The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-25

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4 GRAFTON, w. Va, Oct. 24.-In all
nv experience / have never known
anything funnier than the senatorial
l,,ua,Ion perspective from the Demo-
cratic standpoint. have been in Char
4 ss.on. the home OF Ex-Governor Mac.
jcakle; in Parkersburg. the home OF
Ex-senator Camden; in Mineral county,
where ex-senator Davis has grown
4 ray In the service OF the Democratic
party, and in Martinsburg. from which
modest little city the Hon. Charles
James Faulkner went forth something
4 more than six years ago with his sen.
a.or!al dignity casting shadows athwar,
The green sward.
But before tell you the story, the
threads OF which gathered in my trav-
els abOu, the state. must so back tc
the beginning OF McGaw's leadership
and remind you Of some things. Nc.
G.aw, you will remember, at the Incl.
piency Of his attempt to break Into the
United States Senate-an attempt made
With the ferocIousness of gad-ny. SC
10 speak sought to make every other
man believe he (McGraw) was merely
pnsenting to live because of the. oppor.
tuaity such course afforded him Of be-
lng Of service to his friends. He was
always happy with any one charmer SO
hnS as the others were away, and each
was persuadcd-or the effort was made
to persuade him-that existence on this
mundane sphere would be ID. bar
zen ideality" for McGraw. except he
could contribute to his friends exac-
ta,lon. Everybody knows the story
lis old.
Kanuwha Against McGraw.
Il Is the fruit OF this exertion Of the
nlmble manipulation of things Demo-
cratic that forms the basis OF his cor
dependence.
4 When I was in Charleston I asked
some Of the leaders OF the Democratic
party who would be the United States
Senator In case the Legislature should
be Democratic. They were very nom
committal, and In order to set the ball
a-rollin'. said to man who claimed
10 have fifty votes In his off-hIp poe
ket-nearly every man you meet down
there claims to own votes-that Nc
Graw would get the support of the
kanawha delegation in the Legisla.
ture-that Isl in case the delegation
should happen to be Democratic.
Not on your tin-type" was the EN-.
Aphatic response.
! expressed surprise.
DO you suppose that Kanawha would
50 back on MacCorkle to that extent?'
he demanded.
But" said. "Mr. ohley is for Nc.
Graw."
"ohley doesn't own Kanawha Coun.
IT," heard next. And 1t was the only
line ran up against the proposition
that Kanawha man didn't own every.
hing in sight. / then asked my com.
panion-we were going from the Caplto
building to the Hotel Ruffner at tht
ame-1 asked him II MacCorkle hat
cot promised to support Col. McGraw
AacCorkle the King Bee.
NO SIR" he said. In response. Ant
he placed a great deal of what I be.
leTed to be unnecessary emphasis or
Sir" Mac Corkle has said he will no
Vote for McGraw."
This gentleman told me that Mr.. Mac.
4 Co'se would never vote for McGraw
end that as MacCorklc went SO would
80 the other Democrats OF the delega.
uon-f elected. When I said McGraw
Is the acknowledged leader Of tho Dem.
ecFaey in the state he laughed. Their
hs sworc.
AT Parkessburg I asked q Democra'
Sho Is em!nently respectable expon.
XII OF views political. II he believed Mr.
NcGraw would command the support
%a Democratic Legislature. He sale
to. inquired:
Is Mr.. Camden supporting Nc.
Travis asp!rations?"
"oh. no. Mr.. Camden says McGrav
S'h never be Senator. My own view /.
N4e the young man who now affect.
p" ooSs the Democracy cannot command
We caucus nomInation-unlcss th,
De'nocracy shall happen to be In tn,
minority. You will remember that a
F%$' 'hrcc Democrats In the last LegIs
'1'''e were opposed to 81cGraw, ant
~oa'l have never supported him II theil
''N'' would have elected him. Thi.
'eN' 'nefc will be more of that opinion.
Camden Against the Boss.
ne again assured me that Senator
@u@en's influence will be against tn,
=" AF. Camden, It is said, regard.
~, "cGraw as being very tricky"
"aeh =! got UP Into Mineral County
.H'"eH to my great surprise, that botl
n ."a'or Davis and Col. Tom Davis Mr.
c4''oh's opponent. are both aSalns
~ - s'eIfaw as n senatorial quantity
~, ~. rom Is quito emphatic In declaring