The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-27
TYLER milne.
Campaign Opens With Vim and Vigor
and Victory is in the Air-Perry
shanor, Judge Pugh and Harvey
Harmer Warm the Boys Up.

Shanor, Judge Pugh and Harvey
Harmer Warm the Boys Up.
Special Dispntch to the Intelligencer.
SIsTERSvILLE, w. Va, Aug. ?6.-
The Republican campaign was opened
with vim in Tyler county last week.
Meetings were held at Shiloh, Wick,
Centerville. Shirley, stringtown and
Iuka. Hon. P. A. Shanor was the
principal speaker at all the meetings,
assisted at some OF them by Hon. Har-
vey W. Harmer. Of clarksburg. noml-
nee for senator in this district. and e1-
Judge D. T. Pugh. formerly Of this
county. nut now Of Columbus, Ohio, a
political orator OF national reputation,
and by some of the local candidates.
The reports Indicate that the meetings
were unusually large and enthusiastic.
The party seems to be aroused as new
er BEFORE and to be as full of fight al
the commencement Of the campaign as
formerly in the middle or near the end
OF the fight. Judging from the Interest
and enthusiasm manifested, Tyler
county Will not only remain in the Re-
publican column, but Will do SO by an
increased majority.
shanor Talks.
Hon. P. A. Shanor returned to. this
city to-day, and upon being questioned
by the Intelligencer as to the result OF
his trip. said in part: yi.
The meetings were the source OF
constant and surprising qualification to
me- spoke In '96. near the end OF tine
campaign, at nearly all the points
reached last week. l made the tour
then when every person was supposed
to be absorbed II. politics. when the in
terest and excitement was at fever
heat, and when the farmers nearly all
had completed their summer work. But
this year, at the very opening OF the
campaign in the excessive heat, at n
time when the farmers are very busy,
the audiences were three and four
times rs. large as those we had In '96.
At but one point was the seating ca
pacity OF the building lnrge enough to
accommodate the crowd, and on that
evening threatening storm Interfered
largely with the attendance. The
standing room cniy" sign was display
ed early each evening. and from fifty TO
two hundred stood through the entire
exercises. Remember that these were
simply school house meetings, In rural
districts. and yet despite that fact. we
addressed from twelve to fifteen hun
dred voters during the week.
Learn the Truth.
"The interest and enthusiasm also
far exceeded that OF last campaign.
The attention was perfect. The deep
earRestRcss manifested q determination
to learn the truth, and the vociferous
applause spoke louder than words OF
their conviction OF the truthfulness and
correctness Of the Republican principles
and OF their determination to continue
the era OF good times and prosperity"
There Will be no trouble In this
county" he continued. The candidates
for the respective nominations are
making friendly battle, and there will
be no sore places after the primaries,
The party Is united and prepared for
the contest. We saw no sulkers and
heard of no slsulkins. The Republicans
OF Tyler county will do their whole
duty. and the expressed hope OF the
Democrats that they will carry the
county In November is the merest rot
Had they been round the circle last
week, they would have speedily dlspell-
ed that deluslon. II any OF them really
think. It.. 5a71s .
"The county viii ramain in the Re-
publican column by the s-fc majority
OF SIX hundred. and 1t would not sur
prize me II It would approach more
nearly the thousand mark. The people
are too happy. too contcntcd, too pros
porous. to want n change Just now, or
TO be scared by the bugaboo OF lmper-
lallsni." -
Mr.. shnnor will spend part OF this
week In WctZcl county. speaking at
Burton. Hundred and Littleton on Mon
day. fGcsday and Wednesday nights,
respectively. He will then return 10
Iyier coanty. being ut Friendly on
IhuTsiay. Willow Fork Friday, and
Wolfa Pen Saturday night.
/