The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-10-07

PoLtrtcAL PoISTS.-Therc will be no POI
@litical speeches made tomorrow, but the
candidates will get their work in all the
same.
the n~eishborhOod Of a Democratic Ward
meeting.
The Democrats hereabouts are not bet
ting on Bounding Ben.
Good isn't bouncing and cavOrting
around in the campaign any this year.
Perhaps the tableau OF RECONCILIATION, "
as presented in Washington Hall a couple
Of weeks ago, was too much for him.
The report that Mr.. c. J. Mayer, candi-
date for Commissioner in Washington
District, is not o candidate, and that he
does not desire the position, is utterly
false. He will be q candidate until the
polls close on Tuesday.
The Wheeling City Band was drawn
about the city in one OF the big wagons OF
the Wheeing Omnibus Company all Sat.
uriay afternoon, stirring up the faithful
to rally on the South Side in the evening,
and hear Col. Ben. Wilson expOund Dem
ocratic gospel. The meeting came off as
advertised, the speaking being done from
a platform erected at the south end OF the
lower market. There was an audience OF
two or three hundred around the stand.
The meeting was organized by w. L.
Hearne, Esq, being called to the chair,
after which addresses were made by Col.
| Wilson, Attorney General White and l.. 7.
Neal, Esq, OF Chillicothe, Ohio. There
was very little enthusiasm-and we don't
wonder at it, as there was really nothing
in the speeches to enthusc over.
The Bounding Ben. although he pleaded
fatigue and overwork, went through his
piece admirably, and more than sustained
his reputation as a blatant demagogue.
He sung the same song that he warbleds so
sweetly in Washington Hall on the night
when he and Cousin Hans kissed and
made M, with the addition of a few verses
more adapted TO the popular ear, among
the horny.handed workingmen on the
South Side. There wer0a number otin-
terrogatories put to the Bounding Zen;
from the crowd, when his presence otmind
seemed to desert him, and he found refuge
only in the intirmity which has befriended
him on more than one occesion-a very
convenient deafness to things i%nconveni-
eut to hear. One OF Ben's interrogaters,
a French gentleman OF Irish extraction,
a his slight accent would indicate, MADE
Ben. as deafas a post, and almost crushed
the chairman of the meeting, by believing
at the top OF his voice, bin, didn't Guild
Hearne, the spalpeen, bring Ould rails
here and throw a lot OF poor men out of
employment" OF course, rs Col. Ben.
didn't want to hear the question, he didn't
attempt TO answer it. The speeches OF
White and Neal were in the nature Of ex-
hortations, aud the honest voters OF the
South Side were urged to vote for Ben.
Wilson as the only means OF saving the
country from the "demnition bow-wows.'
Some weeks ago q well known printer
in this city was solicited by Barney CALI
gan to vote for him for Circuit Clerk.
The typo, after some solicitation, promised
Barney the benefit Of his ballot. \ few
DAYS afterward. the printer was reminded
OF the course Galligan had taken during
the strike at the Standard Office, when he
remarked that he had forgotten that page
in G~alligan's history when he promised TO
vote for him. "But," he added, "lll keep
nv promise and vote for him, but it will
be under protest"