The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-01-03
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IT is 5A QUESTION OF MONEY.

Ihc hlun VINO Has tba Faltest Pock
ctbook Knocks the pcrsIm,non.
F345 Thomas Spending Dollars.
Bricc Goes Him Better.
COLUMBUS, o., Jan. 2,-Representativ'
ON. Gaumer, Of Richland, Is creditet
with having wllip.sawed both Thoma
aud Brice. The young man is The ownc
and editor OF the Democratic organ Ii
Munsaeld, and has a brother-by namt
Dan-in the Upper House from Mus
kingum county. ON. Ganmer wanted
to come to Columbus; SO he announced
himself as a candidate for the Leglsla.
ture. The campaign preliminary to the
nominating convention wus pleasant to
all concerned, with the possible excep.
ton OF the ecandidate, Mr. Gaumcr, as It
cost him from S, 500 to $1,000. Gaumer
was more frightened than ever during
the fortnight preceding the election.
Brice's friends came TO the front in good
style and assisted him AROUND tho sharp
corners. !. y "a \ 81 /, Y. a! Il 45l
n There is diversity OF iopinion or, dis.
agreement as to the number and amount
OF the Brice contributions. The better
opinion seems to warrant the belief that
Mr.: Brire was touched up to the extent
Of 81 1000, $500 OF which was stopped In
transit before it reached the Democratic
voters in Richland County, Capt. Cum.
mlng's was looking after Mr.. Gaumer's
interests. with durrcgard for his friend
Brlce, and was satisfied Of Gaumer's sue
cess, aud that his reciprocal nature would
lead him to vote for Mr.. Brice. Il
Il A day or two before { the election a
pair Of staunch Gaumert men secretly
left Mansfield for Sprineleld.I They had
q letter sigutd by MIR. Gaumcr in which
he raised dthe AIacedonion : howl and
asked John II. Thomas, to whom it was
directed, TO help tho Democrats OF Rich
land In their extrelnities. Mr.. Gaumef
is said to have given Mr.. Thomas to un.
derstand that he would remember him
this winter, and show that he was any
thing but ungrateful. The letter did the
work and Mr.. Thomas Immediately came
down with 500 in snail bills, which was
carried back to Mansfield. a. & f..r.l So
ali;S''lEs7j PRESERVED THE LETTER. t,'t.
MIR. Thomas, with characteristic busi.
ness .me lhod, preserved Mr.. Gaumer's
letter OF introduction, and alter duly in.
dorslng it, dled it away in his desk in
the appropriate tin box marked 81"
Young Will Thomas has the letter now,
and showed il toa gentleman the other
night. Mr.. Gaumer is reported to have
stated therein his great and pressing
necessity for financial aid, and assured
Mr., Thomas that he!w0uld be true until
death II the assistance was forthcoming.
The two men who carried the Gaumer
letter to. Springfield recently made up
their minds that the Representative in.
tended to vote for Rrice,: and how they
are yelling fraud. They threaten 4 to
publish atlidavits and all tlsat sort 7, OF
thing IN case that Gaumer fails to sun.
port Thomas. .:t1,5.}y.3 s,g7Ta
?!Representative McDermott, (; Of Mus.
klngum, was assisted to about $500 out
OF the Thomas campaign !und Just pre-
vlous to the election. q About five weeks
ago'there came to Zanesville one OF the
grinders Of the Thomas sentiment mill,
by name Mr.. Morris. This gentleman
stood on the street corners and openly
said that McDermott was ompelled to
vote for Thomas because OF thtes contri-
button to the campaign fund above mem
toned. This declaration came to Nc.
Dermott's ears, and the gentleman gath.
cred together $500 which he Immediate
ly sent Mr.. Thomas at Springfield,
O'Donnell is set down for BriCe now,
s5Sl3,f DOODLE, DOODLE EVERYWHERE.
Mr.. Brice's contribution to the cam.
paign fund handled by the State Central
Committee was $4,000. lie sent his
check for that sum to Columbus about
fortnight before the election. He is
said to haye made anpther donation sub.
sequently, but no one appears to know
how much it amounted to. This is in.
dependent Of the money he spent on
the side in legislative districts. Mi,
Thomas distributed $1,000 among the
Democratic candidates in fifteen close
legislative districts. D. c. Ballentine,
who was Oil Inspector under G overnor
Hoadley, probably knows where this
money went. It is said Ballentine and
Thomas bad been on bad terms for some
years, but, meeting on a railroad train
between Springfield and Columbus, be-
gan talkink politics. Rallentine wac act
ing as Secretary Of the Democratic State
Central Committee at the time, and
gave Mr.. sThomas a little inside history
us to what was going on. incidentally,
Mr.. Ballentine said a good deal Of mis-.
sionary work could be cone in doubtful
districts il the State Committee was in
funds. Mr.. Thomas was willing to do a
little something in this direction, and,
lntIniating as much 10 Mr.. RalIentine,
modestly wanted to know the probable
cost OF the project. Mr.. Ballentine, well
aware Of iBrice's willingness to come to
the centre; evidently thought well OF
the scheme to bleed FAlr. Thomas, who
hinted that $, 900 onsht to do the busi.
ness, ~ yjj;lG5
Mr.. Ballentine said the figure was too
small, and MS a result 5oi his persuasive
powers Nh. Thomas granted exactly
$500. This was used in the legislative
districts previous to 7therelec,ion. 2 The
amount is nothing in comparison. to Mr..
Thomas expenditures 4 ainceI pclection
day. He has, by indirection at least,
subsidized sixty out of$13O Democratic
papers in Ohio. He docs mot gmake a
direct agreement Of largainiand sale, Of
influence 4apd support, but buys and
pays for a given number OF papers per
week ut five cents each. &; In considera.
tion therefor the Thomas literary bureau
has the use OF the columns OF such pa.
pers. Mr.. Thomas is getting his mail by
the ton now. He, has Enthusiastically
parted company with a ]! cart load ! Of
money, with heavy drains to come in
the near future. His agents have tray.
eled all over, the State time and again.
Some Republican papers have been
"'sallvated"".nnd numerous lawyers and