The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-17

There are busy times at the state
Republican headquarters In this city.
Everybody, from Chairman Dawson
and Secretaries, white and cowdcn
down TO the clerks are hard a; work
sending out great quantities OF litcra-
ture and attending to the mass OF cor
r%espondcnce which keeps the committee
in touch with the party workers In all
parts o: the state.
President Elliott. OF The state liepub-
iicau League, Is also busy supplying
the clubs OF the state with !urorma-
ton and literature. There Is n great
demand from everywhere for docu-
ments bearing on the money and TAR.
III questions,
Cheering news comes from every
county shat the Republicans are in
good shape. Their meetings are large
~ attended and enthusiasts. The peO-
pie are anxious to learn and seek to he
informed on the financial issue. Care
full investigation shows that the PupO-
cratic claims that the FREE. silver craze
is sweeping everything before II, and
catching lots OF Republicans, Is 4 gross
eX~aEgeratlon. Republican voters are
In line and sound money and protection
Democrats are rallytnE about the Nc
kinley standard, Where you find one
free silver Republican you find three
or four sound money Democrats" IL
the general report.
Mr.. COwden when asked by the Intel
ligencer for information from the Held.
gafH u Nts1E az Yh4 P,,vf atn,ttr ~ q tFtsr
nature. and continued:
MIR. Atkinson has just finished ten
days campaigning In thr KanawhA md
New River valleys. At Sewcll he had
5000 people out to hear him aud the
crowds everywhere are ~ great that
outdoor meetInSs nave 10 be held. There
Is enthusiasm everywhere.
\ nearly every point the meeting
Is presided over by Il Democrat Of
standing and reputation who has come
over TO Mckinley and honest money.
Numbers W former Democrats at each
point openly announce their intention
10 vote the whole ticket. Tne free sill
yer Republican disaCcCtion OF which
We Rad IN the Democrats papers. can't
be found with u search light Free
and unlimited m.sstatrmentD appear 90
be tse;r rule"
- AAlNAllAhs u N1llAhl llAs hllF
% the most eloquent orators on the
stump. closed. on Saturday. at Parkers-
burg n series OF meetings which were
attended BY great crowds. He was in
the city last night, and will leave this
morning for points In ihe West Virginia
Central region 60 I'LL engagements.
Everywhere General FairchI!d has
spoken he has awakened great cnthu-
siasm and made "A deep impression. or
his meeting at Huntington. The Herald
OF that city says:
Hon. Lee F%airchild. OF California,
vas the chief sneaker. and when Il
!s announced that ne held the large
crowd. hot as was Tire evening. from
Sis until nearly II o'clock without IL
seeming to weary in the least. his ad-
dress will need no euiogy. For vi
hours he Spike In 4 deliberate man.
neEr presenting unanswerabic argu-
menta. intersrerSing them with Illus
trations which made his so
clear thai thcJse who we're present
could not fail to ave been possessed
Of the truth before the speaker con-
cluded. Round after round OF APP
plause greeted the speaker. and At
me the audience became Wild with
enthusiasm.
The Mckinley club-in fact all the
people wrJNwerc precautionary be put
down to do their full share OF work
from now on, for the Republican
ticket There were several converts
In the audience, whose newly found
political strength was renewed and
who will probably bec5m. earnest
workers in the caus". Quite a large
number of personse from this section
OF the. city were present"
While the national campaign OF the
STATE is hardly fairly opened yet. mat
ters are warming Up rapidly and the
campaign Of education will be pushed
frnm nnIv an