The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-10-27
OUTRAGEs BYETHBaBoURBONs II
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Two Republican Meetings Broken Up 1
One Day-Cofored Men stabbed AN


Two Republican Meetings Broken Up I'm
One Day-Coiored Men stabbed and
BrntalIy Beaten, ri ~ b r.
MoSTooMERy, AIA., October 2e.-Last
Saturday at noon Mr.. Paul shobaeh, the
Republican candidate for Congress in this
district, addressed q meeting, pursuant to
call published by the Congressional
Committee, at Troy, Pike, county, in front
Of the, Court House, pn the'public square.
About 1908 voters were present, among
whom were several hundred white Demo-
Gratis. The Democrats interrupted the
speaker constantly by loud cries and
their usual expressions, such ,ss:
at Is id He," take him
down 3 ;&e,4 Then they tried to
drownl the speakers voice by beating
a drum and finally got an auctioneer TO
mount o stand right opposite the speaker
10 throw among the e6lored! people cheap
jewelry, pencils, candy, &C., TO get the
crowd away from the speaker. As all
these efforts proved futile, and Mr.. Stto.
bach continued speaking for an hour and
q hall 10 the attentiyely listening crowd, be.
ing encouraged by their cheers and ap.
plause, the DemocIstsresostedto thslm9st
effective means of breaking up political
meeting, by throwing rotten eggs at the
stand. Mr.. Strobach was thus, forced 10
conclude his speechS SAnd aasoon as he left
the stand the infuriated mob rushed at the
stand with knives and clubs, uttering loud
thrests,to kill; Alonzo SDayis, tie colored
man, for fiis ahdacity In presiding at q
Republican meeting. A general fight eh-
sued, and, as usual, no Democrat was
hurt, while two colored men were severe
ly stabbed and about dozen lpercilessly
beatenSwith clpbsSand sticks. 1t vas q
most disgraceful scene, and was censured
afterward In strong terms by many Demb.
crats, who, although not favoring Mr..
Strobach, are also strongly opposed to his|
Mr.. Herbert.
Mr.. Strobach, being assured by the
Mayor and Sheriff that o reoccurreuce Of
similar scehes would be- guarded dLagainst,
and the presiding judge Of the circuit
court, Judge Clayton, offering the use bf
thu court ToomJi Tor ianbther meeting, %
meeting was held the same night, which
was addressed, alter few introductory
remarks by Slrobachr rbyr Mr. George Tur:
ner and Mr., O. W. Buckley, Republican
candidates for electors. Nearly ali the
prominent Democrats were present, in-
Guiding all the judicial and executive Off.
GERS Of the county. The meeting was held
without any interruption, and adjourned
at late hour.
On the same day a Republican meeting
was held in the Third district at atIoacha.
poka, to be addressed, by Mr.. A, M6bson,
candidate for Congress, and udgsJ. \.
Martin, formerly Sixth Auditor, nomi-I
nee ior Eleetor. Similar disgraceiul scenes
as those depicted sboye were enacted
there, and the meeting broken up. Judge
Martin was not permitted to speak at his
own home-L Loachapoka. The mob which
broke up the latter meeting consisted
largely ,6f stpdents Of the ueighboring Au.
burn Agricultural College, an institution
endowed by-the= nationd=a Government
Thisis the spirit ofdoyalty displayed by
representative young academicians: The
Republicans in both. .ot tLpss distrieis, are
fully aroused and organized, and Will poll
their full vote. SD