The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-27
KING AND O'BR|EN EN- THUSE
REPUBLICANS OF WEBSTER

! who beat me in the primary, and for
| Hughes, Robinson, SteCk. Hankey,
Hastings and the whole Republican
| ticket / take this opportunity to say
publicly. and hope that you will carry
it wherever you will. that so far as
! seeking an appointment Is concerned,
| am not doing that. ! don't want II.
| When this administration closes I'm
going back 10 the private practice Of
| law, and that being true what l say
ought to carry more weight.
81 am out for Mr.. Mckee for two
good reasons. First, because he beat
ME in fair fight. The other is the
! simple fact that he did beat me. Mr..
Mckee and have been together for
year and half. What his record
may have been while he was with
Judge Addleman | don't know per
| sonally, but while | have been with
/ him he has been interchangeable in be-
! half Of the interests of all parties,
| regardless Of what Mckee knockers
! have to say. | am especially anxious
! 10 see him elected and | appeal to
every man who supported me in the
! primary 10 vote for him, and 10 make
| sure that you do il, vote the Repub-
lican ticket straight from Hughes
! down.
81 am also particularly warm heart
ed toward Howard Hastings. was
more anxious to see him nominated for
sheriff than I was to be nominated for
prosecuting attorney, and am equally
anxious that he be elected sheriff. |
went through two factories with him
to-day, and ! declare TO you that he is
1000 per cent. stornger than he was
four years ago.
Praise for steck.
81 could not go on without telling
you something Of Henry Sleek. our
candidate for county commissioner.
Most Of the men Of this district are
union working men. An effort is being
made to elect John N. Garden, and the
sole argument presented by certain
parties is that he helped make Ohio
county's roads good. But you men
! with him and Charles Ephlin Re
publican. was with him. That board
Of county commissioners had at its dis
posa1 the big sum Of S350,000, II they
couldn't build good roads with that
much money. God help them and our
roads. When forced to il. Mr.. Sleek
gave up lucrative position thai he
might maintain his high regard for his
fellow workmen, and today he holds
an active card in the Stogiemakers'
Union.
Another good man on the ticket,
who seeks reelection, is good, big
hearted Bill" Hankey, as we all know
him best. Every day Of the past four
years he has devoted 10 the interests
of the people Of Ohio county in atten-
ton to the duties of his office. and it
is admitted by everybody that William
A. Hankey is the best assessor this
county has ever had.
"Threr Of these men should appeal
particularly TO You men OF Webster
district. One. Mr.. Mckee, perhaps,
does not appeal 10 YOU so much be
cause he is professional man, but of
| the other three. one holds his union
card to-day. That Is Henry Steck.
The other two, Hastings and Hankey,
are still affiliated with their unions.
This is the first time that union work
men Of Ohio county have ever had
! the opportunity to support a county
! ticket made up as nearly as possible
OF fellow union men. On the morning
Of November S let it be said Of you
| thar YOU stood by them. that you have
elected Hastings. Steck and Hankey.
! and again ! ask you, Dave Mckee with
them"
National Issues Discussed.
From the moment that Hon. Mike
King, of EllSins. stepped TO the floor
for the principal address Of the even
ing the gathering knew that 1t was to
be treated TO some Of the Elkins mans
real fighting Republican oratory..
Launching first into discussion Of
national issues, Mr.. King reviewed the
history of Democratic and Republican
administrations of the United States,
hr-ir ,oj,, tor hn h,,
tween the want and woe Of the former
ness that history shows to be the rule
when Republican Presidents are
! backed by Il Republican Congress.
;; He attacked as insane issues the
; pleas presented by the Democrats for
The reelection of Woodrow Wilson to
the presidency. declaring that free
trade is q hoax. opposed TO The pros
peritY and welfare af The people OF
the country. FIe was unflinching in
| his denunciatinn Of the plea that
President Wilson has kept us out Of
war, declaring that an orator who
stands before an audience and says,
"Thank God for Wilson. he kept us
cut Of war" insults the intelligence
of American citizens.
Praises For Hughes.
man Of courage and conviction. who
will say what he means, mean what
he sa"s and do what he says when he
SAYS il.
Il say 10 YOU that the only way 10
maintain the honor. the Independence.
the liberty which your forefathers and
mine fought for" he said lis TO be
firm and unyiolding in right. That's
the type Of the man who Is the can
didatc of The Republican party for
president"
tTc urged his hearers In support the
Republican candidates for congress
in interest Of the great industries Of
the Wheeling district whose saliva
ton from catastrophe al tho close of
the European struggle. is the rein
statement Of 4 protective tariff.
Scores Democratic Press.
There is being published In this
country" no said near the close OF his
Address rs he picked up a package nf
papers from the stand on the stage,