as mongrel ticket,
which might perhaps take disaiected
Democratic votes. They therefore
looked around for suitable man, al.
though Judge Smith had already
opened the canvass, and had been
endorsed By Republican meetings at
two or three points.
1t seems that some inkliug of the
state of affairs must have been given
to Hall, for about the time the White
Sulphur convention was proposed, he
wrote 70 some Of the prominent Radi-
Gals and proposed, if they would hot
make a nomination at the White
Sulphur Convention, TO spend Twen
" Thousand Dollars in making the
canvass. Directly after this proposal
srom him. letter from q Republican
Of this section was published, calling
on him to come out a. an lndepeud-
eut candidate, on the limited part
aership dodge.
When ;he White sulphur Convea-
son took place, an effort was made to
get up a train to carry delegates
there. The money was not provided.
There were very few went fros this
vicinity, and Hall paid the passage
of several from Point Pleasant The
Republicans saw that the amount
necessary for a canvass could not be-
raised inside their own ranks, aud
Hall makes a point rov OF not re
ccivin-, and refusing o. acccp. a nom
matiou from the White sulphur con
vcuiion, but the Truth of the matter
Is that he ruled the convention and
prevented the nomination Of Judge
smith. which was all he wished TO
do. Ii he had not though, the nom-
nation Of the convection would have
done him more harm than good. he
would have received il, iur his friends
ruled there. Soft was thoroughly
understood chat the proposal Of Hall
to the Republican, WIS, that il they
would throw judge Smith overheard.
and make no nomination, he would
spend twenty thousand dollar, as an
Independent; candidate, hoping thus
10 defeat the Bemocca;ic party, which
was accepted. The ba. gain, so far,
has been carried out ;he paper, have
hecu subsidized; tie editors have
been furnished with ue@u~ To- carry
on decaying papers, and L Hall had
only been able 70 bay some brains
for hi, editors, and some friends from
the Democratic party, he might hope
% get some votes, bat the arrange
meat seems TO have excited the dis
gt,, Of AL parties.
Halls paid cauya-scrs display very
little tact in their speeches; thy try
50 hard 20 wire Democrats that they
disgust the Republicans, and if they
vote for Hall, it will be as one takes
dose Of nauseous medicinc-hold
their nose and say, "Wcil, if must,
must, but it Is aa awful dose"
II will al avail nothing. however,
The Democrats cannot be hooiwink
ed, and the votes Hall gets wiz be
from the Radical party. \ ,traigh,
Radical would have received more
votes than Hall Will
PolittoO Religious Weekilos.
1t Is matter Of surprise 90 many