The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-10-25

GRAFTON, ". VA, Oct. 24-tn tho
Register Of the 23d was printed special
from Elk Garden, giving au interview
with National Organizer" J. ]. Joy, OF
CIearSeId, Pa, Of the United Mine
Workers Of America. The dispatch states
thrt Joy "has been travelling In the In
tsrest Of that organization among the
miners OF tho Second West Virginia
congressional district for some time.
He has just organized local unions in
Marion county, (Fairmon: coal region);
one at Wormelsdorf, Randolph county,
and one at Thomas, Tucker county"
The dispatch goes on to say:
"Mr. Joy, when asked his yiews ms to
the actions OF the miners in this con-
pressIonal district in the contest now on
6etween the Hon. William i. wilson
and Hon. A. G. Dayton, said no was not
A politician and would not take part in
politics. When pressed as to Mr.. Day
IONS probable strength among the MIN
ora, he remarked that as the miners In
this section had solicited MIR. Dayton's
services as 9 lawyer during the late
strike, and he had been too busy to re-
spond to their call in that hour OF great
est need, aud, judging the future by tho
mast, It was quite likely that many min.
ers would be too busy on the sixth OF
November to respond to Mr.. Dayton's
call for help. From his conversation
Il was plain to be seen that certain en-
ployers along the line OF the West Vir.
Vinia Central railway oVer-stepped the
line OF discretion In their zeal to ad-
vance Daytou's cause when they asked
their employees to sign pledge to vote
for him, for under our present system
Of voting it will never be known how
these forced pledges were kept. The
miners in the West Virginia hills
are among Gods noblemen, and will
not be dictated to as to how they shall
vote"
Joys REAL WORK EXPOSED.
The work that this man Joy who was
80 backward about expressing his opin'
ion as to the contest in this district is
engaged in. clearly shown up by q
letter be wrote to John 7. McGraw,
Wilson'S manager in this district. The
letter is dated at Elk Garden, on the
10Th OF this month, and the following Is
an exact copy Of it:
"ELK GARDEN, W. Vs., 10-16. 1894.
"Tr. J. 7. HcGra0, Gration, ". Va.
DEAR sIR:-I have visited 8 local
unions last week and succeed in getting
ti,a1, tn.Iaran W I William for
gress this might apear strang to you
but the fact OF the matter is this a. u.
Dayton Pleged himsolf to the miners
along this Road last spring and when
some Of our member got in truble he
refused to defend us and tho obligation
Of tho union says Oppose those who
Oppose you and those who Is not for you
10 surioy again you and all halt to do
Is 10 work oil that point and jag their
memores on that point, but | also must
work slow and be carfuel and not spring
the subject 10 quick on them. | stated
10 Clark that there was Z families that
contemplated moving away but have
advanced those men S5. dollars each to
stay until after the election and am TO
give them dollars apiece on this day
weak ] made this contract beliving you
would indorce il aud help me out they
are not Republican votes but democrats
and by me supporting them until after tho
election SO as 10 give them the privilege
TO vote | don't think could be codsid.
cred bribe.
Scott Is preparing A report ot the
strike and 1t will be in your hands soon
now there is q lot Of Sweeds in davis
that worked on the mills there and tho
companies have secured papors for
them TO vote and want TO make them
vote for Dayton but there is an inter-
Pseter at thomas TINT Gnu got 10 20
over there and work them follows up
aud 80 dollars will keep him right in
there unit! after the election. Now
don't think / am trying to pull your
egs hut II you have any suspicion OF
that rite 10 Thomas Nc Dormett Davis
W. Va it waa him put me on tho
Racket he runs A barber shop there
and Of cors is A good Democrat aud l
must make A confident OF some one 10
ind those things out and il you Eend
hio Tue money TO work with can get
The iuII vote out here and turn quito a
lew Republicans TO vote for Wilson
now must have money TO got men to
work among those fellows and to keep
them at it until after the election we
need A worker at window shaw, davis.
lair lax, thomas, Elk garden, atlantic,
and ornelsdorf and it must be A man
from among themselves to have ony
eiert have selected now for that pur.
poseanditnow depends on You to ofurnish
lne with the siuews Of war to carry on
Tie ii2ht aud am conndont of success
II %oI do your part it will tako me all
weak TO gOt things in shape hero no rito
me hore and send mo some money it
Will take too hundred dollars tor me to
get tho full vote out on this line send it
10 Elk Garden. Yours Truly,
-. J. JOY, Elkgardou. W. Va"
ANGER quick"
\ CLEAR "GIvEAwAY."
Joys work in Mineral county is not TO
organizing for tho National Organiza.
ton otMino Workors, but to distribute
h93d'o for John 7. MCGraw lilo SAYS {:
! havO visited three local unions last
Vgsk and HccCeadad In uotIinO than Ia