Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-10-07

commence your work, Gen. Dudley In
forms me that the treasury OF the National
Committee is empty; that he has been COM
PEELED to advance 1854 from his private
funds to meet an overdraft. In this cOndi-
ton nf affairs / am not able to
help you. 1 am perfectly willing to
give my time to the cause, but can
not afford to pay the expenses
of the committee. Yours truly,
M. S. QUAY.
Senator Quay was not the only Republi-
can of National reputation who had in
dorsed Lindsey's scheme in black and
white. United States Treasurer Huston
had given it his formal approval before the
plan had been preached to Senator Quay.
Huston's letter will be read with peculiar
interest by the President and Attorney
General Miller. Mr.. Huston says;
WASHINGTON, d. c., May 6, 1889.
Hon. Med. Lindsey,
DEAR SIR: 1 am in receipt of your note
dated May 5. l regret that Mr.. Miller
could not have given you the time that
would have allowed of full explanation
being made of your project l feel sure
that he, like myself would have been salts
fled that the proposed work would have
enabled us 20 save Indiana. | myself am
heartily in favor oft, and at the first oppor-
tunity will speak to the President about it
or will, il opportunity would offer
talk to Mr.. Miller, though 1 don't believe
he could be made to feel the same interest
in it that do He has never taken much
interest in practical politics. OF course l
could not ask you to remain here in the city
until could learn what we could do with
regard to Indiana Don't know, in fact,
when l will be able to talk with the Presi-
dent about the matter. II YOU will send me
your address when you leave here, as soon
as | heve talked with the President l will
communicate with you
Truly yours,
J. N. HUSTON.
THEY COULD FRY SOME FAT.
Though Gen. Dudley had informed Sen
ator Quay that there were no funds upon
which Lindsey might draw Immediately
for the purpose of carrying out his coloniz
alton scheme, the shrewd manager OF the
Republican National Committee concluded
that but little money would be required
that could not be obtained from the manu-
facturers and others who needed laborers
He was heartily in favor of the scheme to
which he had given his Endorsement, and
under date of September 4, 1889, he ad-
dressed the following letter to Lindsey:
UNITED STATES SENATE,
BEAVER, PA. 9, 4, 1889.
(Dictated)
D. Med Lindsey, Esq, No. 444 Fl. ". w.,
Washington, d. C.
My DEAR SrR-Will you have the kind
ness on receipt Of this to place yourself in
communication with Mr.. William d. Null
lin, of Stephenson, Mullin & Co.." at
Bramwell, Mercer county, w. Va, where
it is probable that 200 families OF your
North Carolina emigrants can be received
and employed. They will want people who
will bring their families with them and be
stationary, having already had much trou-
BILE with their Virginian employees, who
have their families in the eastern part OF
that State and are continually leaving
work to revisit them. Please act promptly.
[ expect to be in Washington within the
next two weeks and will then see you.
Yours truly, M. 5. QUAY.
Upon investigation Lindsey satisfied
himself that parties desiring to secure en-
ployes could be made to pay the expense of
Their removal, and he therefore ceased TO
give himself trouble as to where the large
sums of money that he had at first believed
necessary, were to come from. Armed with
the hearty Endorsements Of Republican
leaders of National reputation, Lindsey
began to look the tleld over with view to
laying outa systematic plan OF campaign.
HIS first turned his attention TO West Vir-
GINA, though he did not neglect either
Connecticut or Indiana. As TO his pro-
gress in his preliminary work, Lindsey adj
dressed the following letter to his deputy,
Whitehead, under date of March 81, 1890:
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 81, 1890.
J. B. Whitehead, Esq,
I'm my last letter to YOU, dated the
Goth inst, gave you detailed account
of the status of our work which, hope,
had the effect of putting you in more san
gune mood.
/ have now seen and talked with every
Republican Congressman from West Vir-
GINA and Connecticut and one from In
diana, and they are all much interested in
our work.
Mr.. Atkinson, from the First District Of
West Virginia, thinks it is the very thing
10 save the State in 1892 He has furnished
me with the names'and addresses OF several
prominent Republicans in his State, 70
whom | have written, and says he will
write to others. James S. Mclean, OF Win
field, Zone Of those to whom l wrote at Mr..
Atkinsop's suggestion), writes me that he
is in hearts sympathy with the work In
which am engaged, and if he can see any
way he will cooperate with me. l have
also written TO Mr.. John Cooper and j. v.
Hewitt, of Bramwell, and Mr.. w. >. Ed
wards. of Charleston. All these gentle
man. Mr.. Atkinson tells me, are tried and
true Republicans, and that could write
them unreservedly.
Mr.. C. 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. II. McGinnis contest anti from the
Third District of West Virginia. with
whom / have had several interviews in re
lation tofthe work, says he viii render any
assistance he can that he is IN hearty &C
cord ana thinks five thousand can De placed
ia his 3scfion Of the State lSoutnern)- VI
courseS do not expect to take TINS numoe1
there. mir. Atkinson says TWO snousan