The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-09-10
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Mechanical Association at their
late Fair, nor bad he anything 70
do with II in any shape whatsoey.
er. We have no doubt that there
are a few persons who would like
toiujure the Colonel, but they GER
tainly viii not succeed. On The
contrary, il the truth is known, ii
will only have the tendency to.
make him more friends, and we
predicthis majority, notwilhstand!
ing some officials are working hard
against him, as at least from ZOO
10 800 majority.
J.W. WINDOW, Pfes't
A. Hess, sec'y.
The cheering news comes that
Ohio is very close, with the chan
ces largely in favor Of the Demo.
cratic candidate; that Wisconsin
will in all probability casshefsots
for the Democratic nominees; that
Michigan and Iowa are among the
doubtful states; that Indiana ia safe
for Cleveland and that The republi.
can managers are alarmed about
Illinois and the Pacific slope.
Blaine must go.
A falling of Of over 20 per cent.
in the republican majority in Yer.
mont, as between 1880 and 1884, is
certainly astrong indication Of the
grand result two months hence,
and a more significant and in.
Structive indication still is that,in
Burlington, there is q democratic
victory for the first time the histo.
ry of the city. In Burlington, the
independent republicans had a
formal organization.
Hon. G. P. T. Moore and G. P.
Simpson, ESQ, will address the
people Of Hannah district at the
times and places as follows: Town
Hall, Friday, September 18th, at 2
o'clock p. NJ; Glenwood, Friday
night, September 18th, at Z O'clock;
John s. Hanly's store, Saturday,
September 18th, at Q p. m. Let
the people come out and hear these
able gentlemen discuss the issues
of the day.
Gen. Warwick, of New York, ad-
dressed the Republicans at the
Court House, Monday night. He
was cracked up to be one Of the
finest speakers in the country, but
his speech here was a signal fail.
ure. If he can't do no better than
he did Monday night, the Repub.
licans had better "call him in"
The Putnam Democrat says that
Republicans may try ever so hard
to get out Of a bad scrape BY claim.
ing that they had nothing to do
with the nomination Of Maxwell;
that he was forced upon them,
with his unsavory prescription
record and all, by their Greenback
allies.
We can't say what Col. Smiths
majority in tie county is going to
be, for it will be SO large that We
can't computeit. twill, however,
be about unanimous. Here and
there a few votes may be cast
against him.
There are a few Democrats in the
county who are a little sourod, for
reasons known to themselves. The
time has arrived to quit pouting
and go to work. There isnothing
to be gained by "sulking in your
tents" except to encourage the
enemy.
We thought We would warm up
q little to our duty to our party,
this week; and we think We have
succeeded in giving you a pretty
good campaign issue, How do you
like it for a starter2
West Virginia Republicans at
0aklandad that this State will
give a Democric majority of 10000
while tho Democrats are claiming
from $1,000 to 10000.
The Parkersburg prohibition
organ says that a ST. John electoral
ticket for West Virginia will soon
be announced by the National
Prohibition Committee.
Tho attempt Of the Republicans
to make political capital out of the
dismal situation in the Hooking
Valley is the lowest specimen of