The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-18
Republicans Determined that "Jimy
Miller Shall Rule No Longer.
PEOPLE DUTY.
Lenders Working Hard to Pun tho.
Rock-Ribbed Democratic County
Over Into the Republican Column,
Perry shanor Doing Ycoman Ser.
vice on the Stump in that Section.
Object Lesson of Mckinley Good
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Special Correspondence Of IntellIgencer. 81
I HNToN.,W. VA, Sept. Summers
county has always been considered
rock-Jbbed Democratic county. with
religious regularity IT has rallied upya'
Democratic majority, although III re-
centlyears II has been stnaller At:raie
intervals q Republican WOULD break.
through the breastworlis OF the "unter-
r!Fed" and land on the winning. siae,.
4but such instances have been few and
far between. Tile predominant party
could always expect'a safe majority,
$andah have never been disappointed so
fal. as the stat- and national tickets
were concerned, and very rarely with
the county ticket. But although This
WAS the case, and although the discour-
astneRti OF defeat constantly stared
thamiintthe face. the Republicans OF the
county are Of the stuff that finds earn.
5esthess and determination even in 40
versltT and each succeedlngy year found
them better equipped for the contest.
md more hopeful than ever OF victory.
Adversely was tolthem simply the
stimulus 10 new efforts more energetic
than thalr former ones. They fought
nil thes time, and never. for a moment
wavered when the result was announ-r
ced as utifdedrdt,a. Il
The Democratic organization of this
county, baskihg in the sunlight OF al
MOST continuous Victory, strengthened
BY the spolisiof success, became strong
ard more i,npresnable each year. Yet,
{ az tAey added. to their fortincatlons, In
creased they equipment and strengths
cned thlr lines, the Republicans, III
stead of Becoming disheartened, were
the more determined to carry the fort
ress and plant this bancroft RepubN-
\ can gu prsmucy upon the submits OF
the everlasting hills of Summers
county.
Republicans Want a Change.
At the cortihiercement Of this cam
paisn, the party Of. progress, protection
ard sound noncy. under the leadership
OF the wheel horses. determined thas a
change should Occur, and that this
country should hereafter repose in the
Republican column. With this deter
4 mInation, with the conditions favorable,
they went to- work with an, enthusiasm
and energy that always brings about
of victory. The organization was per-,
fected and the rank and file of the
party put in better fighting trim than
ever before, and to-day, SIX weeks from
the election, everything points to Rec
publican success, and to the joyful
consummation OF the hopes oc years.
The opposition is ION the, run." They
have seen the handwriting on, the
wall." 5s''i5
Accept the Eternal Truth.
Il They are convinced that the intelii-
gente Of the sGoH pccple, Of this couns
! try viii no E,aser ciiosss the parry CT
.incompctency and adversely. but viii
accept the eternal truths of experience
and history and ally itse!f with the Re-
publican party.
Every indication points to Rapubri-
can success. Especially is this true to-
day after weeks work by Hon. P. A.,
Shanor, who has spent. the week in an
itinerary. incIuding every district.
4 Where Republican, meetings have bean
small. and even where the Democratic:
managers have billed counter attrac-
I, lions to prevent their followers from
hearing the gospel OF prosperity" the
Republican audiences have exceeded
the capacity OF the school houses, and
have been compelled to go out into the
Z open air for sufficient room. PIpestem
district four years ago gave over ninc-
ty majority for the Democratic ticket.
Democrats outdone.
On Wednesday Mr.. Shanor was al
vertised TO speak In the district at two
5 o'clock. AT the came hour Democrat
&c meeting was billed. More than one
hundred and fifty people attended the
\ Republican meeting, and Democratic
advises reported from twenty to thirty
as their audience. The same trend OF
sentiment was disclosed all over the
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