The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-08-14
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The Joint Discussion Mt Buekhannon-
How Governor Peirpoint Got Away
With Dan FRrnsWorth.

with Dan FhrnsWofth.
BUCKHASNoS, August 0, 1880.
Editors Intelligoneer:
This has been regular political field
day in old Upshur county. 1t was County
Court day, and that is always big day in
this region. 1t is fayorite time for high
political debate between contending cham.
pions OF the parties now before the peo-
pie. In this county we have three par
ties in the leld-Republican, Democratic
and Greenback. Only the Republicans
and Greenbackers, however, were repre-.
sented by speakers at to.day's meeting.
There were Governor Peirpoint, George
O. Sturgiss and Judge Hoke representing
the Republicans and Daniel D. Tompkins
Farnsworth representing the Greenback-
ers
At about II 80 A. NJ. court adjourned for
the day to make room for the speakers.
Farnsworth OF once proceeded TO put up a
programme to suit himself. He always
wants to boss everything and everybody.
He wanted to monopolise the lions share
OF the meeting for himself.
There was no speaking until after din
ner, at which time Dan insisted that the
meeting belonged to the Greenbackers
and that it was only by courtesy that Re-
publicans should be allowed to speak. He
harangued awhile on courtesy. He pro-
posed that he should follow each Repub-
lican speaker, and, in true bragadocio
style, told how he was prepared 10 follow
them up, one by one, and knock the pins
entirely from under them. He discoursed
upon parliamentary usages, OF which he
knows about as little as any man who ever
figured in public life the same length OF
time.
Judge Hoke led off in the discussion.
Being quite unwell he did not occupy
much time, but what he did say had knots
on il, and was put in way that created
favorable impression on the people. He
is well received as a candidate for Con.
gress. Hon. George @. Sturgiss next took
the platform, and spoke eloquently and
ably for nearly an hour and half; so
much so that even Democrats in the au.
dience said they would support him In
preference to the unciyiliZed man at Par
kersburg who proclaimed his undying
hate for the Republican party at Fairmont
Dan Farnsworth next took thsstand and
spoke in his peculiar Farnsworth way for
two hours, making as many misstate.
ments in that time as man could
we'll crowd into that space. After
he had concluded, a cry went up for Peir.
point. The Court House bell was rung TO
let those who had gone away know that
the windy Dan had ceased at last and that
there was chance to hear a man who
really had something 10 say and knew
how TO say 1t. Nearly two-thirds of the
audience had left while Farnsworth was
speaking. They mad heard him before
often enouRh-and seemed to think 1t q
waste Of time 10 hear him over again. At
the sound OF the bell, however, they raj
lied In force, anxious to hear the old war
horse OF West Virginia Republicanism,
They were not disappointed In their ex.
pectations. He mounted rostrum and
az preliminary to his speech turned to
Dan Farnsworth and said to him, "You
have made rascally and dishonest set oil
statements TO thelpeople." This plain Ian
guage excited and aroused Daniel to a
high pitch OF nervousness, and he got up
and accused the Governor OF insulting
him, and made movement as II he in.
tended to attack him q Il drnis. But
Peirpoint Is not the man to quail
before threat. He Ia made oil
sterner stuff. Without bothering him
self by any ado over the interruption
he proceeded TO bis work, remarking, ~
will prove what have said" And then
he let loose, striking right out from the
shoulder in hissledge.hammer style. Thai
he made the fur fly from Daniel Is express
ing the operation mildly. He went into
the gfeenback delusion without gloves
. and at times he had the crowd In periec
roar. Many times did your correspon
dent hear listeners say, THAT greenbaCI
doctrine Is the DIST humbuggery tina
, was ever preached" The Governor sale
1t was full OF fraud and hypocrisy from emf
to end, and the audience was evidently o
the same opinion by the time he go
through. His speech was the hardes
, blow that the party ever received in thi
;. county. Major Dan can now probabl,
3 sympathize with the feelings Of his Demo
5 cratic friend, FSnt Smith, Of Fairmont
At all events he learned to his sorrow tha
. the old war Governor Of West Virgini
!, is too much for him before the people.
j The Republican cause is prospecting i
8 this part OF the State. Look out for goo
: news from Upshur on the Second Tuesda
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