Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-09-23

size the RepuDllcan dllllcultles III
Wood county by inviting great
orators there. Their wishes will
be respected. Senator Bailey of
Texas, will make few speeches
in the State. Senator-elect Rayner
of Maryland, is also expected to
make few speeches in West Vir-
GINA. Able as is this array OF
Democrats of National fame, it
does not compare with Cabinet of
ficers and other big guns the Re-
pubIicans are bringing in. But
Democrats say they prefer to-
rely, in the main, upon their
schoolhouse meetings, where local
speakers will discuss local issues.
State Senator John J. Cornwell'
of Hampshire, their eloquent can
didate for Governor, is now IN
the midst of, a powerful speaking,
tour. Others on the State and
county tickets, of course, are as.
Stunning a share of oratorical bur-
dens. -.. ....- .
( o. S. Mckinney of Fairment,
chairman of the Democratic COM
mittee, is spending considerable
time at headquarters here, but is
also travelling some about the
State, building UP the organiza-
ton. There are committee
branches at Charleston, Hunting
ton, Grafton and Parkersburg,
with j. A. Holley, G. |. Neal,
John Y. McGraw and A. E. Ken
ney, respectively in charge. Work
is now under way at all these
branches.
"Most of the Republican eff
forts thus far" said Mr.. McKin-
ney today, ''have been directed
toward getting their politicians
to work together. They have
succeeded to a degree in that, but
the rank and file of the party are
as much Disguised as ever with
the Republican performances on
State taxation and are kicking
over the traces everywhere. The
Republican managers are intent
on 'harping again about the hard
times of Cleveland's second adj
ministration, which thinking men
know were due to unfortunate
economic conditions and not to
the Democratic party. Perhaps
they can make some converts by
that kind of talk, but | believe
the voters will be a little tired at
hearing that untruthful charge
revamped in this campaign.
II know personally of hun
dreds of Republicans who are so
displeased with their party's mis-
management of State affairs that
they will vote with us in Novem-
Der. Among them are some of
the most prominent business
men of the State. Republican
managers are trying to offset the
; effect of defections from their
own party by proclaiming that
; well-known Gold Democrats are
staying with them to vote for
Roosevelt. Nearly all these al
legged Gold Democrats are in real
ity Republicans, and for several
years have considered mselves
as such. Some of them were act
ually delegates to the Republican
State convention which met in
this city last July.
eve are well satisfied with the
progress of our campaign, not
outstanding the criticisms of
our Republican friends.
Republicans here in Wheeling
are more confident than Republi-
cans in Parkersburg. But this is
a Republican stronghold, and the
Congressional district in which
Wheeling is located boasts being
the safest district in the State.
The local stalwarts concede that
Dawson, for Governor, will run
behind all the rest of the ticket,
but they think it will be only
about 5000 votes, and that the
general majority will be so large
5000 votes won't matter.
Capt. Dovenor, the Representa-
tive from this district, has head
quarters open, which fact is an
nounced by very long banner
across the street in front Of Civ