The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-11-01

lions in the Democracy OF Ohio county,
each having candidate for the sheriff.
atty nomination. There was a spirited
contest, and ut the time it was more
than whispered that one OF the candi'
dates for the nomination, while city
official, was guilty Of crookedness. After
the convention many Of these same peo'
pie, when approached, knew nothing
about it. And those who did and dc
know have kept their mouths closed on
the subject. There has been an investi'
cation demanded, but in six weeks
nothing has Been done. The indications
are that nothing will be done in six
centuries Ii this former city official
and present candidate for sheriff can be
vindicated it should be done, and done
at once.
AN OHIO VISITOR.
Chairman Jones then introduced ex-
Attorney General D. X. Watson, oil
Ohio, as the next speaker. Mr.. Wat.
son has been stumping Indiana, and
brings the cheering news that the Har-
rison state will go ten thousand for
Harrison. He said he hoped the little
state of West Virginia would come to
the front and break the solid South, by
giving q good Republican plurality.
Ohio, he said, is ablaze with Republic
can enthusiasm, and will come from
Lake Erie down to LaBelle Riviere with
twenty-five thousand majority for the
party OF protection and good money.
The eyes of the country are ON West
Virginia, he SAID, and it is expected she
will cast her electoral vote for Harrison
and Reid. He quoted conversation
with two Democrats, who said that the
Republican party is entitled to this
state, because there are more Re-
publicans in it than there are
Democrats, and all that is
needed is pure ballot and
an honest count. Why shouldn't this
state 90 Republican? All its interests
are the interests that protection fosters
and protects. Ii no other state in the
Union was for the principle OF Republic
canism, West Virginia should be.
As an illustration OF the benefits OF
protection to home industries, the
speaker cited the case where duty was
put on bunting from which the Stars
and Stripes are made. This was done
in 1862, during the dark days of civil
strife. Heretofore all flags were i'm
ported. 1t was but ninety days until
four bunting factories were in opera
ton, and the flags made at home, and
at about one-half the cost of the foreign
article. What did 1T? Home COMPETE
ton did it. 1t illustrated the principle
OF protection, that when there is no
home competition the foreign manufac-
turer regulates and controls the market.
Referring to the MacVeagh desertion,
he spoke ofthe Pennsylvanian's avowed
admiration OF the pronounced courage
OF ex-President Cleveland, and said he
should look over the record of Ben.
jamin Harrison and see if there is not
something of courage in him, when
courage was needed in the defense Of
his country. The archaeological the
splendid and clean life and achieve
ments of President Harrison, who, he
said, is an example of what any Ameri-
can can rise to. The speaker then con-
cluded, saying that the eyes OF the ma
ton are on West Virginia and she is
expected to cast six electoral votes for
Harrison and Reid.
TALK TO YOUNG MEN.
The next speaker was Mr.. R. @. Camp
bell who made clean cut, forcible
speech. especially to the young men.
Mr.. Campbell said that on account Of
the lateness OF the hour he proposed to
keep the audience but minute or two
Some one had suggested to him that he
say something in behalf of Captain
Dovener. He did not think it was nee
essary to eulogize Captain Dovener in
the house OF his friends, in his own
home. Captain Dovener needed nc
recommendation on the Island. More
over, it could not bedone without draw
ing comparison between him and his
opponent, and, Mr.. Campbell said, he
was not there to indulge in personal
politics. Two years ago Mr.. Pendlelon
had devoted tho greater part OF his
speech OF acceptance at Moundsville to
him (Campbelll. In this city Mr.. Pen.
dleton devotes the greater portion Of
his time to finding out whether he is in
town or not, and then getting inter
viewed concerning him. He would moi
dignity the gentleman by any reference
to him.
Mr.. Campbell said he was present to
appeal to the men of his own age. Al
the Republican state convention q,
Huntington last August one OF the
most striking incidents to him had
been a young woman's speech, aformer
Democrat, who called upon the young
men to ally themselves with Republi-
canism. He had accepted this as hap
BY omen in convention composed, MS
that was so largely, OF young men.
Bourbonism in West Virginia was dy-
ing out, not because of conversion, but
because new generation was coming
to the front, which had not known the
bitterness Of the war and reconstruc'
ton days, and it was to this generation
he appealed
A few weeks since he had seen in
Washington one Of the historical events
of the nation-the parade OF the Crane
Army. He had questioned, as he
watched those thousands OF men, il the
men who are now OF the same age as
those men when they responded to the
call of duty, had not duty almost as
great to perform. He thought that
crisis confronted the country only sec
ond in importance to that which con
ironted it when the grand army hat
gone forth to fight. In her young men
he believed, lay the political salvation
of West Virginia.
PAT M'pERNtAT.
The, next and last speaker OF the
evening was the popular and magnetic
"Pat" McDermat, who made one OF the
inimitablo speeches for which he is be
coming as noted, as Wheeling is fol