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rade was to come off, they counseled
how to meet it, and they finally decided
that while the Seward men were parad-
ing they would fill the immense temper
airy wigwam-erected for the convention
and capable Of holding 5000 spectators
with men who should &c there solely
for the purpose of hurrahing for Lin
coin. They carried this plan into very
successful operation, and when the Sew
ard procession attempted to march into
the convention hall they found it filled
to overfiowing. and very few Seward
men outside the delegations could OBJ
tain admission.
New York Delegation.
Just before the convention opened I
saw the New York delegations file in
and I'LL the only vacant place in the i'm
mense building. They were appalled,
when they saw how they had been out
generated"
That was the meeting OF West and
East, convincing the Fasteners that the
political generals west of the Allie
Shanies could heath them on their own
ground. It meant an ascendency for the
Mississippi Valley Republicans which
they have never lost. which found ex-
preston later in the nomination of one
Western man after another for the
Presidency. and latest in the nomination
Of Fairbanks for Vice President.
The center of influence was moving
Westward.
In this campaign the protective tariff
and the homestead law might have been
leading issues but for the overmasterins
Importance Of the question of slavery.
Ii tinged every public question in one
way or another. The leading interests
among the masses of the Northern peo-
pie at that time were industrial and
agricultural. Their manufacturing
would have been affected by free trade
legislation, and the surplus population
of the East was taking up the unoccu-
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Harrison and Van Buren,, Lincoln and Doug
las, Hayes and Tilden, Waged Bat
ties That Have Left I'M
print on Nation
print on Nation.

THREE campaigns OFT Of the TWEEN
ty-eight in the history Of our
, country may be considered for
various reasons as epoch-making.
The first Of these Is the Harrison-Van
Buren, campaign OF 1910: the second, that
Of 1880. which resulted in Lincoln's cleo
ton. and the precipitation OF the coun-
try into a four-years' war: the third
that OF Hayes and Tilden. in 1876 which
resulted In a disputed election OF un-
paralleled history,
Each Of these great campaigns has its
peculiar features. and they are subtly
linked together by chains Of circum-
stance which the historian Of the fu-
ture may trace with never-failing in
terest. Two Of them marked the tenn
porary downfall Of a long dominant
party; the third might easily have done
30 had circumstances not been precisely
as they were.
Development in Periods.
Every student Of history must recog-
nize the fact that national development
takes place in periods which are apt to
seem 10 partisans eras Of progress and
retrogression. Popular sentiment veers
FIRST 10 one extreme and then 70 the
other. and the canny politician takes
care 10 watch the tendency Of the time
and take advantage OF the ebb or flood
OF the current
Campaign of 1870.
The Harrison-Van Buren, campaign Of
1870 was unlike any which had preceded
H. Since the beginning Of the century
the Democracy had been in power al
most without break Under Jackson
and the spoiis system 1t had intrenched
itself IN ONCE so strongly that IL had
Captured most OF the political territory
and reduced the opposition 70 guerrilla
warfare
The Wing party. organized in 1895.
had but one common principle-opposi-
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Harrison was sung and talked and
voted into the White House. He even
made stump speeches himself at Urbana.
Dayton, Chillicothe and elsewhere, a
thing which no candidate for the Presi-
dency had up 10 that time done; and In
these speeches he asserted the right OF
the people to discuss any subject and
appeal to Congress for the redress of
any grievance. includazE Ih6A of slavery
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ton 10 Jackson and TO Jackson men, OF
whom Van Buren, was regarded as one
And here may be seen a phenomenon
common in political history scatter
ing and disiointed opposition which
seems to characterize the party long out
Of power in its efforts against the party
dominant
The Wings in 1886 and 1870 the Free
Sellers and Republicans later, the
Democratic party in recent years. have
all suffered primarily and severely from
internal dissensions and lack OF a COM
mon interest
The strongest party against Van
Buren, was the Anti-Mason party, at
that time powerful in the North The
Abolitionists We're few, but energetic.
and held enough votes I'm 1874 TO defeat
Henry Clay. But IN the Harrison cam
paign il was anything to beat the
jackson dynasty" II was a personal
campaign and campaign of young
men The hero ran on his military
record.
An Old Record.
II Is interesting 10 note that he made
that record before many of his adher-
ents were born. the battle of Tippe-
canoe, which gave "A war-cry 10 his
party, having been fought IN 1911, twen-
ty-nine years before the election.
Harrison was nearly seventy years OF
age when he became the candidate OF a
party recruited largely from the
sturdy. primitive. plain living if not
high thinking young settlers Of the Mid
die West
To understand the enthusiasm of this
new element in politics for the hero OF
TippecanOe-and this was the first cleo
ton IN which the Illinois and Indiana
and Ohio people had had much show
one must take into account the signih-
canoe which the name OF Harrison had
for those boys whose fathers had
broken ground for new States.
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Period of Turbulence.

The period between the Harrison cam
paign and the Lincoln election was one
OF turbulence and talk. Forces which
had been silently at work now came into
conflict in the open. The slavery prob
lem overshadoWed everything else. and
behind it was the essential difference be-
tween two civilizations. traditional and
formative
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Strength of the People.

This only goes to show. however. that
the people are stronger than politicians
or parties. though they may not know
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-01
.sa. 3 sllilI


BEFFsAL0 IAN II
E g frs secretary dressed a
RepubI can sSmeetfng here last
Safurda night The speaker refer
red to the. criticisms OF Judge Alton
q: Parker. the Democratic Presiden-
dal candidate, on the cost of$run,
ming t he government and said thaS
Judge Parker had failed to state in
what departments he would begin
his pruning process. Continuing, Sec
rotary Taft said:
Except by Democratic figuring Of
a fearful and wonderful character the
prospect of deficit IN the expendi-
lures under this administration is
very remote. Judge Parker's theory
that there is to be a deficit rests ap-
parently on the idea that the receipts
must always exceed the expeditures
at the end of each month, whereas
anyone at all familiar with the Gus
tomary variation in the receipts and
expenditures from month to month
know that there are apparent deficits
growing out of the fact that there is
much greater monthly regularity in
SSs@AP'o Iiie1ti % k'eAdlGuIeS.fs On inc
whole, then, the voters having had
experience in the promises of the
Democratic party to reduce the outra-
geous expenditures and extravaganza
in Republican administra-
lions, and the failure to keep these
promises made without any real spec
fcations as to where the reductions I
are to be made Judge @Parker,S state
nents indicate lack of knowledge as
o departmental methods and general
governmental affairs
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-01
oGIE I

The Party for the Twelve Brides.
The party given yesterday after,
noon for the twelve brides by Mrs. S.
F. Nuzum was a Delightfully."- appoint
ed affair. The first whist prize was
won by Miss Villa Butcher, and the
second by Mrs. Earl Smith, While the
consolation prize fell to Mrs. Robert
Cunningham. Delicious refreshments
We're served, and the afternoon was
greatly enjoyed.
Quite number of other social
events are being planned to take.
place within the next two weeks
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-01
Dawson-Swisher Club.

Fine reports have come in from
Warrington. The Dawson-Swisher
Club organized there has more than
a hundred members. They had a
rousing meeting last night, and an
other rally is billed for tonight. Hon.
Stewart F. Reed, of Clarksburg. and
M. G. Tough, of F'airmont, will dis
cuss the issues OF the campaign, and
a fine meeting, with brass bands and
red lights, is promised.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-01
CRITICIZE COACH CHEZ
FOB MAKING INQUIRIES.
Western University Football Associa-
ton Takes Exceptions to Action
on the Part of Head of w. ".
u Team.

PITTSBURG. Nov. L, 19O4.-The
! football association of Western Uni
versity of Pennsylvania is indignant
The cause of its annoyance is that
West Virginia University sent a rep
| resentative here to investigate the
standing of'the w. u. p. players
| 1t was generally known Saturday
| that Coach Chez of U. of w. Va was
on the side line at the W. u. P.-Cali-
fornia game, but it was supposed that
he was there to get a line upon w. u
P. SO that he could give his own team
few pointers before the big game
here on election day. 1t developed
Yesterday that Chez had that and an.
other object in view when he came
to town. 1t is said that between the
halves Saturday he made it his bust
ness to hunt up several members of
the faculty and inquire whether or
not all of the w. u. P. players are
students at the university. The mem
bers of the faculty not only assured
him OF the eligibility of the players
but Went further and proposed to fur
nish proof of this fact if he enter
tanned any doubt Chez said he was
satisfied with their word.
The football association is of the
opinion that the Investigation was I'M
called for. Coach Mosse agrees with
the members of this body In dis
cussing the subject last night he said |
West Virginia has no excuse for ask |
ing any questions about the w. u. p.
players. When we signed the agree
ment for our game at Exposition Park I
On Election Day we inserted a clause
hat requires each university to fur
11sh the other, two weeks before the
game, with list of all it's players ell
g1ble to participate in the contest.
We complied with this condition at
he proper time and West Virginia
las known forsevera1 days the names
i all of our players and the classes
a which they are entered. I regret
Q say that we have not yet received
Vest Virgfnia's list. am sure that
he failure to forward it is merely
n oversight and that there is moth
1S suspicious about the delay, for I
that U. of W. Va. has de- +
lded never to play padded team
gain and to use students only in uni S
ersity athletics 1t seems to me,
owever, that West Virginia should T
omply with our agreement before it
SKIS any questions about our players r
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-01
Will Use Ropes

For the big football game to-nor-
row at the Fair Grounds the gridiron
will be roped off, thus preventing the
confusion and spectators interference.
This feature alone should insure a:
large crowd as heretofore it made
things very unpleasant for ladies and
their escorts, by reason of a small
army surrounding the players, when
ropes and a few men would have pre-
vented it.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-01

WERE "a ftIaEiT,sBlyT
lfUcE DEsg fLTRs AS q ssFS
RERoRTEDs

Possibl for I'll pefiod, last nj gifts
lIoWe,ien celebration was up 10 the
stand ard vet What difference from
the roaring old times that Chief Nor,
gan can recall, not altogether with
pleasant memories however Some
corn and beans were thrown last
night, and two cases of destruction
to properly are reported Gibbie
Henderson left a wagon standing in
East Park last evening, and during
the night the wind blew it over a
steep hill and carried the breast
chains and double-tree away. The
hand cart used to convey flooring at
the Suspension bridge, and owned by
the county, was thrown over the river
bank and damaged considerably.
a few parties of masquerading
girls ivened things up on Main street
early in the evening. Only one fight.
occurred, and that was over cereal
throwing. Louis Franklin was stand
ing on Madison street early in the
evening when some negroes came
along. and one of them threw a hand
full in his face. Whitley" promptly
plugged him and put $40 for his APP
pearance. This morning the mayor
fined him $3.50.
City Solicitor Stanley is looking for
the parties who broke into his sta
bic and limped away with Bossy's
iced.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-01
FARMINGToN.

Mr. sAlSHart, of Weston, was in town
Monday and Tuesday.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Lon Stew
art Tuesday, October 25, boy.
Mrs. Budd Nestor, who has been at
Terra Alta for couple of weeks,
returned home Friday.
Miss Nell Blackshere, of Manning
ton, was. in town Monday.
Mrs. George Martin and Miss saba
Fetty We're in Warrington Saturday,
Mr.. Lawrence Hawkins, of Shinns-
ton, was in town Sunday.
Mrs. S. E. Burnett was in Fairmont
Saturday.
Mrs. DR.. l. j. Culp was in Fairmon
Friday shopping.
Misses Bertha and Bessie Lough
returned home Friday after a short
visit to relatives in Fairmont
Miss Cleo Wells and Miss Lena
who have been attending
school in Fairmont, spent Sunday at
home.
Mr. and Mrs w. E. Lough spent
Sunday with Mr.. Lough's parents on
Laurel run.
School opened Monday, October
'1st with quite a good abundance.
The teachers are Professor Barb, Miss |
first assistant; Miss Byrd
Williams, second; Miss Susan Hughes,
bird. and Miss Brookfe1d the pri-
nary department.
There will be a Sunday School rally
he second Sunday in November at
he Pennington NJ. E. Church. 1t will
e all day and every one is invited.
Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. Bartlett, oc-
ober 81, a SON.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-01
Real Estate ISTIra:lnsf I =

Real Estate 5ransfers.S
rtha Frey and husband To
Hrrltll so s wand property at West
chest sconsid Iteration, $240.
Morgan, trustee,to w. III
.lF11rtee, properly at Mannin gton; con.
5sideration, 5000.
VIM. i. FurDee and wife to George
w. Bowers, property at Manning ton;;
consIderat ton, 1913, 600 &,
Il The Mannington Realty Co. to:
George W. Bowers. property at Man
ngton;; consideration. $1.Oo.
"a George w. Bowers to the Homewood
Pottery Co, property at Manningto
consideration, sSS, 600.
John A. Clark ct al to Mary P. and
Clara s. Dietrich, property on Cherry
avenue, Fairmont;; consideration,
$500.
!. r. p Harr and wife to Priscilla
cu'nDston, properly IN Harr addition
e Fairmont;; consid eration, $3.50.
Levi 3. Harr to Priscilla Cumpston,
in Harr addition to Fair
mont; consideration, other property:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-01
In Union There Is STRENGTH.

The Union district Republican
Club has selected John F. Vangilder
captain and Harry Kiger and Scott
Springer as aids to look after the
Union district Rough Riders in the
big parade next Thursday. Union dis.
trict will be out in full force.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-01

Visit our department Of granite, tin,
galvanized, aluminium and queensware
and kitchen utensils on second floor
in Jacobs-Hutchinson block, and you
will find these lines complete and
prices low. J. L. Halls Hardware
Store
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-01
In the Courts.

Very few suits were entered in the
Circuit and Intermediate Courts with
sfn$t the month of October The pro
cess books of the Intermediate Court
show that four suits were entered, the
same number with sSeptember. The
business Of the Circuit Court fell off
considerably, there being only thir-
teen entered inits books against
.twenty-four for the month Of septen1=
ber-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-01
y
REPUBLIcANs, BEWARE!
spubI cans should

apublic cans should be on their
Sagainst new Democratic
Inch is part of the scheme to
sthe State Democratic asses
rspretende officers. are going
many counties asking i'm
erzInent questions of voters, and
sfeInand ling af1davits with view
king p Democratic challenge.
S. md trYingsto defraud and intim-
Yoters. The Democrats are des-
NE and they hope by means indi-
scare Republicans away from
polls and keep them from voting
instructions sent out recently
me- Democratic committee to Dem
zaticS lection commissioners and
Elsed in these columns, have the
ME- end inf@view as the scheme
llDye described and are a part of
conspiracy hatched by Democratic
1llzRRg gers to get$the State by fair
isErss.zanss foul.
Aspnb licans should be prepared to |
these games without f1inchins
sas$I honld not be bu1lied or blufred
ssasIsS ieesFawss henchmen under any
! tances
u1lea q 1epuDllcan
State + and the Democrats know it.
:E'EE.sIrsorlly hope OF success lies in
sIsEckerg and fraud
no but the truth. Mems
snSssS and and Banister Shoes, less than
re cturer can now make them
T's Won v sale at c. F. Randall &
88Sss 2slick coll ctions, prompt settle
Marion Claim Agency. *
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-01
1EEfd DC e AGAINST DEMO
sss RATS

sarhans the most effective docu-
he Republicans could
edi toriaI from Hearst's
oTls American 81 of last Thurs
headed with the line s.The
t9en1ocratic# Party Must Give EYiden-
sincerit and then follows
terseS sentences, from which
auota foil nws
hat did Cleveland do? When
ofHe othin when out of office,
teststos hind ert le$ e forts Of Knox
asss Teferrfng further to ex-
arnegs Genera Knox, it says:
50 ri tn even when it
Knox, and he tells the
hen he accuses the Democrat
consis tency. il. profess
principles, and at the.
me cluding among its con:
leaders August Belmont,
81 Fever nomas II. Ryan, John
sIeponaId Patrick AfcCarren and
kind = z,
ntinuas8 by saying
I mere poll teal madness to al
sIchsD Democrats as Grover Cleve-
chaTd O1ney to take the
every Republican vote
gain, hundreds, if not thousands,
Sc Democrat votes are lost. They
stot Tepresent# the genuine Democ-
on the trust issue, nor on any
icll has popular strength be
fusfl sIt.
Sstaas eekssa go we had olney af-
American patriotism and
AI1aricanssp BY scofing at one Of
mobiles pages the Republics
tzz.lzktaryss s our needless scrimmage
Spain over Cuba and that de-
HsIrnsnt Of jfngoism and mill
hich brought on the scrap
pain.
managers suppose that at
stage Of the Presidential cam
has been an advantage to the
:a9kzusIsratic cause@to have Mr.. August
1gssssznlts1nt Wall street, associated
20 GrS Mr.. Cord Meyer? Or
homas Ryan %
EDITORIAL conclude as follows:
InnastY is the best policy in poll :,
IN other things. If the Demo
party isSto prevail on the trust
igssEss and seat Judge Parker in the
Rouse, sincerity must mark
Eemainde OF the campaign. No ;,
Cleveland, no more of Olney :,
more th he Be1monts,. Meyers =
vans :
real Demo crats to the talk
real Democrats do the man t,
Il
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-01
Cleaning Up Time.

The street commissioner intended
TO wash the streets today, but owing
.to5a break in the feed line last night,
the water is not available. The
break occurred near the center OF the
river, opposite the wharf Just as
soon as the necessary repairs are
made the cleaning will commence
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-01
Scared at the Elaas.

The flag of the colds, hanging out
at the window at the Y. M. c. A., has
caused several people to travel the
opposite side OF the street today,
thinking that it is the emblem of
certain dread disease which is report
ed to be running at large in the city.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-01
Hearing Tomorrow.

Robert jackson, charged with the
murder OF. Charles cozad at Worthing-
ton a few. weeks ago, win be given a
herring tomorrow afternoon at one
O'clock.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-01

No limit to quality but limit to
price. Dorothy Dodd shoe for WON
en-. &C. b. Highland.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-01
City Council To-raiaht.

This evening is the regular time
for q meeting of the city council. A
large amount of business will come up
and and the meeting is almost a neces-
sity.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-01
( Suit Entered

Anna B.. Hess has entered suit in
chaneery in the intermediate Court
against Glenn a. Freeland ct al At
t5o e F. F. Morgan represents the
pldintiff
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-01

Remember,,you will find the largest
lines of washing machines. wringers,
tubs, &C., carried in the city at J.L.
Halls Hardware Store
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-01

Two foreigners and a bear are en-
tertaining our. people on the streets
this forenoon.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-01

The long looked for shoe-Dorothy
Dodd shoe for women. c. B. High
land. *
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-01

y The chicken and waffle supper
given e under the auspices of the vigi-
liant Circle of Kings Daughters, will
be held next door to the Bon Ton
store Thursday. M :ss
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-01
adOrrON

have some fine lots In Morrou
Flace yet II. Il Lanham. -
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-01

Why not let the Marion Claim
Agency collect that claim for you ? Z
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-01

Why not let the Marion Claim
Agency collect that claim for you?
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-01

3s Never equaled often imita ted--W.s
j., Douglass shoe for men. C. b.
Highland
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-01
Power Of Attorney.

K Tile power of attorney Of the Home
wood Pottery Company, of Manning
Ton, has been granted to William Fl.
Furbee; of that city.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-01

vi Ease, comfort, heal th---=all combined
hi the Dorothy Dodd shoe. e. b.
Highland. s35ss 81
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-01
II n Y b i,l n
si5iaS afids 81 IsIarEsb
g

hi arEsb u1Erga;;
set ssPhiii ppi,,
the Fiffh
ternoon for visit
latiSeSsS ton.
ann ton. ton,
guest niece Ber-s
Gaston avenue 55s
Miss Gays OF.
are pleasant guests at the
Carney on sixth
s'sirtll ward
of Charleston. gen
sent Faci tics Mutual Life
I IElsnranc eos was pleasant caller
s,tirso fdeeSt his "a ornin He is an
cent usiastfe porter Of Nj Daw-
Son nm gineEs taS avs n twith-
for Ss55J j. H. Holt
me Demo crati 81 candidate for COVER
sttfyES our years ago.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-01

Good school shoes for boys-at c.
B. Highlands.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-01

Collars in quarter sizes at C..B.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-01

2s inc elections, prompt settle
sslss M5arions Claim Agency. Z
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-01

a substitute may be a sequel tos
Dorothy Dodd shoe, but1 t has never
found '71ll its equal. g. 2. highland. s.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-01

ss3ss would Ding such All
shoe oroth Dodd. High