The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-10-23
Hoaorcl by Colonel Brice, Which
is Only tie First Installment
Of i Corruption Fund
Which is to be Used on Election
Day by the Dcspairing
CleveIandites.
s,n, Secrets that Have Leaked Out a:
Petersburg = Chairman Rlloy's
Visit 10 New York and It's Re.
snlt,-NIOrC Money to Fol-
!or-A"State of Affairs"

s,tfl Diqa,ef 70 The Iaie'ligcactr.
p,nErGsprrG, Oct. 22.- Chairman
ghcc, OF the Democratic National Com
ni,lge, has just honored draft on him
for ;lO,OOo sent from here; and the
hitbirl who are in the secret are cor
nsponaingIy happy. This is not the
6r. remittance Of this character, nor is
# Thought that it will be the last. 1t
viii no, be the last ii the artists who
op pnIng the West Virginia strings
yctheir way.
The inside history OF the New York
and Of the Democratic campaign in this
State is OF much more than ordinary
interest. When Chairman Riley visited
New York for the purpose of urging
upaa tue National Committee the ur-
zen, need of money and liberal allow
s7re OF il, the National Committee was
no! 10 a very good humor. The states
men at the national headquarters said
thl. West Virginia ought to be strong
enough to take care OF herself, and drew
attention to the fact that the committee
had
As MUCH AS IT COULD DO
to}ook after New York, to say nothing
oiConnecticut, New Jersey and Indiana.
Taeymadc the point that il money was
needed in West Virginia, there were
enough rich Democratic politicians in
the State to put itup. They named Ex-
Senator Camden, Ex-senator Davis, the
PaGIkacr5, the Jacksons and lesser
lights
Chairman Riley was not prepared for
this plan Of attack, but he replied with
etItc. that all Of these gentlemen named
were in West Virginia and in active
Democratic support four years ago; and
he added that senator German would
remember that two weeks before the
election in 1854 the Democratic cause
was lost in West Virginia, md that it
took large pile OF money to regain the
ground. Mr.. Riley said he was not then
connected with the committee, but he
understood that $1,000 put in US fast us
it could be sent in, was the result OF
missionary labor at that time on behalf
oi West Virginia.
Chairman Riley added rather slyly
tha. he supposed the National Commit.
Tee could see from the majority OF 1884
that il this extraordinary effort had not
been, there would not have been any
majority at all. Chairman Riley did not
get any great satisfaction from the Ma
uona Committee, but was given to un-
dsrtand that leading Democrats OF West
Virginia, ex-senator Camden particu-
!!arly, would be conferred with. In the
line Of thisand
rE DRAFT OF THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE,
itisan interesting fact that the $4,000
above spoken OF comes to Parkersburg
instead Of going to Wheeling, and that
o;her pmittances have taken the same
fou1d about way to reach the State
headquarters.
! am unable To state positively, but
from my best information l infer that it
has moi been the intention OF the Ma
iiional Committee to pay tue whole Of the
West Virginia fund, or indeed the great
erpart Oiit, into the hands OF the State
Committee.
hcan be said that there have been
tmes during the campaign when the
State Committee was poor, and yet there
were National funds ia the State to be
Used where it was thought ii would do
iiae most good. Why this policy has
been pursued is not altogether clear. 1t
comes TO me also from source which
pNcudcs doubt OF the truth OF the
Statement thatth next instalment is to