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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-31

C. l.. Alvord, the former note teller
of the First National Bank, caught in
a Boston lodging house, almost joyous
ly welcomed the officers, and said ne
was glad the suspense was over. He
added that he would make no defense,
take whatever sentence might be inn
posed, and then start life over again
Of the seven hundred thousand dol
lars he stole there appears to be little
or nothing left aside from his wifes
jewels and the family residence, and
it is an open question whether they
can be taken by the bank. What will
be done with the higher officials Ct
the bank, who are not guilty of steal
ing, but who are guilty Of gross negli-
gence?
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-31
DEMOCRATIC WAR SONG.

For the Register
"See the conquering heroe comes"
Behold the sight, hear the drums.
An army marching without fear.
An army without pike nor spear,
But fearless, brave as Caesars hostA
When battling for freedoms post.
Then stand to your guns. boys stand -
And dght the good nght FOR American
sons.
Which shows to freedom ana all OF thu
world
That the flag that is flying and the one TO
Is "the. flag Of the free and the home Of
the brave"
Then stand to your guns. boys. stand
Already you are making the enemy
squirm.
The peace cry Of Bryan and the war cry
Was swept DER the land like the hurrI-
And a deiuge of voters stand ready to
Mllltarlsm as menace to our land.
Then stand to your guns, boys. stand az
Galnst plotting demagogues whom our
liberties mock
when Old Glory Is threatened as it has
The people responded in numbers galore
When banker millionaire. prince OF tho
Went down with Old Hickory hold Or the
Then stand to your guns. boys. for Bryan
The good Ship of state and Constitution
10 steer.
Keep your eye on the dial, though. an II
mOveth around
Watch the cunning Chinese. for his tricks
are profound
Note the squirmlng and shifting on tho
street or iu hail.
And just how they're pitching the Repub-
lican ball.
Then stand TO your guns, boys. stand
For We ali have an interest. a conatstu-
ton 10 save.
Keep steady. keep cool. for were bagsing
That was hunted before or near like tbs
same.
For Bryan's weapons are candor. truth.
freedom and right.
We shall never surrender nor give up tbs
Then stand to your guns. boys though
Close 81 on Their bresstworks ana don't
bulge foot.
Let not the brim full dinner pan throw
sou of the track
But remember Pennsylvania sons Tia
starving on their backs
out OF power
Those greedy corporations thar now
menace the hour.
Then line ye up FOR Justice. boys. with
hands upon your guns.
Think Of starving humanity and Pennsyl-
Tania's sosls.
Let not intimidation nor greedy lust for
gold,
Move your hearts 70 vile temptation nor
your votes to being sold,
Rs1f move IN Hosfd uhafzrx HE hnn1af
men and true;
Oh. save the flag our fathers gave. tho
red white and blue.
Then forward. march. take aim. fire.
! o. n
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-31
LONG LIST IN PRESTON.

Special to the Register.
KINGWOOD, w. Va, October 20
Unless the Elkins crowd repeat their
colonization scheme and stuff the bal
lot boxes again as they did in 1896, and
again in 1898, this county will come up
with a very largely decreased Repub-
lican majority This is the former
home of Secretary of State Dawson,
who is also Chairman of the State Re-
publican Committee, and he being SO
thoroughly versed in the corrupt meth
DDS heretofore practiced by his bench
men in this county, that it is believed
that he will exert every possible e.
fort in trying to repeat the frauds
which have so long characterized the
elections in old Preston. As ali eyid-
ence that the Democrats would make
large gains in this county, if the cleo
ton could be fairly held and honest
~ counted, it is interesting to nCte mat
a large number of prominent gentlemen
who have heretofore affiliated with the
Hanna party, have come out publicly
in the support of Bryan and the entire
ticket. among them being the follow
ing: VIM. C. Minear, c. J. Bayless.
Josiah Fortney, Rolla jenkins D. A..
Watson, S. P Hawley, R. Smith, Z. e.
Reppert, Benoni Jordan ]. A. Rada-
baugh Thos, Radabaugh Geo. NJ. Ra-
dagaugh.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-31
SCOTT AS AN U. S. SENATOR.

The New York Evening Post, which
can hardly be classed by the Republi-
cans as an opposition paper, thus al
luded to the junior Republican Senator
from West Virginia.:
ION the Republican side there have
been few more grieyous mistakes than
the taking up OF Mr.. y. B. Scott by the
Republican National organization. In
very successful mining enterprises he
has made lot of money. That is the
whole story. A more illiterate man
has rarely broken into the United States
Senate, and his education in ethics has
been quite as much neglected as in
bellies lettres 1t is related of him in
Washington that when he came to de-
liver a speech on the Philippine ques-
ton, which it may be suspected some
body else prepared for him. he was
unable to follow the typewriter copv
before him SO as to read il intelligibIy
He invariably referred to the Filiplnos
as the Philippians. suggesting the epis-
ties OF st. Paul. Mr.. Scott all this time
took himself very seriously, and it was
duly recorded, the neu day. in the
newspaper organs which have reason "a
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-31
NOT QUITE A MILLION.

Yesterday the Census Bureau made
public the population of tho State of
West Virginia, the total being 95S, 900,
as against 1924 in 1890, an increase
of 1885, LOG, or 25.7 per cent in ten years.
This is very satisfactory, yet there
will be some degree of disappointment
that the State did not climb into the
million class. We came very close to
it, however, and will be there in an
other year. at our present rate Of
growth.
The new figures will entitle West
Virginia to five members of Congress.
on the basis of the present apportion-
ment, but that will very likely be
changed by Congress, the tendency
being always to increase the basis of
representation.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-31

details OF the chaH Lyes> which have been
going on. There Gas been a steady
drift from support or the administra-
ton to support for Bryan, and like con-
ditions prevail all over The State. Ine
aggregate of men, former Republicans,
who will vote the Demoa.yatic ticket
on next Tuesday, must be Laany nun
dreds, and may run into the THOUSANDS.
They will be reinforced by almost every
Gold Democrat in the State, AID oV
hundreds and thousands of relNliaf
Democrats who did not vote at all III
1885, These things all represent R,'-
publican losses. The only manner IN
which they can be compensated for is
through fraudulent votes in the inter-
ior counties and in the southern min
ing regions of the State.
And. by the way, speaking OF fraud
ulent votes, Chairman w. NJ. 0. Daw-
son, of the Republican State Commit
tee, has not yet found time to answer
that short but very important lee,
addressed to him some two or three
weeks ago by Chairman James Mile,
of the Democratic State Committee.
What is the matter with Mr.. Dawson?
Is he afflicted with locomotor ataxia In
his writing hand?
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-31
WORDS OF WARNING.

We print upon this page of the Reg
lister this morning powerful appeal
to the voters of the country, made by
the Anti-Imperialistic League which
numbers among its membership many
of the most notable men OF the coun-
try, some of them, like ex-senator
John B. Henderson, Of Massachusetts,,
ex-Secretary of the Treasury George
S. Boutwell,, of the same State, and
ex-senator George F. Ednunds, of
Vermont, former Republicans who were
a power in the party when the party
was managed and swayed by high mo-
tives, and when the men at the head
of it were distinguished by noble am
billions and pure patriotism. That day
has passed for the Republicans,
and hence these men, once high in
the councils of party which had its
origin in patriotism, a ;ove of liberty,
and belief in freedom and equality
for all men, are compelled to take issue
with it as at present run by the crew
in charge, and unite in an appeal to
their fellow countrymen to turn out
of office those who believe in militar-
ism, imperialism, destiny and pelf.
The proclamation OF true Americans
to true Americans, which we publish
this morning is addressed to voters ir-
respective of past party allegiance. 1t
is an appeal to reason, to patriotism,
to conservatism and to common sense.
themselves thrown party considera-
tons aside They are acting for the
common good They believe that the
United States of America is entitled to
something better than it has had, in
recent years, and to much better than
is promised with a renewed term of
so-called Republicanism. Once Repub-
licans, these gentlemen address them
selves to men of their party, and ask
them, for good and sufficient reasons
given, to not cast a ballot next Tues
day which may aid in bringing calam-
ity upon this country and others, and
which the voter may surely regret i'll
tie time to come The members OF
the Anti-Imperialistic League are all
men of prominence. Many of their
names are household words. They
have. very many of them, occupied nigh
places in the councils of the Repubti-
can party, and have aided very mater
tally in making the nation great. Some
of them were supporters of Lincoln.
Others of them stood by Ulysses S.
Grant They were for Hayes, and Gar
field and Harrison. They were even
for Mckinley four years ago. But
now. but a few days before the ma
tional election, they appeal to the peo-
pie to think. to consider, to weigh that
which is in the balance, and to take
the opportunity to return the nation in
to the right track. Men who believe
in the republic call to Republicans ana
Democrats alike to avert a threatened
calamity. Their solemn words of
warning ought to be needed. -Four
years hence it may be too late.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-31
SENATOR SCOTS
TRUST EXPRESSION.
ScOtt's Cat.

New York Journal
Senator Scott does not like to be a
Burchard. He would rather lie. But
a cat once escaped from bag is a
difficult animal to put back. Mr.. Scots
particular cat is already ranging over
the length and breadth of the United
States.
Senator Scott is the spokesman of
the Republican National Committee.
He is put forward to make statements
for the committee when any are to be
made. Therefore he may be assumed
to be in sympathy with the inmost feel
iugs or the Republican organization.
At the dinner given to Governor Roose-
welt on Friday evening Mr.. Scott said:
Right here l want to say | believe
in trusts. They are a good thing The
Standard Oil Company put in its pipe
lines to all the small towns where oil
is produced, and if it was not for the
Standard Oil Company this prosperity
that we have wouldn't be there to-day"
There was a reporter present, the
authorized representative of the press
of New York, and when Senator Scot.
saw him he added: IF that newspa-
per man put that down III make
trouble for him.
Since that time the Republican au-
thorities have been frantically work
ing to suppress the story. They have
advanced two theories, of which the
public is at liberty TO take its choice
one that Senator Scott never made the
remark attributed to him, and the 9TH
err that he never meant it to be pub
lished.
The latter theory Is no doubt the
true one. The inner was In a sense
private. That is to say, the only guess
were members of the inner circle Of
the Republican organization. 1t was
known that there was one reporter
there, but in the conviviality Of the
evening he was hardly noticed No
doubt it did not occur TO Senator Scott
that he was talking for publication.
That is what makes his frank ex-
preston of opinion especially valuable
Nobody cares what the members OF the
Republican National Committee saw
about trusts on the stump, because
there they are saying not what they
think but what their audiences want
to hear. But when they get together
|. and talk among themselves their re-
marks become Of value. And 1t Is tust
has well that the public should occasion
ally get glimpse into thesevquiet little
|,gatheTings Thera The men who are
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-31
REPUBLICANS NEED TO GET
TOGETHER ON THE TRUSTS
Senator Hanna. A. b. White and SEM
ator Scott Keep the Voters Guess.

senator Hanna. A. ID. White and Sen-
ator Scott Keep the Voters Guess.
ing.
/ Special to the Register.
PARKERSBURG. w. Va. October
SO.-West Virginia Republicans seem
to be unable to agree as to whether
there are any trusts.
! Following closely upon the asser-
ton of Senator Scott that the trusts
are good thing comes the assertion
OF A. B. White that there are no
trusts. He spoke at Belleville last
night TO an audience composed largely
OF Parkersburg people who had gone
down on a free train from here to at
tend the meeting. In the course of
MT Whites remarks he referred to
the trusts, stating that there are none.
he said there are corporations in this
state but that there is no such thing
as trust. He asked if any one could
tell what trust is. Some one in the
audience asked him what Senator
Scott meant when he said the trusts
were a good thing if there are no
trusts and ignoring the question he
changed the subject and went on to
speak OF other matters.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-31
COMING OVER IN WRIT.

Special to the Register
ELIZABETH, W. Va, October 3d.
Old Writ will give an increased Demo-
cratic majority for Bryan and the en-
tire ticket. Not a single Democrat
can be found who is not hard at work
with determined will. to bring about
this result, while there are a large
number of former Republicans who
have become absolutely disguised with
Mark Hanna and his Imperialism, and
who are now outspoken for the Demo
cratic candidates, among whom may
be found such prominent gentlemen
as Hon. F. T. Lockhart, one of the
ablest lawyers in the State; John Y.
Yeaton, Samuel Mooney, ]. G. Plyman,
Alexander Gobhart H. A. Somerville,
Barnett Ball, Frank Ball D. c. Ball,
c. L. Roeder and S. Weaver.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-31
JUDGE MACKEY'S WIFE
VIII Probably Go to the AsyIum-The
Judge in Police Court Charged
With Disorder

Judge" in Police Court Charged
with Disorder.
Special TO the Register.
WASHINGTON, d. c., October co.
Judge Thomas ]. Mackey was arrested
yesterday on a charge OF disorderly
conduct after he had instituted insan-
ity proceedings against his wife.
Katharine S. Mackey, but was released
on collateral later in the day. This
morning he appeared in Judge SCOTS
court and was granted a continuance
until Friday. While Judge Mackey
was in the hands of the police his wife
was placed aboard train and sent to
the home of her father, Col. Geo. A.
Porterheld, at Charles Town, w. Va.
This morning Col. Porterfield reached
the city and filed a petition for the
commitment OF the unfortunate wo-
man to the asylum. Mrs. Mackey be-
came historical and boisterous soon
after reaching home, and her father
left her in the care of a physician when
he came here IL is the intention OF
the authorities TO bring Mrs Mackey
here and send her to the asylum on a
temporary permit. Her case will be
heard in court Friday.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-31
MANY I'M MONROE. ;

Special to the Regis ter.
UNION, w. Va, October 29.-Never
before, in the history of Monroe coun-
ty, has the Democratic party been SO
thoroughly organized, and never before
have the people been so thoroughly
aroused as they are now, because of the
dangers that threaten our country, by
the pronounced Imperial policy OF the
party of Mark Hanna. 1t is certainly
encouraging to note that a large num-
Der of the patriotic and iLtelllgens
men who formerly voted with the
party of Lincoln and Blaine are coming
our publicly and announcing their pur-
pose of voting for Bryan and the en-
tire Democratic ticket.
Among that number may be foun%i
the names of such prominent gentle
men as Lewis Ballard, the old stalwart
of Monroe; A. B. Carey, William
Boyer, E. L. Ellis, Enos Reynolds.
Geo ]. Thompson, R. E. Wiseman, T..
NJ. Bowyer and host of others.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-31

1892, and can there be seen of all men
Mr.. Halls appeal to his friends
thus loses it's weight, and in addition
the Secretary of the Republican State
Committee is placed in very unen-
viable position. He can scarcely plead
ignorance of the facts, for he has taken
an active part in local politics for
many years, and no man is better in
formed of the record in Ohio county
than he.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-31

The Democratic State Committee,
after much opposition from a number
of mine operators in the southern coal
fields, have located 2,100 illegal vot-
ers in Fayette county, and $500 in Nc
Dowell, mainly around the mines. And
there are thousands of others. If any
of these men attempt to vote their
cases will be promptly attended to.
We want an honest ballot N IVES.
Virginia this year.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-31

Those Republicans who imagine that
the financial issue is paramount in the
present campaign, and who contend
that none but out-and-out gold men
deserve office under the administration,
ought to hunt up and read Judge Henry
Brannons letter in favor OF free silver,
published in the Weston Democrat on
July 29th, 1898. Mr.. Brannon is al
legged to be telling voters out in Lewis
that he is as good a Democrat as he
ever was. If that be true, a simple
itch for office has led him to merely
temporarily lay side his financial con-
victions of few years ago in consider
alton of a, Republican nomination for
Supreme Judge.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-31
ILLEGAL VOTERS ARE REPUBLl-
CANS.

Despite all efforts to the contrary it
is alleged that the voting lists in
Philadelphia, under the control OF the
e. O. D.. have been padded with from
fifty thousand to eighty thousand
names. The fraudulent voters will
vote for Mckinley, if allowed to do so.
Thousands of men in West Virginia
with no right to vote, are preparing to
do the same thing. That's why
Chairman Dawson does not answer
Chairman Miller's letter offering re-
ward for illegal voters, and suggesting
that joint efforts be made to insure a
fair expression of the voters of the
State next Tuesday. AS Chairman
Dawson refuses to be party to any
arrangement looking to the arrest and
prosecution of illegal voters, the duty
devolves upon the honest people of
the State. Spot every man who, hav-
ing no legal right to vote, offers to do
so. And get after the men who insti-
gate, aid and abet this sort of thing.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-31
TWO FINE MEETINGS
Held by Democrats at Spencer
Twenty-Five Hundred TO Hear Gen.
Nnsfs

Special 70 the Register.
SPENCER, w. Va, October 3d.
The Democrats had great meeting
here to-day. Gen. c. c. Watts. OF
Charleston, addressed a crowd of $500
In the court house yard in the even
ing and at night Hon. j. S. Johnson.
of South Carolina. spoke to crowd OF
1000 in the Wells Opera house. Mr..
Johnson is one of the best speakers
our people ever heard. Roane Is in
good shape and will give a big major
ity Tor the Democratic ticket. Con-
gresham Freer spoke to small
crowd of Republicans in the court
house at night with but little enthusi-
asm.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-31
J. II. Halls NJ ssT- TEmENT.

Last Satdrt ~ Mig It, at Wheeling
Park Casino, James Kelsey Hall. Sec
rotary of the Lepuh lean Stat Execu
tive Committee, aGd-essed d large aud
ience, and in tie course of an appeal
to his friends to vote the Republican
ticket, expressed his surprise that airy
Republican should think Of voting for
a Democratic candidate for County
Commissioner, and coupled with this
eaunciation of mild surprise the speak
er said. as reported in the Wheeling
Register:
1ebet me recall a few facts to you. and.
want TO impress them upon YOU. Do
you remember how 1t was in 1892? The
Democrats were then IN control of the
Board of Commissioners and thew gave
US but one Republican judge in every cleo
ton precinct of the county, no matter
whether the Commissioner was a Republi-
can or Democrat"
Now, Mr.. James X. Hall must have
known that when he uttered those
words to an audience of Ibis friends
he stated what was untrue. The Board
Of Commissioners of Ohio county in
1892 stood seven Democrats and three
Republicans, the latter coming from
Madison, Richie and Triadelphfa dis
tricts, and in those Republican dis
tricts, at every election precinct that
overwhelmingly Democratic Board al
lowed the Republicans two election Of
fcers to one Democrat, while in the
seven Democratic districts the rule was
reversed, and the Democrats took two
of the election officers and allowed the
Republicans the third. That is exac.-
ly what the present Republican Board
which stands eight to two, did for the
election next Tuesday. The list of cleo
ton officers for 1892 appears in the
city papers Of Wednesday, October 5,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-31
Outdid Rurchard.

Parkersburg Sentinel
West Virginia's latest spolitical pro-
duct, the Hon. Napoleon Bunco Scott.
has gone and aid it, He has outdone
-BLrchard. the Burchard of Blaine fame.
ScOtt tried TO make speech at a Roose-
welt banquet in New York Friday night
and when he opened his mouth he put
not only his own foot bat the feet of
the whole Republican Marty in it,
Scott denies that he said 1t, and some
OF the other guests are willing to help
him lie out of it, whilst there are others
whose conscience are not entirely scar
ed with guiD,, who refuses to join in
the denial
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-31
PROMINENT REPUBLICANS

In Various West Virginia Counties
Who Are No Longer Able to Vote
With Their Party, and Who Are
Out for Bryan.
Special to the Register.
CHARLES TOWN, w. Va, October
29.-Jefferson county will roll up 1880
majority for Bryan, Col. Tom Davis
and the entire Democratic ticket.
Among the large number of promin-
ent men who have heretofore voted the
Republican ticket, and who have left
their party on account of Mark Han
mas Imperial policy, is found the
name Of DR.. j. F. Hartgrove, formerly
chairman of the Republican County
Executive Committee, of Jefferson
county. The Doctor is one of the most
jealous anti-Hanna workers in this
county"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-31
SENATOR SCOTS BELIEF.

"Right hereI want.to say 1 believe
in trusts. They are n good thing.
The Standard Oil Company put its
pipe lines to all the small towns
where oil is produced, and III il was
not for the Standard OIL Company
this prosperity that we have would
not be here to-day."-Senator n. h
Scott at Fifth Aveiue Hotel Roose-
welt banquet.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-31
MR.. 0.tA KIDWELL SAYS
THAT HE is A DEMOCRAT

And VIII Vote for Brynn-Name Put
Upon PoDuIist Ticket without Con.
sent.
Special to the Register.
PARKERSBURG, w. Va, October
800. A. Kidwell. whose name APP
pears on the Populist ticket as a cam
didate for the legislature from this
county, has stated that his name is
there without his consent that he is
going to vote the Democratic ticket
and that he wants all his friends to
vote for the regular Democratic nomls
nees.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-31
SIGNS OF REPUBLICAN DEFEAT

They are many, but one of the most
convincing proofs that Mark Hanna
and Mckinley and their followers and
adherents have come to the end Of their
political string is afforded in the long
list of former Republicans, In all the
States. who have left the party OF Lin
coin and Grant and signified their in
tention Of voting for and working for
William Jennings Bryan andsthe Demo-
cratic cause geerally.
This morning we publish upon this
page special telegrams from four I'M
portant counties in this State. giving