Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-07-28
THAT GREAT CLUB.
Specimen Republican Campaign Lie Ef.
fectually Nailed.
Ta A. L,fsLo. Of Al.

Aspscimen Republican Campaign Lie Eff
fectually Nailed.
To tie Editor ofgse R,olter:
MoRGANrowN, w. VA, July 26.
SIR "A sPec'al dispatch to the Intelli.
geHeer, dated At Morgantown on July 18th,
contains the following remarkable intelli.
gence:
"One of the most enthusiastic Republi-
can meetings that was ever held in the
county convened in the Court House last
evening A Harrison and Morton Lssgue
Club was organized and one hundred and
NIFTY names were signed to the roll to be-
GIN with, and it will soon reach three hun
dred and fifty strong"
This sort of brag and exaggeration is
what the Republicans are apparently ex-
Pecting to carry them through the cam
paigo. For some days prior to the evening
of July 18th your correspondent heard Of
one Calmon ]. Wright passing about the
streets Of the town soliciting persons who
were willing to join Republican club to
do 80 by simply subscribing their names TO
a paper which he presented to them.
About that time your correspondent met
= Republican friend on the street, and the
following conversation occurred:
Republican friend-I never knew be
fore that l was rebel
Correspondent-Well, never knew it.
How did you fnd that out?
er,n,I UUhx, ,,ak Hnl
Wright Yesterday on the street, and he
asked me to join Republican club and
had a paper to which he insisted should
subscribe my name. / refused and he
insisted. And when / would not do
as he wished he demanded that i tell
him why would not, finally told him
plainly that / intended to vote for Cleye-
land and Thurman. Well, sir, this morn
ing / met prominent Republican politi-
clan and he salutei me thus, "Hop are
yOu ala Rebel" and then told me that he
heard q what had told Wright. My Re-
publican friend went on to say that he had
meant what he said, and that il he lived
till the next election he would vote for
Cleveland and Thurman. However, this
is depression from that enthusiastic (?)
Republican Club, where the number OF
$50 names were signed to the roll to be-
gin with" Now on the evening Of July
18th. Your correspondent was in Magsu-
lawn and be heard the Court House bell
ring. Who that was in the town or vicl-
nifty did not? Ii rang loud and long. II
rang continually would say for at least
oalf an hour aud there were few persons
in the town who did not inquire what in
The world they were ringing the bell 81
long and loud foI?
Some thought the "Black Bottle" rail-
road men had been paid off and that there
was general jubilee over the protection
hat labor was receiving in the good old
Republican county Of Monnogalia. Some
though. the Republicans had taken tins
that all the whisky loving Repub
licans had gone on cheap drunk
While others thought the town
was on fire. Aud so all started
for the scene of action, but turned back
when informed that nothing was the mat
Ter only that the Republicans were trying
20 drGm up crowed sufficiently large t.
organize a club. Many of the Signer'
would not put in an appearance hence the
long continued ringing of the bell. On
reading the special dispatch TO the IntelH
geaeer your correspondent concluded that
ne had missed big thing, so he com
meuced inquiriDg for some reliable per
son who hsd attended the meeting. No
many could be found who attended anC
the reports "a to the number present were
am, Oirtiny The hi4hnat estimate mt on
| Il was by an enthusiastic Republican WHIT
said there were about seyenty-fve al
told, while Democrats placed the multitud,
at twenty-five or thirty, and declared
that most of them were small boys.
There was no enthusiasm, and your cor
respondent will wager Chinese pig tai
that there were not one hundred persons
present including all the small boys, boil
black and white In fact intelligent per
sons estimate the whole crowd at abou
fifty, and that's the way this enthusiastic
club OF one hundred and fifty names 'wer
signed to the roll" Tnere is in truth NJ
enthusiasm amongst the Republicans her
and the more thoughtful amongst them ar
thoroughly disguised with the z. o. p.
bug Juice and Doodle" and are declaring
for brains and craftsmanship with all de
cent haste. The Republican msi ority Ii
this Radical ridden county will undoubt
eddy be largely reduced this fall.
HICKORY.