The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-02
SAVE U PARTY.
KENToN, o., Oct. 81, '97.
Confidential.

most o~utrageously treated in this coun-
~ because we are friends OF Senator
Foraker. Every recommendation we
have made has been ignored by Hanna
and Dick. To save our party We are de-
termined to beat Hanna and wipe him
off the political map, II this is done
President Mckinley will be compelled to
respect Senator Foraker~s wishes and
recommendations IN accordance with the
solemn pledges made by him and Hanna,
but which have been broken. With
Hanna's defeat none but Foraker men
will be placed on guard in Ohio, and the
Republican party will be saved. We will
beat Hanna's candidates for senator and
representative. We have tried to save
Bushnell, but his appointment of Hanna
has been a very heavy load. While we
can't elect him, we should act together
ana rave him from the humiliation by
getting as large a vote az possible for
him. Do not hesitate to trade Hanna's
legislative candidate for Bushnell when
even you can. Let us make the defeat so
overwhelming that the country will
know that 1t was Republicans and not
Democrats that did the work. Hanna
said, On Foraker" in 1889, and now
we can end Hanna forever. Strike a
Hanna head wherever you see it-and
HIT 1T HARD. Let our watchword be-
FORAKER IN 1900.
Please read and burn this letter.
Just on the eve of the election in
Ohio. upon which so much OF moment
to the entire country depends, the des-
perate Coal OIL Johnny" Mclean
management of the Democracy comes
to the front with a characteristic trick.
which, however, will not accomplish
its purpose, as there Is just enough
time in which to expose the forgery.
The circular printed above, Is an ex-
act copy of one received yesterday by
n number OF Republicans In Belmont
county and presumably by Republicans
all over the state of Ohio. The circular
secured by the I%nteliigencer was adj
dressed TO Mr.. Thomas McGough, of
Belmont county, who holds office under
Governor Bushnell, as a state mine In
spector. He received the circular last
evening and at once turned 1t over TO
Mr.. C. j. Heinlein, OF Bridgeport, who
gave 1t to the In~telligencer.
It will be seen that the circular Is not
signed, hut It's opening paragraph
shows that 1t purports to come from
the Republican county executive COM
mittee OF Hardin county, Of which
Kenton Is the county seat. 1t Is rot
likely that an unsigned communication
of this character would receive the
serious consideration OF Its recipient,
ever II 1t had been mailed from Ken
ton, but when a glance at the envelope
discioses the postmark, Cincinnati. o.,
November /, 1897" the mental effort Of
adding two and two is oil that is nee
essary to show two things conclusive
ly:
That the circular is a Democratic for
gerry.
Lean headquarters.
II is such a transparent effort TO dis
turb the harmony Of Ohio Republicans
that II is barely worth consideration
BY what manner Of means Har-
din countV's Republican committee
make Cincinnati its headquarters7 Two
hundred miles separate the two places.
The bare Idea Is preposterous.
The circular vas mailed at 3 a. m.
Yesterday, and It is probable the
would he disturbers of Republican do
nestle peace calculated that It would
NOT reach Bridgeport and be delivered
10 Mr.. McGough before the morning OF
election day when II would be impos-
sible for an expose and denial to be
made generally public. But In these
davis OF fast mail trains, Uncle Sam
loses no time in the transmission OF
mail matter and does not even dlscrim-
mate against anonymous clrculars,con
seuuently the circular will be shown up
IN Ilg true light this morning In the
Republican press OF Ohio.
As soon as the Iutelllgencer secured
the circular. the facts were telegraph
ed to the Hardin county committee ut
Kenton, to the state committee at Col
,imbus. and to the principal Republican
papers OF the state. So II Will be seen
mat any possible influence the circular
might have had in the event OF It's not
being shown up In It's true light, Is
counteracted.
The following telegram from Column
bus tells of the manner in which Allen
o Myers placed the KentOn-Clncinnati
fake circular on the election market:
Allen o. Myers, McLenn's confidential
went to Cincinnati from this
city Sunday. He took with HIN n large
bundle. In that bundle were several
thousand stamped and sealed enVel-
ones. lie waited until after midnight,
and then went to the Cincinnati post
Office. where ne mailed his several
thousand sealed envelopes. Then he
went down to the Union station and
took the 3 o'clock train for Columbus,
and was at his desk In he Democratic
Headquarters at the usual time. At
l1:B Monday morning n copy OF one OF
The circulars that Myers Ind 40 &C.
oretly and adroltly mailed In Cincinnati
before n. IN. was at Republican head
quarters,
Within fvo minutes after the receipt
Of the fraudulent letter Chairman Mash
wired the substance Of II to every
chairman In tho state. Ho then called
i'm Senator Foraker on the long din.
tancc telephone and read the circular
10 him, within half an hour tho fol-
lowing characteristic telegram was re-
Oeiyod from senator ForRkcri
Cincinnati, Nov. 1, 1897.
Judge Nash, ChnirmRn:-rho lettoI
which you have Just read to me Owe.
tho telephone IL n transparent Demo
cratic fraud. No Republican should b.
mlBled by H. u II. FORAKER
A few minutes later tho following
mearngo was received from Chairman
Iloll, Of TIC Hardin county cumtulttec
kcnton, o. Nov. !, 1897,