West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-11-03
MEso,
The Republican Grand Blow Out At
This Place.
"skeezix" (Hartmcyer) as the Sup.
posed Orator OF the Occasion.

NFBo. w. Va, Oct %, 1892.
Notices wore posted up two weeks
ago about the great barbecue aud
general Publication which was to
occur at this place on Tuesday
evening, Oct %.
After 30 much advertising and
posting cf circulars, it turned out
to be one of the most complete
failures on record, rs an audience
Of something less than dozen and
must OF them kids" turned out to
hear the issues OF the day discussed
oy the Hons. (?) G. Hartmcyor and
ID. NJ. Wotring. Wotrins failed to
appear the reason was unknown
to his d" Buddy" but we presume
he must either took Passin
ScriIbo's advice about finding nm
empty house, or Is preparing the
November issue of the Salt River
Gazette. He is the well known
" Ringwood,' 80 called because he
belongs TO the Kingwood Ring"
and the man who used stitch Corrupt
methods to secure the nomin; ton
for Prosecuting Attorney. Pc IA
bly, he was better off where he was
than If he had been here.
llaitmeyer said hU would 90 to
Bruceton next day and tel, & aph
" Woody" and if he didn't mend
To show UP he would have the
appointments " busted" as he did
not feel able to address the large
audiences that vas Coming out to
hear the issues of the day discussed.
The audience was slow in gather
ing in, and Harsmeyer to get him.
self in trim for the great mcnaserie,
wal ked around TO the school Chart
and explained the archaeology and
anthropology Of man, the hero
glyphics and media oblongata of
the human body and the myop:c of
the Republican party to Yes Clark
and Jonathan Gibson.
lie also explained Civil Govern
ment, and saitl that there we've 325
representatives in Congress. Willie
Gibson then took the stand aud
went over the tfiore minute parts OF
the Chart.
Hortmeyer was loathe to get mp
before the large audience" of six
voters. lie said that lie had never
made political speech and some
ia the audience" remarked that
"here would be good place tU make
a beginning" (Spasms.
After tiheh coa&ing and entreat-
ing llartmeyer arose with his aims
in his trouser pockets attn pit deep.
His speeth was a big bonibastic
hifalttIn' arraignpent OF the
Democratic party for all events
before and since the signing of the
Magma ChartI. lie PRESENTED ITO
argument whateve. why the tax
payer should vote for him except
that he was delinquent taxpayer.
His explanation Of the Force Bill
would convict Anybody that he was
a Candidate for the lunatic asylum,
OF at least not fit man 10 rim nc
large, as lie might be- gobbled up as
a repetition 81 The Hillary Mon.
strosity." lie said that there was
10 such a thing ne the Force Bill,
that it would be fine thing il there
was, that in the South 10 Republi.
cans were allowed to vote and that
they were driven away from the
polls at the point of the baydnet.
lie claimed West Virginia as
Republican state by 5000. His
speech was about Is minutes in
length and OF that time one half
was spent in trying to thihk OF
something to say and the other half
in gesticulating. During his sermon
he vas not once applauded and the
stiffness OF tho tomb was nothing
IN comparison with that Of tho
house.
After the speaker exhausted his
vocabulary OF eplthets, Jonathan
Gibson teok tho floor ard told the
Hon. ~ Hartmeycr after lie got TO
tho Legislature that he wanted him
to have the road law changed.
After the election uartmeyef's
50 'oquy will bet
a humble golltFjan With shining pail
went eaily. singing down the vale,
10 where the COW with the brindlo tail,
A bumblebee did gaiiy ssh
over the soft and shady yalo
Was milking tts COW with the brindle Tan.
The bee itdown or ne cows left car
Her heels few through the atmosphere
lod through the leuyes Of the chestnut tree
IT, rtmtytf scared % satfgyer free"
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