Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-08
Louisiana Lottery Men Talk Bus
mess TO Dakota Legislators.
4 PROFOUND SENSATION CREATED
By a Letter Written by Attorney General
Goodwin.
SOAG RACY FACTS AND FIGURES
Lottery Men Who Are Planking Down Big
Piles Of Cash for Individual Votes.
What Goodwin Calls the Most
Infamous Scheme Known.


vens sent to the clerks desk and had read
a private letter of Attorney Goodwin,
which hes created profound sensation in
sll quarters.
After some explanations snd statements
about appointments at Washington, it
continues a. follOwe:
Now will give you the outline of one
Of the most dsmRRble ard infamous
schemes that ever disgraced any Lsgisla-
ture The scheme, in brief, is to legalizs
the transfer aad reinecrporsiion in North
Dakota Of the Louisiana State Lottery
RumCrs Of tie scheme have been floating
around for some time past, but it has now
ASSUMED DRFISITE SHAPE,
and the patrons are working openly for it
Oar friends secured copy of the bill, inst
to look at it for few minutes, and bad
Miss Cadding take it in shorthand. II is
a slick bill, carefully and shrewdly drawn,
and upon it's face looks like God-send to
the State. II proposes TO be run in the in
terest Of the State, paying into the State
treasury from SIS. 900 to $50, OGO year,
the State government and buy all the red
wheat and supplies for the destitute in the
State besides. will inclose You 3 copy Of
the bill, and you can then see The scheme.
''It is simply astonishing to see the men
that sre fallipginto the srrangement-pen
whom yen would nsver think of doing such
q thing. / understand all the Ransom
county members are favoring il at present;
but Steve is holding of for more money
be is hlufiug for 3 cool 10000; don't
think he can
COMMAND THAT AMOUNT
unless it gets pretty close, and then the
last man can command any figure. There
is millions in it, and tie Doodle is here
They guarantee the stock TO pay 100 cents
OF the dollar, and Senators who have in
fiuence have been promised $4,000 in
stock. They think they have nearly votes
enough, but wsnt 70 be sure Of twO-thirds,
ss they expect, of course, TO have TO pass
IL over the Governors veto. IL was in
Edsj TO introduce il yesterday, but was
postponed till tomorrow, when it will 20
in il they feel safe on the votes They sre
paying from 500 to $500 cash down, and
agree to double when tie bill becomes =
law.
1T is said By those On the inside that
this m0nsirors sWindle antedates the State
Convention at Fargo; that Senator Spen-
Ger, Alexander MeKeuzie, Jud Ls MOure,
Walsh H8ggsrt and q few more Of the
leaders of the old ganE' had this all
planned, and that Harrison Allen pledged
to help carry it out. Their defeat there
sCoICHED THE SNAKE,
and no this is the last desperate attempt
10 control the politics Of this new State
OF course, if succ csssful, the Louisiana Lot
terry would own the State and control and
dictate its political future. 1t is a scheme
worthy Of the men who are back of H.,
they propose to rule or ruin the Republi-
can party; they are using this as a club
over the members opposed TO them, and
threaten to ALLOW no legislation 10 90
through until the bill passes. This is to
be the hub around which must revolve all
the legislation Of the session.
"rhe financial condition of the State is
the great iDducoment to foster the scheme.
Many Of the farmer members, while they
admit that it is 3 questionable morality,
yet think the State would bs justified in
adopting this means to make the whole
people happy and wealthy; with few ex-
ceplions, the press is securely muzzled, so
that no adverse criticism will get into the
newspapers until il is too late. Gsorge
Winship has been approached with all
sorts of seductive inducements, but with
out avail; they proposed to give him S1O,-
900 of the stock and make the paper furn-
ish him all the lottery printing. Some Of
THE PROMINENT CITIZENS
OF the Grand Forks are kicking Winship
because he is standing in the way Of that
city receiving the location of this bsnit-
cent Institution. Some Of the leading
bankers in the State are in the scheme; IN
fact, il is hard at this writing to tell
where its rsmihcstions end. II is the
most seductive and corrupting thing that
has been tried for msay years.
at is said that the charter OF the
Louisiana State Lottery expires in lSO2,
and the public sentiment OF that corrupt
State has reached the point that will not
allow il to be extended and they have
seized upon the financial condition oi
North Dakots to aid them in fastening
its hliRhtsninS curse upon the fair fame OF
this new Safe. The very boldness ot the
scheme gives it temporary strength. A
careful canvas is being made Of the Senate
and House to secure enough pledged to
vote who can neither be bought, bull
dczsd. Gatiered nor csjOled into voting to
mass il over tha Governors veto and then
wait and LET the hackers Of
THE ROTTEN SCHEME
introduce it and put themselves on record
and then food the State with protests,
letters and kilograms to arouse the eleep-
ing lion of public sentiment end bury the
reckless movers of this damuable and In
famous outrsgs so deep that they can
never raise their heads in the politics oil
the State.
1--WE don't want to make any move now
for fear they will weaken before they are
pnt on record by introducing the bill, ana
then claim they never intended to pass IL
At all. You can talk with Russ ard van
Aht. but don't make il public until l send
Won word. You write IT up in good shape
fiom this outline have given you, ming
in the sensational details and have II reaoy
for publication next Friday, and II the
thing reaches a head before that time
will wire you Set mp stoves. '"
The letter closes with some remarks
about county matters and 10 si9ned'
George F. Goodwin"
The sensations of Attorney General
Good wins letter are still the talk OF the
Capital CITY and the feeling in the matter
was aggravated by sensational outcome
Of the publication of the letter. This was
a personal encounter in which Attorney
General Goodwin was 3 passive party and
REPRESENTATIVE George Walsh ths assaii-
Attornsv Generals rose by the General
from Grand Forks. The cause OF the
ironble is that fact i, Mr.. GoOdwin's let
,sT in which Mr.. Walsh is mentioned as
one Of the men who planned the lottery
scheme.
Rank CLOSES It's Doors
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