The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-09-06
FUN AT WESTON.
A High Old Time Among the De.
mocraey Last Friday.
WESTON. Sent, !, 1876.


Editors lntelllsenecr: i. 7s- !r
To-day was the greatest in our local
history, since the election day on the. Sc
cession ordinance. And in many re-
spects there was great resemblance in
the two occasions. Whisky flowed at every
corner, fights were frequent, and the old
rebel element (who were present in force)
were ms arrogant and INSCRIPTIONS ss
they were fifteen years ago. The great
misfortune the Democracy have TO con-
tend with ia whisky. It seems 10 be Just
as impossible for them to refuse "drinkip'
liquor" as II is for a young duck 10 take
to water. Here in the "back countless
where we have good deal Of Democracy
"purc and undefiled," and also a good deal
Of crooked whisky which is impure and
terribly defled, it is a necessary conse-
quence that shell will be up in Georgia
whenever the two elements mix. This
latter expression has been patented by
Harry Cain, Of Gilmore, and is entirely
fgurative. .''' AN -
Imagine, if you can, fifteen hundred
ADVANTAGEOUS Democrats, each provided
with all the whisky he has the capacity
to hold and the willingness to drink; then
imagine, il you can, their condition af-
ter FIVE or six hours labor in heconven-
tion and its branches" II your imagine
tive powers will allow you TO wander in
the regions OF fancy that far, you may be
able to form some slight idea OF how the
old thing worked. 80 beI uJs.
You probably have heard that the
town Of Weston contains many gentlemen
Of transcendant ability, and foremost
among them all is Mr.. Wm. E. Arnold.
Now William, filled with desire TO "put
a graceful close to long life OF pub
lie service" ia a candidate for the
Legislature. He promises, il elected, TO
bring the Capital 10 Weston, to make the
West Fork river navigable, to
get appropriations Tor the repair Of
our roads and bridges, 10 secure
barrels Of money for the asylum, and
to do all and everything else that
may or may not be required. William
is speaker-for years he has had Cd.
coethes loqleadi-had It bad, and he's got
il yet. An arrangement had been EN-.
tered into between the Republican and
Democratic committees for Joint dis.
custom between Golf and Mathews; but
William had TO speak. Before any or.
ganizatiOn was affected, he mounted the
rosttum, and launched into The science
of government until nearly 1,o'clOck.
After dinner, when the irumenti began,
like Billy Allen, oHrise up" his brother
"Jaekn proceeded to a lengthy GRAFTON in
behalf Of his brothers candidacy in
which he made the remarkable assertion
tina, the county had never had delegate
OF any account since tho formation OF the
new State, except Henry Brannon.
Such men as r. N. Hale, Aaron
D. Peterson, Richard P. Camdpen, a.
W. Woodford, Matthew w. Harrison,
Albert A. Lewis and W. Y. Chideater
were "babes in the woods, so 10 speak, as
compared with the scintillating genius OIL
an Arnold. "Jack" wound up his speech
(which inSulted hundreds Of those pres.
ent) by moving that VIM. Z. Arnold be
nominated by reclamation, and'then a
scene ensued which was almost as bad as
the pandemonium at Phillippi. Yelling
to tie right, left and rear, fumes Of iusil
oil filling the air, fright smart little
fight," and the thing was done: The noun
tain had labored, but had labored under
Amid a confusion which is indescriba.
bic, the Convention adjourned sine die
without having even attained to the dig
nity OF an organization, -sE
BY this time it was. between 4 and Q
o'clock, and more than half the -yast
crowd had left town; but ex-senator Car
lille was called upon, and addressed a
large crowd in the Town Hall. AS Il
usual on such occasions In this locality
attempts were made to keep him from
speaking, but as your readers are well
aware, John s. Carlile cannot DO scared
He proceeded 10 skin the Democratic
nominees and platforms in most mas