Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-11-05
SBseial to tie Register

Special 70 tie Register
GRAFTON, w. VA, November a.
The following affidavit and letter ex-
plain themselves, and show cOnclu-
siyslY the means TO which the Repu0-
llcan party is resorting to encompass
the defeat OF Hon. William L. Wilson:
AFFIDAVIT or TOM G. BRADY, ESQ.
State Of West Virginia, County Of Taylor
tO-lCit;
/, Tom G.. Brady, Of Clarksburg, Har-
rison county, in said State, do sOlemnly
swear that the letter printed below IS
signed by aud In the handwriting OF
Thos. g. Pownall, who was formerly a
Deputy Collector of Ioternal Revenue
in the South Branch valley, 10 SAID
State, aud at present the General
Superintendent OF the United States
Leather Trust, which does business in
West Virginia under the name and
style Of the United States
Leather Company; that said letter
was delivered to me by Edward Basel,
Of ClarksbUrg, w. Va, son OF Hon.
John Basel, Of that town. The letter
was found by Mr.. Basel In the parlor
of the Grafton Hotel, at the town Of
Grafton, on this the 3rd day Of Noyem-
Der, 1894, together with a number Of
torn up and destroyed checks, which
had been evidently issued and new ones
substituted ia the stead.
On coming 20 Grafton this morning
an informed that 10 the room in which
this letter and these mutiiated checks
were found there was held meeting
OF the Republican Executive Committee
90 last evening, at which there were
present A. g. Dayton, the Republican
candidate, Stephen b. Elkins, Charles
+. Teter, the Treasurer Of the Repu0-
lican Congressional Committee, ThOs.
u. Davis, late candidate for Governor,
VIM. NJ. o. Dawson, Chairman OF the
Republican State Executive Committee
R1d others.
After receiving this letter / called on
Mr.. John I. McGraw, the Chairman Of
the Democratic Committee, at Grafton,
and az his suggestion took the letter
70 Mr.. i. M. LaFOllette, the Secretary
OF the Republican Executive Commit
tee, TO whom said letter IS addressed. 1
notified Mr. LaFolleNss in the presence
of Mr. John ). 5. I'D r, a Republican,
that I had this lette5 showed it 20 him
and explained how anne into my pos
session. declined deliver the let
Ter TO Mr.. LaFollett and think that l
did all that honor re- Guires Of me when
notified him In person Of my posses
sion Of 10, and the manner Of which l
came into its possession.
The letter will be delivered by me In
person 70 VIM. b. COrnwsll, the chair
man Of the Democratic County Execu-
tive Committee Of Hampshire county,
where IL can DO seen by any one in the
South Branch valley who cares to e1-
anime IL in person.
regard the possession Of this letter
rs important TO the Democratic cause,
for the reason that IL shows the organ
ICED efforts Of one Of the leading trusts
Of this country, namely, The United
States Leather Trust, 20 remove from
public life md defeat on next Tuesday
she man Vi o has done more than any
other Am lean citizen to tear down
and destr the trust system and pro-
IA TOM G.. BRADY.
Sworn ~ aud subscribed before me
this Sd daR OF November, 1894.
CHAs. II. RECTOR,
Clerk Coud y Court Taylor Co., w. Va.
Letter on .T. G.. Pownal, General Sup
erintendenl Of the United States
Leather Tr ST to LaFolette and Davis,
Of the RepuiS lican Congressional Execu-
live Commit fee:
THE UNITE4 STATES LEATHER Co., I
7. q, Pow NALL, GEN'L SUPr,
?. O. Box 474.,
CUMBERLAND, MD, November 9,
? ?. m, 1894.
I. N. LdF0UeftA ThOS. E. DGUis ct a.
GENrLEMtN:- Am just back from
trip 10 Hqlup. hnd Hardy. The old
Nick is loOsl In lamp, but we are not
yielding. i0u By revise your major
10y in HamI an make it $50 instead
OF 1900. H De put it az 1850 before
Saturday hit lat. Grand SeIUiCC is being
done by my lme d. Our money is al
gone and mdeS ! has done good ser
vice and zee Isl hare more. sm sorry
will do so on election day. / am gOiRG
10 DO some hard iCOrk that day. Send me
here the money just, what you can. IL
means victory, II we have enough.
ISigned Z. q. POwNALL.
A personal friend gave US $50 this
week and will give $50 more. This
money given and promised is at work
and still We need more. Don't fail.
[Signed POwNALL.
LATER-Such a fight was never
waged anywhere on earth as now 10
Hampshire county Three hundred
Democrats are riding, begging and act
ually shedding tears ike mad men, try
Ing TO get their people In line. They
won't line up. They won't do it. I'm
nervous and worn out and sleepless and
fear I'll so down yet before it is over.
We drove a night last night among our
boys and whkened some OF them az ? q.
N. this morning and put them out 90
srrands Of Glove aud mercy" That's
the way We are doing 10 and we have 70
DO 10 so. Dayton will win.
[Sgnedl POwNALL-