The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-10-27
HUBBARD AT CLARKSBURG.
A Splendid Speech t" n Big Crowd-somo
Personal Matters.

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rcrt onnl Matters.
Special Dispn,ci 10 khe Iuieligencer. G-
CLAREsnuRG, W. Va, Oct. 2G.-The,
heavy rain last night did not prevent
the court room being crowded by both
Republicans and Democrats anxious to
see and hear the Hon. W. P. Hubbard
at his first appearance here during the
campaign. During the assembling Of
the au dience the Despard brass band
furnished some enlivenirg music and
kept the crowd in good humor.
Att o'clock Sheriff NJ. G. Holmes
called the meeting to order and at that
time there was scarcely n vacant seat in
the room.
s.Mr. Holm made speech preliminary
to the Introduction OF the orator OF the
evening, and during his speech he criti-
c;zed John 0'e cpeech here last Monday
in q merciles5 manner, and he askpd the
Democrats why 1t waa that when PEN
dleton was describing the glorious past
record OF tho Democratic party he
Jumped from the time Of the ending OF
the Mexican var TO the reign OF Grover
Cleveland, totally ignoring the thirty
odd years irtervenias. Was he ashamed
OF its record? 4
When Mr.. Hubbard rose To speak he
was received with great applause end it
was some moments before he could be
heard. Finally be said Eis friend pendle-
5 ton had spoken 10 The Clarksbuy pao.
pie last week and had said he (Hubbard)
was no orator, nothing but plain, dry,
matter Il fact lawyer. He asked ii Har-
I rison county did not want lawyer at
Washington 10 leok out for its interest,
and wcu,dn'tit prefer plain one to q
fancy one, u dry ons rather tnan moist
one, q u.;.er Of flEt ono rather than ono
who had nothing 10 Go with facts? Re.
i>rriuE 10 pendlGton's assertion that lie
exccctcd to meet him (uubbardl here
OIL Monday last Pcndleton knew better.
Ho did act expect any y.hing Of the kind.
4 H6 (Eul har6) !atoa.:o 60 into personal
e:.pisi.ations, but pendleton forced it.
He had challenged Pendle.on early in
thu campaign ior ioirt discussions,
Pendletoa lad refused. His { Hubbard's)
dates were ;ield back from him with Il
l.ope tina. iually some arrangement
cot:id be n.aue. When ct Salt Lick he
heard that ..is dates were published in
toe INTELllGEACLR, he enueGvored tc
obtain copy from. one Democrat
only to find that PendlGson had iorc
stalled him aud had cul them out OF the
: raner. Upon APPLYING to another mar
(also Dsmocrat) hu learned that Peu
dleton had boosted that he had sent I
challenge to tho Democratic Congress
ional Committee ior Clarksburg, Wheel
ing and New Nlaftinsville aitey h.
had fouad no was engaged elsewhere
except on the New Martinsville date
He met Pcnnleion twice in Braxton ant
each time publicly challenged him t,
is meet him once III each county, Penale
ton invariably declining and plt adm,
other engagements. III no time had Pen
II dlclon or his committee been ,rihing 10 har
e joint discussions at anu tine, or place creep
eI,cn they trere allortd to name tmo ant
y designate the place. ,.s 3 :. A =
Ho then asked whnt were the Quea
tious to be discussed in this campaign
"Two years you had an election, thel
came a returning board and ballot
scra,cheea and ballotstuGers and
dumb speaker Of the House and Secrc
tary OF State who had himself enjoined
and finally, satan appeared also, in til
form OF L. Willis Wilson. General Col
4 is not in tho seat to which he was chosen
Two congressman were kept out 9
their seats for long time and a third !
still being kept out. The whole couu
try is looking at West Virginia! VIII
is not General Gof in his proper seal
It's because Democrats have not ha
"a time tell the truth During the contes
:, a Democratic member told me In Charles
ton General I Goh was legally elected
h and II no other Democrat voted for htn
4, taking his seat, hewould.. Unfortunate
F5 ly he repeated this to others and the
N got together and concocted the neiariou