Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-10-18
WILSON AND FLICK.
.nrp oyg SIDED JOINT DEBATE IN
4 N'' BARBOUR
a.riu,s Democratic Congressman and the
awe -, William Henry HarrOn-Wllllan
E,,,v Done Upn Great shape
laat Democracy.

.-.-..rfslcf fine Register.
so ,,,ppI ~, W. VA, october l5.-To-day
~ ~. Glorious one for thu Democracy
Ia, ~ Hon. Vim. L. Wilson, great
~ with the Democrats here, and
n,S,,'I .,S,. Flick. both having been advertised
,',,S ,ss,k a, l o'clock to-day it being the
%~oI,hr Circuit Court, a joint dis
-, ,.;oo VA, had between them.
''s,' ~ IA, was bright, and the people
'- " from all quarters at an early
- ,mn,tieut for the fray, and time
have dragged had not the
y,v. HENRY :. WALKER
lin n,ovpoyerland from ClarkSburg,
]' | n o'clock. and before the train
w. W., ,br speakers reached here, and
- = responded to a call from his
t. '- i, one Of his happieSt efforts, eaus-
- =, Democrats. as usual, to smile all
- and the Republicans to never
-, smile. even TO late dinner
rrfrr Ice having called the
u rrv promptly after dinner, with
49,. - ronrtrSv adjourned court, giving
-. afternoon for the discussion.
" y, W,ryer WIS in his usual trim and
"- -. democracy OF Barbour one Of his
-, ~. .,,srhcs deyoting himself mainly
Ts,sInI loca, matters, showing con
VS. that ;he people have made no
80 in rrlcslting TO privacy in West
IN, the Republican party and the
-, 80 g-,ev GlI made no mistake in its Sc
n osE Willis Wilson for Governor.
A. W,r5rr spoke for nearly two hours
.tl'I his audience to a man.
-,s C1urt room having proved too small
Lii bllf the crowd even at the early
-. which Mr.. Walker spoke, the
-.--. s.nlre was called into requiSitiOn rs
,,..-.rg ta- the afternoon. By mutual
,-.sarnt the parties divided time, Will
> r-sr,u, in an hours speech; Flick
S-.t7r IN one OF m hour and . half and
T,s,,so,:u. in the other half hour; and
is. 1-,rs
WHERE THE run CAME IN.
Mr. wilson ed oil in a speech of ole
,..- u,l Of elOquence logic and reason
E.-,s1. fairly and fully the issues before
.-.-.a,.r surprising even himself in his
..gr1, direction and rounded periods
r..-umentS were unauSwcrable.
NJ Flick followed in a speech of one
t--4-l halt. houudering from the be
anna. HE speech was full OF absUrdi-
- demonstrations, and
t-a. .s>srtiOus without ": rrant
-. without authority; getting
q ,s-,r,oI rhestnuts rs he went along
g,..,- ,b- hovs. but rs we are out Of the
ra., va Ind heard them before and the
--.- -tdn. come IN.
NJ, wilson reloined, and such a re-
e.-s, be didn't take
The WIND OFT OF THE FAT MAN
l.s1.ke him up lively his audience was
% c..e The crowd howled with de
when Jhry saw the little man have
a.3ug0under in the air flaying him.
;.S>.i hr waSu' I posted. lie need not
ass sud that, the people found it out
t.-s wilson Was done with Tim.
Un,ws, called. and grand rush was
-lt- %. the train 10 Grafton. The Judge
ar-rn petty we'll and on
b, retreat To the depot
tin, ,r.m halt 50 discOmfitted as
..Gsa Mason AMI Col Brown OF Taylor,
3D. a20o-tcj bis right and left TANKS OF
Ler., Jgy,pu and Peter Of Barbour who
c0l-lt up the rear. 1t is the general
@-aa OF tie people here that
= j8i-t must keep out
O. ae au-. OF Billy Wilson or he
.- .rseh,s rgpr,. This is the only YER
81 yol VII g: of the matter
ls- '-, guagtrr Mccormack had gone
nlI,s5urg with Flick last week and 1t
'R RA-sJaS tlra 70 come here, rs they
11;r4vel together