Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-10-23

some Bright Political Gossip Froma Live
Maryland Town

some Bright Political Gosstp from ANe
Maryland Town
CuSDEnLASD, Nh, October 22,-I Exclu.
s;ye. Hon. Frederick ]. Nelson, of Fred
erick county, whom the Democrats Of this
district 1.-THE Sixth, composed Of Montgom.
ery, Frederick, Washington, Allegheny and
Garrett, countes,) have wisely nominated
as their candidate for Congress against
Hon. Louis E. McComas our present Repre-
sentative, who was beaten in 1876 BY Hon.
VIM. Walsh, of this city, is making can
yass this week of the mining region. The
Democracy last night in this city held an
immense mass meeting in the Academy OF
Music where the principal speech OF the
evening was made by Colonel John. Z. K.
Weed, who has been doing active service
duripg the late campaign in West Virginia,
which, along with old Maryland. is still true
10 the cause of Democracy, which are now
abou' to regain possession Of the national
administration at Washington. In this
Western Maryland district, owing to family
Quarieis In the party causeu W
GreeIy's Nomination.
which elected young Lloyd Loundes, ofthis
CITY, in 1872 on the Republican ticket, over
that able and stirring Democrat, Hon. John
Richie, Of Frederick county, the RePubll-
cans have been receiving since 1878 ma
iori,ies running from 1000 to l,400. This
wear Frederick county has given US an
other able candidate in the person Of Fred
erick J. Nelson, an able lawyer and man
of character and courage, who has the
honor of being descendant Of John Mel
son, the first Attorney General of Maryland,
never having been candidate for
Office In this instance the nomination
Came to Him Unsolicited
and he has gone into the fight to win and to
redeem this district, which the Republicans
boas,ingly say in is their great stronghold
in the State, although they have not full
possession of any county In thus district out
side of Allegheny, which this year is the
great battle ground. If Allegheny does as
well as she did in 1876, when Tlden car
ried the county by Is majority, Hon. Fred
erick J. Nelson will be our next representa-.
tive ard Louis Z. McComas will be retired
as Hon. Henry W. Hoffman was IN 1851,
when he attempted to run the second time
against Democratic candidate in this dis.
trict, which, without the negro vote, would
be largely Democratic. The immense
meeting last night in this city, when three
hundred sterling Democrats escorted our
candidate from the ST. Nichols Hotel TO
the Academy of Music, (nearly two hun.
dred in uniform and twenty-five able bodied
voters from the country mounted with
torches snd with skirts) which was filled
From Pit to Dome
with voters anxious to hear the Democratic
side of the great tariff question discussed
intelligently only shows that Cumberland
/ is still largely Democratic and will not only
give but increase her 400 majority, which
she claims now after the full registration OF
her voters. Col. Wood made the best
speech Of the campaign in this city last
night and was followed by Mr.. Nelson in a
few brief remarks. Both speakers addressed
an immense meeting at Frostburg tonight,
where the mining element turned out in
large numbers to hear the tariff discussed
intelligentlS Gov. McLand is expected
here in few days and also Hon. Samuel j.
Randall, as the Democrats of Allegany in
tend to settle the district by carrying the
county which gave McComas two years ago,
iDS majority