Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-05-01
POLITICS AT PARKERSBURG.
Greenbaek Followers Bought Up by
Republicans.
SDeciol Dispatch to the Register.

SDecidt DlSDGtch 10 me he9Ster.
PARKERsBuRG, April 3O-A few days ago
the REGISTER published an interview with
Col. +. NJ. Fogg, OF Lewiston, Me-, a noted
Greenback orator, who passed through here
en- route to Charleston, where he expected
to fake the stump in behalfof Col. Hawver,
the nominee of his party for Congress in
the Third district. When the Colonel ar
rived there, it seems that he found the sit.
uation TO be peculiar one and entirely
different from what he had anticipated.
He went there under the auspices OF u. A.
Hopkins, a noted philanthropist and friend
OF the late Peter Cooper, also editor OF
the American Sentry, OF New York
city, the organ of the Greenback
and Labor party. with inotrUCtiUn, to make
q thorough canvass, and the campaign u
red hot one. From the reputation achieved
10y Col. FOgg as an orator aud debator OF
great power, there is no doubt but that the
canvas, would have heen lively one.
The Colonel soon learned that the party
OF the district had been sold out and the
terms, etc, all agreed upon, the delivery
of the goods TO be made May 10 next. Al
ter fully investigating the matter, and lind
ing nothing could be done toward a can
first steamboat that left Charleston and ar
rived in Parkersburg on Friday night,
where he made a stirring speech at the
courthouse. When interviewed upon the
situation in the Third district the Colonel
could not find language strong enough to
express his utter disgust with the
shape that things had assumed
in the Third district and in strongest terms
denounces the evident bargain and sale en-
tered into between the friends OF Judge
Brown and few of the leaders OF the
Greenback party in that district who pro-
pose to deliver the party into the hands OF
the Republicans on the day OF the special
election for Congressman. 1t seems that
Col. Hawver was nominated against his
wishes that il was fully understood by
these sChemers that there would be no can
didate in the field, and there are two good
reasons why matters were allowed to stand
in this shape. First, it appears that one
Sam Webb, VINO is the GreenbaCk candidate
for the lucrative ( y position OF Superinten-
dent OF Schools in kanawha county has
agreed to hand over his party vote on Con-
gresham TO Judge Brown, in consideration
Of the support OF Browns friends for Webb
for Superintendent. When accused Of this
by Col. Fogg, this man Webb denied itand
pretended TO be willing to aid III secur-
ing a candidate and assist in the
canvass, subscribed to fund to
meet expenses of the canvass, and made
sn appointment TO meet FogS and Others
for the purpose OF arranging preIimin-
aries In the meantime which was but
few hours, Webb had been clOseted with
the Republican Congressional Committee,
and when the hour Tor meeting arrived,
Webb called on Fogg at the st. Albiu hotel,
and politely informed him that he must
decline TO aid in the nomination OF can
Gidate or take part in any way, and ac-
tually urged Fogg TO leave the district, and
virtually acknowledge that his election
depended upon the support that the
GreenbaCkerS would give Judge Brown:
The Sell-out was denounced in measured
terms by Col. Fogg. who offered to stump
the district at his own expense, providing
candidate conld be found willing to
enter the race. Finding that this could
not be done. the gallant Colonel shook the
dust OF the Third district from his feet and
left the valley in disgust. The second
reason assigned for the course personally,
is that the GreenbaCS leaders recognize q
debt that they owe to the Republicans for
the support rendered on past occasions,
and now proposes to nay the debt, but
il remains to be seen whether the honesty
masses of the Greenback party IN the dis
trict will quietly submit to the outrage.
Col. tOSg, VINO lnluEleu ICtc4S VIII P.OA1
nent citizens OF Charleston, and met several
from other counties of his district, is OF the
opinion that Webb and his co-workers will
have a good time delivering the Greenbsck
vote to Judge Brown, but is OF the opinion
that Brown will carry ksnawha county by
from $50 to 800 majority. Col. Fogg says
that Brown is making 8 good canvass and
is trying to make capital for himself out OF
the miners bill which be engineered
through the last Legislature. Referring
again to the question OF the delivery oil
the G.. B. vote to Brown, Webb believes
that be can do il, but Fogg predicts
his failure to do 30, as he
feefs assured that the party follow
ers are too honest to lend themselves
to such q scheme. He predicts the elec-
tion of Snyder by a good majority but
thinks that he will fall short Of Rennss
majority in the district; owing mostly to
the busy season of the year which will
present full vote. Bets on the result are
In favor Of Snyder. Col. Fosg's description
Of the scenes and incidents OF his oriet
stsy in the Third district was rich, rare and
rscy, and as related to the RxGIsrEs scribe
and other friends in Parkersburg, was
highly entertaining indeed.