Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-10-06


COMMITTEE on MANUFACTURES,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, L. =,
WASHINGTON. ID. c., June g, 1890.
To lrh0m q may concern:
This letter will Introduce Mr.. ID. Med.
Lindsey. who is indorSed and has the
confidence of all the leading Republi
cans of this country. Mr.. Lindsey is
from the State of North Carolina, and is
the Secretary of the Southern Emigra-
tion Company, engaged in the good
work of finding homes for industrious
c0'orcd families from his State. Any
favOrs shown him will be considered a
personal favor TO yours respectfully.
CHAS. b. SMITH.
/ concur in the above.
G.. w. ATKINSON.
LINDSEY HAS GOOD COMPANY.
Under date of March 81. 1890. Mr..
Lindsey writes TO j. Il. Whitehead in
the following entertaining manner:
In my last letter TO you, dated the
s0th inst. gave you detailed account
of the status OF our work which, hope,
had the effect OF putting You i'm more
Sanguine mood.
/ have now seen aud talked with
every Republican Congressman from
West Virginia and Connecticut and
one from Indiana, and they are all
much interested i'm our work.
Mr.. Atkinson, from the First District
of West Virginia, thinks il is the very
thing 10 save the State in lS92. He has
furnished with the names and addresses
of several prominent Republicans in his
state, 10 whom have written, and says
he will write to others. James ;. Nc
Lean. of Winfield, tone of those to
whom wrote at Mr.. AthinSon'S Sug-
geStionl. writes me that he is in hearty
sympathy with the work in which
am engaged, and if he can see any way
hc will cooperate with me. l have also
written TO Mr.. john Cooper and j. W.
Hewitt. of Bramweu. and Mr. w. ;.
Edwards. of Charleston. All these gen
tlemen, Mr.. Atkinson tells me, are true
and tried Republicans. and that could
write them unreSeryedly.
Mr.. c. B. Smith. from the Fourth
District of West Virginia, says he will
make inquiries among his friends In the
interest of the work. He don't think
that many can be placed in his district.
Mr.. j. II. McGinniS lconteStant),
from the Third District of West Nir-
ginia. with whom / have had several
interviews iu relation 90 the work, says
he will render me any assistance he can,
that he is in hearty accord and thinks
five thousand can be placed In his See
ton of the State tSouthernl. or course
do not expect 90 take this number
there. Mr.. Atkinson says two thousand
will place the State beyond doubt in
fS92. and that is what want TO do
coon CITIZENS ARE "SAFE.
Lindsey finally summoned Whitehead
Co Washington and proceeded TO in-
struct him in the details of the coming
campaign in West Virginia. He pro-
vided Whitehead with "a number of let
ters OF introduction, of which the fol-
lowing addressed 20 Representative
Cooper. is q fair sample:
WA~uINGroN. ID. c., sept. 10. ls9O.
Hon. John Cooper, BrUmrciL W. va.
DEAR SIR. wrote yog some time
ago no the request of George W. At
kinsou. of your State. which you VIII
doubtless remember. in relation 10 an
enterprise iu which l feel great inter
est. / want homes and employment for
D 600 colorcd laborers in your State who
will make good citizens and safe voters.
This will introduce You 90 my friend
and cO-wOrker in the enterprise, Mr.. 81.
n vbitobesd of North Carolina. lie
is perfectly reliable ana -f'SlNoI'I y
on can 'a'n ''I.'s ,''' noss.ssiaI
49, W." u''''i c~,r some of our most
,.ro,,,i,o,,t mon which bc will show vou
ANA ,,bi,b will fully explafu to vou the
r.,rrre and character and purpose of ouI
work.
Mr.. Atkinson tells me he thinks YOU
will ro-opcrate with MS iu the work. and
If you and our friends in your State will
do SD I will youch that there shall be uo
contest over thc result of the election
in vour state in 1902
ANY assistance Won may render Mr..
1vIitob.,d tb.tviilb be of servi.e IN him
81, tbe nrosecution of hi. work will be
|biahlv -,nnrociated bv me and the
friends of the enterprise here.
l have given Mr.. Whitehead letters
similar to this to Mr.. j. ID. Hewett. Col.
J. y Mclean and w. :. Edwards. of
v.nr state. all of whom sincerely hope
win co-oDerate with MS I'm the good work.
Nours very rpspectfullv.
ID. McD. LINDSEY.
sent YOU % letter of introduction
some weeks ago from Mr.. Atkinson.
LiNpNbf ''hl' ANNiV'N
About the l4th OF September Nhlte-
head arrived no Charleston, W. Va, and
went tO work with zeal worthy OF a
better cause. Lindsey was evidently
very anxious for the success oi ms
scheme. and ON the l6th oil september
sent Whitehead the following supple
mental letter OF Instructions;
WASWNGroN, ID. C., sept TO- le9O-
I j.. B. Whitehead, ESq.. Charleston, y J a..
have thought of thousand and one
| things / wanted TO say 20 you since you
| left for West Virginia. Don't forget TO
see Mr. John Cooper. ! think you VIII
I find iu him a good friend and one VINO
can and will Dee oil service to You.
You can talk unreserycdly TO him. and
want YOU 10 DE guided by his advice.
| And. for Gods sake. be careful 10 whom
Won show the letters YOU have in your
possession: be sure your man is all right
and that he is perfectly reliable ana Saie
in every way. Also see Mr.. ). ID. new
EFT, of Bramweu; W. ;. EDWARDS vi
/ Charleston, and James =. Mclean oi
Winfeld-you have letter from hllh'
which gave You with the other letters
Our West Virginia friends say that they