The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-05-01
TuAT DEMOCRATIC SCHEME.

How tho Trick IL being Worked In tho
Second DIstrlct-A Reasonable FuslOnlSt.
To the Editor The HltoaigenceE-
SIR:-I desire through the columns Of
your paper to notify the Greenback
Labor party Of tho Second Congressional
district, and probably other sections of
the State, that there is scheme on
hand, as I think, to deprive them OF
their rights in forming and carrying OH
the coming campaign. Now the reasons
why | think so are these: Hon. Jesse +.
Sturm and John 7. Janney were ap-
pointed members Of the State Commit
ice for the Second Congressional dis
trict, at the Cincinnati convention that
formulated the United Labor party.
Now, | am creditably informed that Mr..
Sturm, some six months since, urged
the chairman OF the State committee by
letter to call meeting OF said commit
tee ut once for the purpose OF forming
the United Labor party OF the State and
up to this time has never heard from
him, thus delaying organization. l am
further informed that Mr.. Sturm never
heard OF the meeting at Wheeling until
the committee had met and gone home,
nor the call for the State convention to
meet at Charleston, Mays until seen by
him in the Chicago Sentinel.
Thus it will be seen that some selfish
design actuated the Chairman Of the
committee.
Let it be remembered that this same
Chairman bolted the State Convention
Mt Buckhannon in the year 1884, and
also caused the defeat OF Dr. Barbee for
Congress in the same year. The Green
hackers ofthe Second District have very
little faith in man who will bolt con-
vention OF the people. The Greenback
party in his own county sharply rebuk-
ed him Mt the last election by giving
him less than % per cent of the Green
back vote OF Wood county.
see in the State Standard OF April 20
n call for tho Second District Congress
sional Convention, to meetat Charleston
at the same time of the State Conven-
ton, which call is made by Spencer W..
Sturm, OF Marion county, who is now
commanding the rank and file of the
Greenback Labor party to so up to
Cbarleston-some three hundred miles
away, to select candidate for Congress
from this District. Now, for little his
tory: This same gentleman claimed to
be, and probably was, chairman OF the
party in Marion county, but in the last
campaign he bolted the county conven-
ton and went over to the Democrats.
Under the same claim Of Chairman, he
called committee meeting at Farming
ton and nobody responded. Then he
also called q mass meeting ut Worthlng-
ton and not one appeared. Now, MIR.
Sturm is the father of fusion in the
county, and also think in the State,
and because the children are inclined to
90 the way they were taught, he kicks
over in the interest OF the Democratic
party. understand that his county is
solid for fusion, and also the Second
District.
Fellow citizens of the Labor party,
there is cat in the meal tub, and ad.
wise you to 20 down to Charleston and
help rout him. OF course the money to
20 on will be the greatest difficulty in
these hard times, but don't do as Esau
did, who sold his birthright for n mess
OF potage, like many have done recently,
and rs believe are now doing.
A GREENBACKER.
Second Congressional District, april 90.