South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1892-10-07

aud those they recommend to YOU. Nov
Johnny, act cautiously. and remember ths
you have matter OF great Importance
hand, and upon your action depends In
great measure the success or failure OF a.
enterprise Be particular how you talk an
10 whom you talk. And for my sake An
your sake and the sake of our friends, don.
touch one drop DEMONSTRATING liquor Of an
kind or character. am not afraid OF Won,
getting drunk and making an ass Of your,
sell. Tor this know you will uos do, but
| single drink often causes man 20 "a,
things that he forever regrets. The only
| safe way Is 10 touch not, handle not AM
taste not the dsmnable, orain-destroyins
stun
expect TO leave here soon for Conue,u
cut / will advise you OF my going anc
when 10 write To me. We will have 10 stir
than two thousand good men in both
West Virginia and Connecticut with
in the next eight months and
then we will turn our attention 10
Indiana. We have six months longer h
operate in Indiana than we have In IVES,
virginia or Connecticut; that will give us
eight months 10 work in that State, al,
within that timo we must place four on
nve thousand there. While we will have
to take the bulk OF those we carry 70 Wes,
virginia TO the Third district. / am ex
ceedingly anxious TO place three or fout
hundred In each Of the other districts 1
help out in Congressional way So dc
your best 10 lind homes for this number IN
each district
Push the work, keep moving and keer
me. posted. Act discreetly aud all will be-
well Yours very respectfully,
ID. Mod. LINDSEY
whitehead was very energetic, and GOV
cred u good deal of ground in the next IA,
days. Under late OF September 10 Linz
sey dispatched another letter TO his lie
tenant, as follows:
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 10 1900
j. B. Whitehead. Esq, Charleston, ". Va.
My DEAR SIR-Yours OF yesterday
lust been received. an glad 20 hear n
Mr.. Edwards aud our friends approye
our enterprise. j can't see how anv
VINO desires the success OF the Republi,
party can do otherwise than approve
scheme, for IL will beyond doubt save
only West Virginia, but Connecticut
Indiana also
Push the work; dou'. be idle or stay
one place too long When you leave Char
ton think IL best for you TO go down
Bramwell, In Mercer county. / want
70 TAX with the prominent mon in e.
locality. l mean the leading Republlca
and get them interestedIin the work
Mr.. Edwards To give you letters of int
duction 10 prominent Republicans In 9th
sections OF the State such as he thinksv
cooperate with US, and when you sec the
give you letters 10 others.
Don't forget my pension business as Y
go along. Act dlBcrsetly and cautious
and talk to no one about your business Il
You DO not know to DC perfectly reliable
Write me daily and keep me posted abe
your movements, &c BE very careful
whom you show the letters In your pos,
sion. Yours truly
ID. Med. LINDSEY
WILL THEY CARRY OUT THEIR SCHEME
One OF the 6rst men seen by Whitehe
was w. 5. Edwards. q prominent law
OF Charleston. Whitehead bore letter
Introduction 10 this gentleman and =.
evidently well received. judging from q
tone OF the following note addressed to hi
by Edwards:
WILLIAM SEYMOUR EDWARDS.
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT Law,
CHARLESTON, KASAwHA, w. VA,
September &c, 1870.
j. ID. Whitehead, Esq:
DEAR SR-In reference to the vote OF IN
State OF West Virginia, IL is only neees
sary TO call attention TO the following fncte
In 1876 the State went Democrats on tb.
Presidential election about 1900 votes: S.
1850 the State went Democratic by abou
1900 votes; in 1884 the State went Demo
cratic by about 4, $50 votes, in the Congress
sional elections OF 1886 the State was Dem.
ocratic on a total OF about GOO votes. In
the Presidential election OF 1883 the Demo.
Gratis claimed to have carried the State BY
q total OF $40 or 30 votes, while the Repub
ltcaps claimed the election of Gen. Goff for
Governor by some votes. From the con.
sideration OF the above facts it is apparent
that the State is only slightly Democratic al
most, and that with the development OF a col
ony OF a thousand Republican votes In sec.
ton TO the Republican growth Of the State
henoeforth the State will be as solidly Re
publican as Vermont and as certainly cast
her whole electoral vote OF six for the Re
publican candidate for President In 1892.
Yours =Sryt ruly,
WILLIAM SEYMOUR EDWARDS.
What further work Whitehead NAV have
accomplished In the Quay Lindsey coloni-
zatior scheme can only be guessed at. for
on the evening Of September 18th Charles
ton was startled by = sensational episode
Described In the KdndtclG Gazette OF the
9th inst, as follows: