The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-09-29
THB LATEST GANARD
About Harrison Too Silly For
Belief by Anybody.
THE vILLAINOUS ATTEMPT
To InIurc Him Among Irishmcn--A
Story which but One Nan Can be
Found to swearto, when Hun
drcd. Know 1t is Untrue

BLOOMINGTON, ILL, Sept. 2s.-The
statement made recently by William Con-
don, sr., that, in 1876, in u speech made
in this city by General Harrison, that
gentleman made remarks derogatory to
the Irish, has at last been reduced to
the form of an affidavit, and is accom-
panied by several other ailidavits, as to
Harrison's alleged words, and us to the
fact that Condor mentioned hayingheard
Harrison thus abuse the Irish. While
the statement OF Condor has created
scarcely a ripple locally, and has been
almost forgotten, it is now evident
that it has been seized up by the
Democracy and made u lever in the
National campaign, and many inquiries
are being received from all over the
country as to Condor and his statement.
There were many hundreds present at
the meeting in 1876, and OF all who
heard the speech Condor alone is the
man who says he heard the language ut
tributed to Harrison. PrepoSterous rs
the idea is that General Harrison should
ever have used such Language; the
charge against him is being pushed with
all the pertinacity and malignity with
which the "Morey letter" the dollar
day" lie, and other campaign roorbacks
Of like character were spread by the
Democratic managers. Several repre-
sentatiyes OF Democratic newspapers
have been here ostensibly to
SEEK THE RorroM FACTS,
but really they have spent their time in
hob.nobbing with Condor and his rela-
tives and friends, and declaring in adj
vance of investigation that Condon's
is gospel truth. Condor is an
old business man OF Bloomington, and
formerly was local politician. He has
done some work for the cause OF lre-
land, and seems TO have a pcnChant for de-
tecting insultsto the irish people. II was
he who alleged that he overheard Carter
Harrison, on board the City of Rome on
his way to Europe, speak slightingly OF
the Irish, and on his return rnshcd into
print. Carter Harrison Was at that time |
a candidate for recollection us Mayor OF
Chicago. Despite this insult to the
Irish, alleged to have been heard
by Mr.. Condor, he voted, as he himself
acknowledged, for Carter Harrison for
Governor. In this instance his love for
Ireland was not sufficiently powerful to
overcome his allegiance TO the Demo-
cratic party, though its candidate had
said insulting things OF the Irish people. |
1t is generally believed that Mr.. Condor
has got the two Harrisons mixed. BE
that as it may, the Republicans and, in
deed, men OF other parties are indignant
over the efforts being made to injure
Mr.. Harrison in the eyes OF the Irish
people, and the Republican County |
Central Committee are preparing re-
ply that will knock the bottom out Of
thf yarn most eaectually. 1t will en-
body thirty or more aflidavits OF the
most unimpeachable character by men
who heard Harrison's speech from end
to end, and who declare that the asser-
ton that he said anything whatever de-
rogatory or insulting to the Irish is ut
terly false. The statement will be
ready for the public in day or two, and
will be Clincher.