The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-04
CornwelPs BETRAYAL of McGraw
FROM THE CHARLESTON POST.

NOrnWell S betrayal or WlcCTaW
ADHESION POST.
odsDy file that al! the might S
pO a0 o m tho or @ P bt is es by the candidacy of
Jon" corne for eovorno relates to the betrayal by coTn"e OF
the betrayal took place loses none
Just senatorial contest before the
broken in heart over the ngrzttude by
legislators among whom was John cotn ha tat. ses tS tR
The article reproduced here lest there be who may havs forse
valiant service and Saores led ssf DSs
from leadership by them and cast Into tn" pit Of party e ts" r
told the sad and applies much today SIT old "nen "rS
publlshed w 49, :, -, u
aHo naGs john of H c6roe Mr.
sihough it has as ceased to have any significance.
honest Paentaee and himself inherited
poverty succeeded the last few years in removing this the
Early in his political life friendship of
statesman Of Taylor county "no never
things this avshed on his friend corn~e
He financed his campaign and secured MS
eeurs for n% the eao Of his patty
ernor and this at time ns ] his friend in the race colonel
the nomination Of another en VINO sought
ent made The Colonel lost the friendship
c CT ina" h as es aegs So"or
Although he mceaw paid out his
own means practically the campaign for his
throughout the entire ae-no small outlay WE may g t
mS'' success amos" From MS SACRIFICE OF meRAW
II, nroinence and success gained by and
him position to secure any +easeasb
his party He seriously considered FOR the on states
by Colonel McGraw? We thInk
unexpected but it flows from oe'e IN
the Of Gold We compelled to answer our
question differently 49,. .,,o..
soo t0 5,nasa s" 3 y1Ft hs ess the
his time his his brains his aqsn n ] too remote
A. last from repeated sacrifice the 1910
triumph Tor the
not unknown tna CoIone m d ct, "
lifelong ambition opportunity to serve MS o anu 0' "
of United States =.
The hearhope struck when the result OF
+ba election Of 1910 was flashed State.
hundred Democrats IN
- his selection fairly deserved the choice OF
service hm the
in the have received this GIT with the ]
Democrats 1t was necessary 10 So''0 eVO' '0 " '
prompting Of gratitude to deny hInn , cu ,r.ed with
the whose sixteen years OF
had fairly won it. The unhoy GmD 9 and ob5ed man Of
land gold and "hlcn was s'e0uS "
own by gift OF his people -. , .i.u.,v
.srnesr desired McGraw and bearing upon Nun me
avors by this same man John ~ Wees
McGraw Of the honor "hn was
his by the people, He contributed hot I'VE %
McGraw assisted in keeping OF the u
when cornweI nominee for Governor was a. s
rendered hn pecu',ary
st.d and when hcGraw corne working hand hand WIN %
his muteed silence the rePr0"'" "p ~ wv
migrate, get tn Brute.
a The greatest pity that the sting defeat is sarPsn
Nv n. shattered conceptions feime That that nnns n
called 'frendship, proves 81 "0'o" "'000'' 49,
name and nothing more h..ouoL hv
In contemplating things life must be en0oIu t not uv
+-eacbery of migrate, Colonel McGraW mus oN
oIcal hono friendship Of lifetime and ah IN nan a
"Iost" But IT justice mercy Sleeps anu " ~ ~
It surely will prove to be vale Corn"e''
Let not the proud of him
Nor rand with deeper shame MS o'h