The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-16
COL, 4, H. FLEMING
SAYS SENTIMENT IS
TURNING TO HUGHES
RAILROAD MEN BEGIN TO REAL;
lZE ADAMSON LAW is MOI
WHAT THEY WANT
Finds Republican Prospects Growing
Brighter In Maryland And West
Virginia

| Col. \, Howard Fleming. former
postmaster at Fairmonl and brother
of lion. Thomas ". Fleming. Repub-
; lican nominee for Congress, is SPENT
ing Il couple Of days in the city.
When seen at Republican neadQuar-
tiers, where he was Il visitor, by an in
trlligencer reporter last evening, Col.
Fleming declared that in his nome
city, sentiment is turning toward JUS
lice Charles Evans Hughes and that
men who until recently have been VIII
son supporters will vote Tor Inc IT.
publican nominee for president.
:" Many railroad men," said Col. Elem
ing, are awakening 10 4 realization OF
the fact that The Adamson eight hour
law is not what they had hoped lOr-
that it is Il basis Ut wages and not d
law fixing an eight hour law. For eX-
ample, one Of the best known tralnmcn
running from Cumberland To Grafton
told me that heretofore he has becI
allowed full day for completing
his run in less than eight hours. but
that under the AdamSon law he viii
make but about fiyC-eighths CT Il day.
Il have travelled quite extensively in
West Virginia and part of Maryland
during The past two or three weeks
and | firmly believe that Republican
prospects are growing brighter every
day in the regions which | have Wis
tied"
Ex-Governor A b. White. Of Park
crSburg, will address Republican
mass meeting at the circuit court room
at MoundsVille this evening. Although
defeated in Il hot race Tor the NepuD-
lican nomination for United States
senate from West Virginia, Mr.. White
is no less an ardent supporter OF the
entire national and state ticket, anu
he is deyuuing much Of his time TO me
support Of the party i'll the Stae. The
!, MoundSvillc meeting will be held at
eight o'clock and a large gathering CT
Republicans from every part OF the
county is expected 10 attend. Captain
4. l.. Hontol, chairman of the Mar
|; shall county Republican executive
committee, will name the chairman OF
the White meeting today.
T. Giles Nulter of Charleston, one
of the leading cOlurcd citizens OF West
| Virginia, will address mass meeting
of colored voters at Turner Hall in
the Second Ward Wednesday evening,
OF this week. He is we'll verScd in stale
and national politics and will devote
most OF his address 10 tn" state CALI
paign. The ColUred Republican March,
ing Club OF Clay district, is planning
10 give the speaker Il warm welcome
10 Wheeling. \ special meeting Of Lie
club will BE- held this evening at Chap
line and Eleventh streets TO complete
plans for the demonstration.
The complete Socialist party ticket,
national, state, county and district,
will be filed today with Circuit Clerk
John l.. Kinghorn 10 be placed on the
ballot for the November election.
Although it was not known that he
was to speak there until four o'clock
Saturday afternoon. Governor II. D.
Hatfield was greeted in the circuit
court room at Kingw0od' Saturday
evening by Il crowd that packed the
court auditorium 10 the doors. Cover
nor Hatfield was Checrcu Justify by
Preston county voters when in review
ing the accomplishments UG the pres
cnt state administration he told of hos
he had stood firmly against the water
power corporations in their fight 10
uSurp many Of the resources Of West
Virginia and prevented hundreds OF
acres of fertile land from being inun-
dated by the construction Of the pro-
posed cheat river dam as well as saw
ing the town Of Bruce Mills from being
submerged. Charges OF aGrr.a:SlTa-
llpu eAlItN dSdHCe VI II t dllSN VI cu hl'Il
figures that could not be refutcd and
the crowd applauded him roundly rs
he told how every state platform
| pledge has been carried out
! Hon. John Sherman Darst. Rcpub-
| liCan candidate for reelection to The
| office Of state auditor, will address A
Republican mass meeting at Cameron,
Marshall county, on Wednesday even
ing of this week Mr.. Darst always at
tracts big audience when he speaks
| on political issues in Marshall county,
and his reception at Cameron We'd
nesday evening will be no less cordial
than on the occasion of his former
visits.