The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-10-28
epesal coElsgponaenea q InteIllgenes..

Special CorEoSpondeneo OF InteIllgence..
PIEDaioNT. w. Va, Oct. 2G.-Hon.
a. B. wtite delivered the political
speech Of this campaign at the opera
house ali Piedmont on last Tuesday eve
Ming. The stage was PRETTY decorated
with cut flowers. autumn leaves and
iast, but not least, "old Glory was
there, as 1t is at all Republican meet
ingy, Mr.. White dissected the statlst-
icas eftort Of Hon Henry G. Davis. at
the Same place, spoken short time
since. u was fairly done, and in a
manner that the ex-senator could not
take any exception to. Mr.. White also
went into state politics and made
clear to his hearers that the efforts
Of certain yellow sheets in lying about
tho state management under RepUbll-
can administration, were OF the yeTiest
afunchspsen efforts. He then spoke
about the dastardiy assault on William
Cooper, d popular colored barber OF
Cumberland, who had been on . tlshing
trip to the South Branch, and incidents
ally visited Romney, AID ran across
Hon. w. B. Cornweil, who knocked MIN
down, and gave him two days to leave
that town.
Hon. b. A. Richmond. OF Cumberland,
and Hon b ~ Reynolds, Of Reyser,
viii assist the United States court In
ascertaining Il Mr.. Cornwell is both
itr1ge and fury In his idea OF admins
teriiik the law in this state. What u
contFaFt was the scene Witnessed in
Cooks Hail, In this city. on last Monday
night. The colored voters were iTvit-
ed 10 q banquet which consisted OF I'VE
kegs OF beer and oysters and other con-
dlrpe1ts to appease the other kind OF
Democratic appetite. Recollect that
this latter banquet was given under the
auspices Of certain leading Democrats.
Mr.. clifford of tho Pioneer Press, Ap-
peared to be master OF ceremonies. he
was aided by two cOtored men from
Coketon and Thomas, and one from
Ohio. McGraw buttons were distribute
ed. Mr.. Corlweh ought to have been
present as an encouragement TO the
hcoiorad brother to become initiated
Is full fedged Democrats and when
they became 'unruly and unwilling
members Of his party for him to knock
'ens out" fists first, and then II that
WAS not a success to use "hot drops"
oh! Consistency, thou art a Jewel"
IIovV's This for intmttaIIsa
The railroad men are up in arms at
the letter below, written BY the Hon.
John T. McGraw to Mr.. William Eve
ans. Of the Baltimore Il Ohio supply
shops, at Grafton, w. Va:
John K. Cowen and Oscar G. Murray, Re
ccivers
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company.
Law Department.
John I. McGreW. Counsel,
Grafton, W. Va. 500.
Subject:
VIII Evans. Esq, B. & o. Supply Shops.
Grafton, w. Va.
Dear sir:-I am reliably Informed that
you have been exertinE influence In the
line Of your duty against me In my can
dldacy for Congress-: that you have
been asSiduousiy going out Of your way
while IN the employ OF this company TO
exert such personal influence US you
may pOSsess with the men in the employ
OF the company against me and in sup
port OF the opposite candidate for Con-
Eress. have no objection to man eN-
ercising his Individual right TO oppose
me for any cause that satisfied him
personally, but do object to you using
your position in doing this on the time
Of the company when you have not been
employed for this purpose. though!
the right and manly thing to do was 10
wise you OF this fact that I have
Information OF what you have been do
ing, and II hear OF any further effort
upon your part shall take the matter
up. with the proper authorities a; Bal
tinore where know 1t will be rene
died. / do not care to cause you any
trouble, and feel that the right thing
10 do Is to advise you OF what / know
before appealing TO other people TO
make the personal charge against you.
I think as an honorable man you VIII
appreciate the manly position l have
taken in connection with this matter,
rather than 10 make personal conf
plalnt elsewhere, which might cause
YOU some embarrassment.
Yours truly,
JOHN T. McGRAW.
The news from al over the Second dis
trict il OF the most encouraging charac-
ter as to the reelection OF Hon. Aston
G. Dayton, The only question is--how
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