The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-08-25

against Cleveland among the olo soI'
diers Of his locality. In hiapost OF fifty
members nearly all tho Democratic
veterans intend 10 vote for Harrison on
tho pension issue alono. Dir. Ruseoe
said that number OF needy veterans IN
the town had received pensions, and
tho fact chOsrcd up tho old soldiers
greatly. Cleyslandbb his course had
sllenGted tho votes Of every Democratic
veteran, Mr.. Ruscoo concluded.
James L. Brrke, president Of the
college league Of Republican clubs ac-
compRnied Whitelaw Reid on his west
ern trip. He returned yesterday.
Speaking Of Nj. Reid'a tip. he said:
"Tho entire trip and its results were
eminently gratifying. both 10 the west
ern leaders and to Mr.. Reid. Tho re-
ception Afr. Reid received OF the differ.
Ont towns between Springfield and
Chicago, at which places he made
speeches, were unanimously enthusias-
tic, and spoke we'll for the feeling among
Illinois Republicans. AT Springfield
Mr.. Reid spoke to tho delegates and an
audience OF about four thousand people
in the state house Immediately upon
his arrival, and tLen went to the open
air meeting and spoke TO elk thousand
others, who were unable TO gain adj
mission 10 the building.
again in the evening after the
parade, which was reviewed by Mr..
Reid, Governor Fifer and others from
the governors mansion, Mr.. Reid and
Mr.. Burrows addressed fully 10000 peo-
ple on the grounds OF the State Capitol.
Although Mr.. Reid made eight speeches
in one afternoon, there WAS not sin
clio sentence IN any one which was re-
poated in any other, which variety in
thought and oppression gnd the edl-
toTsaI cemipenta Of oil Che western
papors, Democratic as we'll as Repub-
iican, indicate plainly the manner in
which Mr.. Retd's methods Of cam
paigning have been received. The I'M
PRESTON he made was universally favor
able,
labors Mr.. Reid and party were driven
to Lincoln's tomb, somo little distance
from Springfield, whore preparations
had been made in order that he might
Wow the sRroophaGus at night, thing
"Chairman Clark. OF tho Illinois state
committee; President Tracy, OF tho
state league, and other leading Repub-
licans arc working day and night for
thelticket, Tho organization to-day III
Illinois extends into every school DIS
trict. Although the Democratic can
didatc for governor is making house
toulouse canvass, the majority in ILL
nois for tho Republican ticket will not
be less than 1000.
ain Ohio and Michigan the state
committees arc hard at work, and the
old-timc Republican majorities will be
had in November. Mr.. Reid's trip west
will be d source Of inestimable benefit
to the party, both from q local and ma
tional standpoint. Mr.. Reid's recep-
ton at Chicago by the editors OF all tho
newspapers, and his reception at Cedar
vile, Ohio, his old home, by Democrats
and Republicans alike show the esteem
in which he is held in the west II he
had an opportunity Of covering the
different doubtful states there is little
doubt but what his trip would DO en-
inently beneficial to the party.
"At Springfield and Chicago, ILL.,, at
Detroit, Mich, at Columbus, O., and Mt
Pittsburgh, Pa, held conferences with
the college, men and appointed COM
mittees 10. take charge OF mass meetings
to be held at these points Interim the
campaign; also to procure as large an
attendance Of college men as possible.
The interest manifested by this element
in the coming Buffalo convention Is GER
tainly gratifying. General CIarkson's
invitation stirred them up. and no less
than 5000 college men will GcGept it
and be on the grounds" e,ss
DEMOCRATIC MD FOR GERMAN VOTES.
The German-American Cleveland
Union has issued an address to ''our
German-American fellow citizens"
which cannot fail to interest and please
the working politicians in the Demo;
cratic party. Among the points"
made in the address are the following:
"His [Cleveland'sl innate sense OF
duty cannot be better proven than by
the fact that during his presidential i'd
intimidation, aa we'll as during his Sec
ond candidacy, no never was a favorite
with machine politicians, whose aim
was their own welfare.
"He [Cleveland] never hesitated to
solve the most important questions &C.
cordlng to his own unbiased convictions,
resisting all pressure from members OF
The address concludes in this way:
Therefore we earnestly beseeoh our
fellow citizens 70 aid us in securing the
election Of the man who represents
Democracy. We expect a hearty co.
operation on the part of the German
Americana, the more so, as We are con-
WINGED that they particularly should fa-
vor his candidacy as the true and i'm
mediate expression of the will OF the
people, which, at Chicago, triumphant
ly prevailed over all party usage, not
withstanding the opposition from tho
delegates Of his own state as well as tho
politicians in general"
The ''machine politicians" tho
"members Of his party" the delegates
from his own state" and the. "politici-
ans in general" make up about all there
Ia Of the Democratic party.
TERRIRIIE TRAGEDY