Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-09-12
HIGHLY INTERESTING.
A Card From Hon. ID. n. Harr, In W lich
He Lets Out Some Important Secrets
Regarding the FIeming-Gotf Contest.
Fdtrmoxt Iader.


He Lets Out Some Important Secrets
Regarding the FIemmg-Gof Contest.
FdsrploAt Lader.
HoULT, w. VA, September 5, 1892.
Editor Inder:
SIR:-I have been abused a great deal
by the Republican press OF this State
during the past four years for voting for
John E. Kenna for United States Sena-
tor and for declaring A. B. Fleming
elected Governor. l would like to ask
what claim the Republicans had upon
me TO induce me to vote against these
gentlemen and IN favor Of their
candidates when they did all in their
power to defeat me when l was
candidate for the House of Delegates in
1888? Their only claim, l suppose, was
they thought that as was poor, ig-
noraat coal miner, they could buy me.
1 held the balance of power in that Leg
islature and they wanted one vote, and
on account OF my position in life they
considered that / was on the market.
But as hard up as l was l did not sell,
although proposition after proposition
was made to me. After refused all OF
their offers to vote for Golf for United
States Senator, they said was fool
for not taking the offer and securing
good home; and it appears That this was
the first time they became aware OF my
ignorance.
This abuse OF me has been kept up so
long that l am beginning think that
the Republican press may desire the
history of the many attempts made TO
bride me, and 1 am almost In the nu-
NOR to make full statement
In reply to the article which appeared
In the Intelltgencer Of August 24th,
stating that my vote TO seat Governor
A. B. Fleming was secured by the
promise of my present position Of Mine
Inspector, | wish to say that if my vote
had been on the market l would have
sold it to the highest bidder, aud at
that time the highest bid was the same
position and 81, 800 in cold cash, which
was offered me If I would cast my vote
for General Golf for Governor of West
Virginia. Had l accepted this position
and betrayed She people who elected
me, and not thrown the oomoshell
which brought to light the great piece
of rascality that Was then being at
tempted, Dave Harr would to-day be an
honest and intelligent man in the eyes
Of the Republicans.
Ny friend Senator Campbell. in his
speech in Fairmont last Saturday said
l was watched by three very prominent
citizens OF this county during the ses-
sion Of the Legislature, who acted as
my body guard day and night. IL this
was true l was not aware of it, but the
thing 1 do recall with distinctness is the
fact that my footsteps were haunted
and Twas continually watched and dew
lied by many Republican politicians of
this State, and one very prominent
one from Indiana, who was exceed
ingly anxious for me to take a lucrative
government position in the west. What
| went through during that session Of
the Legislature perhaps will never be
told. l no doubt made many mistakes,
but did what thought was right, and
1 pride myself upon the fact that as
ignorant as 1 was and as the Repueli-
cans now claim me to be, knocked ont
the greatest fraud that was ever at
tempted in this State and helped to seat
one OF the best Governors the State ever
had as we'll as one of the most honest Of
men. respectfully, D. NJ. HARE.