Evening star., 1896-10-23
G r E AT o5 b5'W E E K
West Virginia to 7 Hssr 4 Many Big
Speeches.
Andrew Lipscomb and Mr. Brantley of
the Treasury Department Reply to
Postmaster General Wilson.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.


WHEELING, w. Va, October 10, 1896.
This is to be big week, politically. In
this section. W. J. Bryan will speak at
Bellaire and Martins Ferry, across the
Ohio river, Tuesday. The republican clubs
will escort A. w. Campbell to the island
Tuesday evening, where he will make his
first address of the campaign in his own
state. Wednesday afternoon Senator Frye
Of Maine will speak at the Terminal sta
tion grounds, and In the evening Senator
Elkins will speak. The various clubs will
do escort duty to both speakers. Thurs
day the republican clubs will go on an
excursion to Parkersburg and expect TO
take 2,0oO people to that city. Friday
there will be a big demonstration at
Bridgeport, and Saturday will be sound
money day at Wheeling. Clubs from
all cities and towns within Il radius of
100 miles have been Invited Among 1he
CLUBS that- nave promised to be present
are the Americus Club, the Republican
Tariff Club the Six Footers and the Four
teenth Ward Club. all Of Pittsturg; the
Tippecanoe Club Of Cleveland, clubs from
Massillon, Canton, DellaIre, Martins Fer
ry,. Steubenville and New Philadelphia,
OHIO; Welisburg, Mounds. :Ee and other
West Virginia towns, ana West Alexander
and Washington. Pa. The sound money
democrats will also take part in the parade
and the membership roll of the railroad
men ~ sounu money Clubs or neleiporins
towns In Ohio, West Virgiai, and Penn
sylvania is counted to add 1900 visitors.
The railroad men will be addressed ty
John X Cowen Of the Baltimore and Ohio
company and other prominent speakers.
Vice President Stevenson will address
meeting of free silver democrats In Wheel
ing Wednesday. October %. He will be
accompanied by Governor VIM. A. Mac
Corkle ana w. j. Kerr. Saturday, Octo-
Der 81, the Wheeling democrats will hold
monster demonstration to vie with the
republican display Of October "a.
postmaster General Wilson was enthus-
iast1caily greeted by great audience at
his home. Chariestown, Saturday, and
spoke at length in favor of the Palmer
and Buckner ticket. The Bryan men esti-
mate the number CT gold democrats in Jef-
ferson county at 30. At night Andrew A.
Lipscomb of Washington ana Thomas N
Brantley of South Carolina. chief of a di-
VISION IN the Treasury Department. made
replies to Mr.. Wilson's speecn.
Governor MacCorkle addressed 5000 peo-
pie at barbecue at Barboursville Cabell
county. Saturday, in the Interest of Bryan
and free silver The parade to the ground
was over two miles in length.
Wm e. Chiffon of the democratic state
committee is out in an interview. claim
Ing West Virginia for Bryan by from 500
10 iS'N0 plurality He bases his estimate
on the addition of the populist vote 10 the
normal democratic vote in 1892.
Chairman VIM. NJ. Q. Dawson of the
republican state committee asserts that
NV ici PoktCSloU ana SOunO
money in West Virginia continues to grow
that the populist vote for Bryan will be
more tnan offset by sound mouney demo-
Gratis. who will vote for Mckinley or
Palmer: that gains are general over the
state, but particularly large in Wheeling
and Kanawha county. and that McKinley's S
2O,HO 90 80 - ! - ~ -
G. L. Spence of thee'pepuGst executive
committee publishes an aftiaax!t refuting
the charges OF demQcratie,7 7papere. that he
recently. had a conference with G.. w
Atkinson in the interest of The republican
state ticket. Spence and Piertcll last week
entered suit against the Wheeling Regis
ter and the Parkersburg Seftfrel for defa-
nation Of character IN the sum Of s3nsp9
each. for publishing that they had accept
ed money from the republicans to prevent
fusion of the populists with the demo
Gratis.
The contest before the ballot commission
ers of Wood county between the populist
factions as to whether Walter Pendleton
or Warren Hays should go on the ballot
for Congress, under the column "Tnc Peo-
pies Party has been decided in favor of
Pendleton. Pendleton Is also the demo-
cratic nominee