The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-26
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GRAFTON, w. Va, Sept. 25.-west
SVirsinians. like other ptople-perhnps
TO n greater degree than many-arc In
aterested In the pending political strus-
5.gle, j have discovered this In a series OF
visits to the Interior and in trips
through the State, from. the Kentucky
line to Wheeling. and across lots"
i You hear great deal Of talk about the
apathy OF the voters, and there is
ground for 1t on the surface of affairs.
But-bold Johnnie McGraw is abroad,
stirring up the candidates Of the Popo-
cratic faith to a greater expenditure,
and urging the faithful-Populist, DEM
4ocratian Sllverite-to vote for his can
didates for the Legislature; and that
Very thing has given the. people a
shock. Deep down in the hearts OF
those who love West Virginia there Is h
feeling OF fear that Johnnie may get
there, and 1t has set the prudent people
to work to counterfeit the influence Of
hlarney and buster and Doodle.
Ambition Never be Gratifed.
But Mr.. McGraw will never be United
States Senator from West Virginia:
Democrats who know have said so.
He believes, doubtless, that he has
thrown sand In the eyes Of the several
persons whom he has induced to as
pire. but who are beyond the limit OF
possibility as candidates now; at the
same time he has been the means OF his
own undoing. Should the Legislature
be Democratic in both branches-of
which he can now have, no reasonable
hope-McGraw Will fail utterly. He
will not voluntarily cling away amBl-
tion," but his hope will never end In
fruition. His doom Is sealed But few
OF the Democrats who are sure OF cleo
ton to the two Houses efsthe LegIsla-
ture will support him. 1t is pointed
out for instance, that his so-called
sharp procedure In having Ex-Governor
MacCorkle nominated in Kanawi:t
county was the very worst thing liz
could have done for himself. Should
MacCork;e win, his success In 4 Reput-
Z lican county will place him in a pnsi-
tlon to demand the Senatorial plum
Should he fail-as he will-hls martyr
dom win attract support, and as Mac
Corkle possesses ability on lines which
command respect in Senatorial aspir-
ant-whlch McGraw does not-he can.
as the anti-McGraw candidate, win out
in the caucus hands down and thumbs
up. This is but one OF the many cases
in which McGraw has over-reachpd
himself.
Will elk Uncle Tom.n
Speaking ef.the agile Colonel reminds
me OF what has f.oated in on che wings
OF a bird called rumor. In this case
rumor Is so well authenticated that IL
needs no afIdavits as vouchers. TIN
story. which received under the caves
OF the luncheon house In. New York
where the incident recently occurred, Is
that Mr.. McGraw conceded under the
seal OF secrecy that West Virginia Is
dead sure to so for Mckinley and
White-for the whole state ticket in
deed that the Dryanites have no hope
( of carrying any of the Congressional!
districts; but the chance-mere chance
of carrying the Legislature depends up-
on trading. Trade on Tom Davis In
the Second District" he is reported TO
have said. Trade for legislative onn.
didates wherever you can, IL the wortI.'
And 1t is alleged that Johnnie ohucklcfl
over the way he proposes to FIX" Uncir
Tom. Colonel Davis seems to be In
bllssful.ignorance OF McGraw's scheme
He Is ladiing out the cash right and
I left-just as McGraw said he would
and imasines he is making hay.
s II all the stories already atIoat con-
corning Col. Toms political lodges werr
grouped together they would fiji six anu
seyen-eIGhths columns of the Intelligent
/ Ger. And none of them Is ftinnirr than
his effort TO capture the colorcd vote
at my cost" But that Is arothar story
So also is the well authenticated state
ment that every Democratic candidate