Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-11-03
WAS NOT NIIsREPREsENTED.
That Republican Meeting at Tunnelton.
The BOY Orator a gain.

That Republican Meeting at Function.
The boy Orator Again.
Spscill Correspondence Of TIE Register.
TUNNELTON, w. Va, October 81
The KingwoOd correspondent Of the
MiClligcNccr processes TO say that the
Tunnelton account OF the Republican
meeting held here ON Wednesday night
was miSrepresented. The Kingwood
reporter is the man who can
be accused of Misrepresentation, as
he was thirty miles from TunneltOn on
Wednesday night trying to drum up a
crowd 10 hear him crate and laud the
Republican party. But it is fact the
gentleman will not deny that he could
not get q sufficient number of people TO
come out TO listen 70 his old cheStnutS.
How. then, did he learn SO much about
the TunneltOn meeting? He says;
''The school house was full and
many could not get seats Let
us see: The school house has
a seating capacity of about
one hundred. BY actual count there
was eleven voters from the town and
surrounding community and about
twenty-five from kingwood. which in
cluded the brass band. OF course there
We're several small boys who were at
tractod by the brass band. Let the
reader draw his own conclusions of Il
full house"
Ii is a fact beyond dispute that never
in the history of Preston county politics
has the attendance on political meetings
been SO small. About seven out of
every ten are complete failures, and no
one is better acquainted with this fact
than the Kingwood gentleman who has
been denied a public hearing five times
out of six.
The fact is that this Eddie Elliott,
''the boy orator." who, by the way, was
befriended by Hon. w. L. Wilson when
he was struggling for an education at
the MOrgantOwn University, and who
is repayiug his benefactor by Stumping
Preston county against him, has been fed
on fulsome flattery by the Journal and
Era, and a few admiring friends of
kingwoOd, until he imagins he is big
ger man than old Blaine.
II was learned to-day why the Repub-
Leans refused 20 come out and attend
the meetings addressed by Ex-senator
Dawson and Senator Worley. \
prominent Republican, who has been
opposing Dawson for years, said: I'VE
have grown tired Of Bill Dawson as
leader and we propose to give HIN TO
understand this campaign that his place
is I'm the ranks as private. Hence, the
refusal of our people to come out and
hear him. 1t is prearranged affair.
As for Bill WOrley, he is simply a crca-
ture in the hands Of Dawson And
still the merry war goes on,
l.. Garrett JefTreys, OF the Internal
Revenue Office. who has been out in
Preston county electioneering for the
past week. returned TO Washington last
night. Ii is safe to say he made no
converts. Arelative whom JeffreyS Wis
tied said: Garrett tried to make me
believe that l did not pay any Of the
tariff. but l told him that was too thin
and l could not accept that doctrine
that a tariff is not tax" The relative
is a Republican.
l.. ). Davis, the political under
Straper of John w. Mason, who is paid
- a day by the government for watch
ing forty-fve gallons of whisky in
Hardy county, is now in Preston county
,makiUg political speeches. lie says MIR,
Hartman requested him to make a few
speeches in Mineral, Preston and
Marion counties Will John w. Mason
please explain If shelton Davis is still
employed by the government or Re
publican party? \ curious public would
like 90 know.
John w. MaSon'S outrageous attack
upon VIM. l.. Wilson is making him a
host Of friends among all honest and up
right men.