Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-09-15

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Present Campaign.
First Republican, ex-oficeholder-Say
how is this story about Maine? They told
rs she was going to do as she did in 40,
go h bent for Gov. Kent" Now l see
her plurality is less than in 's4. How Is
it, anyway?
Second ditto-Oh, that's a Democratic
lie. Didn't Blaine say it was the biggest
majority she ever gave, and isn't that all
yer want to know?
A Big Democratic Meeting In Marshall
John o. Psndleton, the Democratic Con-
gressionsl nominee, addressed the largest
political gathering ever held at Sherrsrd,
Marshall county, last night, Over three
hundred people were in attendance, q very
large crowd for so small q village. j. ID.
Reilly, Esq presided over the meeting,
introducing Mr.. Pendlston, who spoke for
over two hours upon the issues OF the day.
The meeting throughout WAS very en-
thusiastic one, the speaker being cheered
almost continuously.
The way Yves. Atkinson is mixing with
the anti Prohibitionists is q sight to see
His Republican political wire pulling
friends. say this is no time for George
Wesley to talk prohibition, go he proposes
to let it severely alone until after the cam
psigu is over. Just now he is looking
after votes and wants to make 1t all right
with the ants. One can meet him in the
city M day %cultivsting that class OF
voters, and when he isnot armi in arm with
them, n may see him shaking hands, oh,
so heartily, and saying:
SHowdy, howdy, howdy do!
How's your wife and how are your
The REGISTER rooster clswing the Intel
Hqencer coon paralyzsd some of our city
Reps. yesterday. The REGISTER, as every
body knows, c~irculatss largely among the
Republicans on account Of the superiority
of its news, and when Col. Dunaway,
Capt. Bowers, Lieutenant james,
Msior Sylvis, Gen. johnson, ct
al, opened their favorite pubh-
cation their optics naturally fell upon the
pretty picture, and of course it was some
time before they recovered their wits
They wish now that Jimmy Blaine would
tell the truth"
Hon. Lew Newman, of Marshall, was in
town a short while yesterday. Mr.. New
man reports the Democracy of Marshall In
good condition and says he has every rea-
son to believe that the Democracy OF Mar
shall will make a better showing In No
vember than at any election since the
organization of the State. The lying re-
ports of the Mteligeneer concerning the
late county convention, he says, are the
ysporinSs of q diseased brain and only to
be expected from such o source.
The Plumed Knights, in all their line
feathers and dizzy uniforms, will turn out
to night and attempt to win the hearts OF
all the girls along the line of march. After
going over q brief route in the city they
march to Martins Ferry, where q Repub-
lican mass meeting is to be held. Ar
engagements were completed at o meeting
last night.
The Democrats of Ritchie district will
hold a meeting at their club room, Nolte's
Hall, this evening. Business Of import
ance is to be transacted, among which ID
an election of line officers for the march
ing club. Several speakers will be present
and address the meeting and q full attend
nee is desired.
Now that General Golf has iunked on
Hon. H. s. Walkers challenges, it will
surprise no one after the recent strange
action of the Republican Executive Com
mittee to hear of their chairman proposing
q discussion upon the issues OF the day
between Mr.. w. and some fourth rate
stumper.
A straw vote was taken on the train that
arrived from Columbus last evening, which
resulted IS follows: Fisk, s.; Cleveland, 64i
Harrison, 2s6.-hteuigeneer. And these
are the fellows who Missed the name Of the
President of the, United States; 2s6 to 81
is significant.
Our friends, the enemy, expected q still
hunt this csmLaign, but the alarming &C
tivity of the Democracy is looked upon
with fear and trembling, 50 Chairman
Cowden and his cohorts have concluded
they must do somethin'.
The Democrats Of Tyler county will hold
their County Convention at Sistersville on
the 22d inst, when they will nominate
what is expected to prove Q winning ticket
in that Republican stronghold.
Captain B. B. Dovener and Hon. j. Z.
Hooten were billed to address q Republi-
can meeting at Moundsville, LAST evening,
but whether the little gathering came Oh
or not, the REGISTER is not advised.
Mr.. @. r. Tracy Indignantly denies the
assertion in the evening Republican paper
that he is out rs o candidate for the Re
publican nomination for City Sergeant,
and says he had no idea of such 8 thing.
Col. Dan johnson is here on his way to
Morgantowp, where he viii speak to q
Democratic meeting rext week. The Col
onel says everything is lively in Tyler, the
Democracy is humping things and they
mean to win.
Senator Mcdonald, of Indiana, will moi
be with us On Saturday next. The big ps,
rsde will be the feature of the evening,
Excursion to Cincinnati Sept. 18th, 16tf
n 18th Via b. & o. r. r.
For Commercial Travellers Day, Sept
18th, and Labor Day, Sept. 18th, the b q
o r. r, will sell round trip tickets to Gin
cinnati at the low rate Of IS so. Tsains
leave Wheeling at 1915 p. m, 9:2Sp m.
Central time. Tickets good returning
until Sept. 19th, inclusive. For tickets
and further information call on Agents o