Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-10-29
BRANNoN.
ro-NIGHTs MONSTER MEETING AT THE
ALEXANDRA RINK.
The Democratic Congressional Candidate to be Greeted
By Thousands Of His Friends
Other Political News.

Other Political News.
This evenings Democratic domonstra-
ton in honor of Judge Brannon, the next
Congressman from the First District,
promises to eclipse by far any political
event of the present campaign. While the
most complete preparations have been
made By the County Executive Committee
for a big meeting, there seems to be a very
decided popular movement in favor OF
turning out as an endorsement Of Demo
cratic measures and as a personal cOmpli-
ment to the distinguished jurist who this
year leads the cause of the people, and it is
expected the jam at the ALEXANDRA rink,
where the meeting is to be
held, will be immense. The Judge vii
arrive from Wellsburg early this morning,
and after devoting the day to resting from
the very arduous work Of the past week,
he will, at z o'clock, enter a carriage IN
company with NJ. T. Frame, Esq, who is
also to speak, and leaving his hotel, will
be escorted by the Young Mems Democrat
ic Club, and the Jefferson, Jr., Club,
to the place of meeting, in the Eighth
ward, amid blazing eolored fire, rockets,
candles and the music of a band. The
rink has been handsomely decorated for
the occasion, and will, when filled with
the large and enthusiastic crowd sure to
be present, present a grand and inspiring
spectacle. This will be the last great
Democratic meeting of the present cam
paign, here in Wheeling. and everybody
should turn out and help to swell the au-
dience.
Last night Judge Brannon spoke to a
large audience of Democrats in the Wells
burg Court House. Notwithstanding the
day was gloomy and threatening, many
farmers and others came long distances
to hear the Democratic champion demoilsh
the platitudes and egotistical assertions of
Golf. The enthusiasm at the meeting was
great, and the effect produced will be
very noticeable at the polls Tuesday.
The editorial in yesterdays edition OF
the InteHigeneer claiming for Hon. n. B.
Scott the credit for the present brick
street pavements, created something ola
stir in political circles, and the paragraph
was denounced by a number of gentlemen
who claimed to be in the position to
know the facts in the case,
rs q deliberate peryersion OF
the truth. The circumstances under
which the first fire brick pavement was put
down by the Board of Public Works pre-
Mr.. Scott, then q member of Coun-
Gil, from being of any practical benefit to
the plan, the Council having no jurisdic-
ton over the plans of the Board. Mr..
Scott did, at a period before the Board of
Public Works came into existence, to-wit,
in the summer of 1881, offer a resolution in
Council providing for o piece Of brick
pavement, but the brick he sought to have
laid were common clay ones, and 9x4x4
inches in size. The resolution only
passed one Branch. A communication pub
lished elsewhere throws a flood OF light
upon this little bid for votes.
The following communication and COM
ment appeared in the Wheeling VOlksblatt
of yesterday:
To the Editor Of the VoltS&dtt:
Will YOU please answer the following
questions through the columns OF your
valuable paper?
/. Is it true that Gen. Golf Us 4 member
of Congress submitted q minority report
recommending the submission Of q pro-
hibition amendment?
.. Did the Republicans at their con-
vention at Parkersburg, July 2Sth, favor
the submission OF the prohibit DRY amend
ment?
By answering above questions in your
next issue you will Oblige
ASUBsCRIBER.
To this the editor Of the TOlksblaH re-
piled as follows:
General Golf was the only member of
the committee appointed by Congress who
recommended the submission of the pro-
hibitory amendment to a vote OF the peo-
pie. There was, however, no attention
paid TO his minority report. He for once
showed his color.
We must also answer the second ques-
ton in the affirmative
Mr.. Hustled, of Clarksburg, offered the
following resolution:
Resolred, That VIC, o number of the Re-
publicans of the State of West Virginia, in
convention assembled, are of the opinion
that the next Legislature should submit to
the qualified voters of this State IN amend
ment to the constitution of this State, pro-
hibiting the manufacture aud sale of lie
toxicating liquors. .
After the conference having appointed o
representative from each county. Wolfe
from Ohio county,, many declining and
others being substituted, several spoke in
favor of the amendment, Mr.. Fisher Of
BenwoOd being the only n who i'll decid-
ed terms opposed the measure.
Mr.. McWorthen, who was the first one TO
advocate a submission of the resolution
made q motion to withdraw the same,
which carried.
But this did not end it. Mr.. Hutchin-
son handed in q similar resolution, differ
ing from the former only that it was made
by individual Republicans
Finally Mr., Scott amended the resolu-
which was adopted as follows:
ResOlred, That it is the opinion Of this
conference as individual Republicans, that
an amendment to the Constitution of this
State prohibiting the manufacture and sale
of intoxicating liquors be submitted to 4
vote of the people by the next Legislature.
The Young Mems Democratic Club held
q large and enthusiastictic meeting at their
headquarters on Twelfth street last even
ing, at which time it was decided to escort
the speakers, Hon. John Brannon and
Hon. N. T. Frame, to the Alhambra Rink
this evening. 4 full turnout is expected
and their part of the demonstration will
be highly ereditable. The route will be
as follows: Leaving the club room on
Twelfth street, proceed up Twelfth TO
Market; down Market to Twenty-second;
up Twenty-second to Chapline; down
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