Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-08
A BIG CONVENTION.
Democrats Brave the Storms Fury to Hear
Speeches By Pendleton and Hogg-Good
Things May BE Expected From Ritch!e.

Democrats Brave the Storms Fury to Hear
Speeches By Pendleton and Hogg-GoOd
Things May BE Expected From Ritch!e.
To The Editor Of the Register.
Harrisville, w Va, September s.
Amid down pouring rain and lowering
skies, the "Unterrifed" Democracy of
Ritchie county wended their way to the
county seat to-day 10 take part in the
mass convention for the selection Of
nominees for county offices and to lis
ten to the convincing logic Of our next
CONGRESSMAN. Walter A. Pendleton, or
Roane. and the burning eloquence Of
Charles Edgar Hogg, Of Mason county.
To say that the convention was a har-
monious gathering Of he Free Silver"
Democracy of his county, would be put
ting il mildly, and as a matter Of fact,
the only discOrd noticeable, was when
some Cue of the assembled multitude,
with more far reaching voice than the
others, got a note or two above the gen
eral cheer for Bryan, Pendleton and free
silver. that made the hall Of the Court
House ring time ard again during the
meeting
Many Republicans turned out to hear
our gifted.yOung candidate for the House
of Represen. .atives, and they, as well as
many of the Democrats, were open n
their praise of The speeches and in
acknowledging their surprise that so
many ardent, earnest men would face
The fury of ths storm, which was con-
tinuous during the day, in order 10 do
honor t. the grand cause of the people.
The work for the cause Of Democracy
and free silver is going on bravely in
this county; clubs are being organized
everywhere, and Democratic speakers.
asking no other recompense than the
satisfaction of being enrolled as workers
in a cause common 10 the interest of tle
people as a whole. are putting forth
their Efforts in the county campaign.
The following nominations were
made. They are The same as the ncmi-
nations made by the PopulisJ cOnyen-
ton. which me- here some time ago:
For House OF slegares. G.. NJ. Coke
ley. Harrisville; Sheriff. Thomas Mar
tin. Of Petroleum; Clerk County Court.
H. B. Mckinley Harrisville; Clerk
Circuit Court. Charles Warner. OF An
burn; Prosecuting Attorney, B. f
Avres. of Harrisvilla; Commissioner Of
County Court Johnson Jackson Of
Wqshburn: Assessor, First district,
aaron Ash. OF Toll Gate; ASS sssor. Sec
ond district. I. s. Haugh., Of Smith
Vile
The nominees were selected from the
various parts Of The county and were
without exception nominated by accla-
ma.icn.
Some of the NOMINEES are Populists.
and the Populis. party here mas joined
hands with the free silver Democr2's g.
and our war cry IS now Free Silver,
BRYAN. Watts, Pendleion and the CCun-
" Ticke.."
You can look for some good things
from "Old R.tchie" this year. for on q
straight or. vote when the votes are
out Csnd they are all coming out this
vear) re Republicans have not more
than 500 majority. and with the Pcpu-
lists go s-rong. ard constant accessicns
of those c. the Republican brethren who
ara rependng OF their pas. sins and com
ing on. for frae silver. we viii make
their majority l9ok like a grease spO: on
an old pair OF linen pants, and some Of
the mos sanguine boldly assert the pcs
sIbillty cs taking The county out from
under Republican domination.
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