The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-11-05
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GRAFTON, W. Va, Nov 4.-Drowning
men catch at straws. This old saw
illustrates the desperate condition Of
Col. John I. McGraw, Wilson's mana
ger. McGraw got bold Of an import
ant letter written by Mr.. Pownali, Of
Hampshire county. In 1t Mr.. Pownall
tells Of his usual hard work for his
party aud asks the committee to send
him some funds 10 pay his own ex-
penses and the expenses Of his workers.
Everybody knows chat it takes
money 10 run campaign,
that the legitimate expenses
arc heavy. The Wheeling Register
and the Democrats go on tho theory
that the average voter is 80 stupid and
ignorant that he knows nothing OF all
this. McGraw, in his desperation,
seIzes on this important letter and a
rambling affidavit by the irrepressible
Tom Brady to make the people believe
that he has found something to offset
the Joy letter. Pownail says he
has received tho enormous sum
OF 500 and asks the committee TO
send more. he says that about 800
Democrats are riding all over Hamp-
shire county night and day. Who pays
these 800 men and their horse hire and
expenses? And what is the costP At
least ak hundred day. McGfaw, II
ia known, has sent $1,000 to Hampshire
and how much moro Is not.known.
The other night McGraw left his
meeting az Minersville TO meet Ran
StaInaker here with yalise full Of
money. He has conducted Doodle
campaign from the beginning and he
will keep 1t up. His cry OF
Gthief' Is made TO cover his own
tracks aud TO divert attention
from his own, crooked methods. Your
correspondent Ia authorized by the Re.
publican congressional committee to
State that but $1,000 has been sent to
Hampshire county. McGraw seems TO
fear that this sum Is sufficient to buy mp
the whole Democratic party OF Hamlp-
shire county. Itis vol known that the
Republican committee has all along
been ,anipered by lack Of funds to meet
tbe legitimate expenses OF the campaign
and this statement 10 borne out by MIR.
PownalPs urgent appeal to conduct the
Republican campaign in Hampshire.
K week ago Chairman Hall chal-
lenped McGraw TO substantiate his
abatement that his Office has been
broken open and the Joy letter was
stolen. The Republican Congressional
committee has offered and now oilers
McGraw Sl00 TO prove his said state.
mont. Mr.. Pownall in McGraw's big
headlines is represented as an employe
Of n great trust" but McGraw to-day
declared that the president OF tho COM
pany with whom Mr.. Pownall 10 en-
gagged is Democrat and free trader,
and firm supporter oil wilson and
that no has said that he would discharge
any employe Of his whom he found op:.
posing Wilson. AfcGraw further said
lie had wired the president Of tho COM
many aud sont him copy Of the Pow.
nall letter, and had received n telegram
in reply that II the letter was genuine
he would discharge Mr.. Pownall. This
demonstrates that this great trust is not
onposing Wilson, but is actually sup.
porting him, and will punish any en-
ploye who dares exercise tho common
fights Of American citizens and vote his
sentiments.
Republican headquarters that 1900
railroad tickets wero furnished at Balti-
moro yesterday to ,opeaters to come
into the Second congressional district TO
saye Wilson from doteat Several OF
them got off the train last night at two
different points on the Baltimore q
ohio railroad east OF the mountains.
Republicans are on the look out for