The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-03

FNh
Free sllrs, Sentiment wa Dying Ont.
The following circular prepared By the
State Blmctallic League, the richness
whereof 10 appropriate. Is being clrculnt-
ed throughout the state BY the free sill
yer Democrats and others who are OPP
posing tho nomination OF United States
plstr!c, Attorney c. C, Watts for the
nomination for governor at the Wheel
INK convention or the l. Instant. 1t is
headed:
WEST Virginia Bimetalllc League TO
the Silver Democrats on the Political
SItuatlnn-Prt None Dut True silver
Men on Guard
Tic circular is strongly dcnuuclntory
Of tn. West Virginia Democratic ma
chine. with headquarters In Charleston,
which, Il says, is trying TO force on tho
party for governor one whose sincerity
Tor free silver IL doabtcd, ard who is
professional politician and federal office
holder. Il also contains an account OF
n Democratic convention held IN Gil
rer county, In which Mr.. I. c. Ralph
snyder, also u candidate for governor,
TIED to force Mr.. Watts TO declare him
self on the money question. II being
then understood that Mr.. watts was
running AZ a Cleveland administration
man. Since tho silver tidal wake struck
the party he has declared himself. but
on tho occasion mentioned. air. Watts
refused 10 be irtcrroEatcd.
The circular also coatalnE Washing
ton dispatch published In the Wheeling
Register quoting Mr.. Watts aa SnylRg
the free silver sentiment was rapidly
dying out In West y!rginla.N The pub
licatlon has created q great sensation In
the Watts camp and may upset SoTlc
calculations. Following IL the circular
in full:
h Au;i-w'ntt Circular.
PARKERsRuRG. W. Va, July 81. &c.
To the Democracy of West Virginia:
GnEETISG:-Thc West Virginia b.
metallic League corgrRtulatcs the De-
nocracy OF tho state and nation upon
the splendid results accomplished BY
the Chicago convention, whereby the
national Democracy stands driayeU up
on the eide OF the plain people under
the leadership OF the %Inylnciblc Bryan.
As n Democratic organization. found
81 upon she principle of trlIc bimetal-
Ism. we. now View with alarm the or
Earlsed effort or certdin=prpfsSsionai
political ms, who constitute what Is
krown as the state machine, to effect
by combinations and every art and In
triSue known to the profession OF mere
machine politics. the nomination FOR
governor of this state OF one whose rec
ord. official relations and public utter
aHccs IN To q very recent date, have not
been sGch as TO inspire confluence In HIS
feHlty TO and sympathy with the cause
~ 49, fHa.. N@lRN Tyn nj ItE4NFs us n~-
pressed In the Chicago platform.
In the campaign Of 1896, which prom
isas % be the most spirited contest ever
wagCd In West Virginia, II would be
most hazardous for tho state DCmocra-
cy 10 submit TO the leadership OF one
who at various times and places has
publicly expressed his Willingness 10 nc-
Cept a "Eubernatorlal nomination upon
any Kind OF a platform that-the Wheel
ing convention might construct. or who.
but n little more than n year ago in the
city OF Washington. caus"d TO be pub
l!shcd az the result OF his observations
that the silver sentiment WINS rapidly
dying out In West Virginia, and who,
such nomination. until within the past
sixty days, absolutely failed and refus-
ed 10 define his position upon the para
mount Issue in this campaign.
1t may be urged by those Inclined TO
defend such n racillatlns course that
executive state ofic!Rls have no voice or
vote In lcgislhtinE upon questions per-
talning to national finances. But not
w~ithstanding such arguments, the mere
fact cOnfronts the Democracy Of this
state that mn executive official from this
state. elected upon n platform demand
Ing free raw materials. did appear be-
fo-n al. I-tf.,, klIa.I. EIlnrEnVft "a al -UE
resent that his people were opposed to
the then proposed repeal OF the duty on
coal. We do not propose 10 assist to
nominate another who might bc lnduc-
ed to appear before the next Congress-
to plead for tho maintenance OF the gold
standard. The fact Ia significant that
the ~over.zcalOus defender Ot.n coal tar
if before the FIfty-thlrl Congress Is
now one O! the chief l!Gutenauts or the
willy candidate for governor who Is
Groomcd and chnmpioncd By the ka-
nawhR county machine.
Watts Corncrcl.
We publish herewith In support OF the
appeal herein made. n portion OF the
proceedings OF the Gllmer county con
vcn,Ion as published in The GIlmor
County Hammer and the published
Washington Interview rcferrclt TO above
In the Wheeling Register OF June q.
1896
From the Gllmcr Banncr.) i
at 1870 y. n. the largest and most
enthusiastic Democratic mass convcn-
ton ever held in Gilmcr county con-
vcncd In tho court house and appointed
delegates 10 the several conventions to
BE- held. Then came the Wild
eRt scene OF the day when the snap In
striction In favor OF Watts was sprung
on the convention. sE%rAt this
Juncture General Watts WINS Introduced
md delivered q campaign partisan
speech, strongly endorsing tho Clcvc-
land administration and attempted to
apologize for the bond Issue, &C., but
wholly ignored the silver question. At
the conclusion OF the speech made by
General Watts there were numerous
calls for Ralphsnydcr. . Mr..
IInlphHnydor said: j favor tho rrstora-
ton OF silver to tho time honorGd posi-.
ton 1t occupied In our nonrtlry sys-
tom prior to its decentralization in 1873
without apologies. Although Ralph
snyder had carefully avoided any per-
Ronnl reference TO General Watts, the
Inter cScitcdly charged that Mr.. Ralph
snyder had done him mn lnJiBt!cc. Ad-
drtsslns, MIR. ltalplsnydcf, he said: You
reflect on me-
"Ealphsnydrr-'i did not oven men
ton your name
'"%nttB-'You reflect on my position
'Rnlphsnydcr-'l am not advised that
you have one
MIR, Watts continued talking cxcit-
.cdly, and Mr. Ullphsnydet cody ana
DprPIp,entIy n1urpFRInN himHclf tu