The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-13
JUDAS ISCARIOT

JUDAS lSCARI0T
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And no wonder. for that Col B-af
tod The Honorable William IN N.
cours~ Of thoss fss short minute. "a,
snouxh 10 last The ordinary nAa :
life time.
-Trslfor ara ssfrsxer.-
Senator Chiffon. you're the vorri
traitor and bstrsyer since Judas IL
cariot-you're a monumental pr~sar
icAtor--A man without principle .,
honor. or character and you know ~
There ron have a few Of the cornpit
mentary remarks the colonel reli@se<
himsef Of a. be bearded the boss
In bic den These fsS extracts viii
perhaps. explain Why u vas that CHI
tons ears were burning. aud Why ~
vas shakinr a. though With the sgue
Shen he followed Col Beall from his
apartments In tho hotel n they arr
not enough the gold mine" rsferes
prefacing this article may be- added
Col Beall vas reluctant TO tail
politics except In a general way. vher
the intsliigeneer correspondent found
him comfortably fixed IN a big arm
chair. on the cool and shady yeranda
Of his beautiful country home abovs
Wellsburg yesterday lie had re
turned only Friday night from Balti
more. completing the last stage Of the
His chief interest seemed 20 be in
eutoing. good roads and particularly
bic family. OF which he II Justly proud
Wnen politics was preached he
sought 20 evade the issue. Il don't
think have anything 70 say political
"You see. ! have been entirely out Of
touch with all things political ever
since the ParkerHburg convention
haven't even seen my mail In all that
time. though und~rstand there h
enough OF II at the Office 10 keep me
Making Things Hot.
Then. with a reminiscent laugh
i expect there will be some interest
ing reading In some OF those letters
and kilograms ~ I understand the
friends who stood so loyalty by me
hot for the nominee"
But. colonel went on his question.
er. DIR. Hodges SAYS he II holding
back his final decision on whether 20
accept or not until he learns. first
hand. tho means used 10 name him.
tlon TO this end"
The shot struck home NO. not
that ! know Of. he hasn't" replied the
colonel rehectively.
Then why not explain II as you
know n TO be-"
Then gradually was there unfolded
sordid story OF political trickery
ana knavery. that coming from a
source less responsible and from any
other than man OF the lofty Ideals
and purposes OF the wellsburg bank
err; would have sounded almost un-
At the start the colonel was evi
IDENTIFY stiil reluctant but once the ice
was broken the story came forth
simply. directly and almost uncon-
sciously. And here. in effect. is the
INSIDE of the plottings and betray.
DIR. Hodges, leaving n trail of shat
tered promises. broken friendships
and fallen idols:
. - first made up my mind TO enter
the race for congressman-at-large late
las. winter" said the colonel II con
suited a few OF my friends hereabouts
and between us We laid out a plan OF
battle, the principal feature Of which
was our determination to keep away
from any alliances with the Chiffon
ring and the federal ONCE holders
trust
Always Been Friends.
Senator Chiffon and / had always
been good friends and I admired him
as man. and thought I realized that
his only power lay in the influence
he welded in the distribution OF
patronage. / knew this power TO be
erted In my behalf To be frank
neither did I want II turned against
me. Therefore. happening to be in
washington at Easter time. on a visit
10 my daughter, who was in school
there. / decided 20 call on Senator
milton and inform him OF my in
tention to make the race. did SO
The senator expressed pleasure at the
announcement and voluntarily pledged
me his support told him / appreci-
ated the pledge and would count on Il.
We both agreed. however, that IL
would do me more harm than good.
He agreed with me. Before | departed
he again assured me that he was with
me and would do all In his power to
assist me. This conversation took
place In the presence OF Mrs. Beall
and others and can readily be verified.
About a month before the conven-
tion | started out on a campaign over
the state. At the very beginning
began to grow suspicious that ] was
being double crossed. for the news
was brought 10 me by friends whose
loyalty could not doubt. that Chiffon
was supporting Hal w. Depue who was
my only active opponent on reaching
kanawha county I learned the truth.
Arriving at Charleston / went TO
can on Ex-Governor w. A. MacCorkle.
and few others whom I had every
reason in the world to believe were
with me. ! told Gov. MacCorkle OF
the promise Senator Chiffon had made
me MacCorkle seemed rendered
Nspeechless with establishment Then
II developed that my early suspicious
were correct. for Chiffon had passed
out the word TO MacCorkle and 20 9TH
ers OF his followers. as well as 70
every federal office holder in the
state. that Depue was 20 be the noui-
nee, and they we're 10 support him.
Strengthened Determination.
The realization that I was being
played for a sucker served only 10
strengthen my determination to get
into the night TO win. Accordingly /