The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-09
WooLLEY AND METcALF.
Prohibition Ticket Not Likely
Stir Up Enthusiastic Support.

Stir Up Enthusiastic Support.
The Prohibition party nominated fol
| Its presidential candidate In 1880 the
venerable pioneer Of prohibition by con-
stitutional amendment, Neal Dow, Of
Maine. In 1854 1t nominated Gov. Johr
P. St. John, OF Kansas; In 1883, Genera
| Clinton b. Fisk, and in 1892. Gen. Johr
Bidwcfi, OF California, leader of dis.
tingulshed record in the civil war. Ir
1896. the Prohibition candidate was
Joshua lowering, j Baltimore mer-
chant, and Prohibition candidates gen.
orally have been, as these names ind!-
cate, men whose dveotior to the cause
of Prohibition has not been their only
title to public recognition.
Eight years ago the Prohibltlonlsts
polled go. 900 votes In the United States;
four years ago they polled 10000 votes
just one-half. and this decline in voting
strength. the causes of which seem to
be permanent, are reflected in the tick
Wooley and Metcaif, two inconspicuous
workers In the cause OF radical, obliga-
tory temperance. Mr.. Wooley, the
presidential candidate, has one supreme
qualification as candidate for cleo
tive Office in she United States and per-
haps only one. He was born In Ohio,
in the town of Colinsvillc, and is !
graduate Of the Wesleyan University of
Ohio. But unlike come other distin-
guished Ohio men In public life. he did
not remain In Ohio. He moved from
Ohio to Paris. ILL.,, twenty-five years
ago and became city attorney there.
From Paris he moved to Minneapolis,
from Minneapolis to New York and
from New York TO Chicago, Of which
city he is now 4 resident.
Mr.. Woolley's participation In the
temperance agitation has no, been
local, for he has been for 4 number OF
years 4 lecturer, travelling from town
to town and gaining most of his popu-
larity from services as I public speak,
or, though his Speeches have not been
limited to advocacy of temperance. In
addition to being 4 lecturer he Is also
an author. but unlike the other clnlI-
dates whom the Prohibition party in
past elections has put up for President.
the nature of his occupation is without
what is called home support. Members
Of the Prohibition party are not easily
discouraged by unflvorable political
conditions. but 1t is not thought prob
able that any of them are sanguinc OF
gaining large vote In the city of Chi.
cago. the home of their presidential
candidate. this yelr In the presiden-
tlal election of 1886 there were 1919
votes east by the Prohibitionists In that
city rs against 100000 by the Republic
cans and $4,000 by the Democrats.
The Prohibition candidate for vice
president OF the United States Is Henry
b. Metcalf. Of Rhode Island. He ran
for governor of Rhode Island In 1879;
and polled 1900 votes In an election
when the Republican candidate tri-
umnhed by Il majority of between COCO
and 1000. The next year the ProhiSI-
lionists selected as their standard
bearer Smith Quimby, and he polled 400
more votes than did Mr.. Metcalf, who
was formerly member OF the Provi-
dence state senate and Is now presi-
dent Of 4 savings bank of that CITY.
The number Of Prohibitlonists In Rhode
Island Is considerable, but the RepublI-
can lead In that State Is so large that
the Prohibition party Is regarded as of
very little account and 1t exercises no
influence upon Rhode Island politics. At
the time of his nomination for the vice
presidency In Chicago, Mr.. Metcalf on
joycd the distinction OF being the only
New England man put up by any polIt-
ical party In the United States this
year. The Prohibition candidate for
vice president Is twenty-one years old
or than the Prohibition candidate for
President. an unusual disparity.