The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-10-19
JOINT DISCUSSION
BETwFES GoFF AND BRASNON
Al thp Home of ths Democratic Nominee
The Judge squlrms UplsF tho Calling
FIrsOf Cons Eloquenes and Argu.
~ meRtS-AbIg Crowd Present.
Special Dispatch TO The hnl,iaaoer,

Spfcial Dipateh 10 he IRtltiqacer,
WESTON, W. Va, OF, 1s.-AccordinI
to advertisement aud hills posted Genera
Gol and Judge Brannon met here to-day
in joint discussion. General GoG arrived
on the noon train and was met at the de-
pot by an army Of men wearing the blue
badge, The street was densely packed
from the depot to Main street. -Four
thousand GoH badges were distributed
and you could still hear men inquiriug
for them, Speaking commenced at 2P, NJ,
GoG opened in a three. quarters Of an hour
speech. Brsnnon followed in one hour
aud bali, GoG closing in thres'quattsra
Of an hour, The "chaWing up" that
B'aulon promised to do was ths most uu-
satisfactory proceeding that hin friends
have ever been called upon to witness.
When L. ]. Simpson commenced his
introductory speech he attempted to say
something relative to General GoTs
CRreerin Congress, BrRpnon and his henCh-
men on the platform all sprang to their
feet aud offered almost violent ObieCtionV,
Simpson then dessted, Many who were
present at the Glenville discussion had
fine opportunity to zee the spirit OF fair
ness in BrannOn, He permitted j. S,
Withers to get up and give him the
most eulogistic pend oil in his introduc'
ton there without the least objection.
ALTTLR EXCITEMENT.
A little alteration occurred on the
platform between W, B. McGary and
James Sheets, McGary assaulted Sheets
with q cane, but they wers kept apart,
W. W, Brannon, Mayor, a nephew of
Judge Bvannon, jumped upon the plat.
form, arrested Sheets and removed him,
leaving Notary, the hot.hesded upatart,
severely alone. Many were indignant at
the partially shown, and had not been
for General God's interposltion, McGary
wopld have been snRtGhed from the plat.
form in rough manner.
Judge Brannon, as uGual, de.
C'ared In favor ot protecting
the First Congressional District
products, but made q regular free trade
speech. He plead tho statute Of llnita.
tton on the jack knife speech Of two years
aVo, but said 1t was u good speech alter ALL
His beet friends clearly showed BY their
actions that he dwindled down from q
Jumbo to an insignificant creature too
small for q side show attraction.
Enlightened OUT OF MS Boors.
II is duo the Judge to say itig quite
likely that he was frightened almost
out OF his wits at the large crowd
before him, something SO differ
ent from the audiences that greeted
him along the Ohio valley and such q
contrast 10 the ratification meeting held
here q fsws weeks aRo, when only five
men from the county and twenty from
town were present, after desperate effort
by advertising aud posters had been 70.
sorted TO. f..
lIO took Off his coat and pranCed
around like jumping jack, stamped the
floor and Clawtd the air. Some one in
timaled that these violent efforts were
not made 30 much for emphasis, as to
shake the platform and prevent the re-.
porteIs from getting him down hne,
When Goii got alter him on the home
stretch no eel ever tquirmed harder TO
escape q close place than the Judge. lie
denied, affirmed, retraCted, equivocated.
preyaricated, and wound up with grunts
and siglis. HB was go completely ami.
hilated that his henChmen would give q
fearful glance atthe victim and an implor.
ing one ut tho enthusiastic audience. The
discussion closed enid Numbering ap.
plause. You can count on Brannon's
county from one to two hundred majority
for GOH,