Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-10-15
Political Pointers.
1t is said that Mark Hanna has ap-
portioned $250,000 for use in West
Virginia in McKinley's behalf.

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portioned $250,000 for use in West
Virginia in McKinley's behalf.
]. Slidell Brown, editor of the King
wood Argus, has been nominated for
the State Senate in his district. We
hope he will win.
The Mckinley managers have sue
ceeded in getting Archbishop Ireland,
of Minnesota, to write a letter in favor
of the gold standard.
In big Democratic procession at
Indianapolis a company of working
men bore banner on which was print
ed the words Don't it beat HI how
the bankers love US ?"
A poll of the State of Michigan made
by the Democratic committee shows a
Democratic gain of 500 in each county
over the vote of 1892 This would
make the majority for Bryan 22,5OO.
Chairman B. H. Piersol and Treas
urer G. L. Spense, Of the popuhst
State committee, have instituted libel
suit against the Wheeling Register
and Parkersburg Sentinel for $50, 900
damages from each paper, the grounds
alleged being the publication of accu-
sations of bribery.
Senator Quay, on behalf Of the Re
publican national committee, has issued
a statement declaring that Mr.. McKin-
lev will certainly have 27O electoral
votes. When asked to specify the
States on which he was counting for
this result Mr.. Quay hastily refused.
The claim is so absurd that it has made
Quay ridiculous.
Piersoll and Spence, the two mem
bers of the populist committee of this
State who were put off of the commit
tee for alleged treachery, have applied
to Judge Hoke, at Grafton, for an IN
junction to prevent the carrying out
of fusion between the new Popuhst
committee and the Democrats, upon
the allegations that the fusion faction
is illegally organized.
The Democratic managers in Chica-
60 evince greater confidence in the
result of the campaign as the time for
work grows shorter. In the official bull
letin Just issued it was stated that
every report received at headquarters
impresses upon the minds of the man
ayers that the election of Bryan is
practically assured, although no effect
will be spared along the line to make
the majority safe and render it larger.
Illinois is claimed by majorities both
in Chicago and outside the city.
A Republican farmer told us few
days ago that he had bought fine
large farm eight years ago for So, 900,
and i'll order to raise $4,000 few
weeks ago he offered the same farm
for sale and the highest offer. was less
than $4,000. Now, says he, we have
had high tariff, the Mckinley law, and
low tariff, the Wilson bill, during the
eight years and l have prospered UNI
der neither. II shall cast my vote
for Bryan and against this internal
gold standard under which money is
always going up and products are all
the while going down. "-Nort'nSburg
Statesman
The employees of the Central City
stove works at Newark, O., were mott
fed that in case of Bryan's election an
increase of ten per cent in their wages
would be given. The company's pres
ident, c. W. Cunningham, has been a
lifelong Republican, while the heavi-
est stakeholder, W. N. Fulton, although
a banker, is an enthusiastic silverite.
Nearly all the employees are Repubh-
cans, but all are Bryan supporters,
President Cunningham said that the
reason the promise Of better wages was
made was that the company felt con-
fdent that free coinage would stimu-
late business.
Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage, in his ser
mon at the First Presbyterian church,
Washington, made the following allu-
sion to the presidential campaign.
During the last six presidential cleo
tons l have been urged to enter the
political arena, but l never have and
never will turn the pulpit in which l
preach into political stump. Every
minister must do as he feels called on
to do, and | will not criticise him for
doing what he considers his duty, but
all the political harangues from pulpits
from now until November will not
in all the United States change one
vote, but will leave many ears stopped
against anything that such clcrgymen
NAV utter the rest of their lives.