Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-10-08
A Sad Tale OF Disappointment.


A pleasant little story CONES from Proc
tor about gentleman who claims TO be Q
Campbellite minister from Wheeling
named D. W. Keefer. 1t seems that this
gentleman got of at Proctor the other day
to call pom some of the brethren. He had
q well flied satchel which contained Re
publican documents of the regulation
trashy order, and he Immediately called
upon DIR. Cox, q prominent Republican,
who took him around to j. T. Rohrbaugh,
Republican candidate for the Legislature,
and they held consultation. Mr.. Keefsl
then started out with his grip, and the
first man he called upon was Brother
Michael Moore, coed Democrat,
to whom he showed his samples Of Repub'
lican campaign lies and into whose ears be
poured a nice little story-uos OF religion
but Northumberland tried to win hin
over.
But Brother Michael was rot being won,
and Mr.. Keefer only got go)d solid Demo,
cratic back talk for his pains. he told
Brother Moore he was rot ont preacbir
religion and tried 10 convince him that
TIE Democratic PARTY was for free trade,
to all of which Brother More responded
that Mr.. Keefer was badly mistaken.
Mr.. Ket fer sigually failed in Brother
Moore's case, then he hired horse and
went out in the country ard told Mr..
Moore's brother Walter, tie same fairy
stories, but Brother Walter de-
clined to believe them, and Mr..
Keefer wendell his wsy sadly back to
town. Then Mr.. ]. W. Mcintyre. New
Msrtinsvil,e Republican. csms mp to take
q hand, and when he met DR.. Cox he re-
marked, with wink:
"How many feet Of lumtec did keefer
buy?"
The Doctor answered that he had got
about Is. 600 to 20, 900 feet, and then an
other consultation was held, when it was
found that Kesier hadn't bought any at
all, aud wasn't likely to. And this is the
true story Of one Republican missionsry's
labors. There are lots of Others just like it.
Birdie Harris Moundsviile Speech.
Special Correspondence Of ne Register.
MoUNDsvILLE, October IA few hours
before DARK last evening hand. bills were
thrown around town announcing Repub-
Gcan meeting at the Court rHou'e. Tbs
united efforts of the runners were taxed,
and an audience of about seventy. five per-
sons assembled 10 listen to the ranksst
speech ever delivered in this town. After
naming ell the Burley Republicans in the
county as Vice Presidents, G. 8. McFad-
den introduced Gel. $9-Suit Hart, who was
received with jeers. birdie" delivered
his usual sTesch to the small, but bolster
ous, audience, and number ofhalf grown
youths, with shoes prepared for the oc-
casion, apparently, made tue Court Hou:e
an instrument of torture TO e,ple of ser
sitive nerves, stamping on tie floor at the
most inopertune times, drowning the voice
of the So suit. The sp e:h was
devoted exclusively to the tariff
and was devoid Of special interest, many
persons leaving the hall during its deliv-
erance. The So suit and s.. so tea set were
brought prominently forward. The
Democratic club entered the
hal shortly after the speaker commenced,
which scanned to unnerve Il e speaker, for
with o sweep of the sleeve OF the So sui.
DO almost demolished the entire So so tea
vet, bat solscsd himself with the remark
hat under q protective tariff ~ tea sets
we're cheap enough to break. The speech
was acknowledged by all 10 have been a
Eat fsilure, ard created no enthusiasm
,utside Of the small boys, mentioned
lboye.