Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-05-21

TCoFrean0uueucG
Cs,,r, UeeE in WaskiHgtoa-7he CoHts'' De
t,seen Montgomery and Lnselr for Congress
III, Hon. BIZ makes a Speech, 0Ad H'ef''
Min a Rs6atT-TAs ClsS ef Biz Jones.
WAsuIxGroS, Pa, May 10. 1898;
A. was to be expected, GU town IS hiie'l ','.s
week with persons from all parts oil thv SOI -
Court week" is always an unusu1y
i'm. in the county towns of our STATE anu eS-
nrci,IIv the court week preceding the no'Iil'1.
non of party candidates, aS Is this one S
81 unlilicinns are in an exceedingly ieFe,eu
-,,Ia At ibis DreSeut time. Especially does tliS
excitement run high IN regard to tne hOllllla'''t
for Congress. You and your readers PeI LIpI'
understand something Ot the manner III ~
the quarrel between the rival IA Nj.
jesse. Lazear, of Greene, and Hon w IN n I
,,n,,,.rr of this county-standS; we Will, mere
fur. be excused from the Troublesome task oil
rs-stating it As we above hintedu the contest
ragrs, between them, ia a MANNER WINS"
truly tremendous and fierce 10 behold II
would be fruitleSs yet, to give surth'se' - ~
how the matter will terminate Some preIic'
that n e,,gpro1iEss will be effected, and that MT
LaZear viii be induced To withdraw before Ihs
urinary elections whilst others, the friends oI
Mr. L. insist that lac must aud will fight It out.
Shou.d the high cOnteSting parties lail 10 a'9uS'
the matter between themselves tand TIE pIOo1
bility clearly looks that way), It Is sun matter
OF speculation, ~ ~ Nia9N
course pursed by each and his friends, aiier Tue
Sovereigns have settled the question by lndIeat
ing their chOire. Montgomery considering ms
nomination ia the light of personal due, VIII
he aud his friends support Lazear, II nominated:
and rice rersi. will LaZenr and the advocates Ol
the right OF Little Greene, again agree To
come in to the support OF Montgomery! These
are grave questions, and they are, OF course ai-
pie subjects for anxious speculation
Pursuant to announcement, Mr. Montgomery
addressed the Democracy in the court house
last night. His course in Congress having been
misre;,resented in this neighbIrhood, he was
here, (hc said,) to defend himself aud vindlcnte
his course. The gst Of his speech was 10 show
that his course on the Kansas question has been
in accordance with his previous principles; that
he Is still CONTRARY to representations which hc
came to refute,) good 'OldtashiOned Demo
craft" and that in accordance to the usageS oil
the party, he il entitled to another term. Ills
speech vas marked aud able. After lac had
concluded, WIN. \. Stokes, Esq, of WeStmOre-
land county, being loudly called for, came for
ward and addressed the meeting Mr.. Stokes
made an elegant aud eloquent speech. When
Mr.. ). had concluded, VIM. Workman, Esq,
arose and calling the attention of the meeting To
rtain in>inuations made by Mr.. NJ, in relation
to him (Nr W. y being influenced ~ tue present
contest by his financial relation to the WayneS-
burg bank, Of which Mr.. I.aZear is cashier, de-
MED that he was any way financially connected
with said bank, aud pronounced such inoinua-
tons false and caumnions This bold stroke
caused considerable excitement At another
time, during Mr.. Ms speech, some one back ia
the crowd arose aud pronounced certain ale
gaiion made by Montgomery, to be fatse, where
upon Il good deal Oftumuit ensued, aud ''mu,s"
WAS confidently looked for. Happily the meet
ing adjourned amidst the cheers Of tile friends
each candidate,J without anything serious DC
curing.
The case of Bill Jones, for the murder OF
Saml II. White, has not yet come up. IL Is
expected that ii will he taken up iu-day. Num-
bcIleSs witnesses are in attendance. Jas. IL.
Hopkins of PittSburg. aud WIN. A. Stokes. ESqs.,
are to defend; the Commonwealth to he repre-
scented 10y District Attorney Wilson, supported
by X. IL. Koontz, Esq. Yours, STEPHEN.