The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-27
SILVER sOpNIsTNY.


To tho Editor Of tho intcligcnCCr.
SIR:-Whcn I dropped Into the town
OF bridgeport last evening ! was In
VItCh To attend meeting OF tho
bridgeport Silver Club, which invita-
ton accepted, or was 20 say that
| am not a Democrat, | would not be
able 10 30 there REnInl Wen. / went
and while thu faces were MI strange "a
me, Yet was silent listener and OBJ
server OF all that was done aud said
while I was there. The chairman was Il
red-Iaccd fellow with gold Hlnsscg aud
the way he ripped IN Republicans was
something marvellous, and the applause
was great. did not know tho man. hut
some one said his name wuS Campbell
and TINT he was an attorney. There
were lots OF things said by different
ones, The chairman gave his hearers
an illustration how to vote on election
day, and he appealed to their lntclli.
Scncc By asking them II they would
know II rooster II they would sec one.
and when on the third day Of NovGm-
Der they should look for the fowl above
mentioC-d and put their crosse In thu
circle under the aforesaid bird. but If
any one did not even understand that
they should como to headquarters and
be instructed. But no felt safe in say
!nE no true Democrat wanted tOsCratCh
his Ticket forgetting how anxious they
are Tor Republicans to Use their PEN
ellis FOR tt2 benefit of one or their favor
tie candidates
There was another man. who some
one told me was the postmaster OF
Bridgeport. and will say he was u
ittl" late coming to the meeting from
gN - htrNENlf ! ~
agreed with the chairman on the
scratching business q was also told
that he was elected mayor Of the town
twice and only ny the aid Of Republic
Cans) He called the attention Of the
chairman TO the fact that as thor" was
only one clcct0r on the Peoples ticket.
that It would be we'll Tor the chairman
TO explain TINT point. wtmch he did. 10y
advising his hearers not to pay any at
tCntl0n to that one name, as the DEM
oCrats and PopulIstG had fused. y
vote for that one clcCtOr would not
count. as secretary OF state Taylor had
said, and decided that Il vote for him
would not count. when he. tiss chair
man we'll knew. that Secretary Taylor
has refused to take the name OF the
clector of Of the Peoples tiCkct and
that decision has brought on proceed
inSS in mandamuf. Between the chair
man and the postmaster the ConErrga'
ton was douhIy adnoHsshcd 10 be
very careful not TO use any pencils on
election day. but Ia vote the ticket
straight About that time some fellow
who was full OF enthusiasm. said In
loud tones that he was an American
and hoped everybody else was. too, and
that Bryan was the poor mans friend.
etc. etc. I learned afterwards that
his name was Richard Mcdonald, com
monty called Dick" The next Item OF
interest was speech from Il regular
Populist. but my friend on my LETT
whispered to me that the speaker had
been lifelong Republican. Well. he
said something about 1916. and other
siXteCns and so on until he brought
himself and audience down 10 that
wonderful crime Of 1917. and OF course
it will BE- easy to surmige the ba!lHc"
from Il Democratic standpoint. and
when he concluded there was applause
and noise from tic big blss drum. The
the Pops" were dismissed for the
evening to meet at the same place on
next Friday evening.
Had my friend seen me before the
meeting convened | would have been
able 10 give you more OF the proceed
iHGS, but I was late coming into town.
My friend asked me what my name
was. but | was afraid to tell hin: be-
cause | knew ! would not he able 10
get into the next meeting which de-
sire TO attend. RUDE.
Bridgeport. Ohio. Oct. &c.