The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-11-04
THE KASAwuA OUTLOOK.

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THE KASAWlIA OUTLOOK.
Republicans Confident of Electing tho
Entire Ticket.
speeiG! Di'paieA 10 he Jnislli0nieer.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Nov.3.--As the
election draws near tho Republican
chances appear to be Frightening. The
fight has been hot one and Kanawha
county has been the battle ground, par.
ticularly on the Democratic side, tho
hope being that through IN alleged dis
satisfaction in certain quarters with a
portion OF the county ticket the usual
Republican majority may be reduced 10
such an extent as to enable John D.
Anderson and General Watts to pull
through. To attain this end they have
resorted to disreputable methods OF al.
most every description, and knowing
the utter hopelessneHs OF their case 10
kanawha have been making frantic ei.
forts to trade oil almost the entire county
ticket for votes for Anderson and Watts.
In this they have only succeeded in
very rare instances and they now begin
to realize that their chances are yery
slim. The colonization story was worked
for all it was worth, but their organ, the
Gasette, made a bad break carly in the
action by trying to locate the first in.
stalment OF "impoted niggers" at the
Black Diamond works, where there was
some difficulty between the operators
and the white miners, which
resulted in the discharge OF
the white miners and tho
employment Of colored men in their
stead. The Ga.stie man made thissdis.
coyery one day and duly enlarged upon
It in his paper, but next day the Black
Diamond men. all Of whom arc Demo.
Gratis, swooped down upon him like
the wolf on the fold" and demanded
retraction, which was most reluctantly
made, as visions Of libel suit danced |
before the Gazette mans bewildered |
vision. However, the original. story
was duly telegraphed to the Wheeling
organ and was faithfully copied by the
smaller fry newspapers all over the
State, while the contradiction was con-
fined to the columns Of the Ga:etie, SO
far US the Democrats were concerned.
The yarn is still being circulated in tine
back counties, but the Republicans are
following it up as far az possible and it is
believed that it has lost all power 70 I
harm, Having failed in this the next
move was to start report that Major
Gaines, in speech at Alderson, had de.
clared himselfin favor of mixed schools.
and three or four aflidavits from citizens
OF Monroe county were at once FORTH
coming to support the state.
ment. The lie, which in itself
was most idiotic one, was made the
most OF but it, too, was given out a little
too soon to have the desired effect.
Other reputable citizens OF Monroe at
once came to the front with aiiidayits
that Maj. Gaines aaid nothing OF the
kind, and when the few people who had |
been duped for the time being reflected |
that mixed schools was not an issue in |
this campaign and that Mai. Gaines, rs
asensible man, would have chosen al. |
derson as the last place on earth to an.
nounce himself as being in favor Of |
them, there being scarcely 100 colored |
votes in the county and the co,ored peo.
pie themselves being opposed to mixed
schools, they only laughed at them
selves for having been temporarily taken
in, and set the Democratic party down
one notch for having descended to such
methods in the hope Of gaining q few
votes. Maj. Gaines has been making an
active, thorough. and at the same time,
q dignified canvass, and has made friends
wherever he has been. Conservative
estimates place his majority at from 500
to 800, and kanawha is expected TO
come up with her full share in bringing
about this result.
1t is probable that never before in the
history OF this Senatorial district was
such fight made agailsta Senatorial
candidate as has been waged against DR..
r. Fl. Lee, a veteran Of the Mexican
war and the man who organized the first
Union company in the war OF the rebel
lion. The first charge against him waa
that he was dismissed from tho service
for cowardice, but his honorable dis.
charge, bis membership in the G. A. Il.
and the testimony OF all whoseryed with
him and knew when he stood where
bullets were flying thickess" eifectually
disposed oil this. Recognizing their fail.
ure in this direction, they next set about
attacking his private character by going
out among the people and accusing him
OF dishonesty, immorality-anything
that was thought would have the most
effect with the person they were talking
to. But unfortunately for them DR.. Lee
was too well known, and all their efforts
fell with dull, sickening thud.
ono OF the worst disappointed men in
the county will be "Bill Dave Goshorn,
tho Little Napolean OF politics." He
expects to be reelected County Clerk,
but he has had his day and the cards
are against him. s.,l5 4