South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1892-07-15

None Of us private folk can make
trip from Charleston to lamp
shire county and back for less than
some $50 to $40. II il cost ESQ for
the Right Bower to come to Hamp-
shire to run its County Convention
(how much morethe attcmpt 20 run
it,cost We cannot guess.l But put il
all at $50, and is it not evident that
the cost Of doing this in all tho
counties OF the State would amount
to more than half years salary of
the Auditor.
II mr.. Duffy has q majority of
the delegation from Hampshire at
Parkersburg (and Il. Hill saws he
VIII most Of that majority will we
believe be composed Of transporta-
tion-free and expenses paid dele
gates misrcpresenting their county.
(tor it is we believe safe to say that
nine-tenths of the democratic of
Hampshire do not desire his nomi.
nation.) The transportation and
expenses of these delegates, (for he
Will have to take good many of
the nifty odd delegates appointed.
to overcome the honest vote of tho
county which will be there against
him) to say nothing of other ssin-
JUDGEMENTS" which might be given
these follows, would amount to oy-
er 5000. Ut has been estimated
that his delegation from Hampshire
to Huntington in 1888 cost over
s3O0.) Ii the average cost for
each county In the State, for trans-
portation-free and expenses paid
delegates to the next State Conyen-
ton be one half of what it will be
from Hampshire, at that estimate.
1t would take three years salary to
pay the transportation and expense
account.
But say, that the cost of setting
mp the pegs and transportation and
expenses Of meroenary forces would
DC only one-half, or even one fourth
OF these estimates, why should such
an amount be necessary to secure
the nomination Of a man (who in
she choice of the partly for an Of
tice OF no q eater legitimate emolu-
ment. Can you see why, unless
there is something in it somewhere.
that we don't know of?
We have heard that Mr.. Duffy's
nomination in 1888 cost $4,000.
This salary for three full yearsl and
that 1T has been said, he would be
nominated in 1892. if it cost &c.
00e, which is 90, 900 more than his
salary for the whole term. What
does this moan, if it DO so, ard il
he be the choice Of the party?
But 1T may he said that Mr.. Duff
~ Is not responsible for what his
friends do and may not approve of
In reply it may be said, that
what person docs by another he
ID always morally, if not legally re-.
sponsible for. that Hill Marshall
has time after time during this
campaign for the nomination, been
spoken of by the press of this State
in terms covering the same mean
ing as the words: s.Astute Politic-
ian, "Slick Politician" &c.. and
as "Duffy's Right Bower" that he
has been in Mr.. Duffy's employ
seven years, and he ought to know
by this time what manner Of nor
son Hill is; that he must know
what part Marshall took in 1883 In
securing delegates for him in the
Huntington Conyention; that Mar
shall, by his leave, has been during
This campaign away from his Office
fixing up things" for him, vet
mayhap drawing from the State
pay for services as clerk In the
Auditors Office The Same as IL no
had been there doing the States
york, and IL Mr. Duffy don't know
Z, it is we'll understood by: 9TH rs;
hat Hill has BEN again trying on |
his old tricks and offering free
transportation and expenses to !
Duffy delegates, and that he has
ooasted that majority Of the dele |
gates from Hampshire county wore |
appointed by his influence, are un-
Ter his control, that he can usa
hem for his purposes in tho Con- |
and proposes to do so.
II Hill is not Mr.. DuRy's agent |
ct him show the just indignation |
no should feel at being put by him |
n the position OF wanting a nofni-
nation secured by means, not only |
condemned by virtuous public I,
and the declarations of
ais party, out the law, by bottllng |
up Hill Marshall. repudiating his |
'cts, and giving notice through the
,apers of tho State, that neither he.
Tor any person for him, shall in
he words Of the law, loan, pay, or
Iive, or promise to loan, pay or
Iive any money or other thing of
also to any delegate, or furnish or
'ay tho transportation or expense
Il any delegate to tho State Con
IGNITION to DO held at Parkersburg
m the 9Th day Of July, 1892.
Then his skirts may appear clear
nd he may h0pc for the support OF
rec delegates, who otherwise will
lot lend him their support, and
bus become pnrtakers in these Of