The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-06
"l'AlR PLAY IN POLITICS"
Mr. .irn'ly Takes Issue with thu imtnili
gcmccr on tho State senniUrship CUES.

TO tho Editor OF tho lntcilgCncCr.
SlR:-1t may be fair play In politics"
to write half truths for the public and
conceal material facts 10 as to deceive
the public: that Is It may be so consld-
cred by machine party men. but do
not think the fnir-mIndcd people OF this
district Will endorse such IL course.
SO far as know. am zone Of the
persons TO whom II has occurred that
Il Is not good politics to nominate for
state senator lsuv. a. W. Robertson, OF
Hancock county, and for that reason |
have been told that even II my district
should select me for Il senatorial con-
fierce ! viii not be permitted to 80 to
the convention.
II Is not true that attempted In any
way To select n candidate from Han
cock county nor had anything to do
with the matter, but after the selection
OF MIR. Robertson, ! expressed myself
rs opposed to his nomination for the
reason TINT he Is n newcomer In the
state. does not know our people and Is
not acquainted with the interests OF
Ohio county, which county Is fully
thrcc-fourths OF the First scatorlal dis
trIct and surely should have some voice
In selecting the candidate who Is 10
look after her interests.
also said openly that | was favor
able to the nomination OF Mr.. II. C..
Hcrvey. OF Brooke county, because h.
Is an emlnently 1T nun to represent the
entire district. and further for the rca-
son that he was elected In 1892 and
counted out by partisan board In Ohio
county.
The lntcllIgcnccr says he had not
votes enough to elect him." but the
editors memory IL short and he should
have consulted the files OF the Intelli-
gencer for the facts The editor OF the
lntelliScnccr. has not been here long
enough TO know It, hut 1t Is a fact that
only one Republican state senator NOM
lnatdl by Hancock county has been
elected since 1865 and generally because
the selection made by that county has
not been satisfactory 10 the Republi-
cans OF the district. which Is II further
reason why Ohio county should help to
select the nominee.
Until last Monday night had no 9TH
err reasons for opposing Rev. Robert
son than those given above and I went
10 the Triadelphla district suggestion
meeting expecting 10 re candidate
for delegate TO the state convention at
ParkerSburS and not to the county
convention. Before the meeting AIR. C.
Il. Hart asked me to have full. frank
conference with him. In the course OF
which MIR. Hart declared lie would be
the next United States senator from
West Virginia and that he would not
permit" anything TO be "Sct up" against
his interests.
l mentioned various leaders in the
party who might aspire to that honor
able position, but was assured by Mr..
Hart that they were mot In It" that
he had Ohio county and this section
AMI would be the next senator.
then concluded that II was my duty
to run for delegate to the county con-
vcntIoH and see II could not b. I sem
atorinl cunrercc and told Mr.. Hart OF
my intention.
| also told him that l did not know
who Mr.. HerVeyS choice would be for
senator and never had known nor do I
know row. the matter never having
been mentioned between us. but feeling
that he Is worthy of that position HIM
self, would be entirely willing to trust
him 10 vote for the best man when the
tim" comes.
l also told Mr.. Hart that would not
be party to "over-ridlng the will of
Hancock county," hut that II the dele
gates from Hancock county would not
agrec MS a matter OF justice to nomi-
nnte Mr.. liervcy. then | would ask
them to give list OF names for Ohio
county to select from or have them Sc
lect from n list to be furnished by Ohio
county. We have MI seen the effect OF
the machine In politics in the dissat-
Isfactinn over the recent primary cleo
ton, which may have been fair play in
politics." but was not fair to many OF
the candidates.
II the people OF Ohio county should
select senatorial conferees who will be
for Rev. Robertson, or rather for Mr..
Hart. l will l.eely confess that am
not acquainted with the sentiment OF
the people. JOSEPH c. BRADY.
Wheeling, W. Va, July 3.
Mr.. Brady was not mentioned In the
article to which he refers There Is n
movement OF the kind described. and
Mr. Brady seems to desire TO be recog-
nizcd rs It's leader. II Is not apparent
how anybody elected as n cOnferee can
he kept out Of the senatorial conference.
Mr. Hrndy's peculiar ideas of politics
may have suggested 10 him how this
could be accomplished. The thought
may have come to him about the time
he was discovering that 1t was his duty
10 help Hancock county to make It's Sc
lection or. that falling, TO find n nomi-
nee elsewhere.
1t Is Interesting In this connection TO
know that Mr.. S. G. Smith. OF Ohio
county. who acted with Mr. Brady In
opposing Mr.. I;lkins. and who con-
tInuGs to act with him. tried to secure
for his brother Mr.. Frank Smith. Of
Hancock county, the support Of that
county for state senator II was after It
appeared that Mr.. Smith had not one
OF the Hancock county confcrccs that
the idea was conceived that the nomi-
nation should go again to Brooke
county.
Mr. Brady's IDEAS Of public duty have
before now led him to antng1nl2c the
people who had trusted him. Until he
was elected 10 tfr, house of delegates,
In 1854, there was no reason 10 suppose
that he was against Mr.. GlkinS for Uni
ted States senator and there was every
reason to suppose that he was for Mr.
Elkins. II he had declared himself he
fore the nomination he could not lave
been nominated lie took the nominal
ton In the only way he could have got
II, under cover, and ns soon rs he was
elected began TO do all he could to de-
feat Mr., ElkIns and the will of the Re
publicnns OF Ohio county and Of West
virginia.
MIR. Hrady cannot oppose Mr.. Robert
son more vlCiously than he did Mr.. FL
King. II he knew anything OF the Scnti-
mcnt OF the Republicans of Ohio cIun-
ty he knew that sentiment 10 hr over
t,tI Ia, IT, 1,t a
not keep him from making savage Op-
position to the election Of Mr.. l3lkIns.
Recently Mr., brady. backed by tltc few
Reed men In the county on the ground
thnt he was n Reed man, desired tn 10
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