Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-09-11

thusiastic Audience-Also Iakcs INC
.InteIligencer" and Candidate Davis to
Task.
SPECIAL Telegram to the Sunday Rs0iStsr.
MoUYDsvrLE, September 10.-Colonel
William A. MacCorkle, candidate for Gov
ernor. addressed an audience Of about $50
persons at the Court House this az
ternoon. c. r. Oldham was chosen
chairman of the meeting and intro
duced the speaker, who delivered an
ELOQUENT address of an hour and halfs
duration. His remarks were confined
chiefly to puncturing the Republican State
platform and showing the fallacy OF the
pretenses therein contained. He dwelt at
length upon the Homestead affair and told
some mighty truths upon which Democrat
ic principles are founded. He began his
speech by expressing his regret that at the
great meeting in Wheeling, by reason OF
his illness and the lateness OF the hour, ne
had been unable TO discuss the issues OF the
day as he wished He discussed the labor
questions vigorously for time and then
gave his time to State affairs, and in ref
erence to State affairs paid his re-
spect to the Intelligencer, which IN
its issue Of this morning denied
that Mr.. Davis had voted against the
Screen Bill, and also accused Mr. MacCor-
kle of asserting an untruth for political
advantage He also quoted the Inteutgen-
GERS article which says that by Senate
Journal, session 1891 page 4S4. II Will oe
seen that Mr.. Davis with eighteen other
Senators voted for the bill providing Tor
the weighing and measuring coal al the
place where mined before it is screened.
Mr.. MacCorkle showed that the Intelligen-
cer's article was but another evidence
of the untairness OF the Republican
party; that it had quoted the page OF the
Journal showing the passage OF the act
when there was not vote against III, Dut
had neglected to quote the Journal at the
real point of contest. The bill provided
that coal shall be weighed at the place
where mined, before the same is screened.
1t was pretty clear that the bill was ABOUT
TO become law, and on straight vote IL
would be passed. Then the enemies OF the
bill. seeingthe state of affairs, moved TO
amend the bill by inserting the amendment,
''unless otherwise provided for by contract.
Senate Journal, page 477,41s-Tms was
recognized as the only means TO defeat the
bill and the amendment virtually rendered
the dill imperative, the contest came IN
over the amendment, and it was bitterly
debated pro and con, and after prolonged
debate in which it was understood that the
adoption of the amendment defeated the
bill, the amendment was defeated. Mr.
Davis voting for the amendment This was
the crucial test and there was great
rejoicing among the friends OF
the bill at the defeat Of the amendment
and there was no further opposition 20 IT,
as there was a sufficient vote TO pass II,
and when the bill came up on It's hnal
passage there was not vote against 1t.
although it was the most bitterly contested
bill of the session and Mr., Davis was
known as one of its vigorous opposers
But opposition to il was simply abandoned
Colonel MacCorkle then discussed the sale
of the school script by the Republican
party, its extravaganza when In Office, It's
INSTRUMENTATION of The school funds aud its
high rate.of taxation. He showed tnat 10
the magnificent Engagement OF State al
fairs by the Democratic party was to n
great extent due the grand progress OF the
State.
Ais speech was masterpiece of oratory
and was received with round after round
Of applause. -,
Col. MacCorkle Is well liked and will re-
ceive the full Democratic vote besides
number of Republicans who will give him
their support.
At the conclusion Of the next Governor s
remarks Virgil A. Lewis was called, but
refrained from making speech as he did
not care to involve the schools OF the State
in politics.
The Court House was handsomely decor
ated for the occasion.