Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-09-02

The. following letter from Hon. A. l..
Conger. of Ohio, written to the Clncln-
natl ENQUIRER from KirksWlle, MO- Is
self explanatory in view OF his recent
letter on the same subject:
KIRKSVILLE, Mo-, August. 81, 1881.
To the Editor of the Enquirer
7 have never been unconscious one
noment since / was stricken with par
alysis. | came here on the lIth OF
January, and, under the science Oh
osteopathy, have been steadily hi
proving. On the list OF july was
elected as one of the EDITORS OF the
new magazine, Journal OF Osteopathy.
NV writings in the Journal teslliy DIS
to my mental capacity. One OF my
articles was copied into the industrial
Review. the organ OF the NaIlohai
Manufacturers Association, and Nigh
Iy commended by the editor.
When I was chairman OF Ine hepuo-
1ican Committee in 1889 MT. Hanna
did all he could against Governor For
aker's denomination, ana, the Same
evening Of his denomination. Hailha'
smarting under vain efforts 10
DEFEAT FORAKER'S RENOMINA-
TION,
Said in the rotunda Of the Neil House
to some Of Forakers friends, who were
chafne him about his failure to defeat
Foraker:
"You have nominated him, now let's
see YOU elect him." AS the campaign
progressed a letter came to headquar-
tiers one day and John nj. Doane, VINO
was Secretary of the Committee, came
to me and said that Myron I. Herrlck,
A. G.. Hoard and some OF the young
Republicans of Cleveland were COM
planning bitterly about Hannas WORK
ing against the ticket, and they WlShed
that /, as Chairman of the State Com
mittee, would call upon Mr.. Hanna IN
person. Believing I could induce him
to change his tactics, | called upon
him at his Office, as stated in my letter,
and made known to him the complaints
that came from Cleveland Republic
cans and told him that. his friends
were not giving anything to the State
campaign fund, and requested that he
use his influence to help me raise
some money He then put his hand ON
his knee, looking me squarely In the
face. and
USED THE FAMOUS EXPRESSION,
"Not a. d--n cent for Foraker nor his
campign," and told me at the same
time that he did not like him, and
would not support him. [ then ap-
pealed to him as Chairman of the
State Committee in behalf of Foster
for Senator, and named over to him
some of the close counties which l
thought we could, carry If we had
little help. His reply was: Not
d-n cent for close counties. If we
carry the Legislature Foraker would
be a candidate for Senator"
I said to him: "Well, suppose he
was, do you mean to say you would
rather see a Democrat in the Senate
than to see Foraker there?"
Mr.. Hanna replied: "Phat is about
the size of it"
Mr.. Hanna said all this in tone
of vengeance, and I shall never for
get word of this as long as | live.
l am giving the exact truth.
t'When I left Mr.. Hanna's office, I
went to the Weddell House directly.
There I found telegram from our
Secretary, Mr.. Doane, requesting me
to return to headquarters by the first
train, as important matters had come
up, and he had called a. meeting of
our committee that afternoon. l left
Cleveland at once, without seeing a
reporter or calling upon any Republi-
can. On the following day imagine
my surprise when he read from the
Plain Dealer telling about my being
in Cleveland the day before to raise
Doodle, &c, for the campaign fund,
and haw the business men received me-
I afterward learned from the Plain
Dealer people that Mr. Hanna called
a reporter to his Office and
DISHED UP THESE MISSTATE-
MENTS
to him. That was the kind of treat
ment he gave to the Republicans of
Ohio in the campaign of 1889. If the
Plain Dealer will republish the article
to which | refer it will confirm my
view of the case.
Colonel Herrick may have forgotten
his writing to Columbus, but John M.