The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-11-05
RAISING THM BooDLE.


Ex- Collector McGraw as Democratic
"Financlnl Agent"-Ssate Employees
BIed-Eysn Educational Institutions
Do Not Escape.
Word comes from headquarters in
Charleston that the Democratic state
committee has been financially embar-
rassed for n week or so, not because
the national committee did not come up
handsomely with corruption contrlbu-
tion, but because the plan Of campaign,
concerning which the lNTELLIGENoER
has made some interesting disclosures,
involved greater expenditures than
were contemplated. To say nothing OF
the enormous amount OF money used
for legitimate expenses, there was to he
provided for the additional cost OF car
ryinv out the peculiar schemes, the
vain ways and dark tricks with which
the managers hope to prevent u Tree
vote and a fair count III the southern
tier of counties.
1t will take great deal OF mohey to
accomplish all the Democratic COM
mittee contemplates, such as the hiring
Of bulldozers to intimidate the colored
vote, the buying OF election officers
the importation OF voters from Tennes-
see, the successful working out OF
Major Ran Staluaker's free excursion
and barbecue on election day, and the
numberless other plans already exposed
by the INTELLIGENcER. Large as the
corruption fund at the committees dis.
posal was, it was not sufficient for all
these purposes.
The national committee had promised
an additional fifty thousand dollars for
use during the last week OF the cam
paien, and so the managers ut Charles
ton went ahead with their preparations,
expecting to receive the check in time
for it TO DO OF service. About week
since tho long looked for letter arrived,
but insteSd ola check for fifty thousand,
it contained one for paltry five thou
sand and q brief note to the effect that
in view of the fact that the Democratic
cause in Ws1t Virginia was regarded as
lost, the national committee did not see
how it could afford to waste any more
money on it. Too much had been ex-
pended for brass bands and red fire
and not enough for practical" work.
This was q sad blow to the Charleston
UluuuEeTsI lOI LllS pEdSblSh WIN so
vet to be done. The plans were all
made. They must be carried out or the
state would be lost sure, but how could
this be accomplished without money?
The five thousand would help, but
thousands more wore needed.
No time was to be lost. Money must
be raised, or the colonization, BULLDOG
ing. free excursion and all other schemes
must fall through. Every Democratic
candidate in the state, every Office hold
or, had been bled, but there was moth
ing left but to bleed them some more.
So tho committee met and levied re-
assessment, aud collecting agent was
appointed to do the bleeding act.
Col. John I. McGraw had had expert
ence as collector of internal revenue
under Mr.. Cleveland, aud was selected
as the member OF the committee to put
on the screws.
The Colonel willingly undertook the
Job, and to make long story short, has
accomplished the task. For severaldays
past he has been making tour OF the
state institutions, and every person in
the employ OF the state who holds
Office by tho grace OF Democratic
| administration HIS Dceu lhauS W ntdiN
| and deliver for the second time. There
was some tall kicking, but it did
no good. Col. McGraw gave them
to understand that it was desperate
case. They must come up with the
cash or take the consequences. Ineyery
state institution, from superintendent
to ianitor, tho assessment has been
made and collected. The percentage
was large, larger than many could
afford, but it was OF no use to protest.
Colonel McGraw was after Doodle.
Major Stalnaker's free excursion and
| OK roast, the armed bnll.do2ers, the im-
portations from Tennessee, all had TO
be paid for. II these state employees
couldn't see their way to help the DEM
ocratic committee out Of hole, they
could do the other thing, and Colonel
McGraw meant just what he said. He
spoke rs one having authority from
Governor Fleming, for wasn't Governor
Eloming's secretary oil state one OF the
managers he was representing2
Each institution was visited in turn
| tho hospitals for the insane, the va