The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-02

The desperate efforts Of the Belmont
Popocratic leaders has had the effect of
soliditying the Republican hosts OF the
county. and the leaders predicted last
night that the entire ticket would re-
ceive handsome pluraltties to-day.
Tom Lewis is industriously engaged
in circulating a circular headed
"WoRKINGMEN-william It. Lewis,
ex-labor commissioned Ohio tells about
Hanna, the Legree OF the White Slaves
IT. l.. Lewis, president OF the Ohio
Federation OF Labor, tells OF Hanna's
organized war against labor" The an
linus OF Mr., Lewis course in this cam
paign is so well known In Belmont
county that II has little or no effect
there, though 1t may have effect where
the Lewises and their little grievances
are moi so well known. The circular
states that Tom Lewis is a Republican,
and in the same column he Ia made to
say some things that nobody but a
Popoorat and a rank free silver man
would utter. Belmont people know very
well that Lewis Republicanlsm could
be rolled up into a very small wad, and
for that reason his efforts to defeat
Hanna are taken for what they are
worth-very little,
IAN Investigation OF labor statistics
at Columbus proves that Mr.. Hanna
pays the highest wages of any employ
er In Cleveland Thomas l.. Lewis,
last year.
A letter containing this statement is
In possession of George Koplln, a West
ern Union telegraph operator In Bel
laire, to whom Tom Lewis wrote the
statement to get It sent all over Ohio.
Was he telling the truth last year as
president OF the Ohio Federation of
Labor? II he told the truth then what
is he doing now?--Bellaire Independent.
The editor OF the Bellaire Tribune de-
MES that he and John Campbell con-
cocted the scheme to interrupt the
Hanna meeting at Bellaire. Says last
evenings Tribune: ION the contrary.
we urged Democrats who went to that
meeting not to interrupt 1t and to stay
away rather than do So" Taking the
Tribune's own statement as the truth,
there was talk among Democrats of the
meeting being Interrupted.
And Allen Myers hand cropped out
just at the tail-end OF the campaign.
The Mclean campaign in Ohio is the
dirtiest waged in that state in recent
years. Self-respecting Democrats de-
nounce the Myers-McLean methods.
Late last night 1t was learned that
| many Republlcans-men who have been
known as friends OF Senator Foraker
had received the Renton-C Cincinnati
fake circular. They cropped up at
Bridgeport, Bellaire, Martins Ferry
and st. Clairsville, In every instance
the recipients fastened TO make the
vile thing public.
As Senator Hanna said at Aetnaville
the other day, Zone Republican vote
not cast for your Belmont legislative
candidate may defeat him; one leglsla-
tor defeated may insure the election OF
q Popocratlc United States senator In
Ohio, and that senator may swing con-
| troll of the senate 20 the party oppos-
Ing President McKinley's adminlstra-
ton"
Chairman Henry NJ. Davies, of the
Belmont county Republican executive
committee, has received information OF
recent efforts to buy votes for the Me-
Lean legislative ticket. This effort has
been Of particular activity in the river
front towns, Chairman Davies offers n
reward of 800 for the arrest and con-
victlon of anyone attempting to cor
rupt the purity Of the ballot.