Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-10-21
DAYTON METHODS.
Another Letter, Containing Crafty
ing and Important Information
GOES Astray---What the Repbll-
cans Are Depending Upon In the
Second District.

The following is an exact copy OF let
Ter written nv the chairman Of the Repub-
lican committee Of Tucker county TO the
chairman of Mr. Dayton's committee anu
shows that Mr.. Dayton's suggestion TO
his postmasters, to get some Democrats
is being tried by the laundering chairman
of Tucker county. The original Is now IA
the hands of the Democratic CHAIRMAN d.
Piedmont, where :. can be seen by any
person who desires to do SOY
HEADoTAARRTTEERSsu M1rrEE
REPUBLICAN COUNTY, CO M '4A0
Tucker County. W. Va, ,ooo
Mr.. c. F. Teter, Philippi, w. Va o,,
Dear Sir:-You remember wnen ,.y,; 4h
Mr. Lambert in regard to a man by tite
name of Harr, who Mr.. Lambert susgesIi
ed as being a good man TO DO some WIN
n this eampaign' nav1hg D oeum and
there being some Popuists in Dry FORK
District that Mr.. Harr could propaoiy
manage as well as some Democrats, and
Mr. Harr was in town yesterday anu
Mr. Thompson and myself had cohsul-
tation with him, and he comes out very
frankly and says he has personal reasons
and says he will support McGraW, puI
wants to do something against MIN, anu
says that in as much as he was mine IN
Spector and well acquainted IN the mining
district that he is satisfied that ne can
do a great deal of harm to McGraw, ana
he would like to take a trip and make
personal campaign about ELK GaTuen'
Piedmont and out the %. q y; 10 ar
told him that the matter would be lett en-
tireiy to you as Chairman of our Commits
tee, and while 1 thought he could do lois
of good, did not know what you would
say, or what arrangements you had MADE,
and would have to write you first. Now
he claims he can give US 70 Democrats,
at least, at his voting precinct, or In
Dry Fork district, at least, and claims to
have all that fixed up and understood. l
don't know how true this will be, but L
some eight or ten of his friends and rel
atives who are talking Dayton right
along, and no doubt will vote for him.
have no doubt Mr.. Harr could do some
good, as he thinks, but don't suppose it
would justify the coramittee in sending
him the trip he wants TO go, but would like
for you to do something for him in the
way of work so as to keep him in line
with his rs votes at home and take no
backward steps. l would suggest, merely,
it you could let him go down about Elk
Garden and spend day or Two he might
possibly do some good and would do no
harm, and l think would satisfy him
and keep him all right, and should his
work prove effective and you saw fit to
send him on the balance of the trip, later
on, 1t should be done. / wound Ike for
you to write me at once in regard to this
matter, ana we want 10 90 something, at
least, to encourage this fellow as he has
some ability, and has held a position that
would perhaps give him some pull, and
we don't want to get him cross ways and
spoil our prospect in his home district
Let me hear from you at once, as to
what you think would be best under the
circumstances.
/ am going to-day to a Senatorial con-
vention at Keyser.
Do not fail to hurry up the tickets for
cur uncivilized civilians that we want to
send to Beverly this week
Kindly let me hear from you at once
Yours truly,
B. PARSONS
Chairman