The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-08-27
THE OHIO CAMPAIGN
ExcEEDlNaLYlNreaEsr
neL... Being Pushed to the u.ll-ln Expos. of
his vsaAl Ae s-aOu mach it Cost "JOhns,"
to Set Up Ills COnrsntioa-sOns OF the
Amusing Features Of the Transaction.


admitted fact, concerning which there is no
room for doubt. As to the amount It cost
Boss Johnny to accomplish the slaughter.
ing Of Pendleton there have been various
estimates, but the highest falls far below
the mark. The fact that three hundred
men were held in control by his lordship
would indicate that the filthy lucre played
an important part in the affair. The al
legged convention was largely composed Of
men to whom q promise amounts TO moth
ing, and who are continually looking for
another buyer, willing to sell out at reduced
rates, after having been paid to vote GER
tain way H
THE PRICE PAID.
The assertions about fair and square
Convention and honestly nominated can
didates are not believed by one person in a
hundred From what has been cleaned 1t
can be stated that the price paid to eight
wards for the work and support Of the
delegations was SlO925, which was sup
posed to be divided among nine-two dele.
gates, or almost Sl20 piece-s pretty fair
days work.
w. J. 0'Neil, residing in the Fourth
ward, was candidate for he State Senate,
and had-his-delegation solid To have re-
ceived large vote at the beginning OF bal
loting would have ruined the chances OF
one or more OF the State candidates, and
for this reason, as well as because Mr..
0'Neil was popular candidate and q
likely winner, the delegation from his ewn
ward had to be fixed, thus throwing
dampening influence on O'Neil's can.
yass. Seven slO0 bills was the
this delegation with the desired
effect. The Eleventh ward delegation
numbered thirteen, and for these votes, It
is said, $1,000 was paid. This large amount,
1t appears, was caused by double pay
ment Ono hundred dollars was the favor
lite price, and ST 800, tits claimed, was paid
for the votes to member oil the deleaa.
ton. As soon as he had the money in his
grasp be packed up his grip-sack aud hied
himself to q congepial cline, taking the
"boodle" with him His brother delegates,
OF course, kicked and refused to deliver
the goods to the combination until they
had been seen, and another s., 800 had to
be paid down. The Eighth ward delega.
tion, twelve in number, it is rumored,
came ia for their full share, receiving
81, ,200.' In the Sixteenth ward delegation
there was a, break made, five out OF the
thirteen delegates voting for but two OF the
State candidates, giving their other votes
to O'Neil.
DoCKED FOR DoLTIRs.
The price contracted for this gang was
ST, 800, but in consideration OF the fact
that the five had bolted to 0'Neil they
were docked ten dollars apiece on the set
tlement, and the delegation, therefore, cost
only Sl,250. The Twenty-second ward
delegation was not as high priced as the
others, they only receiving fifty dollars
each for fifteen delegates, or $3.50. When
the spoils were TO be divided the Execu.
tive Committeeman is said TO have put in
claim for "divy." As he was not in
the Convention, and did not vote, the del.
egates refused to allow him share. The
matter was finally referred to Col. Morrow
as referee and that gentleman decided
the Executive Committeeman was entitled
to nothing, as he did not vote. He was,
however, informed that he could
get his work in" on election day.
The delegation, twenty-one strong, from
the Twenty.first ward, came in for g, 100,
and not satisfied with that, attempted to
work Colonel Len. Harris, but that gentle.
man refused to be bled, and the poor boys
had to be satisfied with the paltry sum Of
Sl00 each. The eleven delegates from the
Eighteenth ward were little higher priced
than their Twenty-seeond ward brethren,
though they did not receive the standard
figure. Their reward was S725; or SO each.
Two gentlemen. from this ward, one an ex.
Alderman and the other with name some.
thing like John Tonsen, hankered after
some Pendleton money, and also approach
ed Colonel Len Harris. He refused to be
interviewed, and their efforts were In vain.
as to the Twenty.third ward. there Is some
mystery. The price paid is axed atsl, 500,
while there were but fourteen delegates.
HAD TO BE BOUGHT OFF.
The supposition IL that an alternate or
Executive committeeman, or perhapsan out
slider threatened to squeal and was bought
off, The portion Of the amount belonging
to Precinct A was divided in saloon, 14l
freeman avenue, on Wednesday night,
and the quarrelluE over the division is
what let the cat out Of the bag In that quar-
ter. In this precinct there were two tickets,
one run by the roughs and the other by the
bettet(2) class Of people. The Reformers
ticket was elected, but when they went to
take their sests In the ratification mestiug
thcy found their opponents occupying
them. spmetbing akin 10 0 fight ensued
and Lew Bernard was sent to asuertGlG the
cause. lie explained to the ieiormers that
there had been a contest, and they failing
Ia appear before the Committee on Gre
dentials the seats we're given TO their oppo-
nents. Bernard vas directed to go TO Nc.
lean and inform him that they (the Re-
formen) intended to take their Saets This
mad the effect Of s! utling ont the contest
ants though the whole ward vas voted by
Precinct B.
Tue amusing part Of tho matter Is that
tie delegation that bad for its ob -ct the
bettrrment of primaries and conventions,
received the $500 and supported the slate.
Some delegations, il 10 claimed, failed to
receiye what was promised them, aud gp
elevator man in building In tho neigh.
borhood Of Fourth and Vine hGd tussle
with several irate iudivldnalp, WIN insisted
on riding to the upper flor and getting
gore or tlieir money. The 500 bills are 6ll
broken, anil SHOUT uscd up, go that other
demands may ee p'dc,
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AZ oDiO DEnooEAr ~ rRspHLs,
piaxlnr Pals. 10 EIthrr BookwHIter or
ri PaSng.
ycLEysLAxD. August 25,-Aayor John
Farley, Of Cleveland, is al sstute political
manager, and generally plays his cards
without letting any one look into his hand;
h,, ,b.ra ian snsp;cion nbrosd among the