The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-10-30
HIIT AGAIN TIE hero.
Another Signal Victory over Will
son at Coal Valley.
rar THIRD JOINT DEBATE
..,,tIkc the Second, and the Re-
.nnlIcan Champion Gets There
,,i,h Both Fcct--Thc Campaign
in the Country nt Large.

..sl plio1ifh 10 The IniH''ge'eer,
cnr VALLEY, W. Va, Oct. @9.-The
y. Ji.cps.ion between General Gofl
Irton, ". l.. Wilson, came off here
.-i,y ~ before an audience of three thou.
S,I. %' The meeting was held in the rink
,tiug capacity threethousand. There
-, =, many more who could not enter
s,,.nl COL arrived early in the morn
:, impaired to begin the discussion at
..,.Ssork. =, the time agreed upon by the
s,,, y. committees. Mr.. Wilson did not
rd,e until 9;3O.s
Nan. ], ". st. Clair acted for the
n,ror,,ts and Mr.. McGinnis, candidate
~ congress from the Third District,
.,.ilqi for the Republicans.
n, Wilson opened the discussion
,:S S ,le usual glorifcation OF old.time
6,rorflcy ~, and avoided the main issue,
Ti'rh 7 y interests the people OF that VAL
I.c r his labored efforts to make the
%s!,kipr propIe believe that the Democ.
',,r @ ,ITays befriended them fell like a
III rhill and failed to elicit an express
IN 5 Of appreciation from the audience.
g,.ilrss was in the nature OF n spe-
:, n liza to workingmen to vote the
Inln5rrltic n ticket. His entire hour was
s,nmri with glittering generalities
,,liolsome praises OF Bourbon Democ'
NV Ills feeble attempts at appeals to
n plssions and prcjudices OF the au-
j,1t, constitute his entire argument.
II. sub.idrd at the lapse OF the hour
Ti,b scarcely a friendly recognition from
the Democrats present.
i6er a few well chosen words OF in.
reduction by Mr.. McGinnis, General
GoT came forward and received gen
s,I ovation in the shape OF a cheer
ybirb threatened to raise the roof OF the
extensive building. There was little
i,,1msnt that he had to contend with,
5e Efforts ni Wilson being so feeble that
M General found but little difficulty in
S,ripr him in ridiculous light. The
ri1Her in which the General raised his
i5icyfnger ih driving home his argu-
rent, ia the very Iace Of Wilson cap
t1,,l the entire audience and cheer
lter cheer seemed to fairly rend the
llt General Golf certainly had
M audience with him and the enthu-
ipg mlnitcsted by both Republicans
rl Democrats settled the question OF
Wilson'S ability to cope with Gen. Golf
% The questions OF the day.
"Wby, Oh, why" exclaimed AR. Will
aus friends, "did the Democratic State
Committee ever get into such an awk-
Und position" They admitted Mr..
Wilson'S inability. Gen. Golf taught
him another lesson and one that he will
not forget. Gen. Golf tore his argu-
uens to shrcds and laid bare the So
phsirics and unwarranted assertions
which Wilson was pleased to call argu-
neni. On the whole, it was q red-letter
ily for the Republicans in Fayette
county as Republican delegations from
Wayne, CabeIl, Kanawha, Boone, Mich
,!ls, Summers, and even from Raleigh,
we're present. Wilson brought a brass
Jlal from Charleston and the Repub-
iaa, were entertained by an excellent
blni Of Colored citizens OF Fayette. 1t
us admitted ou all sides that Gen. GoG
Vpthe hero OF the day.