Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-28

Cne East - Meetings to be Held
This Evening Other Political
Matters.
The tour CT William Jennings Bryan,
the Presidential candidate of three great
political parties, through West Virginia
will be an almost continuous ovation,
and VIII be the biggest event of its char
acter in the history of the State His
first speech, brief talk, Will be made
at Harper's Ferry. An effort was made
to arrange tri-SJate meeting upon an
Island in the Potomac river al that
point, almost within stones throw Of
Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia.
This pan was abandoned Tor the reason
that the committee was anxious 10 have
him speak where could 90 the most
good IOr West Virginia. He will have
big audience at Martinsburg, also al
Keyser Al the later city the farmers
within a radius OF forty miles VIII con-
gregate to listen TO the e.OquenJ words
Of the great apostle Of free silver. IN
Hampshire, Hardy, Grant and Mineral
coun,es farmers are forming cavalry
companies and Will n3rch mo Keyser
N several bodies.
The following telegram fran Grafton
is sef-eXpianiJOry:
Special to the Register.
Grafton, w. Va, september 27.-NeXJ
Wednesday will be a great day in our
.'+ q In hos. fla-s no hn
greatest day in the history Of Grafton.
The committee expects 10000 visitors
here from other counties, and if there
are that many from other counties, at
least 10000 people vii hear MIR. Bryan
Wednesday night. The committee is
sparing no pains to make the meeting a
success. They have arranged TO have
the speaking on a vacant lot in West
Grafton. and will put up a Platform
about fifty feet square and viii have he
natural gas pipe line extended over 10
the platform so that the grounds viii be
lighted up nicely.
The Bryan and Brown silver club viii
hold big meeting on Tuesday night to
/ prepare TO escort Mr.. Bryan TO the
grounds. They will be nicely uniform
ed. The meeting Tuesday night will be
addressed by Hon. S. Y. Woods, Of Phil
( ippi, elector-at-,arge. So there Will be
two big evenings in Grafton this week.
, People from Beverley and other PONIES
! fifty to seventy-fye miles around are
writing here, engaging rooms for the
night Of the Bryan meeting, and pros
poets are tha, the town Will not be able
! TO take care of half of the people who
will want to stay over night
Reports of a similar nature come from
| Clarksburg and Parkersburg. The big
gesc crowd 10 greet Nj Bryan, however,
will assemble on the State Fair Grounds
| Thursday evening. The local commit
/ tees have been working hard and have
been compelled to answer hundreds u
queries on many different subjects con-
nected with the meeting. All the coun-
! ties in Ohio and Pennsylvania bordering
( on the Panhandle counties Of this State
will send big delegations to swell the
crowd The arrangements for the big
/ demonstration viii be in charge OF the
! following committees:
Committee on Organization OF Meet
ing-John A. Howard, chairman; Paul
| O. Reym2nn. Robert McN.cho., 7. >.
/ Riley. A. Bates Butler, Geo. Baird and
James D. Crawford.
Committee on Recep,ion-R. ):
! Kincheloe. chairman; Co.. j. A. Miller
| r. A. NcCabe ST., W. A. Wilson. c. A.
| Schaefer. DR.. E. c. Meyers. Col. Thomas
| O'Brien. ST.. Geo. ". Eckh2rt Capt. \.
! p. Garden. DR.. ". J. Bates, Geo. W.
| Woods. Frank c. Cox. Col. Angus Roll.
T Rtes-er w. ". Irwin. ". S. Melon
J aid J. ]. COniff, Robert Simpson. VIM.
Wo,vingtOn, James " Ewing, Amer, -.
Hadiich. NJ. F. Tighe, Frank e. Mccoy
Hon. Ross ]. Alexander. of Bridegroom;
Hon. 7. c. Tallmaa, of Beliaire; Louis
Rothermund, Of Martins Ferry, and COL
J. W. Gallaher. of MOundsY.Ie.
Committee on Crounds-Wm c.
Hand,an. chairman; Eugene II. Deiters.
4. A. Franzheim. J. \. Woods James b.
NIinkemeyer. w. B. Lrkens Charles
Schmidt. VIM. Richardson, Robert De
vries. Jr.
Committee on Finance-T. ". D3rrah,
chairman; John B. Wilson John water
house. J. B. Handlan, Frank Cruise
Holm Rice and Robert Simpson.
Committee on Transp0rtation-T. "
D9rr9h and Charles II. fancy TINS Is
also the Committee On Advertising. The
crairmen of the committees on finance
grounds. reception and organization
will constitute an executive committee.
The list of vice presidents for the
meeting is now being prepared, and WILL
probably be made public tomorrow.
The parade viii not doubt be the big
gest of the campaign in this city. Fay-
Urab,e replies have been received from
many of the clubs ou,aid Of the city.
Chief Marshal T. H. LANCE has called
meeting of all the captains of Demo
cratic clubs fer the Peabody building Al
eight o'clock this evening. Ii is very
important that the club captains be
present. either in person or by repre-
! seDtatives. as several very important
matters will be considered.
All the country people who drive TO
town to attend the meeting can take
their teams over TO the fair grounds.
THE SILVER SENTIMENT
In PENNSYLVANIA and New York FROM an
Impartial Observer.