The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-08-12
A GERMANS VIEWS
or tho Alleged German Disafreoticn
with the Republican r. cke..

Of tho AIeKeu German OtsAf1ectlcu
with the Republican r. cke..
I Dr. D. Mayer, Ct Charleston, General Man.
ager OF tho Equitable Life Insurance Com.
pany for this State, arrived in tho city yes.
terday on business. DR.. Mayer Ia ono Of the
best known Germans In the State. He has
been In this country for. over thirty.6ye
years, md during that time has always taken
an active interest In politics. He 10 and al.
ways has been q Republican, and ono OF The
host workers for tho party in ths Kanavhs
Valley. The Doctor was In New York 70
aerver, and IL always we'll posted on the
LlogRckR, In view Of these facts, venlulrd 10
AJAX him yesterday what bis opinion was re.
ssrdng The alleged detection among The Re-.
publican Germans who are Bald 10 be con.
trolled by Carl Hchuz He replied: M flJs
10 ut 10 true that the papers everywhere, es.
peoially the Democratic and independent
papers OF New York, are full Of articles about
bchurz'a In luence over the Germans. While
was in New York he made his Brooklyn
speech. NowL being a German myself, hay.
lug lived In this country \ number of years
and always having an eye to this party's suc-
cess, I took the pains to inquire about this
alleged influence, and my opinion 10 that
Carl Hohulz cannot control the German vote.
First, because Germans cannot DO controlled.
They vote according to their own idea1 aud
convictions. Second, 6chuiz has never done
anything III America for the Germans; even
when be was In o1lce he never interested
hiulaelf especially for them. While In New
York l read dispatch from here that said q
large number Of Germans bad charged and
u.a,a ont,u N ynta for N1nu.1aN1 H' 7 ,la,,it
know how IT is hero, but In Charleston no. D
German Republican has Topped. Carl
echuIz has had no effact there, can aafsly
say ..1 .,.'9gs. ~
"As result Of yonr inquiries and observa.
tlons while In New York do you think there
y any doubt about the State going for
Blaine ~ . I, q :. u 4 ~ i%l01
"Noue In the least" rrrtten I'll Nrs@
"How Is the campaign opening up in the
Kanawha Valley r 14i'isl, Is,
"Well; last Friday night the Democracy
opened the ball with big torchlight process.
sion and afterwards had aoms speaking.
Among the orators wr7 Eustsce Gibaon, the
present Congressman from the Fourth die.
trict. Nesrly bis entire speech VIZ, an abuse
OF Marshal G. W. Atkinson. Z neysr heard
suoh a TRADE In my life. He kept this mp
for long time Notwithstanding ths
report Of !. the special SCENT who was
sent ont TO investigate Marshal Atkinson
entirely cleared him OF the charges
made by Gibson. He touched slightly on
the tariff, following the line laid down By
Phil Bnyder, which you know IL not the way
he voted on the Morrison tariff bill. Kan.
awha comfy will 80 Republican this fall 81
both election; of this / am positive. There
was one tb'ng shout Friday nights proces.
sion-I failed to see an Irishman in it,"
"1s Col. Davis going TO beat Phil Snyder ir
the Congregational RAGS r. on Ill,.l9o5
We'll, Davis told me that he would bea
him." s.i5 :! 30 's.i,. x =, Z AN