Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-10-28

After the Meeting AdjOurns.
Correspondence Of the Register.
RICHIE G. H., October %.
To day Circuit Court commenced in
our county, Judge Jackson on the
bench. Very little business of any i'm
portance was transacted. The Court
took a recess until the clerk could enter
up few orders made by it. During the
intermission speeches were made by W.
f. Lively and Mr.. Parks, the former
from Lewis county and the latter from
Wood. Both these gentlemen are here
in the interest Of Col. Wilson. John A.
Hutchinson, the Radical candidate for
Congress, was also present. He was in.
vited to joint discussion by Mr.. Lively
in person, and positively declined, stat
ing 'that he was not and did not come
prepared to discuss the issues OF the
day." Mr.. Lively informed him
that he was here as the rep
resentative OF Col. Ben Wilson,
but he declined, therefore nothing re.
NAMED for Lively to do, but to go 1t
alone. Lively opened up in a very nice
little speech OF about one hour and
quarter, in which he administered a
very severe castigation to L. 5. Grant
for his unwanton and wholly uncalled
for attack upon his brother soldier, Gen.
Hancock was in position where |
could see the faces OF some OF our Radl-
Gals, and il | had not OF known that
there was political meeting in the
Court House, should have come to the
conclusion that funeral sermon was
being preached, ii Radical countenances
were an index To what was going on.
Ii was amusing to watch Morris.
There he sat. Sometimes he would grin,
and at other times streak oil blue like
vitrol would pass up and down his face.
We called RAIDS attention to his coun-
tenance, and was met with the reply, |
"Oh, it don't hurt Morris. Any man
who can bolt convention, he called 20 |
order. can do anything"
"Oh," said |, don't he so hard on
Morris, he only done what his friends
insisted he should do"
The cap sheaf was when Parks came |
to the front. lie poured the hot shot !
into the ranks OF the Radicals worse
than it was ever done in the Radical |.
town before. The only fault we found /
was that he did not give them enough. |
The RAIDS, little and big, fairly raced with
madness. Some said he was nothing
but a rundown Methodist preacher.
Others said he could not tell the truth, |
whilst others bawled out "'Arah' for |
The speaker said "Bawl away |
for Garfield ii it will do you any good"
AMI they bawlcd. Ii is the nature OF /
the Rad to bdwl like calf when you .
hit him. When Parks concluded, the .
RAIDS called for poor Morris, who all
this time had ma le Il few notes OF what !
had been said; but Morris failed 10
come to time; he went To his corner and
threw up the sponge" Morris, no
doubt, felt bad-ii he did not
he deceived his looks. "iou did not
rive me the nomination for Prosecuting
Attorney and wont speak. Go and get
Tommy Davis, he is the pride of the
RAIDS: now us. him." Oh how cruel it
was for Morris to speak so. The meet
ing adjourned, but a few OF the more
persistent hunted up Johnny llutchln-
son and the cry went up, "llcre he
comes" and he did come, but Onl V to
falsiiy his word to W. +. Lively.
"kanawha Navigation Company" was
his theme, aud Ben Wilson was respon-
sible ior that. lie then told about Ben's
speech at New Cumberland, and how
much it was like Trumbles in Illinois,
word for word, "t' for st. coma for
coma. &c., and rs an evidence produced
both speeches as reported III the REGIs.
TER. lie finally wound up by telling
what good Prosecuting Attorney he /
made for Richie county under Radical
rule, and how many men hc
had sent to the penitentiary .
from Richie, and said there were
good many more here in Richie that .
ought to 20 and he would like TO send
them. Then giggle went up from the
few RAIDS that were present; they evil
IDENTITY thought the speaker meant
Democrats. There is no doubt but /
they wished all Democrats were in the |
penit"ntiary SO they could rule West
Virginia once more. John says "thls
shows my capability, don't ~ An
other giggle and the curtain fell.
A few more such speeches, John, and |
YOU won't have Il corporal guard OF
votes i'm Ritchie, rs Morris said about |
the meeting in the court house, that de-
prived him of his craftsmanship of the
Executive Committee OF Richie. Nc.