West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-07-09
ON THE FIELD OF BATTLE.
Latest News From the FrOnt-Silyer
Dick Bland i'm the Lead.
AUDITORIUM HOTEL,
CHICAGO, ILL.,, July 6, 1896.

htVi mug Ou ldSL Train NO. ~ OFeT
the Il. & o. X. X. On the train
we met quite number OF West
Virginians, VIM. NJ. Kincaid, of
Cameron, regular delegate from the
First district, and Geo. w. MILAN,
alternate from that district, and
bailing from Marion county; also
Randolph Stalnaker and G.. w.
Beans, from Wheeling, the latter is
here representing the Register. We
had long talk with Hon. Louis
Bennett, of Weston, ex-Speaker Of
the House Of Delegates. lie was
en- route to Wheeling, and talked
freely with us in regard to his
brother, the Judge, and his Guber.
material aspirations, and said that
Judge Bennett would willingly take
up the honor of leading the party
to victory this fall in our State il
honored with the nomination, but
did not care to again make a can
vass and fight for the nomination,
and then another fight for the cleo
ton.
We find good many West Vir-
ginians here taking prominent
part, Col. j. w. ST. Clair, of Fay
cite, Ex-Governor Wilson and Gov.
MacOorkle and the Chiffon bows.
from Charleston, Hon. l. @. Ralph
snyder, aud others in addition to
the regular delegation. Gov. 'Mac"
has Vice Presidential boom in
the papers, but we have been UNI
able to find how or where it started.
but suspicion the Chiltons, or the
Governor himself, as being respon-
sible for it. Col. McGraw has also
started boom for old Judge John
j. Jackson, of PaIkersburg, who
has been on the Federal Bench ever
since his appointment by President
Lincoln, but our delegation treat
the matter as joke, and | have
been unable to find anyone yet who
is in favor Of the Judge. In the
first place, he is too old, and in the
second place, his opinions on the
financial question are very late and
almost unknown, and no one is
willing to vouch for him on any
platform or position except Nc
Graw, and it is openly claimed that
ne has some Interior motive in
grooming the Judge.
West Virginia headquarters are
here at the Auditorium Hotel. and
the lobby and parlors are simply a
jam with bustling politicians and
"favorite son" rooters from all
over Uncle Sans domain, but the
Bland crowd takes the cake and
is the most enthusiastic and hilar-
ious of them all, aud it looks now
like "Silver Dick" was in the lead
and would get the nomination. and
| am free to say that l don't care
If he does, and can throw up nv
hat for him. He has been nobIy
championing the cause of silver
since it was demonetized in 1873.
and is the oldest and ablest and
most earnest Of all the silver leaders.
Ills headquarters here are a Jam
and pictures and badges Of Bland
everywhere. Bland himself is not
here, but Gov. Stone aud Senator
Vest have charge Of bis candidacy,
and the latter will place him in
nomination. 1t Is generally con
ceded that the Vice Presidency be-
longs to the South, and Blackb burn
of Kentucky, Harris of Tennessee.
Daniel of Virginia, and Crisp OF
Georgia, are being spoken Of for it..
Boies seems to be close second
TO Bland, and Matthews third in
the race to-day. The Bland crowd
are singing songs about "Silyer
Dick" and shouting that "He's all
right" and "Who says so % "Why
every body" etc.
Several bands are playing all
around me and clubs and delega-
tons are coming in and marching
by every few minutes, headed by
bands and flags and followed by
thousands Of "rooters." am
writing these hasty notes in the
Bland headquarters, with this mob
all around me and band playing
patriotic airs, stationed all about
me. j have written rapidly on
without interruption through It all,
till the baud struck up "Dixie. "
and then ] stopped and waved ms
old soft bat with the crowd and
cheered for the inspiring strain.
that sets the blood coursing quicker
through the veins Of every true sor
Of the South. and being Virgiuian,
and proud Of IL. ] never forget the
grand cold Dominion" and the
music that always brings the ole
rebel yell and set the men wild who
followed Lee and Jackson.
Well, changing the subject q
little, we are going out to the Bal
Park this afternoon to see Balti-
more and Chicago play ball and
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