The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-10-22
sent whitehead the following supple,

j. b. Wilttehedd, Esq, Charleston, W. va /:
Ihave thought of thousand and one
things wanted TO say to you since you
! left for West Virginia Don't forget to
see Mr.. John Cooper. think Won will
| find in him a good friend and one who
can and will be of service to You.
You-can- talk unreservedly to him and
/ want you to be guided by his advice.
And, for Gods sake, be careful TO whom
you show the letters you have in your
possession; be sure your man is all right
and that he is perfectly reliable and safe
in every way. Also see Mr.. j. ID. Hew-
EFT, of Bramwell; w. s. Edwards. of
| Charleston, and James s. Mclean, of
Winfield-you have letter from him.
which gave You with the other letters.
Our West Virginia friends say that they
are all reliable and can be trusted.
Don't show your letters TO any
| but these and those they recon-
mend to you. Now, Johnny, act
cautiously, and remember that you
have matter of great Inn
portanee in hand, and upon your action
depends in a great measure the success
| or failure of the enterprise. Be par
ticular how you talk and to whom You
talk. And for my sake and your sake
and the sake of our friends don't touch
one drop of Intoxicating liquor of any.
| kind or character. 1 am not afraid of
| your getting drunk and making an ass
OF yourself, for this know you will not
do, but single drink often causes a
man to say things that he forever re-
grets. The only safe way is to touch
not, handle not and taste not the dam
nable misunderstanding stuff.
expect to leave here soon for Cons.
necticut. 1 will advise you of my GO
ing and when to write to me. We will
have TO stir pretty briskly, for I want
to have not less than two thousand good
men in both West Virginia and Com
necticut within the next eight months
and then we will turn our attention to
Indiana. We have six months longer
to operate in Indiana than we have in
West Virginia or Connecticut; that will
give us eight months TO work in that
State, and within that time we must
place four or five thousand there. While
we Will have to take the bulk of those
we carry to West Virginia to the Third
district, / am exceedingly anxious to
place three or four hundred in each of
the other districts to help cut in Con-
gressional way. So do your best to
find homes for this number in each dis
trict.
Push the work, keep moving and
keep me posted. Act discreetly and
promptly and ali will be well. Yours
very respectfully,
d. Med. LINDSEY.
Whitehead was very energetic, and
covered good deal of ground in the
next few days. Under date of Septem-
Der 10 Lindsey despatched another let
ter to his lieutenant, as follows:
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Sept. 10, 1890.
j. b. Whitehead, Esq, Charleston,
W. va.
MY DEAR sm:-YOurs of yesterday
has just been received. 1 am glad to
hear that Mr.. Edwards and our friends
approve of our enterprise. 1 can't see
how any one who desires the success of
the Republican party can do otherwise
than approve of the scheme, for it will
beyond doubt save not only West Vir-
ginia, but Connecticut and Indiana also.
Push the work, don't be idle or stay
IN one place too long. When you leave
Charleston think IL best for you to go
down to Bramwell, in Mercer county. i
want you to talk with the prominent
men in each locality. / mean the lead
Ing Republicans, and get them interest
ed in the work. Get Mr.. Edwards to
give you letters of introduction to prom
inent Republicans in other sections of
the State, such as he thinks will COOP
crate with us, and when you see those
to whom he gives you letters get them
to give you letters to others.
Don't forget my pension business as
you go along. Act discreetly and eau
tiously, and talk to no one about your
business that you do not know to be
perfectly reliable.
Write me daily, and keep me posted
about your movements, sc. Be very
careful to whom you show the letters in
your possession. Yours truly,
ID. Med. LINDSEY.
WILL THEY CARRY OUT THEIR scHE.fE,p
One of the first men seen by White
head was w 5. Edwards, prominent
lawyer of Charleston. Whitehead bore
letter of introduction to this gentle
man and was evidently well received,
judging from the tone of the following
note addressed to him by Edwards:
WILLIAM SEYMOUR EDWARDS.
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW.
CHARLESTON-KANAwH w. VA,
Sept. 20, 1890.
J. b. Whitehead, Esq.
DEAR SIR-In reference to the vote
of the State of West Virginia, il is only
necessary to call attention to the follow
ing facts: In 1876 the State went Dem
ocratic on the Presidential election by
about 1000 votes; in 1880 the State
went Democratic by about IL, 900 votes;
In 1884 the State went Democrotic by
about 1880 votes; In the Congressional
elections of 1886 the State was Demo-
cratic on total of about 600 votes. In
the Presidential election OF 1888 the
Democrats claimed to have carried the