The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-10-14

DEMONSTRATION
FOR KERN AND bennett.
A GREAT CROWD OF RNTHUs1
AsT1C DEMOCRATS GREETED
THE CANDIDATES

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Despite unfavorable weather COZ
ditions, Mason county Demooratf
turned out in magnificent numbers
last Saturday to greet Hon. John
w. Kern, the party's nominee fol
the Woe. presidency. Mr.. Kern ar
rived promptly at 9:4o from Hunt
ington. He was accompanied by
| a local reception committee, DOM
posed Of Charles Harris, chairman
Of the Mason county democratic
committee, and Griff 4. Smith, o.
the Spencer Hotel. The trip from
Huntington to Point Pleasant wal
a lively ono for the candidate. The
train was, crowded from the start
Every body wanted to meet the can'
didate and everybody did meet
him and every minute Of the morn
ing was Spsnt Ia an exchange oil
felioitation. Mr.. Kern is splen'
did "mixer," and completely won
the friendship and admiration Of
the sturdy farmers met on the way.
Upon arriving at the station
here the Kern party were met by
a local reception committee, o band
| and five hundred citizens of the
town who engaged in street pa.
rade, esoorting the candidate to
the Spencer, where an informal
reception was held.
The crowds continued to grow
and by IL O'Clock there was an old
time democratic gathering, char.
aoterized by old.time enthusiaOm
and suooeHs.
An elegant BpeakerB' stand had
been erected by the committee al
the corner of Main and 9th streets,
but a steady rain having set in II
was announced that the speaking
would be at Hooffs Opera House
at 1890 O'Clock the opera house
was crowded and the human jam
blocked aisles and every foot Of
standing room. On the platform
were seated many women, their In
terest in the meeting being both
| political and patriotic.
When Mr.. Kern was introduced
to the audience by Mr.. George g,
Somerville, the demonstration was
wildly enthusiastio for some mo.
ments. After getting the attention
of the audience Mr.. Kern die
Guessed national Issues and several
of the leading planks in the demo.
cratic platform and compared them
with pIanks in the republican par.
ty, dealing with the trust questions,
bringing out foroibly the fact that
the republican party is a party of
the trusts while the democratic
party stands for the people. The
Issues of the campaign have never
before been put SO clearly and for
oibly before the voters of Mason
county, and the response was round
after round of applause.
OVATION FOR BENMETT.
The demonstration given Ben.
nett lasted more than a minute,
the entire crowd rising to salute
him.
Mr.. Bennett brought out in bis
able address the fact that the re.
publican executive committee is
assessing every man employed by
the state, s per cent and every
woman 4 per cent of their salaries
for campaign fund and told of
how a girl, employed at one of the
largest of the states institutions
had been forced to give up buying
a winter dress In order to contrib.
ute to the Golfers of the republican
machine. The nomination of
Glassoook, by Elkins. that Elkius
might dictate the affairs Of state,
was also alluded to by Mr.. BSnhSt.
Mr.. Kern left on the B & . Of
8 O'Clock, for Huntington, and the
Bennett party over the Z & M! for
Charleston, where they met one OF
the largest demonstrations in the
political history of either CITY. ii
To the Voters Of Mason County.
Do you want an Assessor who
will be fair in his assessmentp II
SO vote for Mason Long.
The journal of Locomotive En-.
gineers. in May, 1898, said:
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