The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-15
NM Chiffon SHORTAGE.
Nh, AmImns OF the Assault Of the Demo
cratic Pres. OH tho State Administration.
Tho MIX III the Coeoanntl E-'SH

,rnilu Pres. OH tho State Standardization.
Tho MIX III the coeoanntl w
Charleston Mail: The Gazette, Thurs.
DAY, had another spasm of Chiffon virtue
and its usual spell OF hurting choics cpl.
,hs,s. 1t declares the state administers
hon Inert, imbeelle, innocuous" All OF
which goes to show that the aforesaid
state administration has not taken the
Gazette into the inner chamber offs In
side confidence. Whether the stale ad-.
mInls,ratIon win recover from 81 serious
mn omission OF prudence. remains TO be
seen. il Is hoped by its friends that /.
may drag out n miserable existence at
least Notwithstanding, and escape utter
nnnlhllat!on. 1T seems to be afraid 70
make move that might ultimately lead
10 lay bare the Zee system In the state
Offices to the gaze Of the people," Is the
crushing. deadly blow OF tile Gazette, in
tho very belly Of It's article, delivers TO
the state administration. and at the
samc time makes Itself the champion OF
the dear people" Seeing that this fee
system had It's origin, and obtained Its
full growth, under Democratic adminis-
tratIOns In this state. some sons OF
RellaL, not knowing the true goodness
and lmpeccancy OF the gullcless Gazette.
nigh, sneorlngly say that Its virtue
comes late and has Il sly streak OF pure.
cold nolItIcs in II. The GaZette's inslnu-
alton that the state administration Ia
protecting Mr.. Chiffon because OF the
fees received by some OF Its members Is
understood 10 refer especially TO the Sec
retary OF state II has been quietly but
pretty generally circulated Throughout
The state that Mr. Dawson, now sccre-
tary OF state. during the campaign OF
1896, which he conducted on behalf OF
the Republican party, entered into deal
with Mr.. Chiffon. The terms OF the deal
were that, in return for aid of Mr.. Chill
ION and his friends to the Republican
cause Mr.. Dawson undertook to cnver
up Mr. Chllton's shortage, and arranged
that he was 10 be given until the first OF
January, 1898. 10 payup AZ to this and
The above lnsinuation OF the Gazette. Mr..
Dawson gave the Mail this statement:
IAN stories that Mr.. Chiffon and my
self entered INTO any deals or comolna-
TONS whatsoever in reference to the
shortage In his accounts. or that have
done any act whatever inconsistent with
my duty as q state officer. or my obliga-
ton TO the state, are simply lies. II the
Gazette, or any other newspaper, or per-
son. has any facts to substantiate such
an insInuat ton, assertion or charge, 1t Is
their duty 10 publish them, and Invite
them 10 do so. never heard OF Mr..
ChIlton's shortage until about the mid
dc Of October, 1886, two or three weeks
before the election, and then 1t came to
me In a very abbreviated form"
All these reports and assertions have
heeu made and put afloat for purpose;
and the purpose Is political. The Ga
re,te belongs to that faction OF It's party
tina; Ia opposed TO the Chiffon faction.
Col. John #. ArcGraw. the smooth and
oily and genial Taylor county politician.
who became candidate for United
States senator at the same time he con-,
Quoted William l.. Wilson's campaign Of
"El0quence on Wheels" In the Second
district in 1894. is the leader OF the anti
Chiffon faction. 1t Is true the wheels
rot out from under Mr.. Wilson'S CAM
paiCn. and it dragged terribly In the
mud. and was overwhelmed in the Red
SEA OF Republican triumph. But this
did not disturb the doughty colonel.
When Tillman, Altgeld ct al. go. con-
troll Of the Democratic party and COM
n!tted Il 70 the sixteen TO one heresy.
the change OF Colonel McGraw from a
sound money man to q sixteen to oner OF
me first water. was suddenly instantan-
eouE. Many believed the days OF mira
Giles had come back. The colonel ap-
pared on the stage, saw the convention.
took In the situation, and, right In. the
face OF The audience, without'even going
behind the scenes. changed his entire
"a,ske-up." Hermann, in his palmleSt
days never made 4 transformation with
such daring deN.erity. Colonel McCiraw
was successful. Judge Daniel B. Lucas,
the poet-po!!tician OF the Shenandoah,
the apostle Of free silver" who had
grown gray in preaching the doctrine OF
"nlO:e money" and the excellence of the
white metal, was slaughtered in cold
bl3Od, and his scalp dangled at the belt
Of the little giant OF placid Tysart's VAL
ley. This taste OF blood made appetite
for more. II one scalp looked well. why
no; pai-?" W. E. Chiffon was chair
man Of the Democratic state committee.
His brother Joehad once been u candi-
da;e for United States senator. Cover
nor MacCorkle and General Watts were
also mentioned. OF course. Chairman
Chiffon would favor one of these Of his
own associates and county, to the aforc-
paid little giant Hence. more scalps
were necessary. AIcGraw put Chiffon
out Of the Craftsmanship. and put Col.
Andy EdmIston in. Then Chi!ton's
friends, seeing how long and faithfully
ne had labored for the party. proposed
let up IN the cruel war; and, for the
sake Of harmony, suggested that W. l..
Chiffon be made national committee
man. Col. A1cGraw coolly informed
EAem that this place had been pre-
empted: he thought of taking It himself:
and ne took 1t. Right here 1t might be
remarked that General Watts wasn't
elected governor. Defeat snuffed out
MS senatorial aspirations and removed
MIN IS competitor. II occurred to
somebody that a candidate for United
states senator needed IN organ. The
Wheeling Register wasn't ready 10 COM
init itself. the Falrmont Index was too
small; and, besides. ii was thought well
20 carry the war into Africa; and SO the
charleston Gazette, right In the citadel
Of the Chiffon influence. was purchased,
renovated. repapered, Its walls scrubbed
GOWN and kalsomined. new carpet put
on the floor and the steam turned on,
Ihen began the fun. Governor MacCor-
.ie mas received several evidences of It's
tender regard; Its euloglum on Senator
Faulkner Is said TO have made that gen.
tIeman get red In the face-with bushes;
ana now /. Is calling the state admInis-
tSntIOn TO cage William l. Chiffon and
pu, MIN hors du combat before the CAM
paiSn Is fully begun. All, let It be once
ana forever understood, in the interests
OF the dear, dear people"
INC Republicans state administration
If not in the business of promoting the
S,ectlon OF any Democrat 10 the United