Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-10-28
lWHAT HARTMAN SAID
About the Laboring Man-"uis Vote is Al
ways on the Market"
70 ne Editor Of ne Register.


SIR;-i append the following CONVEX
sationS, which took place between the
Rev. George Hartman and the writer, in
front of the SimmS House, at Piedmont.
on the day of the Republican convention
which nominated Mr. lIarman for Con-
greSS.
Mr. Hartman was coming down the
steps OF the SimmS House when the
writer met him and bid him the time of
day. He returned the compliments of
the day, and said, Where are YOU
FROM evidently taking me for dele
gate Il am from Preston county.
What county are you from2" He re
piled by saying; Il am from Grant
county, and my name Is Har-
man." Now, had never met Mr..
Hartman. and SuppoSing this man
60 be the prospective candidate Har-
man. | said, us this Mr.. George IL.
Hartman, candidate for Congress-" His
reply was, "IeS, am the candidate for
Congress, but by name is not George IL.
llarman, as the newspapers have it, but
plain George Harman.' At this | eX-
tended my hand TO Mr.. Hartman and
told him was glad to form his acqain
lance. He thanked me, and said: "Your
county is solid for Dayton, is it nOt?'
Yes" | said. Preston is solid for
Dayton. but the lightning is going TO
strike You, Mr.. Hartman. From present
indications You will be nominated on
the first ballot"
This seemed to greatly please him,
and he said, DO YOU really think SOP
After assuring him | did, he continued:
well. il do | want you people in Pres
ton TO stand by me. If | get the nom
inatlon il will be due TO the fact that
they think the farming element should
have a representative. There are too
many lawyers and professional men
representing us, and we must make an
appeal 10 the farmers 10 stand by the
farmer candidate If ! get the nomina-
ton l shall appeal to the farmers TO
stand by me. Had gotten the nOmina-
ton at Philippi | could have beaten
Wilson that time, for had the promise
of five hundred farmers on the South
Branch. who are Democrats, who said
they would vote for me. l don't know
how they feel about it this time, but |
expect them TO vote for me, If | get
the nomination. Between Us, | would
not want TO goauy farther, rs our leaders
tell me Mr.. Wilson will be harder to
defeat this time than ever
At this iuncturc | asked him if he
did not think il would be a good thing
for him to work among the laboring
man as we'll as the farmers. To this the
Rev. George Hartman, the Republican
candidate for Congress, replied. and l
give his exact language which | noted
down a few moments after / left him:
No. I don't think IL would pay me TO
fool with the laboring men, for TO be
honest with You, they are always on the
market. and il is a hard matter 20 rely
on that vote. will leave that to the
leaders to look after.
Now, what do the laboring men think
OF George Hartman who says they are
abrGpS i'm the market meaning. OF
course. that they are always ready TO
SeU their political birthrightS to the
highest bidder, And with that class of
voters he would prefer TO let the leaders
such as the QuayS and the DudleyS-
look after. Let the laboring men OF the
Second Congressional District look ar
ter" George Hartman on the 4th day Of
November next. and show him that
.thev are I'm the market To repel such
accusations and aSperSionS upon their
honesty and manhood Let them show
George Hartman that the leaders of the
QUAY and Dudley brands cannot look
after" them on election day. Arouse,
We laboriug men Of the Second Congress
>ional District. They have the lead
crs" now going around over the Second
Congressional District just as George
Hartman said. looking after the labor
vote, while they are drawing a salary
from the government.
Rebuke them at the polls ON Novcm-
ler lth PEESTONGAN.
Tmuc'fon. ". Ia, oct. 81.