Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-04
30 LoNeER A cANnIDATE.
Col. G. L Poorman Freely Expresses his
OpinIon ON Doodle Politics.

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In withdrawing from the contest for Con-
gr~essional nomination | desire 10 make to
my friends the following explanation and
statement:
Before | announced my intention TO be a
candidate | consulted a number OF promin-
ent Republicans of Belmont county who
were of the opinion that such candidacy
would be entirely proper and ought to
have the united support Of the party OF the
county.
Many earnest Republicans from other
counties held. rs Mr.. Bingham of Harri-
son county did, that there was no great
overwhelming claim held byany individual
that should exclude the fair consideration
of the claims of others.
Swift upon the announcement OF my
purpose. Belmont county was oyerrun with
the agents Of Mr.. Taylor and Hereulean e-
forts made to distract and divide the Re
publicans of the county. Money was sent
TO various points to be used in secret meth
dds to obtain voters to capture" town
ships. and afidayitS are not wanting that
men we're 'hired'' to vote against me.
Letters were written by Mr.. Taylor over
his own signature and circulated in the
county charging me with carrying on u
campaign of Misrepresentation and IN
trigue," and of forming secret Organiza-
tiOns to capture the delegates, when IN
fact | did not visit 4 single point in Bel
mont county except st. ClairSvllle and
Bridgeport, and refused to go elsewhere
when requested.
All the disappointed aSpirants for office
who failed to secure nominations combined
against ME.
The publisher of the party organ at the
county seat that draws its support from
officials elected by my friends used money
and other disreputable methods in the IN
tereSt of the claimants.
Prominent citizens of Barnesyillo false
" charged that | antagonized their local
pike bill rs a member of the legislature,
and Others denounced me rs opposed to the
interest of the farmers, and at the SAME
time letters from the candidate they work
ed for were in possession of citizens there
making infamous proposals for help TO car
~ the delegates.
Over in Noble county, q SO-called he
publican paper denounced me rs in league
with secret labor organizations and called
upon the farmers to oppose me, while III
Jefferson county II guard from the Ohio
Penitentiary circulated boycott circulars
asking all workingmen to oppose me be-
cause | was against labor organization, and
he had tools ae the polls who denounced
ny ticket rs u black-sheep ticket.
These are a few of the inStrumeutalities
by which | have been cut down and | have
a right to give them to the public, for in
nearly forty years of active political life
have never seen or passed through such a
contest and | hope, for the honor OF the
Republican party, never to see another
like it,
To those who have felt constrained to
support another through no personal I'M
Kindness, but because of what they regard
ell As special claims, and were manly IN
their methods, | have no complaints to
make, they did but exercise their right Of
choice.
For the mercenary and INSCRIPTIONS |
have nothing but contempt.
To the large number of faithful friends
who stood by me | am very grateful and
assure them that | will ever be ready to
acknowledge my Indebtedness and return
in kind the services rendered.
Having made an earnest fight last win
ter against fraud and Doodle in politics, |
cannot submit without complaint to the
use of dishonest methods in my own party.
and with nv own county divided by these
methods my sense of sclf-respcct makes
my withdrawal from the contest Il necessity.
G.. l.. POORMAN.