Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-11-03
UNPA RALLELED
In the History Of West Virginia-The
Second and Third Districts
Flooded With Money
to ba Used
IN THE PURCHASE OF VOTES.
Viii Honest Men Sell Themselves ?-Can
the State be Bought ?-Hunt Down
These BriberS---PreSarve an
Honest Ballot in Every
Event.

ne hEGlSIhh nao dAKcatly hoN OS>'As
to call attention to the danger Of an illegal
use of money in tbs present campaign. To-
day it takes advantage of its last oppor-
tunity to warn Democrats that the purity
of the ballot is endangered and tAlr cleo
ton imperilled. 1t can not be doubted
thEt great corruption fund mas been sent
into this State and it will be used urspar-
ipgly by Republican managers. Tns eyl
dences of their pEsposs nave already be-
.cnras-r4asnIY manifest.
Some time sincs the sanity Chairman OF
the Republican Ssato Committee, WI. ".
Cogden made visit to Charleston with q
bag fall of bcodle in ole hand and pack
age of Sunday School documents IN the
o:her. His mission was to distri0nts the
boodle. Mr.. Cowdeu's departure from
wheeling was the Eignal for gre't cry
fon the Republican press thai the State
was to be carried by Democratic money
It was a vain effort to cover his greasy
footsteps. The vary magnitude OF these
plans of wholesale bribery made their con-
ceaImeut impossible. Never in ths his
tory of West Virginia had such unblushing
and shameless methods of corruption been
broughtinto play. Toe REGISTER at that
time pointed ont the purpose OF Mr.. Cow
dams mission. Indeed lite ate npt was
made 10 conceal ths fact, that within two
dsysof Mr.. Cowdsn' 8 arrival in Charleston
corruption fund of over $50, 900 was received
from the Republican National Commit
tss. Under his personal supervision
this money was divided up AMI allotted to
sv.ry county in the Kauswha Valley. Re
no. Il Immediately began to come in that
Republican morey was plenty on every
hand: Republican workers and Republican
rspssters were busy and had almost nm
limited funds in their contro!. Such stories
have cone almost daily from every county
in the southern end OF the State. They
have come from every reliable source
Ooerstjons have bean so open AMI sc
sb,mslss, that failure to de'sct them was
made almost inpossibla. Gigantic and
shameless corruption was the programme,
and il il even no being carried ont to the
letter.
ALL OVER The STATE.
Since then undoubtei proofs hsy'
come 10 hand showing that the work o.
hloodls has not been confined to any one
| section. and that the Third district with
S30 600 corruption fund, has not b7en even
lthe mosS favored by Republican bribers
Attention has already ten called 10 tnt
corrupt efforts TO compass the deisat O.
Hon ". l. Wilson. He hes been marked
AZ an esre,isl victim by monopolles ano
oyer-pr otscted money bags, because ne ma
heen the most active champion OF the peo
pIs,s rights. Against that brilliant repre-
tentative no means will be too low o.
Too haze 70 be used. Steve El<ins IS al
ready working like Q beaver sl1ng the lin:
j of tie West Virginia c sntral RAILROAD, ano
svsry vote which ioflueTcs or money
on Intimidation can control will o.
brought into line agsinst him. II
Berkeley snd adjoining couuties, tn
RKGIsrER has positive information tina
Republican euissaries plid $40 q day sn'
sxpenses are working on the quieh AM
svoroaehing with corrupt promises ever!
voter whose hones'y they dare TO asssli
There is not county in which the he
. publican managers and heelsrs are not vel
|, supplied with funds to control tbs noatlu
: vote and make downright purchases. ID:
. t,iled instruction. have bcen sent out o.
rectinS the use Of the uss Of these fund
, and the manLer in which they are .
: be applied. Secret agents have bee
kept basily at wo.k. In one county tn
8 name of this ubiquitous animal Is Jones
in another Smith. 0ne day he IL ten
aud smother there, but undsT whatevt
name, snd in whatever place, his work
y. to handle Republican Doodle.
n FRAUD IN Tue FIRST DISTRICT.
b That the men who now coatrcl the R
d publican party in Wet Virginia are cap
Is he of planning such . fssud, 20 DEM
Icrsss Of tie First Congressional distri