The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-10-13

iormant. 1t was a deal with Mr..
Charles Taney, by the terms OF which
his brother-ln.law, Camden Sommers,
was to get the authorship. How much
Mr.. Sommers' campaign cost him is not
known, but it was great many hun
dred dollars. 1t helped AlacCorkle
wonderfully, but Cam" only got one
vote from Kanawha, and went the way
OF the other victims OF this highly in
teresting confidence game.
Another OF these combines was with
Mr.. A. D. Garden, OF Ohio county. l
have had occasion before to tell about
the manner in which he was bunc@d
by the syndicate and the story is so
familiar to Mr.. Gardens friends it is
not necessary to repeat it here. His
campaign for auditor is said to have
cost him several thousand dollars. He
kept his contract faithfully with Mac
Corkle and voted Ohio county for him
at critical time. Mr.. Garden was the
sixth victim and MacCorkle gained his
end.
A similar combination was made with
Ike johnson, of Barbour county, who
received the nomination. lie was the
only man with whom the syndicate
kept large degree OF faith.
IN ANOTHER DIRECTION.
All the candidates for auditor having
been successfully worked" the politi-
cal bunco steerers turned their atten-
ton elsewhere. A deal was made with
Harris, OF Greenbrier county. He was
a candidate for supreme judge. Har-
ris got resolution through the
county convention, allowing. Syden-
stricker. the farmer candidate for
governor, to select the delegates to the
state convention. Sydenstricker, not
knowing much about politics, allowed
Harris and Joe Chiffon TO select the
delegates. These delegates voted for
Sydeustricker on the first ballot. On
tho second they bolted and helped to
make MacCorkle's nomination possible.
When the supreme iudgeship was set
tied Mr.. Harris discovered how foolish
he was when he relied on the promises
OF the syndicate.
Then the bunco man went to Gilmer
county and induced Kidd to become Il
candidate for attorney general. A COM
bination was made, Kidd divided the
Gilmer vote, spent his good money in
his own and MacCorkle's interest, and,
as usual the K9nawha statesman was
the sole beneficiary.
Out in Jefferson county Forest Brown
was also an aspirant for attorney gem
eral, and the bunco man roped him into
a deal. Mr.. Brown was smart enough
to smell mouse at the convention and
he withdrew before he was actually
made victim.
1t was necessary to get Mercer county
solid for AlacCorkle and combination
was made with Mr.. Sweeney, who was
n candidate for superintendent OF free
schools. 1t cost Sweeney $1,000 He
kept his contract and secured the solid
vote of Mercer for MaGCorkle, but Mac
Corkle's county gave Lewis, Sweeney's
opponent, her vote.
i am not informed that there were
any other combinations OF the charac-
ter OF those detailed above, but it
would not be surprising ii these were.
THE DESEFIciAmEs.
Ny informant processes to know
something about the benefits the syndi-
cate expects to derive in the event Of
MacCorkle'a election. Aside from Mr..
ingalls, interest in the matter (he is the
head OF a great railroad corporation),
there are the expectations OF Senator
Faulkner, who dosen't want any oppo-
sition to his candidacy for reelection
TO develop later on. Booker Chiffon, q
brother of Charm an Will Chiffon, and
member OF the combination, expects
10 be secretary OF state. 1t is said
that tho syndicate expects to
create new Office for Will
Chilton-that OF insurance commits
sioner. George Chiffon, an uncle OF
the Chiffon end OF the combination, is
promised a clerkship in the office OF
secretary Of state. Alex. Wilson, an-
other uncle, is to retain his position as
ianitor OF the state house. DR.. Sam
Chiffon, brother, is to have charge Of
the inaane hospital at Weston. Bob
Carr, member OF the syndicate, and II
cousin OF the Chiltons by marriage, is
to be adIntant general. Ned Woods,
who is looking up family records to see
il he can't trace some relationship with
the Chiltons, is To get his old place as
librarian. 1t is also hoped TO control
tho national Offices II Cleveland is
elected. There are ex.Collector Nc
Graw, who isn't averse TO being col
lector again, Secretary OF State 0hley.
who wouldn't refuse something big, and
others to be provided for. q, A. D.