The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-31
POLITICAL MATTERS.
Tho FIRE. silver Wave Has Reached Its
Flood Tide, aud IL Now DsCiining-h
TransnrtlOn In Hats,

Tho FIRE. silver Wave Has Reached Its
Fiood Tide, nnd 1, Now DeUilumg-h
Transaction IN Hats.
A travelling man, who represents a
Pittsburgh house, and travels over
eastern Ohio. Western Pennsylvania
and West Virginia. was In tho city last
night, and In tho course OF conversa-
tlOn with an lntellIgcncer reporter, re-
marked that In his behalf tho free SILL
yer wave OF sentiment has reached IT'S
flood tide and Is now declining as the
truths Of sound money arc becoming
known. People who were rampant free
silver men fortnight ago, are now on
the other side OF the fence, but their
conversion TO sound money has not
been sudden as was their advent Into
the free silver camp. On the contrary,
II Is only after they have thor
oughly dlgestcd the question and come
TO see 10 what depth OF disaster the
country Will sink In the event OF Pop
ocratic success. that they have paused.
duly considered and then enrolled them
selves In the sound money army that
will sweep the country next Novem-
Der. And by the way, the travelling
men, the "drummers," are among the
staunchest OF sound money apostles.
They so everywhere and are always
ready with their array OF facts to con-
found the free silver demagogues. The
gentleman with whom the reporter
talked, makes the rather startling state
ment that two weeks ago, In his opin-
lon, there was more free silver scntl-
ment In Eastern Ohio than there Is In
West Virginia. Now, however. the tide
has turned and II Is predicted that
Ohio will roll up great majority for
her favorlte son.
A Wheeling firm sells q great many
OF the soft campaign hats throughout
the state, particularly In the southern
part OF the state. Until recently the
sale OF the free silver hat was quite
heavy In that section. Last week the
firm made heavy sales OF the gold
bug" hat to the same clubs that recent
ly bought silver hats. An effort was
made to ascertain the cause OF this, and
It was found that many Republicans
who at first became infatuated with the
free silver idea. have, since the Repub-
llCan orators were hard, changed TO
the other side.
Down In Wctzel county the campaign
Is now on IN earnest. Saturday at Lit
Teton, fine meeting of the Republi-
cans was held. which was addressed by
Mr.. w. II. Wentz, OF Phllippi. Mr.
WentZ will make ten speeches In Wet
eel countythis week.
Three OF Captain Dovcners speaking
dates have been cancelled, as follows:
Bridgeport. September ,, and West
Milford and Wilsonburg, September 4.
Hon. C. W. Atkinson yesterday re-
celved the painful news from relatives
In Charleston that his mother Mrs. Mir
lam Atkinson. who Is aged e!ghty-three
years, was dying. He leaves for Char
lesion this morning. Mr.. Atkinson had
speaking date at Hinton on Septem-
ber 3. which he will cancel. He had
hoped to address this meeting. as 1t Is
being gotten up particularly for him by
the Railway Mems Sound Money Club.
OF that place. which includes nearly all
the Chesapeake & Ohio men who run
Into Hinton. Unless there'is favorabl
change In his mothers condition. Mr..
Atkinson will cancel other dates.
Mr.. Charles Burdett Hart left yes
terday morning for points in the state,
where he will make political speeches.
His trip Will last nearly month.
Next Saturday Will be Republican
day at Mozart Park and the r. B. Dov-
erer Club, OF the Eighth ward. Is max
Ing great preparations for 1t. II will
be under the auspices OF that popular
organization and that they will con-
duct matters In grand styleTgoes with
out saying. The programme as arrang-
ed, calls for q street parade In the az
ternoon, in which the Elkins Cadets
and the Dovener club will participate.
They will meet at their respective club
rooms at o'clock The Dovener club
will march up town to the Odd Eel
lows hall. where the Elkins Cadets will
be given the right OF the column. The
two clubs will then proceed down
Twelfth street 10 tho Mcclure house,
where they will meet the speakers and
escort them through the principal
streets 20 the incline and TO the park.
The speakers assigned here, for the
occasion are Of the best Judge I. w.
Lansing, OF Lincoln. Neb., and Hon.
Patrick O'Farrell, OF Washington, D.
u, uTe TWO OI tNe Dest Known ana most
popular campaign orators on the
stump. Captain b. B. Dovencr will also
speak and probably, the governor, Hon.
G. w. Atkinson.
The speaking will take place from the
large platform erected on the hillside
for the production of THE Battles OF
Our Nation" Seats will be arranged
for the accommodation of the thou
sands Of visitors who will be present.
1t will be the opening OF the campaign,
and II the weather is at all agreeable,
the turnout will be immense.
The Republican county committee
will meet this week 10 arrange for the
meeting which Senator John NJ. Thurs
ton Is TO address here one week from
next Thursday night. Senator Thurs
ton Is one OF the best speakers IN the
country and. coming ms he does from
Mr.. .Bryan's state, he Is better able to
tell of that gcntlemans former political
beliefs than most men.
EASILY DEFEATED.
Tho Philippine t.briiion Pit Down by
Spanish Troops.
MADRID, August 30.-Onlcial tele-
grams received here from Captaln-Gen-