The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-10-13

Col. Ben Wilson is vigorously observing
the Civil Service rules in this campaign.
Johnny O'Pendleton has declined an
invitation to speak at q 'Possum roast on
the Three Forks of Reedy.
Henry S. Walker says il the Repub;
licans get control OF the Legislature he
doesn't want to be Secretary OF State.
Chairman Riley, who runs the cam
paign, has had no personal letter from
the late John Brannon, OF the county OF
Lewis, thus far in this campaign.
1t is singular fact that the John ].
Davis, OF Clarksburg, has notbeen asked
to explain TO the citizens OF the Fifth,
Sixth and Eighth wards the beauties OF
the Mills bill.
Sam Small, OF Georgia, the self.con-
fessed Democratic ballot box suffer, is
billed to make one of his abusive har-
argues in the interest OF the Third Party,
at Bellaire, Monday evening.
The Republican mass meeting that
was to have been held at the Island ball
park, under the auspices OF the John A.
Logan club had to be declared off, owing
to the inclemenCy of the weather. II
was postponed till next Wednesday
night, when there will be good speakers
on hand, and large turnout is conf
IDENTIFY expected.
Hon. r. S. Locke, OF Macon, Ga, ar
rived in the city last evening and was
to have spoken at the Island meeting,
which had to be postponed on account
OF rain. Mr.. Locke is an eloquent and
iorcible speaker, and will be heard fire.
quently in West Virginia during the
next three weeks. He has been re-
ferred to once or twice us D. r. Locke,
OF Washington, D. @.
1t is said that Postmaster Simpson,
after a prolonged executive session with
himself, has concluded to raise his per-
sonal.contribution for all classes ofassess-
ments to Sl2 so this year. In 1884 he
gave $40 when he was elected President
Of the Young Mems Democratic Club.
Lake the philosopher who lost his only
shirt, the postmaster reflects that "them
that has must give"
Commodore Dallah's "yachit," the
"Flee Tlade," is coaling for n cruise, but
he refuses TO disclose her objective
point, but her sailing master, Johnny
Rice, says she will go up Fish Creek on
a hunt for Johnny O'Pendleton, who is
suspected of being held for ransom up
in Doddridge county by some bark
peeling Democrats, who caught him the
other day and are holding him and his
vampire for museum price.
Richard O. Campbell spoke yesterday
afternoon to an audience OF 800 people,
many Of whom were ladies, in the school
house at Burton, on the principles and
Practice OF Protective Tariff" 1t was
his maiden effort, but he spoke for one
hour and twenty minutes, and spoke
well, delighting his large audience and
convincing n number OF Democrats who
were present OF the fallacy OF the heresy
OF Free Trade and OF the truth OF the
gospel OF Protection.
A letter from Johnnie O'Pendleton to
the Tan Bark Club, annoences that he is
doing magnificent work for himself on
the Feather Bed fork OF Proctor, Wetzel
county. Hcalso felicitates himself upon
his great speech on the Big Skin fork OF
Oxtaif, Lewis county. Next week he
will be hustling in the Pole cat settle
ment OF Pone township, in Braxton
county, and he is due ut home early in
November, via Little Grave creek and
Bogg's run.