Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-10-15

laboring man. Incidentally they
spent considerable money to convince
the miners that they were good fellows
They lost no opportunity to impress
the miners with the good qualities of
Mclean and to convince them that he
was their friend Every possible eff
fort was made to secure an indorse-
ment Of the Democratic candidate for
governor Miners were importuned at
every corner and argued with on all
occasions
After a week of untirlng endeavor to
gain an official Endorsement of their
candidate they concluded it was use
less and went to Columbus,
They were not successful in enlisting
even the Democratic miners With the
exception of a few Democratic leaders
and politicians they utterly failed
The miners organizations are strict
ly nonpartlsan and an effort to drag
politics into the labor organizations
was considered an insult The miners
are very bitter in their denunciation
of the action of the Mclean followers.
McLean's selfshness was so self-evl-
dent that it will take the miners some
time to recover from their indignation.
An introduction of politics into the To-
cal organizations would mean their
disruption and the men who are at
tempting to do this know it. They
did not care what became of the min
ers' unions so they succeeded in get
ting Mclean indorsed. The local EN-
issaries of these men are still faithful
ly at work in a vain attempt to work
up a sentiment in favor of Mclean.
AS a result Of their visit the Republi-
can miners stand as a unit for Judge
Nash and many Democrats have ex-
pressed themselves as resolved to vote
for him.
The Mclean men could not have Wis
tied the valley for such a purpose at
a more inopportune time. For sever
al years Vt has been the cry that there
were too many miners. Today there
Is a greater demand for miners than
can be supplied A coal operator told
The State Journal representative that
he found it impossible to secure
enough miners to get out coal for
which he has orders. Not for a num-
Der of years have the miners done so
well as at present They are not slow
to recognize the cause of increased
work and there is no doubt Nash will
poll large vote as result.
The frantic efforts of the Mclean
followers to make it appear that the
multi-millionaire is personally inter
ested in the miners of the Hooking
Valley and that no one else cares what
becomes of them is ridiculous in the
extreme. Because Mclean once made
donation to them when they were in
distress does not seem to them suffic-
lent reason why they should vote for
llllll lOl oOhOi hOis liiNg arc JuoN DO
grateful to thousands of other friends
who helped them in their need and
who do not care to parade their act of
charity before the public. That a mis-
take was made in sending The En-
quirer men here there can be no ques-
ton, as there visit has made votes for
Judge Nash A Nash club has just
been organized at Buchtel a small
village near here. The pros
poets are that it will have a member
ship of 300 within few days.
Posters are out here announcing a
mass meeting of Republicans of Mel
sonyille Friday night for the purpose
of organizing a Nash club. 1t will be
the largest club in the Hooking valley !
and 80 per cent. of it's membership will !
consist of miners. A wave of enthu-
5iasm is sweeping over the valley that |
will undoubtedly result in an over
victory for Nash.