The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-19
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And His Funny Fairy Stories
Shown to be Such.
SAID HE WAS REPRESENTATIVE. TIVE,
or the New York World, and Told stories
( For Effect About the Political situation.
The World Repadiates Him, nnd Says
I lie Has No Connection with that Paper.
Another Evidence OF The Desperation OF
tho Popoeratle Cause In West Virginia.

For some time past q man giving his
name as D. NJ. Hlneman. claiming to
be staff correspondent tof the New
York World, has been in this state lin!
tervlcwing. political leaders with a
view, as he represents, OF obtaining
the situation in West Virginia for
tho World. To nlliwith whom he comes
in contact he processes TO have found
that the etatei,is sure for Bryan and
that the country, over which he claims
TO have travelled, Is that way.stoo.
Is or course, everybody knows that the
World is against Bryan and has been
putting In some splendid liels In this
campaign Sfortthe cause of honest mo-
sney. Hineman, however, who is evl-
,dcntlyi in the employ OF the Popocratlc
managers, Is working a scheme. which
has for its purpose, the influencing OF
thoughtless people. He tells them that
the World has discovered 1t has made
q great mistake, and informs those to
whom lie talks. with an air of author
ity,fthat the World, a few days before
election, will change front and throw
q bomb into the sound money ranks by
coming square out for Bryan.
Intelligent people who know the
standing and reputation OF the World
know that this Is not Its method of do
Ing business, and that It is not Its habit
to send out advance agents to conf
'denially inform voters OF. Il contem-
plated change Of policy. 81 3!
II occurred to Mr.. viii T. Burnside.
of Buckhannon. to telegraph to the
World and Inquire about Hineman. The
answer came promptly that no such
person Is on the Worlds staff. A tele-
gram from the World TO Chairman
Dawson also denounces the man as an
impostor, SO far as his alleged conncc-
ton with that paper Is concerned. Is
The following kilograms received at
this city, tell the whole story:
BUcKHANNoN, w. Va, Oct. Is.
W. VI. %. Dawson. Wheeling, w. ya.S
l learn that a person named D. NJ.
Hineman. purporting to be cores
ondent Of the New York World, Is on
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad talking
to allwith whom he comes in contact He
says that he has made careful estl-i
mate for the World, after a thorough
trip over the country and tha tSevery-,
thing Is for Bryan and that the World,
a few days before election, Is coming
out, for Bryan. He Is telling a great
deal more on the same lire. going into
towns ostensibly to write up the places.
Atelegram from the World in answer
to one of inquiry. says he Is not on their
staff. Wouldn't 1t be well TO look into
this matter and expose the scheme?
56,5 WILL T.aBERESIDE.
"a On receipt OF the above telegram,
Chairman Dawson wired to the man
aging editor Of the WorldIand received
the following reply: &
ia NEW YORK, n. ", Oct. 10.
William NJ. o. Dawson, Chairman Re-
publican State Committee.
D. NJ IIineman not known In this Of
flee. His representations based on
your telegram show that he Is an I'M
postor. ~ THE WORLD. 81
II The incident is another evidence Of
the desperation OF the Popocratic cause
In this state. 1t will be well for every
body to keep "a sharp lookout for
smooth-tongued gentlemen sailing un-
der false coors Staff representatives
of first class newspapers generally trav-
iel with credentials, and no reputable
newspaper representative ever In
3dulses In such talk as is accredited to
Hineman sS X n ~ " M e. ri II =