Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-10-26
OH, WHAT A FlZZLE!
Twelve Men Attended the Republican
Meeting at Fulton Last Evening.

Twelve Men Attended the Republican
Meeting at Fulton Last Evening.
The Republican meeting held in
Marshall's hall at Fulton last night
was fiat failure in every respect The
speakers of the evening were Hon. M.
H. Willis, of Doddridge county, and
City Solicitor Frank w. Nesbitt, and
their expounding of the principles Of
Republicanism, was listened to by an
audience of twelve men, on the part of
whom very little enthusiasm was dis
played during the meeting. In fact
one man sat asleep in his chair dur
ing the speech-making The attend
ance at this meeting was the result of
the distribution of hand bills at Full
ton, announcing that a Republican
rally would he held, which lucidly
manifests the lack of interest among
Republicans this campaign and the eX-
tent of faith placed in the doc
trine being taught by the spellbinders
AT $50 o'clock, the chairman, John
Arbenz, of Pleasant Valley, called the
meeting to order, and introduced Mr.
Nesbitt as one of the speakers. Mr..
Nesbitt began his remarks by speak
ing Of the prize fight in Fulton as a
contest in which leads and lodges are
made and then accused the Democratic
party of making leads at the Republi-
can party, which were not going to
be lodged. While holding a Wheeling
Register" in his hand for reference
he explained what the State funds was
used for. After speaking of the ire
ducible school fund and dwelling upon
the meaning of the word irreducible
for quite a while, he said: I'm going
into this question because the Register
published an article regarding the
State funds" and continuing, said 81
ask you to examine your tax bills, as
the Register asks you" He then spoke
of there being harmony in the State
House while the Democrats were in
power, and explained why harmony
reigned. National politics were next
referred to and story considered as
being amusing was then told, in which
two colonies and barrel of whisky
were prominent features. Mr.. Nesbitt
then said he could talk on political
issues dating as far back as Adam and
Eve, but that he was not going to do
so. as his hearers would better under
stand him if he would start a little
later. IF there is any one here who
wants to call me down let him do it,
he said, and then in an excited man
ner talked of the different bills intro
duced in Congress. He said "The
Populists are men whose brains all
turn to hair" and few of the faith
full smiled and semed to enjoy the
remark After referring to the Regis
ter as the Democratic Bible" Little
Yellow Dog" and "Copper-head yell
low Journal" and saying it had seen
fit to throw a club at him, he modu-
lated his voice from a very high pitch
and added that if his speeches had been
the cause of exciting the blood Of the
Register, he considered he was doing
good work, it being the same paper
that had given the Republicans trouble
in 1865. When Mr.. Nesbitt concluded
his remarks three men left the hall.
The next speaker introduced was
Hon. Willis, of Doddridge county. He
began by saying: L don't want to in
jure the Democrats, God bless them"
and suddenly turned attention to good
government, the explanation of which
required considerable time, and then
attempted to explain that the Republi-
can party had fulfilled every promise
they had made. After speaking Of
theory being as good as experiences Or
facts, he touched upon the late war
and when he concluded the audience
had dwindled from an even dozen to
about seven men, one of whom was
beginning to waken up, after an undis-
turbed sleep.