The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-04
GOLD DUST TWINS
Continued frem FIRST Pas..)

~. as their actions both publicly and
privately indicated. that they were
representing their employers and fol
lowing the strict instructions given
them by the persons who see nothing
but self and don't care a tinker's
damn about the citizenship OF the
State or the States welfare
Gold Dust Twins Promise Governor.
ship.
During the last campaign the pow
ers that controlled the Democratic
party-that is. the majority-body
and soul. promised the Democratic
nomination for Governor 10 Stuart
Walker. OF Martinsburg but when II
found that the support OF certain
members OF the legislature was neces-
sary 10 put through their plans. IL was
decided that II the promise OF the
same nomination were made to anotR-
or, and II had the desired effect, "
would be all right. Hence. we find
that Samuel Y. Woods, OF Barbour,
was given the stamp Governor" by
tho Watson-Chilton. or Gold Dust
Twins. crowd. and the Court OF AID
peals judgship. which had previously
been handed him-by word-could be
given 10 some other person. This
could have gone TO G. W. Campbell.
of Cabell, on n solid gold platter II
the latter had given the octopus an
inkling that II would have been &C.
ceptable for the sacrifice OF his own
conscience to crafty the selfish
whims OF the gang whose debauchery
OF legislature has never been
equalled in the history OF the Ameri-
can Union. including the Lorimer
bribery in Illinois.
NOT were these the only promises
OF the gOvernorship made by the Wat
son-Chilton gang As a reward for
his change OF front and promise 10
do what he could 10 defeat a primary
bill In the House OF Delegates. Speak
or Wetzel was offered the gubernato-
rial nomination by the Watson-ChiI-
ton crowd. and when WetzeI was
called 10 task for his change OF front
he admitted that the offer OF the gu-
bcrnatOrial nomination was worth
more 70 him than a primary law
which might be bar against him get.
ting the nomination What must the
people think 81 such bartering with
their rights? Did Wetzel deliver the
goods?
cheekbook and Pen.
II is not necessary 10 repeat what
the Watson checkbook and fountain
pen did for its possessor and associ.
ates. and how the wishes OF even the
rank and nle 81 the Democratic party
were thrust aside and the selfish
whims of gang Of record faIsiners
were given preference.
In the voting contest conducted bv
one % the Democratic papers OF the
IN .
the desires Of those 20 whom A 70.
quest had beer made for their choice
az president first and second choice
and for Governor. the name OF stuart
W Walker does not appear not a
single vote has been cast for him by
even tho selected list to whom the re-.
quest for an expression was made
And just as startling most Of the
figures appear Co the bosses when
they frd that but one person has *.
pressed "a preference for another
choice ~ the Gold Dust Twins the
Hon Sam v Woods. who declared
his rirht ON tho floor 81 tho Senate
20 discuss as morhs of "a bin alleged
features ~ bill which a. n matter
~ fact wcrc not in the BILL and not
before tho senate for consideration
IIe declined to speak against the NOR.
its ~ Tho Conman bin a. Do was pre-.
scented to The Senate for passage
McGraw Worries Bosses
Another thorn that has given the
gang NJ falsincrs trouble ls the vote
received by John T. McGraw. who
mas received three times az many
votes as the three governors Tho Wat.
son Chiffon Eang would have. and fo
whom The nomination was promised
To SEQ even tho editors of the state
in tho privacy Of their Offices write
the name NJ McGraw must be painful
to The gang whom they view them
selves in their own mirror
Tho Watson. Chiffon crowd have de-
clarcd they cannot stand for Governor
Wilson. ~ New Jersey. and that Gov.
crnor Harmon. % Ohio. ia the only
safe man mentioned. but ont % tho
21 expressions secured by the papcr
conductiug The contest nine ~ them