Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-08-16
POLITICAL MATTERS.
Sixth Ward Democrats to Hold a Big
Meeting Monday Evening,
Atwhich Addresses Will be Made
By Col Arnett and Messrs. Riley
and Dryden-Republican Meeting
in Martins Ferry-Bryan Club to
Meet-Other Items Of Interest.

Meet-Other lCeElS OF luIelSSV'
The first outdoor Democratic rally
n, the campaign in Ohio county Will
take Mace in the Sixth ward Monday
evening. The committee in charge has
nerfected all arrangements for the
meeting. and it promises to be big ana
enthusiastic. It will b. held on the open
Iot corner Chapllne and Tweniy-seVenIh
str let's, formerly occupied by the
Sweeney foundry \ Democratic poie
has been raised and a platform erected
beside If. There is room 10 accOlhllO-
date a crowd of several thousand per
sons Mavers' band has ben engaged
- make The music for the occasion.
The meeting will be called to orHer
about eight o'clock. and will be address
ed nv Col. ". w. Arnett, candidate ioI
CONGRESS: Hen. T. 5. Riley, candidate Tor
Attorney General; and NJ f. DRYDEN
ESQ. A Democratic marching cruz Will
he organized ar the meeting.
The Martins Ferry Republicans had
their opening campaign address i@s'
night With Hon. c. l.. Weems, Oh d.
.CI9;rsviIIe as the speaker. The meet
inc was h Id in the open air at the cor
No. ~ walnut and Fourth streets
Ahout five hundred people were preSeh.'
Mr. Weems was introduced by D. I;
Gray. chairman CT the me uhs' 1 ,ba
then came that same Old st0Iy VI ~
money question. He opened UP On 'n0
so-called crime of 10, and now DeiiioD
40 Gained that the amount oil our cur
,encv was reduced cne-half, whlcn nc
cIoirned To be false. He then qUo'eu MS
6o1,res IN show how untrue 1t was anu
eyen went so far as to say that II nc W." orS
nor right he would take ms naine vi
The Republican ticket.
,s.or q esw remarks on the value Oh
= silver dollar before and a1Ier tnS p@9 d
sage Of the act. and what the acl ND, h"u
dnDe for the value of the SILVER uoIl"!'
bo discussed the Bland AID SAerl man
ac,s He said that the inevtaDle eleT'
- Tho free and unlimited coinage VI SIT
Yer would be to put this coun'r! On d
80. hasfs The s.atemen. OF the 10 70
I vocates. that the free and unlimited
coinage would double prices IN AMER IL
% ne denied. Bryan's speeches on MS
rim from Lincoln. NeD., to New YORK
CITY. were jabbed at in the usual man-
ner. and then came the usual propNscies
and predictions.
AR. Campbell. CT this city, is to take
The stump for the single gold standard
in the counties in the Second Congress
sional district along the West Virginia
Central. He will leave Monday and
will make eleven speeches this week.
and twelve next week.
The VIM. J. Bryan Silver Club IS
called to meet Monday night at Nc
Lauehln's hail, corner Twelfth and Wa
ter streets. 4 full attendance Is desired,
and all Democrats VINO contemplate join
ing Ibis organization, are urged to be
present Among other matters, the I'M
form for the marching club will be Sc
lecied. There are already eighty names
on the roll Of membership in the Bryan
club.
II is probable that the Democratic
County Convention will reaSsemb!e at
THE City Hall next Saturday, to COM
pete the county ticket by nominating
candidates for the House of Delegates.
The Republican State Committee has
opened its headquarters on Chapine
street. opposite the Cour, House, where
it has q suite of four rooms and force
OF very busy clerks.
Col. W. w. Arnett, Democratic can
didate for Congress, stopped in front OF
the Mcclure House for a moment about
half-past nine last night. and n anoth-
er moment seven men had surrounded
him. Six Of the seven promised their
support in the coming election, while
the seventh said nothing. and sought a
favorable moment to walk away.
II IS one Of the cOmmendable mel
dents of the present campaign to see
the pleasant relations between the Re-
publican and Democratic candidates
After the nomination OF General Watts
he smoke. in private conversation. very
highly of Hon. G.. w. Atkinson, and one
OF the earliest callers at General Watts
room at the Windsor, the next morn
ing. was Capt. B. B. Dovener, Republic
can candidate for Congress. Friday
Capt. Dovener was overheard to say
mat he had the highest personal regard
for Col. Arnett. and last evening Col
Arnett eulogized Capt. Dovener in cas-
nal conversation with some Democrat
ic friends. No doubt Mr.. Atkinson has
referred in the same manner to General
Watts. This is very pleasant state
of affairs all around.
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