The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-07-19
CAMPAIGN ECHOES.

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Harrison and Morton clubs, composed
exclusively OF former Democrats, are a
feature Of the Ohio campaign.
The farmers, laborers and stock raisers
OF Texas do not agree with Roger Mills
in putting wool on the free list.
jamestown, N. y, has Swedish Re-
publican Club of si1ty.tive members
doing active work in Chautauqua
county.
Twelve business men OF Cambridge
City, Ind, who voted for Cleveland, are
tired OF him, and this year will vote for
Harrison.
More than $4,000 young men in
New York State are connected with the
Republican League Clubs, and the num-
Der is steadily increasing.
A club has been formed in Green
Point, Brooklyn, with membership OF
fifty, most OF whom are railroad men,
which is called tho Anti-Free Trade
Club.
Col. D. S. Alexander, Of Buffalo, for
merly confidential adviser to tndiana's
great war Governor, Morton, has been
chosen by General Harrison for his
private secretary.
The Republicans OF Springfield, N. j.,
have formed a Farmers Campaign
Club, and although it is harvest time,
the farmers crowded the hall at the first
meeting last week.
A congratulatory telegram to General
Harrison from the 1900 glass-blowers OF
New Albany, Ind, pledges their support
to him. Most OF the men have been
Democrats until the present time.
John P. Lynch, the well known Irish
patriot, who is largely interested in the
manufacture OF wooden goods, has viven
the Republican National Committee
check for $4,000 for campaign expen-
ses.
When a train on the Pennsylvania
Road recently reached station near
Newark, the conductor shouted: "Harri-
.sonm This aroused sleepy individual,
who responded: "Hurrah! And for
Morton, tooW-Ncw York Press.
The Rev. Dr. A. Stewart Walsh, Of
Brooklyn, author and preacher, at one
time active in temperance work in this
city, is out for Harrison and Morton.
He expects to take the stump for the
Republican ticket and platform in the
fall.
Four.fifths OF the Indiana Civil Ser
vice reformers who supported Mr..
Cleveland in 1854 are already at work
for Harrison and Morton, and the others
soon will be. Bogus reform has nau-
seated them with the DemocracY.-I'ha-
adelphiG Press.
The following letter from lifelong
Virginia Democrat in Richmond says
much in few words: "If all OF Harri-
sons supporters will do as much for him
as l have already done, Cleveland won't
get vote in the United States, for three
Democrats have promised to vote for
him, and they will do it."
Thus the Springfield, Mass, UniO"
puts the question to the Irish: Every
Irish American who votes the Demo-
cratic ticket votes to put dollars or
pounds into the pockets OF the English
manufacturer, with which he pays taxes
TO help the British Government keep its
foot on Ireland's neck"
The Anti.Cleveland Union, composed
OF the Blaine Irishmen who polled such
o heavy vote in 1884, have opened head.
quarters at 1874 Fifth avenue, and Presi-
dent John Dewey says the work OF orga-
nizing the advanced 1rishmen through
out the States is being pushed with
vigor, and meeting with remarkable
success,
Having failed to find any Republicans
going TO Cleveland in Pennsylvania, q
show is made OF a Greenback convert,
MS follows: I'D. S. Early, OF Harrisburg,
Greenback-Labor candidate for Congress
in this district in 1880, and for Auditor
General in 1885, has come out Tor Cieve-
land. He says the Democratic party
has kept its promises, while the kepub;;
lican has failed in that respect. Several
prominent Observation-Disclosures people
here, in addition to Mr.. Early, have
declared their purpose to vote Tor
Cleveland" .....-
An Italian tobacco dealer, and Dem
ocrat, too, has but ballot box outside
his store, on Ninth avenue, New York,
and in a Democratic district. He has
paper and pencils on the box, and re-
quest for afi to vote. The box will be
opened October 81, In talking about
the vote SO far, Faapla, the Italian, says;
cover 200 votes have been polled so far,
know Just about how it stands. Cow
drey (the Labor Candidatel has exactly
four votes, and Harrison and Cleveland
have the balance. l can tell you how
each man votes, because when he writes
Harrison he dots an i, but there is no
Il to dot in Cleveland Imark it down
then, and here, you see, have 1T; Har-
rison 100, Cleveland SO. Not seventy.
five OF this number for Harrison voted
Republican last year. There is no Dem
: ocrat nor Republican this time. 1t Is
all Free Trade or Protection"
There is great deal Of dissatisfaction
among the Democratic workingmen oil
this city in regard to the Free Trade plat
form oil the Democratic party. Tester'
day Republican visited a large stove
mandatory in South Baltimore, and In
talking to one Of the firm the political
situation came up.
allow does it look to your" asked the
stove man.
SWELL" replied the Republican, 81
candidly think II the vote was taken to
. morrow, Cleveland would win, but be
fore November am certain the situa
; ton will change" .U
II differ with you," said the stove
man. ~ am q Democrat, and q tirn
. one, but things are going on, and have
J been for the last few weeks, that few
! outsiders have any idea Of. Let. mi
: give you an example. In our own shop
{ there are about one hundred workmen
> They are Democrats, but ! know 1t for
! iAct that every one Of them, except two
have said they will vote for Harrison
Whyl It is the Free Trade platform 0
the Democratic party that has change'