The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-12
For Congress in the First District, at
Meeting Of the Congress
sional Committee.
THE HAND OF JOHNNY M'GRAW'
Is Seen in This Nomination, Just as
It Was Seen In the Nomina,
ton Of Jackson. *

was caused, as will be recalled. by the
recent leclination OF the nominee of the
sistersyille. .conveatlon- Col. T. Moore
Jackson, OF Clarksburg. The commit
tee selected as Its standard bearer Mr.
W. E. Raymond, Sutton lawyer, who
is not at all well known. The general
inquiry about town after the result OF
the Committees deliberations became
known was, "who is Haymond? And
nobody seems to know.
The meeting was attended by Jake
Fisher, OF Braxton; Henry zillizen. OF
Brooke; C. W. Johnson, OF Harrison;
H. C. Stewart, of Hancock; A. U. Will
son, OF Ohio; Jackson V. Blair. OF Dodd-
ridge: O. w. West. of .Gilmer; G. y.
Smith, OF Tyler: ]. r. Gaflaher. OF Mar
shall: ]. J. RothIesberger, Of We tel /
The committee dellberated at some
length and other names than MIR. Hay
mond's were considered, among these
being John o. Pendleton, OF Ohio coun-
ty: DR.. G. B. West, of Tyler county, and
Colonel William N. Kincaid, of Mar
shall county. Messrs. Pendleton and
West declined to run. but Colonel Kin
caid was in his Sistersville frame OK
mind-he was willin'-but the commit
tee. after thoroughly inspecting the
original free silver man" OF this state,
concluded to lay him on the political
shelf again. this year at least. And
maybe Kinca!d's friends aren't in 4
jolly good frame OF mind. Talk about
hatchets knives and aXes-that kind OF
hardware isn't in the same class. 3
S It Is alleged that this nomination, Ike
that of Colonel jackson at Sistersville,
is dictated by Colonel Johnny" Nc
Graw, of the county Of Taylor and town
OF Graftor-of course they're not In this
congressional district. but McGraw's
political ability Is so great that he
spreads out ali over the state from the
Second Congressional district, and
there's only corporal's guard OF First
district Democrats who have the inde-
PeadeRcs to resent the Intrusion. Nc
Graw's interest Is in getting candidates
nominated for Congress who have
money and will spend it-indirectly in
the interest of his senatorial ambition,
for big vote for Democratic candi-
dates for Congress means probably cor
responding strength for the candidates
for the legislature. So, McGrawss inter
ASieuCt Al y lTSl ulslElSL 1fI'euLuCldtiS
politics Is not an unselfsh interference.
Hanse Criswell Talks.
y After the conference at the Windsor,
Hanson crlswell, the steadfast cham
pion OF Colonel Eincaid, was asked.
What do you think of the nomina-
tion?" (. (;
..As usual, We have made another
mistake and we practically have no
ticket in the First district. II Black
Dovener allows his committee to spend
one cent In this district he Is guilty OF
robbery-for he viii probably win hands
down. We will, OF course, put up O
lght-but what fight"
DO you think Mr.. Raymond q good
man?' was asked.
"a good man? He may be able to
make 4 good prayer. take up coliec-
tion in church or perhaps sing the long
meter doxology-but 1t will take six
months to Introduce him to the people.
Allow me to say that l enquircd of al
most every delegate present, who ne
delegate knew hinl-and don't know
whether Johnny Howard knew him or
not-aithough he was a supporter oc
his"
H"You and Howard were delegates?"
NO, after making our remarks, we
were fired from the room. while the
went Into executive session.
Here Is the whole trouble; John Nc
GraW has persisted In debating the
In this State-.mpn whom
he persumes will put money in the cam
II they win out the statt.
legislature will be Democratic and he
will get seat in the senate. But talk
about rotten, rotten shallow politics;
the parallel cannot be found and why
Johnny Howard lends himself to It /
cannot understand. 1t Is beautiful to
see 4 mastery game OF diplomacy play
ed. but to see 4 shallow game. apparent
to even n child. manipulated by sup
posed national politicians is nausea
ting"
"And the state at large?"
E"Of course We will make y fight-we
always debut IN this case 1t will he
perhaps n sorowful affair: our petty
are In the saddle and the
people arc wandering aimlessly in the
mud"
'13ut you surely think McGraw will
be elected as United States scuator?"
.'Mr. McGraw," said Mr.. Criswell,
. I doubt II he will
ever be in our state legislature or be a
even-his course has simplv
jeopardizcd the whole state, which God
knows we stood . fair Chance OF carry
ins, S. ,a,, - , ,.,
OF the selection, Mr.. e, Criswa,i .aE
said that but few Democrats OF tho dis.
trict would regard 1t as a nomination
at all. He said that some of the Demo-