Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-10-29
The Facts!
THOMAS, w. Va October &c.

THOMAS, w. VA, OCTOBER 70.
10 tAs EDITOR Of tbs Regis:5r-
SIR-In yesterdays issue Of the
Wheeling IutCiligcHcer, in dispatch
from Grafton, under toe heading OF
Joys JOB, " l notice that the writer
desires 20 leave the impression that a.
G.. Dayton, the Republican nominee,
did not refuse 10 act as attorney for US
miners here at Thomas and CoketOn,
after having promised tho miners 20 DO
so. The first miner who was arrested
was j. J. Joy, the leader OF our order,
and who is now local organizer OF the
United Mine Workers a telegram was
sent by US TO Sir. Dayton asking him to
come aud act IS Mr.. Joys attorney.
He autographed back 10 Us stating
that be was engaged and
could not come. Mr.. Joy was
taken by the officers from here to Par
sons, the county seat OF this county
and counsel was procured there VINO
made a defense for him. The next
move made by the managers OF the coal
and coke companies was TO eylct and
turn out all miners out Of the buildings
they occupied, and after the eviction
notices were served upon over 100 oil US.
We teIegraphed TO Mr.. Dayton request
ing him 10 come and act as our attorney
in these eviction cases, and he replied
again that he was busily engaged in
trial and could not come, and Messrs.
Scott Lipscombe, OF the town OF Par
sons, acted as our attorneys. Mr.. JOY,
our organizer, was again arrested upon
the affidavit Of +. S. Landstreet, the
General Manager OF the Davis Coal &
Coke Company, and Mr.. Dayton was
again requested 10 act as attorney, but
gave some excuse why he could not be
present
TIE next and last move made by the
Coal Companies was the arrest OF ten or
twelve miners and their wives, accusing
them Of causing riot These parties
were taken before Justice at Parsons.
The June term Of the Circuit Court was
In session, and Mr.. Dayton was down
there attending Court. he was appeal
ed 10 in person 10 go before the Justice
and defend those who were under ar
rest. He stated be could not do so as
be had to 60 away on important buSi-
ness, and got aboard the train ana left
town. Mr. Jared Beverly, who was
attending Court at Parsons, was then
employed by us to defend the parties
under arrest.
These are the facts, and every miner
who was in the strike here knows them
10 be true.
Now, the correspondent OF the Intel
Iigcllccr says that Mr., Dayton never has
been employed, either directly or in
directly, as attorney for the West Nlr-
ginia Central. This we believe to be
true. and il was for this reason that we,
while in trouble aud need, appealed to
him to act as our attorney, and for the
further reason that he had promised US
his services il we should need them,
but we nov see and know why he re-
fused 10 tct Is our attorney. He had
mis- eve upon the seat now occupied by
Mr.. Wilson aal that il would be policy
for him, in order TO get the induerce OF
Messrs. Elkins, Landstreet aud the
DaviseS, not to act as our attorney and
TO give US the cold shoulder, which he
did. 1, as one Of the miners in that
strike, cannot support Mr.. Dayton, a.
though it will DO the first time in TWEEN
" years in which have ever scratched
any ticket or voted for Democrat.
A MINER.