Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-08-17

Of Senator German is evidence that
pleasant relations exist between Mr..
Bryan and the Maryland Senator, and
that Mr.. Bryan will assist Senator Cor
man in his Maryland campaign in re-
turn for assistance from the Senator.
Mr.. Bryan was a trife annoyed to-day by
the story that he and Senator Jones
were at loggerheads over the choice of
national headquarters. He intimajed
that while he favored Chicago person
ally, he had not demanded It's selection,
but had left the choice to a number Of
Democratic leaders, among them Gov.
Stone, Mr.. Sewall, Senator Jones and
Gov. Al;geld, and that the majority had
decided upon
THE WESTERN CITY.
Washington, he said, would have
branch, and Senator German would do
a good deal Of work there, in fact as
much as he could, in view OF the de-
mands Of his own campaign.
The program of Mr.. Bryan after his
vacation, includes speeches N Buffalo,
Erie. Cleveland, Baltimore and St. Lou
s. It is undecided whether the pro-
posed second New York speech shall be
made before Mr. Bryan goes West, or
when he returns TO speak in New Eng
land. He said tonight that il rested
with the campaign comm. ttee to decide
whether he speaks in New York again.
HOW THE DAY WAS SPENT.
The candidates party spent the day
very quietly. This morning they at
tended the Presbyterian church in r.
ving,On, in company with Gen. Samuel
Thomas and Mrs. Thomas. 1t was not
known that Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan would
be present, so that the congregation
was only of it's usual size. The Rev.
Mr. Ingham preached.
No political illusions were made N
the sermon, and after the service the
pastor and many others shook hands
with Mr. and Mrs. Bryan In the af-
ternoon after luncheon, M and Mrs.
Bryan. Mr.. and Mrs. Sewall and Mr..
and Mrs. o. J. Smith went for a drive.
They visited many of
THE PLACES MADE FAMOUS
by the pen Of Washington Irving, saw
the monument erected to the captorS
Of Major Andre, and saw the authors
grave in Sleepy Hollow cemetery.
In the evening at dinner there were
present Albert Shaw, editor of the Re-
view Of Reviews, and William R.
Hearst. Mr. Bryan said tonight that
he had decided to leave for Red Hook
IN the morning, going by boat to POugh-
keepsie and thence by train.
Asked tonight whether Governor
Altgeld would take an active part in
the campaign. Mr.. Bryan said: "The
Executive Committee, or the campaign
committee, viii decide that, and not
the opposition press"
Present arrangements for Mr.. Bry-
ans western trip are that he WI go
from Cleveland direct to Lincoln, where
he will remain few days. Then he
will make a trip to ST. Louis and
through Missouri and the South.
A RECEPTION.
Poughkeepsie, n. Y. August ia
committee Of the citizens of Red Hook
village. Upper Red Hook and the near
by villages of Madalin, Tivoli. Anan-
d3ieand Barrytown. are arranging
reception to Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan to-
morrow evening at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Edward c. Perrine. whose
pf1ac+c tha nominee oDI s~ 70 o~.
be for the next week or ten days Mr..
Perr.ne is a Republican. The candi-
date and his wife, It is expected. will
reach Red Hook on an afternoon train
and the reception VII be rendered in
the evening.
PRAISE FROM INGALLS,.
HOlton. Kas., August 16-Ex-United
States Senator John J. ingalls,. who is
campaigning in Kansas. spoke here to
an enthusiastic crowd of four thousand
people, eXpounding Republican princi-
pies. After the nesting he aired his
views on the political outlook. Stopping
to speak of Mr.. Bryan's notification ad-
dress. Senator ingalls, said, among
other things:
1T is not undue eulogy to say that by
his Madison Square Garden speech he
(Bryan) has put himself on a higher
plane than he has yet occupied intellec-
tually.'
Continuing, Senator ingalls, said:
"From the audiences have met so far
7 conclude that the people are much less
interested in the silver question than in
the other aspects of the campaign.
look for an entire change of front in our
line of battle before the campaign ends.
I feel entirely confident that we shall
carry this State and the country. There
will he much independent voting. and
anticiDate many surprises, but l have
never felt more faith that the appeal TO
the conscience and courage of the Amer
ican people will not be made in vain
MAY BE GOV. STONE.
KANSAS CITY. No. August l6.-A spe-
o,o1 ~ the Journal from Washington
says:
Now that it has been settled that Sen
a+or German will not accept the chair
,,arsbin of the Democratic National Ex
.,,,tf,.a committee. the preference of the
leaders seems 10 be for Governor Stone.
Mr. Drvan. too is said to favor the Mis-
souri, executive.
4 gentleman who recently talked with
co,.orror stone about the prospects Of
,,,s baire named as chief adviser to Chair
-, roTes saws that the Governor gave
-, +ba impression that he was seriously
oo,s,5ering the acceptance Of the place.
According to this gentleman, Governor