The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-10-04
VERY SNALL BUSINESS.
The Democratic Candidate fol
Governor Of Ohio
RESORTS TO A MEAN METHOD
or Making a Little Capitalize
Reads a Letter from crazyMaR
and Endcavors to Tprn 1t to
AdYantage-His Campaign,

CINCINNATI, o., Oct, s,-For days pas
all sorts Of inuendoes have been throwr
out about the terrible volley that Ballot
Box. Brewery Trust Campbell intended
to FIRE into the ranks Of the Republican
army, in bis speech at Pixies operf
House last night The volley has beer
fred, and Is nothing more nor less thar
letter written by George R. Topp, ol
the Board Of Public Affairs, at q time
when It was q matter, Of. potoriety that
the writer W5s so far unbalanced men.
tally as TO % totally Incompetent ol
transactiug any business, and while be
was under treatment for his mental
troubles. The letter in question reads
as follows;
DETROIT, MIoH., June s, 1889.
"lir. George Campbell, CiRelaaatt, o.
any DEAR sIR;-SPlease make out
your bills for gravel that you have de-
livered up to Saturday, June 8, 1880.
Make the bills one dollar q yard, and
you pay me drawback OF twenty-five
cents yard in cash. l bought your
gravel very cheap, and II is fairly worth
TO tue city one dollar. Get your bills in
such shape that none will exceed $500.
Send them to me at Putin Bay, and l
will 0. X, them, "GEoRaE r, ToPP.
The Geo.ge Campbell to whom this
letter Is addressed is George P. Campbell,
Democratic contractor, Of whom Mr.,
Topp bad purcl eeed a lot Of gravel just
before being tai a Ill, the price specified
being 81 per Gu 10 yard. Frank Glazel,
now Superintendent OF tho Streetclean.
ing Department, was then Mr.. Topp's
tlmekeeper, and examining the gravel
purchased by hissuperior, found II to be
largely composed Of loan, and so re.
ported to Mr., Topp, stating that he did
not think the stuff worth moro than
seventy.hve cents.
Mr.. Topp complimented GlaEel upon
his fidelity to the ecity's interests, and at
once sought Campbell, to whom he re.
peated what Glazel had said, and told
him he could either take seventy'ave
cents a yard for the gravel or keep 1t.
Campbell had the gravel on .his hands,
aud was anxious TO get rid 1t. He ac-
cepted Mr., Topp's proposition, and that
vas tho last heard Of the transaction
until after AIETopp's return TO the city,
y few weeks later, partially restored in
health.
DEsPlsADLE PROCEEDINGS.
When Campbell presented his bill to
the city for the gravel 1t was at the rate
Of one dollar per yard, Mr.. Topp OBJ.
jected to it's approval by the Board Of
Public Affairs, stating that seventy.fye
cents was the price agreed upon. He
had forgotten all about the letter above
quoted, and 10 this day has no definite
recollection regarding II. To got even
with Topp, Campbell sold the letter TO.
the EnqulFer, and 1t was used last night
as has already been stated.
That Mr.. Topp wrote the letter impu.
ted to hiuis not questioned, but the fact
Is, as before said, that at the time II was
written his mental condition was such
that he was not responsible for any Of
his acts. His colleagues In the Board oil
Public Affairs had noticed the unfortu.
nate plight in which he was, and had en-.
deaVored To their utmost TO induce him
TO go away for rest and recuperaLion.
Finally his actions In the Board be.
came so demonstrative that, one
morning shortly before the date
Of tho Campbell letter, an adjourn.
ment was found necessary 10 get
rid OF him. Then he went away, and
while at the Russell House In Detroit,
on June 8, wrote number ofvery "wild"
letters 10 friends In this city, among
them one TO Judge 0utCalt, In which
vast amount OF nonsensical advice was
rendered the Judge, and another Of six
teen pages to Recorder Hobson, which
no one has yet been able to place an in
telligent construction upon. The Camp.
bell lIeiter, inclosed TO James Robinson,
who had succeeded Glazel as Topp'stime.
keeper, was written on this same day.
Mas. GRo. r. TopP.
Mrs. Topp was seen at their home, in
Chase avenue, Walnut Hills, aud saidl
II went away with my husband. We
went direct to the Russell House, at
Detroit. He was in very excited state
and was absolutely beyond my CONTROL
Nothing could say seemed to have any
influence with him. During one day OF
our stay at the Russell House, he wrote
between twenty and thirty letters. He