Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-11-02

One Of the most disgraceful episodes
in the present campaign was the free-for
all fight in which The Republicans who
went down to Sistersville Saturday night
participated nthe train returning
10 this city. The H. c. Richards Six
Foo,ers took a very prominent part in
the disturbance. Some Of the Six Foot
ers appear to feel just about as strong
as they look, and to be overly anxious
to impress upon everybody a proper con-
cep,i0n Of their physical powers. If
men were measured by ayerdupois, this
would be indeed model cub. There is
no intention 10 reflect upon the orderly
members Of this organization, except to
Dmer the suggestion that the roWdy e,e-
menJ should have been expelled before
this. Saturdays melee was not the first
tn whiGl these Republican marchers
have engaged. Ii will be remembered
that they played a star engagement on
the occasion OF their recent visit to Cam
ton, were condemned in strong terms
by papers in that city, and would have
been arrested and fined under other cir
tumstances. On other occasions the
conduct Of Individual members of the
cub was not such as would reflect credit
upon themselves or the community.
When the special left Sistersyille after
the demonstration, q quantity of beer
was put in the baggage car. Men on the
train from this city claim that the beer
was the property of a Sistersville man
who boarded The train there. He want
ed to dispose Of it at fancy price. and
some of the Wheeling marchers threat
ened to mob him. Some of them had
laid the foundation for a firs.-class
jas" while in Sistersvi.le. and the beer
on The train complete. the work.
1t was not long until some of the Re-
publican marchers began 10 manifest
an ugly disposition and within a few
minutes the fight started. There were
two young Democrats on the train, who
were acting in very genIemanly man
ner, but in the same car was one of the
biggest members Of the SIX Focters,
who has something Of a reputation as
bully. r was not long until he start
ed in 20 wipe up the floor with the young
D6mOc7ts. This brought a protest
from a member of his own club, toward
whom the bully now turned. His opp0-
nent was a much smaller man, but
when he got through with the beg fel
low the bully wished be hadn't" All
accounts agree that the bilIgerent Six
FOOter was dressed up in an em;nentiy
proper fashion, and that his face sug-
gesicd the idea that he had come into
contact with a thr1shing machine.
As a matter Of course friends of both
men cot mixed mp in The fight, and in
4 short time it became a free-for-all
battle One man had an arm broken
and his hand lacerated, while there were
many bloody noses and sadly disfgured
uniforms. Several of the marchers will
hardly venture ont Of the house until
they walk M to The polls 10 vote. Sew
eral Martins Ferry men also got mixed
up in the rumpUs, and came out decided
" worsted One man was picked up
bodily and showed through the door Of
the car. and The crash Of broken glass
added 10 the CONFUSION
To was o very nice SABBATH morning
exhibition by the representatives Of the
grand Old party Of high moral ideas"
The train crew was utterly pOWer,ess in
its efforts to preserve order. and threat
ened more than once to cut the engine
loose and leave the maudlin crowd to
fight it out