The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-10-08
BROOKE COUNTY


Beail's frank. open declaration. The
result has been that conviction is
sinking deeper every day into the
breasts of those who know both men.
that Col Beall told the plain. un-
vanished truth and that DIR. Hodges
dare not attempt to contradict the
grave allegations that hang menacing-
ly over him.
Up hase in Brooke county the peo-
pie know Wiley Beall for what he Is
a gentleman OF the highest honor and
man OF his word. The bare fact that
he is a successful banker stands as
undisputed testimony OF his integrity
and high character There is not a
man. woman or child in Brooke county
or elsewhere in the state. who knows
anything at all about Col. Beall who
doubts Tor an instant. the truth OF the
charges he has pronounced with
characteristic bluntness against the
state MACHINE and DIR. Hodges.
Therefore IL may readily be seen
why II is that the proposed visit OF
, DIT. Hodges and Maj. Nicely to Brooke
county Is being awaited with consider
able interest. Beall's friends here are
loyal to the big banker. They believe
In him implicitly. They admire him
the more for the determined and open
stand he has taken in exposing the
crookedness that prevailed at the
Parkersburg convention The machine
fcredits him with having committed
political suicide. but his friends VINO
are legion in every county OF West
NirginIs. maintain that he has become
modern Moses by whom his party
Will ultimately be led from the will
derness OF corruption and deceit into
which II has 80 long been plunged
through the Vaccinations of a coterie
OF selfish leaders. whose sole objects
are personal profit and private gain.
There Is no spontaneous" spirit IN
II -
any other candidate who bears the
stamp Of the Chiffon machine. But
Brooke county Democrats are glad
that both DIR. Hodges and Mai. Nicely
will be here and that they are coming
together. There are some questions
Beail.s friends up here want answered
and the presence OF the two candi-
dates here will AFFORD them the op-
portunity they have been longing for
They want DIR. Hodges to attempt
an explanation OF his acceptance OF a
nomination dictated by Gold Hill
Not that they believe he could explain
IL satisfactorily In a hundred years,
but tucy want the satisfaction of hear
ing him convict himself of casting
aside those high ideals" OF which he
had hitherto boosted. to accept an
honor literally filched from a man
who had made a straight-out. clean
cut fight for H.
Trouble For Nicely.
OF Maj. Nicely they want to know
what influence led him TO desert Col
Beall in his hour OF need and lend at
least passive support 20 the machine
In the steam-roller movement 10 put
DIT. Hodges across. Maj. Nicely may
have conveniently forgotten that II
was Col. Beall and his friends who
put up a'successful fight TO give him
the support OF the Brooke county
delegation at New Martinsville last
year. but Col. BealFs friends remem-
Der the incident quite distinctly. They
know. too. that Nicely turned a deaf
ear to Beall. when he could have been
or service 10 him at Parkersburg. In
stead, Nicely assumed the attitude OF
he OF ancient times who bit the hand
that fed him. and went over 20 Gold
Hi BIZ at the first crack Of the
whip.
In view OF these conditions Il nav
readily be conceived just why the
pending visit Of Nicely and Hodges to
Brooke county has aroused more than
passing interest.