South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-09-19

Ofhce-Holder5' NOml nee.
The following letter from Hardy
county to the Wheeling Register will.
we think, be So fficient TO convince
any democratic farmer OF this dis
trict that Geo. Harmon, republican
candidate for Congress agains. Hon.
VIM. L. Wilson, is not the m an to
speak fer him On the tariff and other
questions Of our national polity. The
beauty about this letter is. that the
statements made in it are true. ES-
pecially is this the case with regatd
10 the assertion that the republican
congressional convention at Pied
mont was principally composed Of,
and entirely controlled by, federal
e.holders. We defy any repub-
lcan TO disprove this. What con-
trast does a meeting so governed,
which ought to have been an assem-
bly, ito declare the peoples will,
present to the county convention
held here Two years ago to name del.
cgates 10 the cor gressional Conven.
ton in which Mr.. Bob Daley per
emptorily ordered government Ct.
fice-holder, who attempted to put in
his gib." to "shut up" and told him
that federal employees, even if they
were democrats, had to take a back.
seat in democratic conventions in the
second congressional district The
letter referred to IS as follows:
Roth aides ha
dates for Congress in this (the Sec
ond) Congressional district. The
Democratic nominee is the present
able and eloquent Representative,
Hon. VIM. l.. Wilson. 1t is useless
to occupy time and space saving any
thing about him. He is known SO
far aud near by the people not only
in his own State, but all over the
country Tie Republican nominee
is ir. Geo. Rarm1n, a reputable far.
mer and local preacher in Grant
county, Of The United Brethren per.
suasion. He is the nominee OF the
Federal oflice holders. An individ.
ua named Davis and sent to this
county from Preston, as store.keeper
at TifI-s distillery near Wardensville,
represented this county and cast Har-
dy's vote solidly all the time for Geo.
Hartman. How this man Davis was
authorized to attend the Convention
as representative for this county, is
past finding out. He was not APP
pointed as such by any meeting Of
The faithful of this county, unless
that meeting was a secret one.
THan pshire was similarly represent
cd, Collector +. G. Pownalr being, ss
the Wheeling Register said 1.-THE
head, tail hair, hide and tallow," Of
her delegation. However, he may
have been a regular delegate. We
do not know about tbat.-Ed.1 If
stephen Il. Elkins could have been
induced TO open his barrel to the breth.
rem, George Hartman never would
have been heard OF in this matter.
But Stephen knows a thing or two.
file was not fool enough 10 open HE
pocket book for such a set in such a
hopeless contest. He knew IN the
first place that he was neither q resi-
dent or citizen Of thIs Congressional
district, and in the second place that
every Golf man in the district had
his knife sharpenod for him, and In
the third place that he could gel no
Democratic votes. However, he and
the Federal Uflice.holders determined
that young Mr. Dayton, Of Barbour,
sh, u'd not have the nomination, and
although they denounce the Ear
mers Alliance es a Democratic trick
they put their heads together to n0m>
mate "A man TO catch that vote and to
down Dayton with. But the little
scheme will rot carry as much Of the
"Alliance" vote % Dayton would
Uarman would he about as much use
as the friend OF the farmer, IN Con-
rrcss. as 9th wheel would DO 20
one Of his wagons. Tie is tho most
fonaticol man on the question Of the
tariff in The State. II he was in Con.
p-ess he would be the most willing
TOOL there Of the monied power, COR
poradons and trusts, &C. lie went
about two years ago telling the peO-
ple if Cleveland was reelected and
the Mills bill became a Law, he would
be broken NJ, that there would be no
market for his cattle and sheep and
wool. Well. Cleveland vas not cleo
ted arl Tho Mills bill did rot become
q lew vet cattle and sheep and wool
have never been lowor, and Harmon
Is list ne foolish and fauatical on this
sutjact as ever. lie hates Demo
crat qs much rs be bates the devil.
llois considered sharp 10 cattle
or land trade. He has been q mem
bcr of The Comfy Court for some
time ami vo7 always found on The
side of The Republican ring In Grant
county. a lev days before The Pied.
mont convention he was defeated IN
HE own county convention for the
denomination Tor County Commits,
sioncr Bot all this ha- no weight
with iho ring. Dayton had 20 be
dowucd and lhcv did 90 with George
iarmou. Mr Harmon will most