The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-05-28
DEMOCRATIC FACTIONS
Waning in Two Of the Congress
sionaI Districts.
EUSTACE GIBsoN'S LETTER,
Which is Not Likely to Restore Har-
mony in the Fourth-A Kilkenny
Cat Fight in snyder's District.
Fun Evidently Ahead.
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PARKERsBuRd, W. Va, May 27.-Eus
tace Gibson's open letter to Judge ]. NJ
Jackson, relative to their candidacy tol
the Congressional nomination, ha
stirred up good deal of talk here. Al
matter Of cold fact, nearly everybody
in Parkersburg, Democrat or Republican
would like to see Judge Jackson get the
nomination. He will not, OF course,
accept Gibson's proposition to withdraw
in favor OF Hogg, and so told your cor.
respondent. He also said that he was
not sure that he would answer Gibson's
letter at all. although he could do SO
very efTectually in few words. Hogg
and Gibson will probably combine their
forces, but it is the general opinion here
that Jackson can beat both OF them and
walk off with the nomination. AS to
his election, that is another question.
He will not withdraw, and will probably
pay no attention to Gibson's letter.
Following is the letter written by Mr..
Gibson, and which has stirred up such
hornets nest:
HUNTINGTON, WA, May %, 1888.
Hon, J. w. Jackson:
DEAR SIR:-I am informed by reliable
gentlemen, as well us by newspaper pub
liCations, that you are a candidate for
Congress from this district, and that you
avow that you would not have entered
thn hat fNr NNn fnnN NhnN l,nl 1n-
clared myself a candidate.
While in Washington recently / learn
ed that in order to further your candi-
dacy you made arrangements with W.
T. Thompson, Treasurer ef this State, to
manipulate the delegations from this end
OF the district in your interest in return
for favors which you and your friends
were to render to Thompson in the mat
ter Of his candidacy for reelection to
the office OF State Treasurer.
Upon my return home ! ascertained
that, rs fur rs it could be, this arrange
ment had been carried out in the selec-
ton OF the Cabell Congressional delega-
tion, and that 1t was openly boosted that
l was to be eliminated from West Vir-
ginia politics.
l also learned that the machinery Of
the Federal Judiciary, OF which your
brother, J. j. Jackson, is Il Judge, was
actually at work in the shape OF its Mar
shal and Deputy Marshals against my
candidacy and in favor OF yours.
| remember that two years ago, IN two
interviews which had with your broth
er, ]. j. Jackson, which interviews were
wholly unsought on my part, l was as
sured that you would not only not be
candidate for Congress, but that you
would support me for denomination,
and that, resting on the faith OF these
assurances, was only undeceived by
the packing OF several counties in your
end OF the district against me and in
your favor, chiefly by the aid OF the
officers of the Federal Judiciary.
In order that We may understand each
other fully in the present instance and
in order to give au opportunity to
promote Democratic harmony and pre-
serve that party usage which accords to
Il member OF Congress denomination
after his first term, now make you this
proposition: l will withdraw from the
Congressional race in this district il yol
will do likewise, and agree to join with
you heartily in securing the re.nomina-
ton and reelection OF the Hon. Charles
L. Hogg. This proposition is made in
good faith, and will afford you IN ample
opportunity to preserve your nice
scruples on the subject Of Democratic
harmony and usage.
Yours respectfully,
EusTACE gibson.