Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-10-10


Turned Out TO Cheer the Nebras-
kan During His Recent Visit-CO-
ercion Plan Would Not Work.
Railroad Men Rebeued Against
the Attempt to influence Their
Votes for Mckinley, and Their
Employers Were Forced to Aban-
don the Scheme.
A special correspondent Of the New
York Journal, writing from Charleston,
says:
Politics in this mountain district of
the Old Dominion needs the careful
study Of a game Of chess, as many ele-
ments determine the makeup Of the
situation. Despite It's Union sympathies
during the war, the State had been
narrowly Democratic from 1876 until
1894, when the landslide reversed things
and yielded ever 1900 Republican ma.
jority.
An analysis is necessary 20 determine
whether or not the change has in it The
elements OF permanency. The develop
ment Of the coal timber and oil re-
sources Of the State has increased its
former almost exclusively agricultural
population from 442 600 in 1872, 10 fully
1900 az the present time, gain Of
100 per cent, twO-thirds of the increase
being due TO- the special elements re-
ferred TO- The incoming population IN
the uOr.l arn and western tier OF cOun-
ties has come from Pennsylvania and
Ohio. and has brought protection senJi-
men.s with 1t. To this fact and the
disgust which the present administra-
ton inspired may be charged the result
OF the election of 1894. which decreased
the Democratic vote 5000. and added 70
the Republican vo.e 5000 over the pre-
ceding Pres Dental election, giving TO
the Republicans Ell four congressman
and a United States Senator.
The protection idea is stu strong
among he miners and oil men. prospect
i've Of party. but the Bryan sentiment is
even stronger. The farmers are for sill
yer. and the detection among the Re
publican farmers on this issue alone is
even now sufficient TO wipe out the Re
publican victory Of 1894 There can be
no question of this in the mind Of any
careful investigator. i, is clearly visi-
bic au through the northern tier of coun-
ties and gains strength the further
south one goes.
CUT PARTY TIES.
.ss....r --a-.s.,r Tf-frfnr- IN II hioh
the normal Republican vO,e is about 25O
show OBJECTIONS varying from ten 10
fifty farmers. Tn Kanawha county $50
former Republicans are members OF the
BRYAN and Sewau clubs and an even
greater number are known to have cut
thetr party ties with the purpose OF vot-
inc for free silver Mason county, in
the past reliably Republican by 600 10
$50 viii this time show a small Demo-
cratic majority. Al the MOrgan's Grove
meeting. held near ShephardsJoWn, IN
Jefferson county, early in september out
of 5000 farmers In attendance careful
Doll by a sold Democrat showed only
twelve gold Democrats and 356 farmers
who would v0.e for Mckinley.
This is. of course. exceptional but the
agricultural trend toward Bryan S IS
certainly q mass movement IN West Viz
ginfa rs &c IS in the forming States OF
the West.
among the coal miners the tendency
is Bryqnward. To- what extent cannot De
measured. Tn many mines coerciva
measures have been employed 10 force
the emplOycs into line FOR Mckinney,
b,- mo- oquses pr3duce like results, and
The dismal effects on Republican pros
meets elsewhere of attempts 10 corporate
coercion may be forecast In this STATE,
where the Australian ballot is in tull
force. ,,,u
ors and The Ueathiesc man in West
yiro.ria is omen and earnest IN MS
support of Inc Democratic ticket anu
pls.form. Nor is he alone among 'he
we.I-av men who see beyond their own
iD+s-r.-s Anton Reymann, OF Wheel
Inc father Of .aa chairman OF the ire
r1eDf0f,s ~R~vgu mu.iny." at that place
is 81 millionaire brewer, who, years ago
rssoIys4 thar he was wealthy enough'
en1 since then has given away MS ~
come ln wide and beneticient cnarl', :
T1is name stands In all that region iOI
onen-handed generosity.
When chidei 10y "a business acluaIu1,
once recently for supporting Bryan anu il
grse sluer. with the assertion Jhat nd
- cu-fiug his own throat, he repAeo'
sparh3ns so. but if am cutting my own
+t~os- 7 am at the same time meaning