The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-11

Special Dispatch to tho Intelll6encer
PIEDMONT. W. Va. August 1O.-TlSl
Fitzgerald Democratic -PopulIs-
tic combination reported In the IntClli-
gencer last Friday. which was intend
cd to help Junior" in his ambition 60
secure the Democratic nomination for
Congress In this district, Is making
trouble between the various nspirants
for tho nomination, and Is likely 20 de-
feat any attempt for fusion between
the Democrats and Popullsts in this
district. Recent developments of the
Brown-FItZgcnld coalition, and the
complications arising from it, constitute
the story OF bitter rivalry between
the Democratic candidate, and an ef-
fort. with money as the proRcllIns pow
cr, to get the 800 POpullst votes In The
district.
The inside history ot'the affair Is
learned from unImpcachablc authority
and the story Is briefly MS follows:
The three active and avuwed candI-
dates for the Democratic nomination
are the Hons. William G. Brown, OF
Preston. Sam V. Woods, OF Barbour,
and C. II. Scott. OF Randolph, and the
fight was supposed TO have been con-
Quoted on straight Democratic lines.
But to obtain Il supposed advantage
over hia rtvalE. Mr.. Brown some time
ago enlisted the aid Of C0lOHal y. ".
Fitzgerald. temporarily resident Of
Preston county, and famous as the late
manager OF the sensational New York
city Restaurant, wherein were employ
cd n number OF ''bloomcr" girls.
Fitzgerald was tU manipulate the
Popullst congressional convention,
which Is to be held Tomorrow, the
same day as the Democratic COnven-
tI0n, and Brown's nomination secured.
This Is 10 be done with neatness and
dispatch, and before nomination Is
made at FAirnot. \ telegram Is then
to be flashed over the wire direct TO the
Fnirmont convention. announcing
Browns endorsement by the Pops. "
Even the phraseoloKy of the telegram
has already hcen written, as viii be
verified tomorrow. II the well-laid
scheme succeeds. But thereby hangs n
difficulty or two.
In the first place the friends Of Scott
and Woods are beginning to take quite
hand In the matter. and some of them
In their wrath against POpulistic die
tati0n, ARE making dire threats, und
vow they will see to it that "the New
York restaurant man can't dictate a
Democratic nomination by bringing up
handful OF P0pullSts,"
/. C. Ralphsnydrr. the P0pulist nnmi-
nee for governor. and the candidate
for the Democratic gubcrnatorIal pnm-
inatiOu. is also held partly responsible
for the deal, II having been alleged that
he has been quietly abettlng the az
fair for Brown. Ralphsnydcr's friends
say he has had nothing 10 do with II,
but the friends of Scott and Woods
threaten TO gun" for him II Brown Is
endorsed. In the next place, and as
having quite an important bsarins on
the result. Is the attitude of the P0nu-
lists themselves a number Of them
have been through here recently. and
expressions obtained from others over
the district, and there IL develoned n
strong sentiment for the nomination of
straight Popnlist. The Pops" In IA
vor OF straIght-out nomination are
the rank and flc who do not propose 10
be sold out by one or two men for the
recunIary benefit alone of the said "one
or two men," These middle OF the
road" Populists want Hon. |. II. on
ner 10 take the nomination and as said
In the lntellIgcnccr Friday, Onncr
would like 10 have IN, nomination. AZ
nny rate II looks now likely that the
Brown Fitzgerald scheme Will be heat
en-. hut whether II is u" not 4 great
zeal or bad blood has been cngcnlercd
by the affair, and whatever may be
the outcome tlH honest Popullsts In
the district nrr not going to be sold for
the benefit Of any Individual. and viii
only support a straIght-Out, clcan-cut
Populist candidate,