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

began 10 look the held over 9th n Wow "a
! laying out systematic plan OF cam paign.
! IL - nrst turned his attention To West Vtr.
ginia, though he did not neglect cit her
Connecticut or Indiana. AS 10 his pro-
gress IN MS preliminary work, Lindsey nd
/ dressed the following letter TO his deputy.
! whitehead, under date of March 81, 1890
WAsuINGToN, ID. O., March 81, 1890.
}. ~. Whitehead, Esq,
I'm my last letter TO Won. dated Tho
2Oth inst, gave you "A detailed accoun Z
OF the status Of our work which, hopo
had the effect Of putting you In "A more san
| guine mood.
have now seen and talked with every
Republican Congressman from West Vir-
GINA ana Connecticut and one from In /.
ulana aud they are all much interested la
| our work.
MIR. Atkinson, from tho First District ~
! West Virginia, thinks IL is tho very thing
To save the State in 1892. He has furnished
! mo with tho names and addresses OF several
| prominent Republicans In his State. 10
whom have written, aud says he will
| write 10 others James =. Mclean, OF Win.
Held, Zone of those 10 whom wrote at MIR.
Atklnson suggestion), writes mo that he
| is In hearts sympathy with the work in
| whlch L am engaged, and IL no can soc any
way he Will cooperate with me. have
| also written 20 Mr.. John Cooper and j
! Hewitt, OF Bramwell, and MIR. w. $ Ed =
wards OF Charleston. All these gentle
men, Mr.. Atkinson tells me, are tried aud
true Republicans, and thatI could write
| them unresorVedly.
MIR. 9. b. Smith, from the Fourth Dis
trict OF West Virginia, says he will make
| Inquiries among his friends In the Interest
OF the work. He didn't think that many
could be placed in his district.
Mr.. j. III. McGinnis Contest anti from the
Ihlrd District OF West Virginia, with
| whom / nHal IT,. a..
latlon TO the work, says he Will render any
| assistance he can that he Is In hearty nc
cord and thinks Ave thousand can be placed
In ms section OF tho State (Southern). OF
course, do not expect 10 tako this number
| there. Mr.. Atkinson saws two thousand
! Will place the State beyond doubt iu 1892
{ ana thHt Is what want 70 do.n
I Mr.. Russell OF the Third District Of Con-
necticut, says his district is a inanufactur-
ing section and does not think any coDsid =
! eFaoie number could be placed there, but
1 IN other sections OF the State thinks homes
might be provided for quite q number.
Mr. w 10. Simonds, from the First Dis.
/ trict or Connecticut, and who is one OF the
brainy men OF Congress, said he would
| work.
Mr.. r.. Miles, OF the Fourth District Of
J Connecticut, a benevolent old gentleman.
said be would go home and see his people
Ia tho interest OF the work, aud thought his
District good place 10 ind homes for
them.
Mr. Cheadle of tho Ninth District Of In
diana, said That no argument was necessary
70 convince him OF the practicability and
efficacy Of the work: that no would soc his
Republican colleagues, Messrs o wen aud
brown, ana Talk Win them about IL, and
Tor mo TO call aud 500 him again.
have IA letter from j N. Huston. United
States Treasurer, in which he says: 81
reel sure that the proposed work will ena-
bio US 10 save Indiana. ] myself am hear tily
In favor OF 10, and ut the hrst opportuni Nv
WI speak TO the President about it, &c
j nave also seen Mr.. r.. G.. Hayes of
Luxembourg, ind, close friend OF the
Presidents; DR.. j. M. Townsend, Of In a.
and Recorder OF the General Land O m CO
Interior department, q very prominent nd
Intelligent colored gentleman. and ono III
the most courteous and affablo gentlem on
YOU ever met. He thinks that homes mig ht
be had In hts State for seven or eight thou
sand. This Is, however. more than expect
70 take there, as our friends think that 600
viii place the State beyond doubt. though
from present appearances IL looks as though
more would be needed The present con.
ditiOn OF affairs, however. will be materi.
ally changed in 1892, and with some good
man with backbone as well as brain, Ike
AlRer, Quay. Reed or Clarkson B 600 safe
and true votes (as the colored people of
North Carolina aro) will cook tho goose
beyond doubt for the robo Democracy
ana their allies in the "Hoosior StateD
The great trouble about this work is that
very few people Will write about II. and
Wnon you have 70 see every one and
talk with them, progress Is necessarily
SLOW. I assure you that I have not boon
Idle or permitted the work 70 lag NV zeal
aud efforts for the last two yeass. indeed.
can say for the last twenty years. In trying
70 relieve the oppressed and prosecuted
people, have been such, I would think. IA
70 be sufficient guarantee % you Of nv
hdelitg aud carnestnoss I'm our work.
Why do yOu not writoi / havo not had n
Dne from you since the 18TH inst lot me
hear from you.
Yours very respectfully.
-. MOD. LINDSEY, 2U7 q st. ~ W
You will notice that j have changed my
resid once.
Lindsey GOES 10 Work.
Addressing himself 20 tho field OF y. cat
Virginia, Lindsey opened communication
with several prominent local leaders. liza
reply % letter outlining his plans. Mr.
James J.. Mclean, Of Winfield, w Va
who is one 81 The best kn own Republicans
ina the state, wrote Lind soy the following
hearty endorsement Of the work
WINFIELD, W. Va, March %. 1890.
y. Med Ltndsey, Fra
DEAR SiR:-Your letter Of the 18Th inst
came 70 hand during my absence from
home and now on my return I find such an
accumulation OF business that / have not
the time % give the matter upon which YOU
address me The attention and consideration