The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-24
Plan Mammoth Republican
Demonstration for NOU. =
When Fairbanks Speaks Here
SEVEN BIG REPUBLICAN CLUBS
PITTSBURGH DISTRICT
ARE COMING.
Every Republican Marching Club in
Wheeling District to Take
Part in Big Event.

Wheeling District to Take
Part in Big Event.
A call will be issued today for {?
meeting OF the Ohio County kepuoll-
| can executive committee to be held at
| Republican Headquarters Wednesday
evening, Oct %, 10 make arrange
ments for big Republican demonstra-
ton in Wheeling Thursday evening,
! Nov. ,, when the Hon Chas. w. Fair
banks will address a big mass meet
ing this city.
Definite announcement that the Re-
publican nominee for viCe-preSident
will speak in Wheeling on that even
ing, coming from Parkersburg where
! he will address mass meeting in the
afternoon, was received by the Ohio
county committcey yesterday after
noon.
: 1t has not yet been decided where
the Fairbanks meeting will be held.
1t may be an outdoor event or it may
be held in the Market Auditorium.
, The chairman OF the Ohio county
committee yesterday was advised by
Republican headquarters that seven
! big Republican marching clubs OF the
Pittsburgh district will entrain at the
! Smoky City on the day OF the Fair
I banks meeting, to come to Wheeling
to take part in mammoth Republl-
can street demonstration. The Amer
! icus club, Of Pittsburgh, will send its
full battalion Of six hundred men to
Mackrell club, C.. l.. MCGEE club, Lin
coin club and Mckinley club will each
have about one hundred and fifty men
each with its own band in the parade.
; Arrangements will be made to have
practically every member Of the Ohio
I county branch OF the National Hughes
i alliance, the Ohio County Republican
Escort club and the Clay District Col
ored Republican Escort club out in
! full force. Invitations will be sent to
| all of the Republican clubs in the
, Wheeling district to come to Wheel
/ ing and take part in the demonstra-
ton. 1t is probable that nearly every
band in the district will be engaged
for the occasion.
! The coming OF Mr.. Fairbanks is the
biggest event of the remaining two
weeks of the Republican campaign in
northern West Virginia now definitely
decided upon, and no doubt there will
be great throngs Of Republicans from
every section for many miles around
here to greet the running mate Oh
Justice Charles Evans Hughes.
Days Second Big Event.
The coming of Mr.. Fairbanks 10
Wheeling Nov. will be the second
city. On that afternoon the Women's
National Hughes Campaign Train,
bearing prominent Republican women
from every section Of the United
States on 4 tour Of the country in
behalf Of the candidacy Of the Repub-
lican presidential nominee, will be in
the city for an hour. The womens
train will arrive at o'clock and
remain until 5 before leaving for
Pittsburgh. Plans for the reception
for the members Of that party have
been left TO the Ohio county branch Of
the West Virginia Women's Repub-
lcan club of which Mrs. Henry A.
Nolte is president.
On a train vote from Ecckley to
Princeton the result was Hughes IL;
Wilson :. Robinson Is; COrnwell 5.
sutherland Ia: Chiffon >. Seven Pro-
gressives will vote the Republican ticket
this year rs against none for the Demo-
Gratis. This vote was taken by the Gin
cinnati Enquirer.
Next Monday Charles z. hughes tho
next president OF the United States.
will speak in st"ubcnvil'e. O.. from II
noon 10 l:$o p. m. It is expected ;S that
the counties in the Pan Handle will so
IL Steubcnville on that day.
Dave Dinger announced yesterday
THAI 5000 Hughes buttons have arrived
for distribution and any, voters who
have not received any can have same by
calling at headquarters. l42l Chapline
street.
Judge Ira r. Robinson and Congress
man Howard Sutherland. respectively
the next Governor and u s. Senator or
West Virginia. will address l"puolican
rally here November Bird. The county
committee is now making preparations
for this big rally.
Hon. NJ. II. King: who will speak here
the latter part OF this week. is CAM
paignnc Wood county in interests OF the
Republican ticket.
W. s. Johnson. candidate for State
Treasurer on the Republican ticket. is
i'll at present and his friends are looking
after his interests in this part Of the
state.
Tho first consignment OF National
Hughes Alliance cmhlcms received ut
Republican headquarters were taken the
second day after tho nnrollmcnt or lte-
publicans in the Hughes Alliance hn-
gan. Another shipment of 5000 OF the
cnh,ems had all been distributed yes
terday and a third shipment. duplicating
the order for three thousand, was due
at Headquarters last evening. Most or
the emb1ems have been taken by Re
publicans Of Wheeling and vicinity. \
feature Of tho distribution Of tho
Hughes Alliance cmhlcmS is the fact
that n number of travelling mon, far
away from home learning Of the Hughes
Alliance campaign, left their names at
headquarters here 10 be forwarded to
their home cities and secured their en-
blems here.
Ten thousand pieces Of Republican lit
crature were mailed from Republican
headquarters on Chaplinc street ycster-
day. The entire office force wore busy
as bees all day.
A committee composed OF Arch Saw
tell, James Meek, Bert Wamslcy Henry
Frohme. Harry Ecllloff. Charles Deit-
rich and A. 81. Gompers, has been named
to prepare for celebration Of Woodrow
wilson day at the Elks Club auditorium
Saturday.
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