Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-10-05
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nelu, IL.
The Republicans are discussing the
advisability OF going to Pittsburgh on
Wednesday.
The amount OF money collected to
date by the Y. NJ. d &C. amounts to $S29,
They are not a loan in their glory.
A straw vote was taken on m OF the
excursion trains to Pittsburgh. on sun
day, and resulted: Hancock, 100; Gar
field, $50; Weaver, IL.
One week from to-day and the agony
will be upon the Radicals. West Ilr-
pinia, Ohio and Indiana, the October
States" give their verdict then.
The Second ward club will meet to-
night at Market Hall. On Thursday
evening this club will be presented with
a handsome flag by the ladies OF the
ward. The Young Mems Democratic
Club has accepted an invitation to be
present.
Messrs. s. A. Kepner, Democratic can
didate for the Legislature, and K. J.
Alexander, of Bridgeport, are an.
nounced to speak at the First ward Han
cock club room, Fourth Presbyterian
Church. tonight. They will undoubt'
edly draw a good crowd.
The Young Mems Democratic Club,
since its recent increase OF members, has
felt the need OF an additional number OF
officers and last night elected the follow
inyas Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth
Lieutenants: j. G. Baker, Tom Glannan,
ANDY Wilson and Charlie Davis.
Lord Roscoe Conkling, Duke OF Ithaca,
the Premier under Ulysses |. when the
Republicans succeed in converting this
country into a despotism, is announced
10 speak al Sleubenville on Saturday.
A number OF Republicans from here will
9 up TO look at him. A cat may look
at a King"
A Junior Hancock ard English club
WAS formed in the Eighth ward last
night. Over forty young Ids enrolled
their names, and the following march
in" officers were elected: Captain,
Fred Howard. first lieutenant, NJ. Man.
ion; second lieutenant, James Haely,
and third lieutenant, August Frohme.
The Democratic clubs of Triadelphia
are called to meet at their club room
Wednesday evening promptly, to trans
act impOrtan; business. Every Demo
crat, whether he belongs TO the club OF
not, is requested to attend. Let verv
man come out and lend his aid in swell
Ing M a biz majority in Triadelphia dis
trict at the coming election.
The Second ward Hancock and Eng.
lish club met at their o last night,
and appointed Thursday evening as the
time to be presented with q handsome
banner the young ladies' OF that ward
have made for them. The meeting and
presentation will take place at the foot
of the pole, corner OF Tenth and Market
streets. and ali the other clubs OF the
city will be invited to be present and
help the boom along.
Major Quincy Corrects a few OF the
figures, given yesterday morning IN an
interview with him, which makes a still
brighter prospect for q large Democratic
majority in New York. He says New
York county will give i 5000 Democrat
ic majority. Kings county brooklyn
will give 10000 and knowing Democrats
claim $4,000. Queens will give $500
and Richland 300. In round numbers
the State figures be met at Harlem
river with about 100000 majority. In
the State outside OF the places named,
the majority for Hayes in '76 was 2l,'
600. This year il will be much reduced
and may be in our favor, and the prob
abilities are we will carry the State by
from 81. 900 to $1,000.
CLAY COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
1t is with pleasure that the announce,
mcnt is made that DIR. W. j. Bates, Jr.,
has been placed on the Clay distric,
ticket as candidate for County Commits
sioner. The Doctor is a man in every
way fitted for the position and a better
selection could not have been made. he
is popular and well liked and will run
on his ticket in splendid style.
THE LADIES CLUB.
The ladies held a very warm and en-
thusiastic meeting al the residence OF
Mrs. DR.. Allen Yesterday afternoon, and
transacted some business that the in.
uuisitive reporter was unable TO find
out, except that it would surprise the
Young Men in Il n that would
cause their eyes to start out on their
cheeks. The banner is a handsome
affair, but we are not permitted to
give it way, as to the color and
design. Hon. j. Hanson Good
will be unavoidablv detained out OF the
city, and a committee was appointed to
wait on Hon. o. S. Long and request
him to make the presentation speech. A
more lively, w~ide-awake crowd OF Dem.
ocrats it would be hard to find, than
those in the Ladies Club. They say, Ill
we can't vote our husbands can" The
presentation will take place some time
the latter part OF this week.
THE YOUNG MEMS DEMOCRATIC CLUB
held a very large and enthusiastic meet
ing, last night, at its club room. An
unusual amount OF important business
was transacted. Mr.. F. p. Jepson was
unanimously chosen TO receive the BAN
ner from the Ladies' Democratic Club,
on behalf Of the Young Men. A CON-
mittee o. four was appointed to confer
with the ladies' in regard to the presen-
tation. 1t was represented that funds
were necessary for the club, and a sub
scription paper was opened M $40 col.
lected in a few moments.
Ii is the intention of the club to CO.
operate heartily with the ladies in max
ins the banner presentation a memora-
bic event, both socially and politically.
1t will be an evening of surprises all
around, and those fortunate enough TO
be present will spend an evening they
will long remember. All necessary ar
rangements have been made by the
club and the appointed time will be
awaited with considerable interest.
The Young Mems Democratic Club
is to be no mere transient affair. 1t
was created to outlive this campaign
and become a political organization OF
the county. Hence its name. lmme-
diately at the close OF the campaign it
will remove into its own quarters and
become a young Tammany. Perhal {
it may, during the next four years,
have the honor OF entertaining Presi.
dent Hancock.
AROUT PEOPLE,