Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-10-28
Special to the Register.

Special 10 the REGISTER.
Fairmont, W. Va, October 27.-The
campaign in Marion county is drawing
to close under very favorable cir
rumstances. The canvass Of the county
by the nominees and speakers has been
a complete one and it will continue
right up to the night before the election.
The results will prove very satisfac-
torily to the people who are DESTROYS Of
the free coinage of silver. The major
ity in the county for either side is con-
ceded to be small and VIII probably not
exceed $50. That this majority will 90
10 Brown for Congress is now assured,
and it is thought it will be increased
when he speaks in this county, which
he will the last Of the week.
Mr.. Lewis S. Newman, candidate for
State Senator, has given this county
very close attention, having been speak
ing here each night for two weeks, and
he will continue to do so up to the day
of the election. His majority will pro-
baby be little more than the rest Of
the ticket, as he has formed an ac-
qu9intance with all the people and made
many friends among the Republicans,
who have never seen Mr.. NeWman's OPP
pOnent
One of the biggest times Of the cam
paign will be the all DAY barbecue at
BoothsviEe next Saturday. 1t viii be
participated in by the free silver forces
of Harrison, Marion and Taylor coun-
ties and promises to equal, if not eX-
coed, the great flag pole raising there
when the late John E. Kenna spoke,
eight years ago. The county around
BOothsYille is a place where Democrats
thrive. The Booths Creek district, in
Taylor county, gave Wilson sc majority
two years ago, and it took a Democrat
ic community of the first rank TO with
stand the Republican nightmare that
swept the country at that time. This
year the same district will give Bryan
1S1 majority, and that may pc lnCrtas-
ed by % Republican votes, which are
now classed as doubtful. The opposite
district, in this county, Grant, is the
district in which MonOngah, the great
mining center, is located. AS this COM
pany employees S35 men, who are nearly
all for free silver, and the rest of the
district is the same way the majority
in that district will be very large. Most
men who are acquainted with the dis
tricJ put the majority at $50, but $50
will perhaps be a safer estimate. The
majority two years ago was nearly 800.
The campaign at MOnOgah is now
nearly over. Only two more meetings
will be held there. On Thursday night
Col. c. L. Smith and O. S. Mckinney
will speak there, and on Monday night,
November 2, the whole county will con-
gregate there for the last grand thuse,
until Bryan's election is celebrated.
The Republican campaign will be con-
tinued right up until election time. Ii
will not be their effort to get votes for
Mckinley, Atkinson or Dayton. for the
election of these gentlemen are not ex-
pected, but their cry will be: Elect
the county ticket" Whether they can
do this or not remains 10 be seen.
Their campaign corruption fund may
stand them at hand in the smaller Off
ces, but the Democratic candidates will
probably be elected in all the import
ant offices.
Both sides held meetings last Saturday
might and a rock was thrown through
a large oil painting of Mr. Bryan. The
perpetrator of the act was a litIe boy
seven years old and, of course, knew
no better, but three witnesses say a
grown-up man gave him a quarter for
doing it. This aroused a very indlg-
nant feeling among the members Of the
club and action will be taken as soon
as positive information can be obtain
ed