The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-06

MARr1S,s FERRY IrIxs.-The Re.
publicans Of this place will close the
campaign with q grand torchlgtht pro-
cession and an address by Captain Dan
ford. It is earnestly hoped that every
member Of the marching club will be on
hand with cap, cape and torch and close
the campaign with = creditable demon.
stration.
For more than week Thu! Democratic
leaders had canvassed the surrounding
country posting up large bills calling
on the unterrlfied to "a6out face" &C.,
and turn out TO the grand rally in the in
terest OF Tilden, MorrisSey and Com
many, to be held here on last Friday
night. The night was abeautitul one. all
that could be desired, and We expected to
see creditable turnout, as It was the last
grand rally Of the campaign. About
800, the half, at least, Of whom were boys,
came over from.Wheeling, and this place
furnished IS men and boys as torch bear
ers and Is horsemen, 2l5 all told in the
procession, some Of whom had served
terms in the penitentiary and others IN
the rebel army, making a good represent;
alton OF the reform party. They paraded
over a good part Of the town to the speak
ers' stand, where 200 more people were
assembled, and were addressed by one o.
the lights Of the party for a short time
when the crowd present were made &C
quainted with what the notice to about
face" meant, It was that whereas thai
same Democratic procession had, only two
weeks before, while marching through
town, made night hideous with theii
wells Of mo Cd d-n niggers in OUT
professions I" they were to about face and
had actually coaxed and hired ont
Of these "kidney.footed, lop.earet
kinky.haired, thick.lipped, pug-nosed
balloons !" as they used TO delight in call
ing the colored people, to come and I'd
dress "a white mans meeting" But il
didn't suit some Of the old fellows Of the
rank and file, who had for 10 these many
years taken sordid delight in calling thu
black man "domed mayer" and TO "abon
face" and walk up to the stand and b
addressed by q "nager" was distastetu
dish. The leaders, thinking that perhap
the colored Republicans wouldn't let tn
colored speaker disgrace their race, bu
would try to prevent. him from fulfilling
his part Of the contract, wherein he wa
promised 81 900 and q recommendation
10 the Democracy Of Steubenyille, had
lot Of posters printed as follows:
"A Democratic negro speaker intimidat
ed by Republicans in the free State o
Ohio, Sc, which we're to be nailed VI
all over the country for effect, and wer
sorry when they found that the Republi
cans, both white and black, were yer!
anxious that the colored man should hav'
q chance 10 earn that Democratic money
with which to go home and reform hi
appearance. The next day he was
however, very earnestly inquiring 70
the committee, and the members OF sale
committee were seen trying to dodge thu
poor deluded black man to keep from
paying him his promised reward, and q
Two o'clock the next afternoon he wa
still looking for that committee. upoi
the whole the grand denomination tina
was 10 have been was complete tailur
and the leaders look and act as thougl
they fully realized the fact. A few mort
such affairs would increase Hayes an
Wheeler's majority to 100 or more il
this precinct.
Our joyial friend, Ike Dean, who is Of
his regular trienual visit TO friends il
this place, says that it is amusing to Sc
how different his Republican and Demo
cratic friends greet him. A Democra
will come up and say, "Hallo, Ike ! ar
glad 10 see you. Let's see, you don't hay
vote here next Tuesday, do you
while his Republican friends greet hin
as follows: swell, Ike, I am glad TO Sc
you again. You vote here next Tuesda!
don't you'll" But Ike says that he reserve
an answer until next Tuesday, when b
will answer all inqu iring friends. P.