The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-09-27
Demncrafie Meeiinr

Hon. John r. Fellows failed to
speak in this place on the 22d inst.
He came down on the noon train
Thursday, but obstinately refused
to get off and fill his appointment
because as he said he had informed
the State Committee that he would
not make more than one speech a
day; and that he was billed to speak
at Huntington the same evening,
and would fill that appointment.
Our meeting had been extensively
advertised and hundreds of people
had gathered in to hear him, and
his refusal to stop off and fill his APP
pointment was a great disappoint-
ment to them. The whole program
seems to have been a laundering
piece of business and bad manage
ment on the part of the State Com
mite, and for which our County
Committee are in no wise to blame.
The State Committee should not
announ &c a meeting unless they are
certain and positive the gentleman
named to speak will be present.
Mr.. Wiley, the member of the State
Committee for this county, came
before the audience which had as
sembled at the Opera House, and
explained to the disappointed crowd
Mr.. Fellows reasons for not filing
his appointment, and said Mr.. Eel
lows claimed that he had informed
the State Committee some ten days
before that he could not fill this ap.
pointment aud had asked them to
send some one else to fill his place.
IF the Committee had this informa.
ton, why was it direlect in its
duty to our people2 No one feels
this disappointment to our people
more fully than does Mr.. Wiley,
and the more so because he is a
member of the State Committee,
and had every assurance that Mr..
Fellows would be present. Such
disappointments as these will soon
disorganize any party. People do
not like to be fooled in this way.
The Democracy of Mason county
now demand of the State Committee
that they right this wrong to them
by sending Hon. John G. Black and
other good speakers into this county,
and see when the meetings are adj
vertised that the speakers are here.
In this way the bad feeling now
engendered may be overcome and
the State Committee forgiven for
its bad management.
But the Democracy of this county
are brave and true, and were de-
termined not to go home without
listening to discussion of the vital
questions before the people. The
meeting was called to order by DIR.
]. 81. Dunlap. of Leon, who named
the editor of this paper for Chair
man. Maj. Tomlinson was intro
duced to the vast audience, who
gave him an ovation. The Major
got right down to his work, and for
nearly two hours, in an able and
forcible manner discussed the Force
Bill, and its consequences to the
people, if the Republican party got
a chance to put it in the shape of a
law. BE opened the eyes of many
who had looked upon the Force Bill.
as dead letter in this campaign,
and showed them that it was the
liveliest kind of an issue with the
people. He thoroughly discussed
the robber tariff and pointed out
plainly and forcibly that the people
were being systematically robbed
by the tariff that they might pay
tribute to the rich manufacturer.
His speech was listened to atten-
lively throughout, and when he had
concluded, a vote of thanks was
rendered him unanimously by the