The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-10-31
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GRAFTON, W. VA, Oct. 80, 1894.
zoM Editor " he lntsAt0eHerr WhoelfHH W Va
sIs:-We deuounco the pretended in
teryiew Of Colonel McGraw, chairman
Of the Democratic congressional COM
mit,ec, printed in Mondays Register,
as false, and II he will have that inter-
view sworn To, We will provo the man
who makes the affidavit guilty OF per-
jury. MARION Z. nALh'
Chairman Republican Congressional
Committee OF Second District of
West Virginia.
GThe interview in question was
brought out by tho publication in the
ISrELMGEsCRR oil letter written oy
one J. J. Joy to Chairman McGraw. Mr..
Wilson's manager. from Elk Garden.
The letter gave evidence that Joy, VINO
was posing as an organizer for the
limited Mine Workers OF America, was
I'm reality in tho employ oil the Demo-
cratic committee, aud was hired to cir.
culate G story among miners calculated
10 prejudice them against Mr.. Dayton,
the Republican opponent OF Mr. Will
son. The letter detailed his work, and
Vaid: 1--WE must work slow and be care
iul and not spring the subject too quick
on them" 1t also reported having dis
tributed certain money to keep Demo-
Gratis in line, and asked Col. McGraw
10 send him an additional S2OO. Air.
McGraw, in his interview, acknowledges
that the Joy letter, as published in the
lSrELLIoEsCsR, was genuine, and claims
that burglars entered his office aud
stole It and other documents from his
Gle case. He charges the Republican
committee with being parties after the
fact, having received tho stolen goods.
In the following special from Grafton
further light is thrown on the matter,
and it is explained that Col. McGraw's
Office was not robbed. 1t also develops
how the Joy letter, which McGraw says
isgenuine, was obtained.
sp.ttal Dispatch 10 ass nRe1tgeHcer
GRAFTON. W. VA, Oct So.-Manager
John T. McGraw has tried another
scheme. He charges the gentlemen OF
the Republican congressional commit
tee here with being in collusion with
burglars and felons. He knew this
charge was false when he made 1t. His
pretended interview in Yesterdays
Register is malicious and slanderous.
Il viii promote neither his own sena.
torial aspirations nor the success OF
his candidate. The so-called interview
was written by him in his office on FRI
day, read Dy him to local Democrats on
Saturday, when there was much
chuckling over the sickness, with which
they congratulated themselves that the
manager had broken the terrible
force OF the Joys Job" expose. II was
known hero Saturday, through leaky
Democrats, that the "interview" would
be published on Monday.
Two colums OF the Registers space
would not have been used it the Joy ex-
pose did not hurt, and hurt badly. But
the Joy letter will not rub out, At the
first its genuineness hero was desputed,
and there were charges oil forgery. But
when it transpired that the original
could be produced the forgery falsehood
was dropped, and the gau1y story about
burglary Invented, the genuineness OF
the ietter being admitted. Mcliraw de-
clares that during the absence OF him
self and his stenographer, his office was
broken open, his letter files rihed, the
Joy letter and other papers stolen, and
that the Republican congressional COM
mittee received them, knowing they
were stolen. McGraw's Office was not
broken open, his letter, files wero not
ritled, and the Joy letter was not stolen.
M'GRAw's cARgLEssNEss.
The facts are that tho Joy iotter was
carelessly lost by McGFaw, together
with tho other letters herewith pub
lished, while he was on the train bo'
tween Grafton and Beverly, on the
morning Of tho 18th, and was found on
the floor Of the car after he had left 1t.
4tMcGFaw dares deny this over his sig
nature, it will be proven. Such denial
McGraw Is challenged to make. Lot
him put up or shut up, and not accuse
honorable mon OF felony to cover ur
his own GareIessness, and to bolster up
the falling fortunes OF his irss.tTade
candidate. lIere is another Of the let
ters that he 90 Carolessly lost:
"GnarroN, W. VA. October II, 1894.
"Hon, " l. IU,on.
"MY DEAR SIR:--I had tho pleasure
OF hearing the addresses last night. II
you will permit mo Ibeg to suggest that
our friend from Maryland [evidently
Shanklin, OF Baltimore, who was sont
hornel is liable to do you more harm
than good, and lie had better go home
or conline his attacks to Republicans
have no sympathy with Mr.. German
but hO claims to be Democrat, and
there 10 plenty OF room Tor tho cam
naign without attacking him as wa'
done last night. Think that ho is Liable
to do you serious harm.
"Yours truly,
"JomN 4. MYERS"
This letter was written at the Orator
House, and evidently taken by McGraN
70 Belington, there 10 to bo handed to Mr.
Wilson. who boarded tho train Rt tina
place aud wont on to Beverly. How
could McGr0w havc tho Joy letter Of
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