The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-10-01
THE OHIO CAMPAIGN.
THE DEmocRAr1c DoDa E
Laid opsn-rho DlGbolIeai scheme to Steal
the Colored vuts-ThS HoadIy Gang VIII
Buy the "NIEEsr vote" at tho Last
mOmOnt-The Prohibit On Racket.

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oBERLlS, Sept. 3O.-A great deal Of
noise is being made by the Democratic
press Of the State about the misunder-
standing on account Of which 1t was i'm
possible for Judge Foraker to fulfl his
engagement and speak here on the even
ing OF September 2S. The Democratic
papers, anxious to get hold Of something
when there was nothing to get hold o.,
have bodily stated that Judge Foraker
refused to speak here because colored
gentleman was TO speak from the same
platform on the same evening. The fact
Of the case are as follows: The chair
man OF the Republican committee here
received telegram from the State Cen
tral Committee, stating that Judge For
aker would speak in 0berlin on this 23d.
The telegram did not state whether he
was to speak here in the evening or After
noon. Consequently the committee here
supposed that they could have the meet
ing when they thought best, and appoint
ed 1t in the evening, as the students could
better attend then. About three days
before the meeting, the committee here
we're authorized by the State committee
to advertise to speak with Judge Foraker.
Rev. DR.. Derrick, OF New York City, o
presiding elder oi the A. N. E. Church.
So much for the arrangements for the
meeting.
THR STATEMENT OF TIE CASE.
On the morning OF the 2Sl Judge For
aker and DR.. Derrick both arrived on the
same train and came to the hotel together,
conversing all OF the way. Meanwhile,
one Of the committee here heard that
Foraker was also advertised to speak in
Bellevue on the same evening, and imme-
diately went to interview him as to the
truth OF the statement. Judge Foraker
stated that it was his understanding that
he was to speak in 0berlin in the alter
noon and in Bellevue in the evening. He
was greatly surprised TO learn that he W s
expected 10 speak here in the evening.
But, although he was advertised to speak
in Bellevue, and was expected there that
night, he was finally prevailed upon to
stay here and to break bis engagement
there. This was the arrangement set
tied upon by Judge Foraker and the
State committee, and would have been
carried out but for the impossible
ity Of making railroad connections so
as not to break other engagements. he
was advertised to speak at Defiance on
the next day, and found upon investiya.
ton that il he should remain at Oberlin |
it would be impossible to reach that town
in time to ill his engagement. Thus, by |
staying at 0bsriin, he would be obliged to
annul two engagements, and this neither
he nor the committee here thought best |
to do. Besides, the leaving Of Judge
Foraker did not neCessitate an abandon,
ment OF the meeting here, as DR.. Derrick |
could fill in the whole time II necessary.
Affairs being In this condition Judge
Foraker left for Bellevue on the O'Clock |
train, alter having made arrangements to |
speak in Bellevue on the evening OF o.
tober 5.
This is the whole truth Of the matter |
from hegiaaing to end. The misupder-
standing was strange to 10 one, and Judge
Foraker was undoubtedly anxious to
speak in 0berlin or he would not have
agreed to give up his meetingat Bellevue.
DEMOCRATIC LIES.
The article in the Plain Dealer OF the |
24,h is made up entirely out Of whole
cloth, and has scarcely a word Of truth in
it. The article, speaking Of DR.. Derrick
in very sarcastic manner, says that che
tried to explain why Brother Foraker had
been called away" This is at least a mis-
take, as the gentleman did nothing of the
kind. But the next statement OF the
Plain Dealer is certainly one Of the rank.
est and most contemplate party lies ever
invented. 1t says: "The real fact is that
Foraker was angry because the negro had
been billed to speak, and rather than ap.
pear on the same platform with him he
went to Bellevue" This sentence shows
that the writer OF the article was entirely
ignorant OF what he was writing about,
since Judge Foraker has spoken with
the same colored gentleman mum.
Der OF times during the cam.
paign. When he spoke in Wilberforce
with DR.. Derrick, he ate at the same
table with him together with several other
colored men. The statement that Judge
Foraker would not appear on the same
platform with colored man (even il 1t
vera not positively contradicted by his
having done SO many times) is preposter.
ous, and Is Of the same piece with other
Democratic campaign statements. The
Plain Dealer also speaks about the Repub.
iican leaders here being sin the Dumps"
but the correspondent sees no reason.ior
mourning because Of the postponementof
o meeting couple OF weeks, although 1t
is barely possible that the Democrats may
have been put out because they did not
get the chance TO hear answered the five
questions on Prohibition, which they had
drawn up for their allies, the Prohibition.
lists, to ask. They will have chance next
Monday, however