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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-10-29
OPEN AIR MEETINGS

Saturday Afternoon to Be Addressed BY
Vice President Stevenson and OTHERS.
The parading feature of the campaign
will close Saturday night, and the
last speeches for free silver will be
made in the afternoon. The commit
tee anticipates an immense crowd, and
has arranged for four open air meet
inqs NJ each of which it is expected
that the Vice President will make a
brief address. Complete arrangements
were LIT made last night, but Will be
published in the Register tomorrow
together with lists of vice presidents
for the different meetings.
Ii IS likely that most Of the visitors
viii come into the city in the morning
or early afternoon, in order to see ana
hear the DISTINGUISHED orators. and re
main to witness the big demonstration
1T night. All the railroads have offer
ed q special rate of one fare for the
round trim on Saturday. II more than
two hundred persons come from sin
gle station. the rate will be one-third
fare. or one cent per mile. Additional
information for Out-Of-tOwn people will
be published tomorrow.
The committe is very fortunate in
securing such distinguished speakers
to close the campaign in Ohio county.
They will be Adlai Z. Stevenson OF
Illinois. Vice President of the United
States: VIM. A. MacCorkle, Of Charles
ton. Governor of West Virginia: Hon.
". ]. Kerr. of the silver mining State
q Colorado; Hon. c. Wood DALEY. the
silver-tO1gUed orator of Mineral CoUn-
w. this state. and Hon. Chas. II. Mar
ron. an eloquent speaker from Pitts
burg.
This will be the last rally Of the cam
paign. FREQ silver voters, make it the
biggest.
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N-Ge; the Eest.-@
THE WHEELING DAILY REGISTER.
Toe r.E WEEK.
Tel ,phoue. 9OT.
MARTINS FERRY.

Tomorrow evening. George Duncan,
Of Bril- gaDcr-. who made sIcd sound
and lcG.c5l speech last Monday evening
a- -le Bryan b.mealGc hall at his
place. win speak at the Bridgeport City
Han '7r. Duncan needs no recon-
ue1d5 ion as 10 his ability TO discuss
the money question in its proper light
The members Of the Bryan Bimeta,iic
Club h1u.d make arrangements 20 par
-.c.01-a i1 the big demonstration at
Wheeling Saturday evening, as all the
f-e silver clubs in his vicinity are so
ing CD uy0 OUT.
8 ruuber-of the Republicans from
-his Place attended the barbecue at Til
rc~svl-a yesterday.
p L.rduf. Of S.eubenvine, was in
town Yesterday on business.
The Da1,ord Guards VIII participate
I'm the Bridgeport demonstration to-
night
George WO0dman. Of GAINESVILLE, was
here Yesterday on business.
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POOR MISGUIDED HANNA.
The Republican Chairman Now Claims
Missouri for the Gold Bugs.


Missouri for the Gold Bugs,
CHICAGO October 2S-"From informa-
ton we have received from nearly every
county chairman in Missouri" said Chair
man Hanna to-day. we feel confident of
electing the Governor and a majority of
the Legislature and fully believe that We
have more than an even chance of carry
ing the State for Mckinley. The change
of sentiment there is remarkable ana that
State, which for time leaned strongly
toward Bryan. will very probably he
found in the Mckinley column on election
day. OF the result Of the Legislature We
have no doubt. A Republican United
States Senator will surely be elected this
winter"
who do you think will be elected to sue
coed Senator Vest?'
oh, don't know, I'm sure. That's an
other story"
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NorrisJoWu, P8- October ->-C
les Kaiser and his WIFE, Emma. %.
r.seoWn. We're he. mp rF $50 a.-.
men on q lonely road near Ir.-
tonight. Mrs. Kaiser w9s stH. ...
th5 Lead and instantly kil.e. a.
husbau was wounded in the aW
secon gun SHOT The robber
TWO gold watches and all the o..
cry worn by The couple, cFr
mans shirt studs and a p.
containing $53. Then they ms b
escape.
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A TORNADO IN TEXAS.

One Man Killed. -Four Injured and Six
Missing.
ST. LOUIS. No. October pa special
to the Republic from Sherman, Texas,
says: tornado passed through the edge
of this city to-day. moving towards New
Orleans. one man was killed and four
injured. Six persons are missing. Many
barns and dwellings were destroyed.
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MORE WOMEN GO TO CANTON.

CANTON. Ohio. October ga party Of
= women from Wellsville Ohio. arrived
on the regular Pennsylvania train this
morning with greetings for Major Nc
kinney. owing to rain they were taken
direct TO the Tabernacle. where they were
introduced to Major Mckinley by DR.. r.
L Pnrl-n
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Pit-sburg. October 2S-An explosion
Of ural g3s at Avalon. suburb OF
Allegheny. about 1870 o'clock this morn
.ug. killed Bessie Osborn. aged Is years,
and seriously injured her brother Dale.
AGED years. and her sister Edith. aged
6 years. The house was badly wrecked.
Tao explosion was caused by a leak IN
the &itc-el pipes.
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pUC-yr THE RECORD.

Buffalo. October 2S.-L. II. George
the Rrockport road rider. has broken
the century road record Of America by
wheeling from Erie to Buffalo in four
hours and twenty-five minutes, cutting
the record made by A. b. Mcdonnell, OF
Rochester. over the same course Octo-
her %. 1895. which was four hours,
forty minutes and nine seconds.
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FOR TIE CAGPAIG5 FUND.
W. VI. Hoyt, Gives nr D-yan Real Estate
WORTH $4,000.

" ~ ''''I = VII" Ut u ~ IT
Worth $4,000.
CHICAGO. October 22-W 81 Hoyt OF
the firm OF IS. 3d. Hoyt G Co.. Importers
and wholesale -rocers. presented 90 Sir.
Bryan to-day 90 hols. and Two lots in
Lincoln. Neb.. in ligu Of cash contr.hu-
ton 10 the campaign fgad. bon his letter
Mr.. Hoyt scored tac gold standard and
declared that although he is rich In real
estate ne is poor in cash. Mr. Bryan
turned the decd over 90 Chairman Jones.
who will sell It and put ,he proceeds into
the Democratic campaign fund. The
property is worth about $4,000.
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saturdays BIG PARADE.
1t VIII Be the Largest Demonstration
Of the Campaign.

All Free Silver Forces will Rally in
Wheeling to Attend the Steven
son Meetings in the Afternoon,
and to Participate in the Monster
Procession az Night.
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CONDITION OF THE TREASURY.
WASHINGTON, d. c., October 2s.-The
treasury to-day lost $35S,3oo in gold coin
and SO 500 in bars. which leaves the true
or,ornt of the gold reserve Sis. I32. $50.
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nsu, ch-.a. .r-o - .tr Movements Of indi-
.fIuti-
T G.-f caves ,o-say for
1... .-.ra she VIII reside N
..u..
I.es F-srt AND George Stevens.
.ur o. Be Lals..e mill are laid
ur ar res
H.uE P.ot'eo1. Es0- c.c-k IN the
oG ot A.-u.y General, Riley. at
Charleston. is .u -1e city.
N Cuma ID. Wheat Of S. Louis
w.- arrive in ,h.s city today and spend
Do. vl.- v.,d her aunt Mrs. Jos.
SreieL
SIR Charles HarbrUck. the very pop
uIar eX-glas worker of the East End,
BIAS coae into the saloon business at the
OLD stand ae- in on Seventeenth street.
Grand Lunch at my saloon, corner
Tenth and Market streets, Thursday,
evening, October 20.
JOHN LOOMS.
REPUBLICAN DEMONSTRATION
AND PARADE AT PITTSBURG,
SATURDAY. OCT 81, '96.
For this occasion the B. & 0. Co.
will sell excursion tickets from Bell
aire. Wheeling and intermediate points
at greatly reduced round trip rates.
Tickets cOod only on date of sale.
Last G. g. O. train leaves Pittsburg for
Wheelius and Bellaire at 1850 p. m.
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WILL Be A BIG ONE.


The New Citizens Bryan Silver
Club An Enthusiastic Meeting
Last Night and Another Called
for Ta.s Evening A Band La-
gagged for Saturday lr-a- -'ara'
de, ana F'agz, Str am5rs ana
Eel Fire for Everybody - All
Silver Non Urged ID Turn Ou-
With the New organization
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: Great success for FITTING All h.uI-
DYES with Glasses.
POLlTlChL

= ENERAL WATTS Apo
n NENrS.
The Democratic State ENecutIy.
uittee have arranged meeunBa Jul
cral Watts as follows
Princeton. October ~, ii "a. n.
Elucneld. October ~. at night
Wrl.l. October 20. p. m.
WWlamstown. October 81. u H i
Tho above are subject tO cHt
county committeCs.--
'' ANDREW EDMISTON. GA
Evening star., 1896-01-29
Big MhJORITIES4 at THE PRIMARIES
Scenes and Incidents at the Polling
Places Yesterday.
VOTING EARLY AND OFTEN

The result Of the primary election which
was held in the District yesterday afternoon
fsr the purpose of choosing two delegates
and their alternates to the republican ma
tiona1 convention in st. Louis, June II next,
was what every one who was at all familiar
with local politics and the methods that
govern them expected While there had
been a very lively campaign waged ever
since last August, and number of novel
and unexpected features introduced, that,
for the time being, suggested that there
might be a change in the old and popularity
approved order of things. the events Of the
past few days showed that the men who
proposed taking part In the election were
making up their minds to follow their old
leaders, and the consequence was that they
carried out this intention with little devia-
ton.
The fact that Messrs. Andrew Gleeson
and Perry Carson were arrayed against
each other 50 far as their influence was
concerned instead of being bound in the
Usual combination they have always hither-
to effected on similar occasions, led many
Of the other candidates to cherish strong
hopes that they might have chance to get
In through the breach thus occasioned; but
all such hopes were doomed to disappoint-
ment. The voters proved firm in their old
time loyalty to Carson and Gleeson, careless
Evening star., 1896-01-29

keen In the outcome of the fight for the 9TH
er delegate, and there was much excitement
when 1t was announced that Perry Carson
and Bailey were running neck and neck
What's become of Col Saunders?" in
ouired newcomer, with much anxiety
He's finding out how much soup he got
Tor fifteen hundred dollars" responded a
man in the crowd. and the hearers shouted
The returns were received in a small room
ing, at the rear, and the board of examin-
ers consisted of several newspaper report
ers and other amlable volunteers Presi-
dent Myron NJ Parker sat at the end of the
table and supervised the count while
Messrs. Gleeson and Carcon stood in the
large room near by, or in the corridor ex-
changing courteSies with their lieutenants
and other visitors. There was no noise
either inside the building or out, and if
there had been there was sufficient force
OF policemen on hand to stop any dis
turDance- Three officers We're at the door.
and Sergt ant Acton with a SQUAD of re-
serves was near by, while Lieut.. Amiss oc
casionally strolled around to see how things
were getting on. The lieutenant and his
men were much amused over the immense
vote returned from the tenth district. as
the polling place in that delectable locality
was at the barber shop on 18th street next
20 the corner Of c, and but a few doors
from the first precinct police station The
lnodus operandi followed at this polling
place was described in The Star yesterday
and after reading it some people were sur
prised last night that the tenth didn't pile
yp Few thousand more as a sort OF good
measure. 7- %"
The Returns From the Tenth.
when the announcement Of the remark
Evening star., 1896-01-29

a question came out Of the dark where
do you liver Beyond this there was no
trouble in getting in a ballot. Democrats
voted and came out and boasted of 1t. Re
peating occurred, Of course. Dozens voted
who did not live in the district. The num-
ber of voters in the district is supposed to
be between 400 and 500. There were 75s
ballots counted. There was just little
drunkenness showing that grog was on tap
somewhere in the vicinity. Tongues were
thereby loosened and politics and men were
thoroughly discussed. The variety Of split
tickets was multitudinous. All the COM
binations possible were stuck under every
voters nose by a dozen vociferating can
EaSSerS.
Twelfth District.
'In and out; keep the joint hot; early and
often for Carson" was the refrain of one
of the partisans at the polling place of the
twelfth district on 9Th street, just north of
D. And the voting was early and often,
the polls opened there was no ticket in the
field except a Gleeson-Bailey ballot, and
during the time in which the casting of
votes was permitted there were scarcely
any Carson tickets procurable. Those who
wanted to vote for the old war horse
were obliged to scratch and most of the
old negroes were very chary of this course.
Groups of men stood around the window
where the ballots were received and dis
cussed the ability of the various candl-
dates One man whose convictions were
deep-seated was an advocate Of trying one
of the new men. He complained that
those who had represented the republicans
of the District at previous conventions had
never lived up to their pledges and he was
in favor of trying some new man and see
ing IL he could do any. better "Never
change the old for the new" was the ad-
monition of the one man present who was
an earnest supporter of Carson.
There was nothing to prevent any one
from voting at this precinct, no mattor
whether he was republican or democrat, or
resident OF the precinct, or OF any other
precinct In fact, passers-by were openly
solicited to cast vote and the judges re-
Evening star., 1896-01-29
Protests VIII Not Be Considered.

Protests VIII Not Be Considered.
The friends of the defeated candidates
were emphatic in their declarations this
morning that they would file protests
against the election of GIeeson and Car
son. and support them with overwhelming
proofs of fraud. C. ]. Ortlip visited Mr. NJ
M. Parker's office early and declared that
Mr.. Bell. who had been elected one of the
alternates. was native Of Alexandria, and
Ortlip that this charge would have to be
considered. If at all, by the national repub-
ncan convention itself.
I'VE will issue certificates Of election to
Messrs. Gleeson and Carson as delegates
and Messrs. Thomas and Bell as alter
nates," said Mr.. Parker, when asked by a
Star reporter what the course of the cleo
ton board would be. when that is done
our board will be functus otiicio. 1 under
stand that several persons contemplate fill
Ing protests, but I won't receive them I
can assure you. If any protests are to be
settled, the st. Louis convention will have
to do It. I believe that If any fight ts trans
ferred to st. Louis none OF the dele
gates will be admitted, and that the Dis
trict will be denied representation in fu-
ture national republican conventions"
Speaking OF the election, Mr.. Parker said
he felt no interest whatever in the result
He thought, however, that the disgraceful
scenes that had attended the canvass would
operate as a blessing to Washington, as
tney Hau Deen ODJeCt lessons that would eff
fectually dispose of the question of suffrage
for the next quarter of a century Mr.
Parker also said he believed that the pres
ent delegates would be the last that would
be admitted from the District to a national
republican convention.
Mr.. Saunders VIII Not CONTEXT.
Mr.. L. M. Saunders, when seen this morn
ing by a Star reporter, said:
This being my first experience in poli
tics, do not think 1 need feel altogether
disheartened or disappointed at the result.
particularly when 1t is discovered that
was defeated by fraud at the ballot boxes.
treachery On the part Of supposed friends.
and by the wholesale use Of bad whisky
That 1 should have received between four
and five thousand votes under such cir
cumstances shows to my mind that there
Is an element here of people who would
like to raise the standard Of political rem
resentation. I believe. however that no
very considerable progress will be made
here in that direction until we have the
right of suffrage restored. with such az
tendant laws as will protect the ballot and
Introduce issues among our people that will
induce all ranks of our citizens to come ont
and take an active part at the polls. do
not regret the canvass have made. ha We
become acquainted with many people Of
both races, and can now the better form an
opinion as to the safety and propriety OF
establishing home government for the Dis
Evening star., 1896-01-29

an opportunity to cast their ballots at 1144
21st street This-is-a two-story frame
house, and the sign on the front indicates
that the occupant iG a adrcssmaker. The
table on which was placed the ballot box
was located in the doorway and the free
men of the district stepped up on the porch,
which was only slightly elevated above
the level Of the street. and deposited their
ballots. The voting began early and con-
nothing to disturb the harmony CT the
scene. Everybody vdSed who came there
and wanted to VOTE and apparently as fire.
quently as they desired. There were no
Evening star., 1896-01-29
A Repeater.

dat menny tickets in dat leetle box, no.
how, 'ceptin' dey used wunner desc ram
de dirt down wid," Col. Perry Carson had
his suspicious quickly aroused by the enor-
nifty of the returns from the tenth.
DE gang must ha' voted ebry do'knob.
keyhole an winder shutter in de Division"
he said significantly. His able lieutenant,
Gen. Welborn, was at his side and agreed
with his chief in every particular. Then
Daniel Murray. one of the assistant Ii
brarians OF Congress, and a man superior
in intelligence and accomplishments, came
along and declared that such a return as
that from the tenth was fraudulent on tine
face of it. even from the common-sense
standpoint of physical! impossibility. He
figured out that it would have needed votes
cast at the rate of seventeen a minute the
entire three hours the poll was open to
reach the sum total reported by the judges
of the tenth. and drew UP a protest in the
name of the judges at the various voting
precincts against the returns from the
tenth being received and requesting the
election board to throw them out. Mr.
Murray signed it himself, but was not very
successful in getting many other judges to
append their signatures thereto. but these
names were secured: P. r. Harvey, s. w.
Wormley, William Hunter. Charles Hodge,
Ed. Odom, Chase Roys, Walter Weborn, j.
W. Taylor, c. G. Johnson and G. Bahre.
Another protest was received from a rep
resentative Of l.. NJ. Saunders, protesting
against the tenth, as well as the eighteenth
and twentieth districts. Protests, however,
were not taken into much consideration by
the crowd of hangers-on. The impression
was general that no matter how many dis
trictS might be questioned and even thrown
out, nothing could affect the result in
favor of Andrew Gleeson, and it soon be-
came apparent that Carson was beginning
to forge ahead of Bailey at great rate.
The Final Announcement.
Shortly after 10 o'clock the announce
ment was made that Carson and Gleeson
had been elected delegates beyond any
question Of a doubt, and Thomas and Bell
alternates. This result had SO long been
discounted by the crowd outside that the
announcement occasioned but little demon
stration. When the successful candidates
appeared on F street, however, they were
enthusiastically received. Andrew Gleeson
came out first, and was overwhelmed with
congratulations as he walked around on
18th street and lined his friends up in front
of a convenient bar. His reception was
nothing to that which was rendered to Col.
Carson, as he stepped out of the Glover
glad shouts went up, and in less time than
1t takes to tell it the gigantic form of the
colored leader was taken up by score Of
strong and willing arms and carried up F
street to 18th, where his famous buggy
was awaiting him. Later on this crowd
and the colonel went down the avenue.
singing topical and timely verses to the
tune of John Browns Body" The vote
which was returned to the election board
last night was as follows:
The vote for delegates
Evening star., 1896-01-29

able vote reported from the tenth district
was made there was great Jubilation
among the friends Of Messrs. Gleeson and
Bailey, but the intimates of the former
were particularly pleased. Pretty soon,
however, it began to dawn upon some of
the more intelligent of them that perhaps
the thing had been little overdone
"Ob cose." said one dark-skinned politi-
clan of the decidedly practical stripe, "dey
ain no hahn in stuffin' er ballit box, but
dey ain no use in de worl' er packln' hit
tight ez it'll hole. I cyant see how deg got
Evening star., 1896-01-29

sons tickets carried the name or l.. Z.
Bailey in many of the assembly districts.
while Carsons bore that of Saunders and
the various white candidates other than
Gleeson, but these conditions had no effect
on the ultimate result.
How 1t Passed on.
The election passed off quietly. and there
was no disorderly happening at any of the
polls of a nature sufficient to be noticeable.
There was little or TO disturbance and an
unusually small amount of drunkenness
was visible. Owing to the absence of any
election laws rules in the District of
Columbia. there Were no safeguards of any
substantial character placed about the poll
ing boxes Anyone had the right to vote at
any precinct almost without questions be-
ing asked as to his residence, political sem
timents or bis right to vote in the District
of Columbia Consequently great many
men, much in the spirit of joke
any other account, mads visits to several
of the polling places and cast ballots at
each. In many instances they voted sew
eral times at the same voting place. 1t Is
said, however, that this practice did not in
ture any one candidate more than ether.
The individuals who voted more than once
were pretty we'll divided up between all of
the aspirants. The result in the twenty
two districts when the count was completed
at late hour last night showed that Mr..
G!eeson had received 1851 votes cut of
total of 1850. while Mr.. Carson had re-
ceived 1923 votes, or only twenty-eight less
than Mr.. Gleeson in the entire District.
voting for two candidates. Both Carson
and Gleeson were 50 fa- ahead of their
nearest competitors that the throwing out
of every district over which there was
serious contention the part of the de-
feated candidates would scarcely charge
the result. The count began last night
shortly after o'clock at the Glover build
ing on F street near 18th, and was conduct
ed by the election board, consisting of My
ron NJ Parker president, and Messrs. Per-
ry Carson and Andrew Gleason.
The Crowd at the Count.
The crowd on the outside comprised near
fy all of the men who have taken active
part in the campaign, and as the pavement
on F street wasn't wide enough to hold
tfem all, they sprinkled themselves over
the asphalt roadway in groups, and made
ccnveyances go slow. Every now and then
some person who was fortunate enough to
gain admission to the building would come
out. and be sorry for 1t because Of the way
he would be besieged for information. At
longer intervals a little group would come
along bearing ballot box, and each guar
dian of the precious thing would be yGlley-
ed with questions to what district it
was and how the vote stood. 1t soon be-
came apparent that Andrew Gleeson had
swept everything, just as he had confident
ly declared he would, and there was
unanimous sentiment of approval over this
result, but the interest was none the less
Evening star., 1896-01-29

ceived and deposited In the tin box all bal
lots handed in tho window. Scores OF men
voted as many times as 1t suited their
pleasure. and many others voted in the
twelfth district who had already done so
at other polling places. One young fellow
dropped off the end Of a passing ice cart
and voted on the run. catching the wagon
before 1t had passed the corner. 1t was not
until within about half an hour of the
time for closing the polls that anything
like challenging a vote was attempted