The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-08-25
ILKlNS' UL7IMA2UM.
Ho Declines to Become a Can
didate for Congress.
HIS BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS
Require His Constant Attention.
lic Will Work for Some Other
Good Mau--Thc Corrcspon.
dcnce-Political Gossip,
srtciol Dispo,cA 10 he IutcIlfg,ncrr.. I

NAsHlNuIoS, Nv, august sf.-ton.
s. B. Elkins bns definitely and finally
declined to go into tho race for the Re.
Publican nomination Tor Congress in the
Second district. He has hesitated to
come to decision in the matter, not be-
cause either he or his friends have
doubted tho issue Of contest with W.
l.. Wilson, but because he desired TO so
arrange his business affairs that 1t might
bs possible to give the time and attun.
ton necessary to the canvass, This be
at length lnds impraciicable, for the
present Mt least, and frankly says 80 to
his friends in the district. Tho demand
for Mr.. Elkins' candidacy has not been
confined to any set OF men nor to
any particular portion OF tho dis.
trict, as the Democracy would seek to
make outsiders believe. Every county
embraced In tho Second Congressional
District and all sorts and conditions OF
mrn have joined in that demand. They
believe, and In this they simply voice
the sentiment OF their various constitu.
cncies, that Mr.. EIkins in State, as we'll
rs national politics, stands for princi-
pie, as against factiouB opposition. They
regard that principle MS absolutely ne
cessary to the'continued development OF
West Virginia. They, therefore, would
have been glad to renew the battle with
Bourbonism under his leadership, aud
as Il last resort and without any effort at
privacy, drew up and presented 10 him
the subjoined petition, which, together
with his answer, is row made public.
THE CORRESPONDENCE.
MARrIssBuRo, W. Va, Angus. 20, 1890. |
Hon. S. Is. Elkins, Elkias, W. Ia.
slE:-Ths undersigned Republican
citizens OF the Second Congressional
district respectfully request permission |
10 80 before the proper Convention,
toon to be held, and advocate your nomi. |
nation as u candidate to represent the |
district in the next Congress Of the
United States.
This district and State have important |
interests dependent upon the continu.
ance OF the Republican policy OF Pro,cc-
ton, and yUnr consistent record as an |
advocate Of that policy, as we'll as your
well known position ou all other public |
questions now cgitating the people OF
this country, impress us with the i'm.
portance OF securing your able servit es
in :he next Congress. |
We are not unmindlul OF the possible |
sacrifice it will be for you to accept the
trust, but we nevertheless hope that it |
will be your pleasure to view with favor
this demand upon you, and that yon !
will yield acquiesence to the proposition
herein made.
With great respect, we are, -
Very truly yours,
(Signed) -,-r,a G. W. BLACK,
And representatives Of every other coun.
ty in the district.
ELH1Ns, w. VA, August 90, 1890.
Mtssrs. G. ". 4. Blaek, Il. s. .McHnight,
G. N. Borers, and Others.
GENTLEMEN: am in receipt OF your
communication Of the Goth inst. asking
me to allow my name to be brought be-
fore tie Convention for the Second
Congressional District OF this State, to
be held ut Piedmont on the End prox.,
rs a candidate for Congress, which !
have carefully considered.
In addition to your letter have re-
ceivel number of others from nll
parts OF the district on the same subject.
l feel tlattered by.ycur complimentary
expressions iu connection with my
being Republican candidate, as well as
by the fact that 80 many Republicans Of
the Second District have urged me to
allow the use OF my name before the
Convention.
am engaged in several business un-
dertakipgs that require my constant at
tention, which, regret to say, make it
impossible for me to be candidate.
Added to this, I am persuaded that there
arc many able and deserving Repub-
licars in the district who are better en-
titled to the nomiuation, and under the
leadership OF whom We can achieve sue.
cess.
I beg to assure you and the Repub-
licans of the Second district and State
that, as a citizen Of West Virginia, ident-
iied with the material and political in
terests OF the State, 1t will be my pleas.
IRE to do my full part in the approach
ing fall campaign, and not only in my
district. but throughout tho State, to
bring about success. Very truly, etc,
S. 8, ELHISs.