The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-09-07
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Of their campaign for Senator Camden
has At length eliminated, rs everybody
expected IL 1ould. in riot aud blood
shed, aad II the Goal outcome isn't a
hanging bee Il will DO because the off,
cars Of the law fail 10 do their duty.
That the victim OF the tragedy was q
peace.tnaker who was attempting to
stop the war Of the Democratic fac.
lions, Is the saddest part Of tho whole
affair. Had tho man killed been one Of
tho iustigators Of the riot tho result
would not have been 60 regrettable. As
It was, the murdered man was an inuo-
cont party, and the disRraceful contest
that is being carried on between the
parli,ans Of Senator Johnson n. Cam
den and Ex-Governor Wilson within the
Democratic party Tor the United States
senatorship is directly responsible for
the crime. Neither Mr.. Camden nor
Mr. Wilson was personally involved,
but their belNgerent friends and
supporters, who have been per-
mitted to carry on their dis
graceful style Of campaign unchecked
BY their principals, were, aud to that
oxtent the two gentlemen will no held
responsible by public opinion. Senator
Camden's attention was called time and
time again 10 tho methods OF BULLDOG.
Ing adopted by his supporter, United
States Marshal Yjpson. but so far Us the
public Is aware, no has done nothing
toward calling the marshal oil. When,
some weeks ago this official, in defiance
OF the rules that govern tho civil ser.
vIco OF tho United States, with gang OF
deputies, all otlice-holders under the
administration aud by tho appoint
ment OF President Cleveland, attempted,
by armed interference, TO control tho
Democratic primaries at Huntington,
q bloody tragedy almost resulted. The
indignant citizens Of that place prompt.
" preferred charges at Washington and
a special ageut was sent from tho CAPT.
tai to investigate the affair. That the
investigation was farce was evidenced
BY the fact that Marshal Viuson WIS
not summarily Dismissed from office,
but was permitted TO officially live to
fight another day in the interest OF his
friend and influence" Senator Cam
don.
Emboldened by tho evident favor with
which his peculiar methods wcre re-.
rarded by our great civil service reform
administration ut Washington, Marshal
Vinson continued in his course, and
scarcely q week has pissed since the
Huntington occurrence that has not
witnessed some similar disgracetul act
OF interference with tho right OF Demo-
cratic opponents Of Senator Camden to
peacefully assemble and express their
opinions. Local conventions in south
ern counties have met to Gud the mar
shall, or ono or moro Of his deputies.
present to intimidate by threats, or TO
bulldoze by the display Of knives and
revolyers. Every week tho newspapers
have been called upon to chronicle
some disgraceful affair at Democratic
convention in which these perniCiously
active Office. holders have figured, and
still no attention has been paid to the
matter by tho powers at Washington;
nor has It become n matter OF pub
lie knowledge that Senator Camden has
lifted up his voice in denunciation OF
methods OF which, il successful, he will
bo the beneficiary. Ex-Governor Will
son and his friends have met Vinaon
aud showed fight on ovory occasion ana
havo been parties to the dissracetul oc-
currences, but they are not so culpable
as the Camden supporters, for they arc
not holders OF federal Offices, and arc
not making use OF tho prestige aud
power vested in them by official conf
missionu to prosecute their ouds. Dem
ocrats In this portion OF the state have
little appreciation OF the state oil affairs
in tho southern counties growing out OF
tho fight there, because they are 90 far
removed from tho seat OF war, but they
have been kept posted by tho press dis.
patches, and werc not SURPRISED to rend
that on Monday, at Ravenswood, the
attempt Of Marshal Vinson to speak in
n Wilson meeting almost eliminated in
bloody tragedy; and, again. that, on
Tuesday, ut Ludlow, in Wayne county,
n similar Viuson move did eliminate
in fearful riot, during which six men
we're wounded, one. James Frizzell. being
killed, and that United States Marshal
Vinson was accused OF firing the fatal
shot. That Vinson is tho slayer oil
Frizzell remains TO BIO proven. Ills
friends say that tho ball that did the
killing did not come from Wilson's re-
volyor.
In tho meantime tho interesting
question arises, wha. going to be done
about 1t at Washington? Is Marshal
Vinson going to DO retained in Office to
continue his bulldozing tactics for MIR.
Camden? And what do the respecta-
bic, lnw.abiding Democrats OF West
Virginia think Of the whole disgracetui
campaign thatis being carried on in b.
half OF the only two avowod Democratic
candidates for tho United States senate.
one OF whom, CaindGn, expects to re-
cciyc the votes Of tho Democratic mem.
bers OF tho legislature from Ohio and
other counties OF tho northern portion
Of tho state, il elected? Is it any Won
der that Democrats are disGustod with
their party affairs in Woss Virginia?
Every law.abiding citizen OF West vir-
ginia, ovory man who believes In a FREQ
vote and q fair count is interested in
knowing whether United Statos
Marshal Yinson. whose conduct
OF Senator Camden's campaign has
boon history Of pugilistic on
counters, riots aud blooshcd, and
interference with tho deliberations OF
county conventions, is TO be retained IN