Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-09-24
MARION COUNTY.
The Great e, Blowout at Fairmont-A
Complete Failure-Congressman Wilson
Making Splendid Characterization
County Democracy at Work.

4no OAoat w DiOW-Out AT Eurhoht-A
Complete Failure-Congressman Wilson
Making Splendid Canyass-Marion
County Democracy at Work.
FAIRNoNT, W. Wa, September 29.
Il Exclusive. The Republicans Of
this place had their .long-talked
cf and much advertised blowout and
pole raising on Saturday last, and it was
blow-out-at the little end Of the horn. A
magnificent day, an unusually tall, straight
pole, stuffed and suggestive coon and
fairly large crowd, we'll divided as to poll
tics, age and sex, ought in themselves to
haye awakened any latent enthusiasm that
our friends possessed, but they did not do
it. The pole was easily and successfully
raised and large crowd soon assembled in
front of the Court House to hear speech
from Capt. c. c. Cole, of Washington D
c. The speaker had the undivided atten-
ton of the crowd AT the start but when he
began little tariff talk, his hearers who
nearly all listened to Hon. W. L. Wilson,
the evening before, could not stand it and
were obliged to, leave. When
Gole finished not more than
one hundred people were lis
tening to him. After he finished. the
managers of the affair retired suddenly and
filled with disappointment to arrange for
the immense torchlight procession at night.
Bills had been freely circulated, and on
them were written suggestions. An effort
was made to bring out the miners in body
and they were requested to bring their min
ing lamps, as torches were likely to be
scarce. They did not come, however, ex-
cept as stragglers, and mining lamps were
a thing unknown. The torches of the
Plumed Knights, about
Thirty in Number,
and about seventy-five others, part of which
we're borrowed from the Democrats, were all
that were in line They marched little
and then the Rev. Thomas Miller, who has
been principal of the school here for some
years, made little war speech and present
ed flag to the Plumed Knights. This taste
of powder did not stir the blood much and
all the stones were silent Mr.. Miller has
been a great preacher and an excellent
school teacher, and il . is to
be hoped that both preacher and
teacher have not been spoiled to
make very, very poor politician. Then
came the immense thing of the evening
That immense fraud and blatherskite,
Jimmy Wood, the eloquent (?) Irish l?)
miner p of Indiana" harangued the crowd
for some time The great gathering" be-
gan to get enthused. Whisky, that Char[
on will license, flowed freely, and Jimmy
talked to a bowling mob of hoodlums. His
speech sounded ike distant drums-a long
roll and thump, and another, and an
other-but it was eloquent in nothing, con.
vincing in nothing, false in many particu-
lars and thoroughly disgusting to every
Irishman who heard it.
A Failure.
Thus far the whole affair was a miserable
failure, except the getting the pole in posi-
ton, and the boys were determined not to
20 to bed without something good; so they
drew up in front of the Office Of Thomas Il.
B. StaggerS, and called that gentleman
ont. Tom made them a short, but eloquent
speech, which was really the only meritori-
GUS one of the day. He spoke from the
veranda OF his Office TO an appreciative
audience, and covered himself with glory.
This was the supreme effort of the Republi-
cans in behalf Of their county ticket, and it
was an utter disappointment to all inter
ested. That person who predicted the eIec.
tion of divided county ticket is mistaken.
The Republicans have exhausted themselves
and have accomplished nothing. Their
ticket is virtually beaten now and the solid
work 10 be done by the Democracy from
now until election day will insnre the sue
cess of our entire ticket William l.. Will
sons speech here last Friday night was
worth many votes to US.
A Good Speech.
1t was plain, manly argument pregnant
With sound sense and convincing logic, all
If which is characteristic Of the man. His
speech was by far the best ever made here,
and we want him to come back and con-
inue to increase his majority, which will
certainly be not less than $500 in the dis,
'rict. We overheard two prominent Repub-
leans saving that "a man must be sent
lere to answer Wilson or his majority will
exceed 5000" This simply can be done.
No man can refute any part of Wilson 5
,rgument, for he finished il all
md completely substantiated every state.
iuent that he made. He has made several
speeches in this county already and will
make more, and Marion will give him a
rood round majority, which will be more
han doubled il they send F. NJ. REYNOLDS
1r Pierpoint to answer. If they we're to
.erd
'Pig Iron" Kelly.
Iere. he could not talk such good AMI fair
,rotection as Wilson talked. The working
men, of whom large number heard him,
IRE lauding him to the skies They are in
relIigent and will vote for no Doors like
REYNOLDS, Maxwell ct al. A little more
Wilson will increase the Democratic vote
wonderfully and we will get both. This
county will De shaken from centre to ctr
cumference. The Republicans are discoar-
aged and Democrats, assisted by such speak
ers as Judge Hammond Hon, B. F. Martin,
Congressman Wilson and good local speak
ers will warm it up to an unusually large
majority this fall. Marion will come up
right because her people are thinking and