The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-22

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Governor MacCorkIe and Senator
Faulkner, Democratic stumpers aud tho
Democratic press OF the state, are run
ming hot campaign against NEGRO
Domination" They arc much afraid
tho G,OOO colored voters OF West Viz
ginia will get on top Of the 10000
white voters and trample the life out of
everything and everybody in the state.
It's
Niger bore and Niger there.
Niger, Niger everywhere.
In 1888, only four years ago, they
didn't feel this way about it. They had
scheme Tor working tho colored vote
to their advantage. and they pulled that
string as hard as they knew how. AT
that time there happened to DO at
Charleston one J. NJ. Lanman, colored
Democrat and qdventurer who impress
ed the Democratic brethren as the man
they had long sought, the Moses who
lead the Colored voter out OF the Repub-
lican party. " was determined that
Lanman should work up a Colored In.
dependent movement, got tho colored
brethren into convention IN Charles
ton, put in the field colorod state
ticket, and pull away from the itepub!i-
can ticket enough votes 10 insure
Democratic triumph.
Tho ISTELLlGIECEE charged that the
colorcd mans movement was n Demo-
cratic Job worked with The knowledge
OF leading Democrats and with Demo
cratic money. The charge was indig.
nantly dcaied, and tho statement was
unblushlnSly made that the movement
was "a voluntary ono on the part OF the
colored votors;" that they "had grown
sick Of the Republican party;" and
"now proposed to sever their old friend.
ships In tho interests Of their race"
that mo Democrat had anything to do
with it." When the lSTELLIGGNcER
boldly charged that the whole affair was
o Democratic scheme, and that Demo
cratic money was assisting it, there was
another indignant denial. The Domo-
cratic organ OF this city had much to
say by way OF encouraging the "lnde-
pendents," denying, however, that it
was Democratic scheme. ltprofesaed
merely to have taken up the cudgel for
the independents" through a disinter-
ested friendship for the colored man. 1t
is inferred that it constituted itself the
especial champion Of the movement, not
that it hated the negro less, but that 1t
hated the Republican party more.
Forty-nine colored men attended the
Democratic Colored Independent con-
yention. Most of them had no idea Of
the real intent OF the scheme. Very
few OF them knew who was putting up
the money for tho independent" move
ment. Even delegates who had their
expenses paid did not know who fur
nished the money. Lanman knew, but
it was not his business to tell. lie was
in high feather with the managers, who
wrote to this decidedly black man as
polite and sweet letters as though he
were one OF themselves. The Hon.
CHARLEY Wells, the Glover's Gap states
man, now running for tho state senate
on the "foace" bill bogy, "nigGer DOM
nation plank-the Hon. Charley was
right up with the Colored Independent
procession.
From far away to the eastward in the
pleasant county Of Hampshire, where
tho Democratic speakers have filled tho
good people with horror OF NEGRO dom
ination," and where the little children
are frightened out of their Wits with
the awful "ioace" bill-Hampshire was
represented in the movement by IA
vorite son, who was in the thick Of the
fray in the Colored Independent move.
ment. This was Colonel Russell, who
was willing TO do all he could, even to
pay tho way OF delegates to the conVen-
ton, provided he was allowed to shrink
modestly from tho public gaze and DO
unknown in tho transaction.
The fire-eating Tippi;, OF Mason, was
not only ready but eager to do all no
could to bel the Democratic party
through by juggling tho negro vote.
And so it went all along tho line. The
INTELLlGENcEE secured Somo OF the let
tors that were written TO tho 'black
Democrat, Lanlnan. Thoy will be read
with interest at this time:
A DEAD GIVE AWAY.
Nicholas c. H., w. Va, July 20, 1883.
j. " Lannsn, E'4
DEAR srR:-Your circulars and ali re-
ceiyed all o. X. We have but five COL
ored voters in this county, and about
two OF the five vote the Democratic
tickat
think tho moye Won have made 10
,ot Inc colored VITO n good one. hone
Il NAV be a success. Ne have a full In
dependent ticket in the field-house of
delegates and sheriff Democrats and
the rest OF the ticket Republicans, but /
think wa will snow thom under this
fall.
will send the circulars to all OF the
voters in this county. Wo can manage