The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-09-18
ANTHONY LALLY.
He Attends q Democratic Meeting nj
Benuood and Sends us a Short Rcpor;
OF the Proceedings.

Ed,nrs Intelllseneer.
The Democratic meeting here on satur-
day night was organized by electing Mr..
John Healy to preside. The meeting was
got up to hear the Hon. L. Newman speak
on behalf Of his claims for a scat in the
Senate from this district. 1t would DO On
objectionable sin in me as a correspondent
to tre5pass on your columns by sending
lengthy synopsis Of Newman's speech.
Such speeches as his serve from one
campaign to an other, and are about as
good this year as last. In the way OF new
matter the honorable speaker referred to
some charges that had been circulated
against him, in the shape of little crook
edness in mixing up religion and politics
In hispast career, to which charges he gave
a general denial. Then he proceeded to
say that Benwood was the Queen City of
Marshall county, and that misfortune
seemed to mark her out as Especial target,
In order to hurl angry bolts at her al
different periods OF her career. Her great
Iron Works had burned down, throwing
many poor men out Of employment for
long spell, as II, apparently, 70 try by fire
the energy OF her good citizens. But, said
he, OF all the calamities that ever betel
her, she Is Just now afflicted with the
worst; that Is, Of giving birth TO an Inde-
pendent candidate for the Senate. He
had learned that this Independent candi.
date had his henchmen and slew-hounds
on his (Sewman's) track, trying to ruin
his character by defamation, and here the
honorable speaker became passionate and
quoted the language OF the poet which
saws: '1ay on Maeduff, and damn the man
that first cries enough
This defiant language or challenge indi-
Gated that the gentleman had great conf
dence In himself and in his veternian
forces TO come out first best. As far as his
poetical anathemas were directed against
the independent class OF voters down here,
who for personal and other good and sutfi.
Gent reasons, are supporting Mr. Fisher, l
can tell him that they will fall short otthe
mark. His remarks were bid for sym
pathy on grounds and charges OF his own
getting up, or his friends manufacture,
and II Is we'll TO know that the current for
an independent vote for an independent
man can't be turned by that sort Of tactics
Tho speaker proclaimed himself a work.
ingmAn. This isa proclamation that work.
ingmen understand pretty well. Mr..
Newman works on his farm and Mr.. Fish
or works in his store, and what's the diff.
ference, and especially since We all know
that Mr.. Fisher has BY decd, and not BY
word, shown himself the real friend Of
workingmen hero when they needed q
friend?
Mr.. Lawyer Arnet, OF Wheeling, was on
hand to help Mr.. Newman out with
speech. And quite an inoaensive sort OF
a speech he made. Il was fringed with
greenbacks down both sides, and In the
middle, and while II would be applicable
TO Presidential campaign we couldn't see
that 1t had any bearing on such q local
question as the selection OF the best man
among US to represent our local interests |
in the legislature.
The meeting was very much mixed up |
In It's politics, and In its opinion otthe sem
timenis Of tho evening, and adjourned
with three cheers for each Of the eandi.
dates, Wilson, Newman and Fisher.
ANTHONY LALIY.