Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-09-27
MILlI0NAlRES MUFFLED.
The Money Kings of Philadelphia
Decline to Shell Out
AT TAREQUEST OF BLAINE AND JONES
Roberts the Railway NabOb Won't See Gould
and Huntington Or Go Them Hun
dred thousand Bettet.
LETTER FROM A WEST VIRGINIAN.

sive. The demonstration in this city in
honor Of the visit of James G. Blaine,
while not coming up to general expectation,
was quite an enthusiastic affair. But the
man Of Maine came not in quest of recep-
tons and torchlight parades. He was af.
ter funds. Chairman Jones, of the National
Committee, had been here with his little
satchel to carry away the piles of ducats
that the business men, bankers and manu-
iacturers were to contribute Jones was
disappointed In former campaigns the
purSe-strings of Republican Philadelphia
were placed at the disposal OF the party
managers. During this campaign the
strings of
The roCketbOUk
mas been tightly drawn. The Cramps and
John Roach the ship-buildcrS the Disstons.
John Wanamaker DreXel, John Welsh the
wealthy sugar importer, and eX-Minister to
the Court OF ST. James Thomas Dolan, the
millionaire manufacturer, the street railway
nabobs, and the scores of rich manufactur
els, who have never failed to put up large
sums, were slow in coming forward From
these sources, in 1850, nearly 500, 900 was
quite easily raised to help Garfield Less
,han onetcuth Ofthat amount has been con.
,rbuted to the success of Blaine and Logan
and most OF it was used in Maine. The
IGrtv managers depended upon receiving
q big lift from President George B. Roberts
Of the Pennsylvania railroad Heretofore
he had ALWAYS came down Handsomely The
managers were
Thunder>truck
when he quietly told them he had no money
10 give ior political purposes He was told
what JAY Gould ?. Huntingdon and
other railroad magnates proposed 70 do in
the way OF subscriptions, but the head OF
he great Pennsylvania corporation only
;miled and shook his head. NJ cash was
'rhcOming
When the Republican managers decided
to start the Presidential candidate swing
ing around the circle it was determined
20 include Philadelphia in the tour. 1t was
thought that his presence would awaken en-
thusiaSm and cause the old time
contributors to come to the fore once more.
The result has not been very encouraging,
although some cash has been dropped in the
contribution box, which is now Oh The
rounds. Mr.. Blaine is very much changed
man since saw him last, few years ago
Then he appeared 70 be the very embodi-
ment Of physical manhood full OF fire and
energy. Now his manner and general ap.
pcarance indicate worn out, if moi sick,
man.
Don Cameron
called on Blaine while he was here. The
sralwart leader w,.s satisfied with the inter,
view, as he subsequently announced TO his
cohorts that the ticket must be elected.
| The price of Don : active support is that no
opposition will be made ia his own party to
his reelection as United States Senator in
January next Cameron will make a tour
| Of Ohio TO learn the exact situation in that
State, and all the cash that can he raised
will be placed where SimonS son says 1t
will do the most good. it is highly prob
aLle that West Virginia will not b" over
looked in the distribution
| Newspaper Chrn%cs.
There has been quite a shaking up in the
newspapers of this city, in the past two
weeks The Evening News, Cameron or,
| gan. and the property OF Naval Officer
Nevin, has passed into the control Of a syn
d;cate. Two members, Widcner and EIktEs,
are millionaires, while the others are Major
NJ. p. Handy and Louis y. Megargee, OF
the Press aud Charles \. Deacon, of the
Ledger. Handy and Megargee will manage
the writing departments, and Deacon will
| lCOk after the business interests Of the sheet
Refore the new management took mold the
paper was on its last ,esS, y
uorniug edition will be issued
commencing on Monday next Wharton
| Barker has S0IiS-hht the Chronicle,Herald
ard transformed it from an out.andOa
Democratic organ, to a rampant R'pnhIi-
can high tariff sheet The News also advO'
Gates the election of Blaine and Logan and
protective tariff The old Nor,h Amer
| ican celebrated its centennial anniversary,
hv making radical change in its makeup
ard reducing its price from three cents to
one. 1t has dropped most of its important
features. 1t is intensely Republican. The
Evening Bulletin has reduced its price from
three to two cents copy. The penny
Evening Star has enlargcd-and the news,
raror revolution still goes on.
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