The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-31
IN MINERAL COUNTY.


Special Correspondence, *,
PIEDMONT, ". Va. Oct, 9,-rhe
Mineral. Grant and Preston county
delegation to che Shrine OF ltepubll-
cans"-Canlon. arrived home yester-
day afternoon They had seycnteen
coaches OF enthusiastic men aid wo-
men who were all delighted with their
visit, The Journey through West Viz
gInia aud Ohio Ii an object lesson az 80
how the people thInlS--or rather Of
public sentiment Hon. Il. n. SInccll
delivered the address for the visitors
ami Captain j, Fortyh Harrison was
the chief marshal. The Gilbert Military
band, nhd the ST, Peters band, both Of
Piedmont, furnished excellent music,
Mrs, Mckinley gave to the ladies' OF the
delegation Il souvenir In the shape OF Il
pin with the Mckinley home on 1t, a
number Of our delegation was pleas
untly received at her home by Mother
Mckinley and daughters
Last night at the opera house here,
we had Junior Brown, who delivered
the "mNGterly" effort OF his lie In II
fifteen minute address and hiS lr,ar-
era knew more before he commenced
than when h. became exhausted ut
the end " his orltOrHal effort. "SlI-
Yer Coated" (fOr he Is only silver cOatt
CD, MCGraW. "our own" Hon, John r.,
MCGraw, OF Grafton. followed the "Ju-
Nor In very good stumn speech.
Thirteen miners ian unlucky NUMBER,
cane on the speclul train from Elk
Garden to See what they could not
learn. Junior" did not say one word
about his Investments In the Southern
Loan and Investment Company OF
Piedmont. Terra Alta and lastly OF
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Hon. William II. KodntZ. nf Pennsyf-
vanla. win address the voters of FL
ldnS Saturday. night He will be accom-
panied by Judge Daniel FIorncr and
Captain Charles J. Harrison, Of Som
Crset Pa
Already the %.'sklrmlsh" line in this
county has commenced the preliminary
work Tor the great engagement on next
Tuesday. The Republicans will pre-
scnt n solid ph1laux and Will glva n
good account OF themselves "ln action"
The divisions are we'll Differed and
down to the illc win do their whole
duty In the battle OF the ballots. Put n
pin In II here-that Mineral county
will give a good account OF herself
The miners Mt Elk Garden are loyal
10 their country and will vote for hon
est money and 4 protective tariff, The
miners are great readers and there are
no better men IN the world. They can
readily discriminate between right and
wrong. Therefore they will almost to q
unit vote for Mckinley and Hobart
and the Republican ticket.
We are all thankful that the time has
almost arrived TO vote for change
from these good old Democratic
times" that the voters were fooled into
now nearly four years ago. There Is not
better teacher than experience" and
we have had dose to last us for n lIle-
time.
Mineral Republicans have very
strong county ticket, and one that will
be elected. Captain ". f. HcskItt for
sheriff, Professor c. r. Hahn. for the
house OF delegates. Mr. F. C. Reynolds
for states attorney. Captain James A.
Moody for clerks OF both courts, Mr..
Thomas p. Adams for county surveyor,
and Farmer Arnold for Judge OF the
county court. II is Il ticket that Is
strong In Itself and commands the re-
spcct and confidence OF our political
opponents.
On Saturday the people will un.url
odd GLORY" 10 the breeze and In order
that there may be no mistake as 10
which party 1t will represent. they will
also place alongside Of It the pictures
OF Mckinley and Hobart.
The eastern "Pan-handle" will be all
right for Mckinley Hobart. Atkinson
and the ticket. Look out for a land
slide '".n