Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-25

Special to the Register.
Charleston. ". Va, September n
The speaking force in the ccmpaign, un-
der the direction of the Democratic Sia,e
Committee. has been considerably aug
men.ed within the last week, and the
cause of free silver is now receiving
strong support from the stump. The
most efficient speakers for tde free silver
cause are gentlemen VINO have been life
long Republicans, but who have left the
party to do battle in the cause Of the free
coinage Of silver. Conspicuous among
these are Judge J. 3. c. Drew, Of this
city. Up to the time Of the adoption Of
the Chicago platform and denomination
of Bryan and Sewall, Judge Drew was
one OF the most prominent, if not the
most prominent OF the Republican lead
ers in tnis par, of the State. he wrote
the free silver platform upon which Hon.
J. II. Huling was elected to Congress
in this district TWO years ago, and stump
ed the district for Huling, preaching free
silver doctrine all the t!me. The con-
verls made TO the free silver cause by
Judge Drew. among Republicans, two
years ago, will vote with him for Bryan
and SeWall this year. Judge Drew Will
make three speeches in Upshur county,
October 3. s and I, and will be heard al
Weston on the Sth. On the 9Th and 10Th
he will speak in Harrison county. &C.
ing from Harrison to Preston, he viii
sneak in that county on the 18Th, 18th
and 14h. He will speak in Tucker on
the 10Th and in Randolph on the nth.
He is set down for three speeches in Ber-
kelley. the 18th, Goth and DIST; Will speak
in Morgan or the 22d. and in Mineral on
the 23d and Path. He will reach Wheel
ing on the 26th. and will speak on that
day. and the next in OHIO county. he
will speak in Marshall on the 18th and
29th. and in Wood on t.e 30th and 3lst.
Hon. James B. Menager, Of Poin5
Pleasant. who is making some Of the
most effective speeches OF the campaign,
has also been a lifelong Republican and
a prominent leader in the party until he
espoused the free silver cause a few
| months AGO. He is having tremendous
, crowds 10 listen to him wherever he
goes and is carrying large numbers Of
his former party associates with him.
He is now stumping in Summers county.
He will canvass Jackson and Mason ear
" in October. and will go to Roane on
the 9th. He will spend a solid week in
Kanawha. after which he will canvass
| Ritchie. Writ, Doddridge Harrison, Ca
bell and the extreme southern counties.
Hon. Edward McSweeneyu Of Pitts
burg. a mos, effective speaker. is now
canvassing Marshall and Tyler counties,
and will continue in Pleasants and Wood
up to October 8.
Hon. John r. Wilson will spend z week
in Putnam county. beginning October s..
Hon. D. z. Wilkinson, Presidential
elector, will canvass the Fourth Congress
siOnal district, ais dates to be fixed later
on
Besides these. nearly all the candi-
dates on the Democratic State, Congress
sional, Legislative and county tickets are
on the stump speaking night and day,
and are having splendid meetings every
where.
An encouraging feature about this
canvass is that the Democratic speakers
have the advantage Of their opponents
in ne size of their audiences. The free
coinage argument appears 70 strike the
popular heart and they never ire Of
hearing ii discussed, while they generally
have TO be coaXed and imDOr;uned to
hear the other yaie Of the question.