Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-10-07
THAT big RALLY.' y
WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH PRESTON, THE
BANNER COUNTY
Of West Virginia RsPublicanism? Is the Question
Tha! Grows Ont Of the Harmon-Gof-
DOvoner-Dayt9n Fiaseo at King
wood Yesterday.
speclaI rslearam o Me Reqistsr.

Special telegram 10 ne Register.
KTNGwooD, w. Va, October 6.-This
was the day for the big Republican raj
ly here, and instead of there being a
thousand or two thousand people in
town, as the committee expected, about
three hundred people responded to the
extensive advertising done by the com
mittee. and came to hear the speeches.
Rain fell steadily until ten o'clock,
when the sun came out and Shone
brightly all day. The question
arising is: What is the matter with
Preston, the banner county? Evidently
she is not all right for her usual
Republican majority never needed such
effort as is being put forth this fall.
The leaders are disturbed. At twelve
O'Clock the train arrived bringing Farm
or Harmon, Captain Dovener, General
GofT and A. G.. Dayton. This was the
array of talent sent TO the banner coun-
" to produce rally. About one hun
dred people were at the depot and the
speakers were allowed to drive away
without a single cheer. After a tour
through two of the principle streets,
the party were driven TO the hotel pre-
ceded by the Mozart band The crowd
was so unexpectedly small and the en-
thuSaSm so noticably wanting that the
immortal Goff and other great visitors
wore detected look. After the
adjournment of the County Court, the
court room became comfortably filled
with people, many OF whom were home
folks At two o'clock the speakers ar
rived. Farmer Harmon, candidate for
Congress, was the first introduced. He
spoke fifteen minutes. He made a very
broken address and awkward gestures.
After few pretended corrections Of
Mr.. Wilson's Congressional record, he
saw that he failed to make a hit, and
took his seat.
He was followed by Mr.. y. G.. Dayton,
of Philippi, who
TALKED POOR TARIFF ARGUMENT
for forty.fve minutes His talk con-
sisted of very old alleged arguments,
evidently borrowed, which were inter
Spcrsed with dramatic ragings and
sing-song rhetoric. Many Republicans
were heard to remark that his address
was not pleasing. His one hobby was a
frequent reference to Mr.. Wilson as an
educated politician. These remarks Sa-
vorcd Of envy. At the close of his re-
marks Mr.. GofI, the wonderful little
god, was presented. He was received
with some degree of enthusiasm,
but a talk of nearly two hour.
seemed to weary the crowd. HC
spent the half of this time in
talking of himself and abusing the pres
ent rightful Governor OF our State
whose seat he once craved.
The remainder OF the time was Speni
in patching up Dayton's speech and at
tempting to pound into the people the
wonderful tariff doctrines which DaytoI
had already presented Each speake
made 4 special effort towards the farm
ers, and wound up with the valuable bi
lof advice to vote for Uncle George Har
mon. GoiT passes for a prophet
He claims TO have propheSied
national victory in the presence
Of Preston Republicans in lsss and now
renewS his prcrhecy for great result
this fall. He closed by saying that o
course Preston would elect her straigh
Republican ticket in November, bu
Nathan GOh
DOES NOT KNOW ALL