Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-09-09

B Un11okNs OPENED BnoOHkE
Il COUNTY CAMPAIGN AT
81 DETHAEY.
~ Ea. u. d. He~vurd, Col. ChsraaS C1lA-
Srel1 the speskerS-A (Successful
Dance at odd FeIlows' Hall-First
Pay Day for the New street Rail-
81 MISREPRESENTATION for . Car Fac
tory-Glass Factory to start.
EILSBURG, w. Va, September 8
The Republicans opened the cam
Q1Ien III this county at Bethany We'd
f1esd8y evening. BY taking advantage
Qf the Bethany fair they hoped for a
fousing meeting, but on the contrary II
W2S 4 gloomy fizzle Nshad been well
advertised in the Herald, which is their
party organ, mentioned in the never
61kfng Intelligencer. andsthe county had
been flooded with posters nearly two
feet by three feet. Yet all this was in
vain, as few turned out to hear the
big guns. Here is what the Herald
says OF the meeting: cat Bethany,
Wednesday evening. September 8, the
Mrst Republican campaign speech of the
season was delivered. Gen. 0. o. How
ard, the noted Union veteran, and Hon.
G. +. Caldwell, of Parkersburg, were
the speakers. The addresses were
given in the open air, and under unfor-
tunate circumstances. The meeting
was not -well advertised, and when the
address began there was but handful
OF listeners. The platform consisted of
q wagon, with a lantern for light.
After considerable delay an improvised
drum corps was secured, consisting of
a man and two boys, and between the
fitful taps of the drums the enthusiasm
Of the people began to arouse. In the
course of a few minutes fair sized
crowd assembled, and Gen. Howard
{ mounted the platform. A man who has
q national reputation as patriot, soldier
and orator, he is accustomed to aud
iences numbering thousands, yet to the
handful Of men he spoke with all the
vig0r and earnestness which have
gained him fame as an orator" How
would the above description Of this, the
opening meeting Of the campaign of
1900, fit a couple of street fakirs with
soap or gold bricks to sell? The peo-
pie through this section see numerous
such outfits on the streets, and as they
are SO common a thing we can not
wonder at.the handful of men," Lin
coin said: you could fool some Of the
people allsthe.t time" these were of that
class. g. a. Frost, chairman OF the Re
publican. executive committee was pres
ent, but the Scott-Sauck faction politely
snubbed him. 1t was Mr.. Frosts place
to preside over this meeting, but he
was not even recognized as the head of
the Brooke county Republicans. Things
look mighty queer up here, to the quiet
on-looker
The dance given by the Odd Fellows
last evening in the new S. George sack
factory was the most successful affair
of its kind ever given here. The new
building was somewhat of an attraction
and each member of the order worked
hard to make 1t all it was. The music
was furnished by the Opera House Or
chestra.
Charles McElroy returned home We'd
nesday from Moundsville, where,he has
been employed as bricklayer in the
construction of a glass works.
George McCamic left to-day for Chi
cago, siWhere he will be employed In a
bic2e factory.
Palner, who has been in the
Tor three years, returned home
Wednesday, accompanied by his
nephew, james Palmer.
Last Wednesday was the first pay
day of the Wellsburg and Wheeling
Railway Company. The business done
so tar is away above what was expected
OF it by its promoters.
Eugene Curtis, of Wellsville, O.. was
circulating among his many friends
here this week.
Bruce Roberts returned from Toledo,
o., Wednesday He was at Detroit and
Chicago during the big days of the K
OF p. and G. "A. r.
Messrs. Higgins and Townsend, who
exhibited the fine oil paintings at the
Bethany fair, took first premium on
each painting exhibited. They took
the paintings to Wheeling yesterday
and will exhibit them at the fair the
coming week.
Quite a number of our citizens at
tended the Bryan meeting Din Wheeling
Thursday night Many say words can
not describe these meetings, as they are
50 largely attended and SO enthusiastic
Miss Annie lBeare has returned home
from visit of several weeks with
friends and relatives in Bellaire.
Miss Elizabeth Doddridge. OF Wheel
ing Island, is the guest of Miss Dora
Hubbard.
Edward McCamic has returned from
Toledo, o., where he has been employed
for some months
Herman Brenneman, of Aroya, w.
Va, was visitor in town yesterday.
1t is rumored that the Eagle Glass
Manufacturing Company will start their
plant about the middle of this month.
This factory. is now on a strike.
Whether or not they will settle with
the union workers or try to run nom
union, could not be learned.
Negotiations are in progress whereby
Wellsburg may secure a large. street car
naanufactory, which viii employ about
500 men.
Some of our people went to Rock
Springs Park to-day to attend the Han
cock county picnic.
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