The evening times., 1900-10-16
ALARM OF REPUBLICANS
Desperate Efforts to Garry West
Virginia for Mckinley.
Alleged Schemes to Gain Control of
the Election Officials Through
Bribery - Colonization of Coiored
Voters -IntiInidafing Railroads.
Insane Asylum Employees Assessed.

PARKERsBURG, w. Va, Oct. 16.-Al-
though the Republican State Committee
continues 10 make loud claims that West
Virginia will give a large majority for
Mckinley, there are many things to indi-
cate that the Hanna workers are very
much alarmed at the outlook.
There has not been a time in the cam
paign when the Republicans we're more
busily engaged. Instead CT relying on
their claims that the State is safe, the
committee has added new people to the
clerical force until the headquarters is
there is scarcely room to turn around.
The literary bureau is sending out cam
pafgn documents by the ton. Senator Ell
kins' frank, which was used on his
Charleston speech delivered a. tse Re
publican State Convention, has not been
used since the exposure by Democratic
papers, but franked Congressional matter
and other literature is sent to county
chairmen in dry goods boxes to be DIS
trihuted by them.
Notwiths tanding the alleged confidence
of the Republican committee speakers of
national repIte are being sent tito the
baekwoods districts TO hustle for few
votes.
Another evidence of desperation is
the attempted use OF money in securing
the appointment Of election officers. 1t IS
not cnly In Kanawha county. where the
president of the County Court asserts he
was offered $500 to vote with one ether
member Of the court for the appointment
OF what was known as the Elkins list of
election officers, that money has been Of
So,
the same tactics were not only attempted,
but were employed. and the member of
the County Court has now the check of
bank president in his possession. dated
November Z, TO pay for his services in
naming the election officers chosen by Inc
Republican County Committee and for
any other services of a similar nature
that may be required of him before that
date. The facts in the case. the amount
of the check, the terms of the written
contract which was entered into. the
name of the bank president whose check
was given to him. and all the other de-
tails OF the bargain are known to tie
Democrats, and at the proper time there
will probably be some trials for bribery
In each of these cases the County Court
was Republican and the money was Of
fered or paid not that Democratic election
officers should be named or that the court
should name officers OF any party other
than its own, but that certain persons
whom the persons offering the money
should name might be named for the cleo
ton officers. If it is worth thousands Of
dollars to Republicans to have certain
men conduct the elections, there must be
some special work for them TO perform
49, The colonization Of negro voters in va
rious portions Of the State will be inef-
fectiye unless the proper election officers
are in control on the 6th day of Novem-
Importation will have been simply money
thrown away, and the election officers de-
termine whether the voter shall be al
lowed TO east his ballot. 1t is not known
in how many counties the use Of money
has been responsible for the appointment
OF election officers, but the fact that it
was used in one county and that an at
tempt was made TO use it in another in
dicates that it is a part of the Republican
programme 10 buy the election officers all
over the State, so far as they can, with
q view to carrying the State in one way or
another.
The alleged hoId-ups of the railroads of
The State by Secretary of State Dawson,
who is also the Chairman of the Repub-
lican State Executive Committee. is
causing a great deal OF discussion. Last
May the Board of Public Works, composed
of several State officials, whose duty ii
is to assess the railroad property in the
State for taxation fixed the assessment
OF all the roads of the State but the sec
retary of the board-MF- Dawson-it is
said has not entered the assessment in
the minutes of the board to this day
And it is predicted that no record viii be
made until after the election. The rail-
roads may or may not have been given to
understand that the final figures on their
assessment might depend OF their atti-
tude IN the campaign. but it is certain
that there is no record as yet Of the as
sessnents and that the railroads are not
showing any partiaiity to the Democratic
candidates The Auditor of State, him
self g Republican, states in an official let
ter that he has been for three months try
inc 10 have Mr.. Dawson write up pro-
ceedfnEs CT the board end report the as
sessnen:, but has failed in the attempt.
The refusal of Col. Joe Beury to serve
as candidate on the Republican ticket
fer Presidential eleetcr vas a hard blow
for that rarty. To lessen the effect of his
withdrawal, which was because he was
not in accord with the party and could
not support the ticket. they have caused
it to be given out that his withdrawal was
because he was ineligible, being a post
master at his home in Fayette county. AS
Colonel Beury is reputed to be million
aire and as the postcffice pays him less
than 500 year, people ridicule this ex-
pianation.
The employees at the West Virginia Hos
pital for the Insane, at Weston, it is said
| have all been assessed for the Republican
campaign fund regardless of sex or po-
litical belief. These who have only beer
in the Institution short time were let of
| with $3.50, but those who had been there
i longer were assessed according to theil
salary and the length of time they haf
! been drawing it.
| STRUGGLE OF THE FILIPIN0S.