The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-06-11

thorized action OF my friends? llo IL
just as much responsible for the action
Of his friends "a l nun for those OF my
friends. When you say | advised that
second ticket you simply state an un'
truth.
You soon 10 DO vchy Indignant be-
cause some one Of my lrlenda has called
attention to tho fact that Captain Dau-
lord ran behind his ticket every time
no rnn for Congress, but you urge no
objections TO the persistent efforts OF
my opponents 10 defeat inc NJ Il candi.
dRte because In ono Camp AiYn under
adverse conditions | ran behind, when
seventeen other Republican Candidates
n tho state ran behind more than did.
II Is Just this kind OF treatment that |
and my friends complain OF. All kinds
OF untruths and unexplained hall truths
and inslnuations may DO uttered against
me and published broadcast, and and
my friends must not complain, but tho
person, character and record Of my COM
potitors arc 30 sacred that 1t Is Il crime
10 tell tho truth about either.
In your reference 10 my proposition
to unity tho delegation Of this county,
you do me injustice, which l hope Ia
unintentiondi. All oaGrs looking TO
harmony have cotne from nc, aud havO
come from Inc, mud have been rejected.
l proposed TO submit the question OF q
candidate to q vote Of tho Republicans
OF tbu county at a primary election.
This was rejected aud Mr.. Morris, OF
Bellairc, representing me-. was informed
bYSIspDantord himself. that he would
90 Into the convention with whatever
delegates no could get II takes two 70
make II contract and when tho PROPOSE
ton wis thus rejected called atten-
ton to 1t, and in substance Withdrew it.
II, as you seem TO hold, tho result n
TO DO settled by tho minority Of dele
gates. a proposition / made, he.
cause l know too well how these are FREE
quently obtained By methods l never
use, thon you will admit that 1t has to
be q majority OF delegates fairly elected,
and it would have been but fair and
manly for tho delegates themselves to
have waited until the delegates them
selves had mot. established their right
to act and by their votes settled the
question OF majority. This is specially
truo in your case, whose vote Tor or
against me was to be determined by tho
majority, independent OF your vote.
But you accept the claims OF those who
claim everything for elect, throw of
your judicial character and become the
attorney OF the other side.
Now what are the facts as TO the dele
gates outside Of BridGeort precincts?
There never was such n contest made
by the opposition, backed by the Re-
publican papers, the official organiza-
ton, and the county seat ring oil both
parties rs was waged in tho interest OF
the candidate against me. No n die
putes that t%wenty.eight delegates out
OF the sixty. outside OF pca.c township
were elected by one majority and it is
charged that a voter wus deliberately
deceived who asked for 4 Poorman DEL
Cgate ticket and was given q ticket for
tho Danford delegate with the assur-
ance that it was q Poorman delegate
ticket, and voted without suspicion that
no WAS being tricked out OF his vote.
Two other delegates wero elected for
Mr.. Dantord by one and his minority
respectively, and it is claimed that at
least three improper votes were cast for
them. These three delegates thus Sc.
cured constitute the majority OF the
delegates against me with their votes.
l have Il clear majority OF delegates u. [
have a large maj ority OF the popular
votes at the primariCs. but you refuse to
wait until these Queatious have been
settled.
You talk OF ny "wiso counsel aud
eloquent voice" being needed ''in the
coming contests against the common
enemy" Has there ever been Il time
IN tho past TWENTY-FIVE years when my
voice was Silent, or when l refused my
best services to tho party? Did l ever
"suIk In my tent" refuse to speak Tor
my party or fail 10 vote for its Candi.
dates for Congress, because l was not
nominated or some one WIS whom did
not like, or because OF business engage
ment Oh, no, you know that in all
those years | have been "a hover OF
wood and q drawer OF water" battling
in tlIc front ranks and have received
little else but criticisms and the gcner-
ally avowed honor OF fighting iorlorn
hopes at my own expense while others
who have done little have enjoyed the
honors. Your suggestion that no mat
ter how I an treated. Lean be depend
ed upon and my services will DO de-
sired Fin the coming contests against
the common enemy" no matter how
otiiorB may act, 1 accept aa the one
compliment OF your remarkable letter.
In conclusion, allow me to call your
attention to the fact that notwitlistand.
ing the refusal OF tho opposition TO &C.
cept any OF my overtures for harmony
aud peace, ! have again rendered the
olive branch Of peace, aud propose, in
order to secure harmony. and give the
candidate for ConCrcas 10 Belmont
county, this proposition:
let the delegates OF Belmont county
vote solid for the Belmont county eau
didates alternately. giving Mr.. DInford
siXty-six votes OH one ballot and me
siXtv-siX votes on the next, until the
convention names the candidate. May
l not ask you, in all %irGnkness to con-
slider this proposition and 90 to S;eu-
benville with malice toward none" and
as IL representative OF our grand county
throw oil on tho troubled waters? Do
this, and what in your better Judgment
you conclude is for the best 10 secure
hamony in the party in Belmont
county, and your action vii! be ap-
proved by.
Your friend and comradc,
Z. l. PooENAS.