West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-10-13

Johnny, act cautiously. and remember that
| you have matter OF great Importance In
hand, and upon your action depends in q
great measure tho success or failure OF the
enterprise. Be particular how you talk and
| 20 whom you talk. And for my sake and
| your sake and the sake OF our friends, don't
touch one drop ofiatoxicsting liquor OF any
kind or character. am not afraid OF YOUR
/ getting drunk and making an asa of YOUR
| self, for this know you will not do, but
| single drink often causes mnn TO say
things that he forever regrets. The only
safe way Is To touch not, handle not and
| taste not the damnablc, brain-dostroying
stun. =
l expect TO leave hero soon for Connect
cut will advise you OF my going and
| when TO write TO me, We will havo 10 stir
pretty briskly, for want TO have not loss
than two thousand good men In both
West Virginia and Connecticut with.
IN tho next eight months, and
tnen we Will turn our attention To
Indiana. We hovo six months longer 10
operate In Indiana than we have In West
| virginia or Connecticut; that will give us
eight months 10 work In that State, and
within that time we must place four or
nve thousand thoro. While we will have
70 take tho bulk OF those wo carry TO West
| virginia TO tho Third district 1 am ex-
coedingly anxious TO placs three or four
hundred In oaoh OF the other districts to
help out In . Congressional way, SO do
your oest 10 find homes for this number in
| each district 7-f
Push the work, keep moving and keep
| mo posted Act discreetly aud all will be-
well Yours very respectfully,
Whitehead was very energetic, and GOV.
cred good deal OF ground I'm the next few
days. Under late OF September 10 Lind
tey dispatched another letter TO his lou
| tenant, as followsi
WAsuiNoToS, ID. O., Sept 10, 1890.
j. H. Whitehead, Esq, Charleston, ". Va.
My DEAR SIR--Yours OF yesterday has
Just beon received. / am glad to hear that
Mr.. Edwards and our friends approve OF
our entcrpriSo | can't SEQ how any ono
who desires the success of the Republican
party eau do otherwise than approve tho
schome, for Il will beyond doubt savo not
only West Virginia, but Connecticut and
Indiana also.
Push tho work; don. be idlo or STAY I'm
one place too long When you leave Chnrlcs-
ton think IL best for YOU TO 20 down 10
Bramwell, in Mercer county | want you
TO talk with tho prominent men In each
locality. | mean tho leading Repu bllcans.
and get them interesteuln the work Get
Mr. Edwards 10 give you letters OF intro
ducuon TO prominent Republicans In other
seotions Of the State such as he thinks will
cooperate with us, and whom you sec those
70 whom NO gives you letters get them to
give you letters 10 others.
Don't forget my pension business as you
go along. Act diScrcotly and cautiously,
you do not know 10 be perfectly reliable
Write me daily aud keep mo posted about
your movements, &c. Be very careful to
whom you show the letters in your poses
| sion. Yours truly.
ID. Mod. LINDSEY
WILL THEY CARRY OUT THEIR SCHEME.
Ono OF the hrst men seen by whitehead
was w. 3. Edwards, a prominent lawyer
OF Charleston. Whitehead bore letter OF
introduction 10 this gentleman aud was
evidently well received. judging from tho
tone OF tho following note addressed TO him
by Edwards:
WILLIAM SEYMOUR EDWARDS,
ATToRSEY AND CoUSsEbLoR AT LAW,
CHARLESTON, KAEAwuA, w. VA,
September 20, 1sv0.
j. H. Whitehead, Esq;
DEAR SIR--In reference TO tho vote of the
State OF West Virginia, 10 is only neces.
sary to call attention TO tho following facts:
Ia 1870 the state went Democratic on tho
presidential election about IL ,OO0 votos, In
1851 the state went Democratic by about
l2,OOO votes I'm 1885, tho State won't Demo-
cratic by about 1850 votes, Ia the Congress
| sional elections OF 1886 the State was Dom
ocratc on "A total OF about 600 votes In
the Presidential election OF 1888 the Demo-
Gratis claimed 10 have carried tho State by
a total OF 90 or so votes, while the Repub-
| llcaus claimed the election Of Cen. COT for
| q overbor by some votes From tho con-
| sidcration OF the above facts IL is apparent
| that tho State Is only slightly Democratic at
most, AID that with the development OF col
ony OF a thousand Republican votes In sec
ton 70 the Republican growth OF the State.
| hencoforth Tho State will DO as soiidly Re.
publican as Vermont and as certainly cast
her whole electoral vote OF six for the Re-
publican candidate for President la 1892.
Yours voryt ruly,
WILLIAM SEYMOUR EDWARDS
What further work Whitehead may have
| accomplished In the Quay Lindsey coioni-
zstioH scheme can only DO guessed At for
on the evening OF September 25th Charles
ton was startled by sensational episode
described In tho Kdndtghd Gdzette OF the
9th inst, az follows:
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.