The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-16
DAVIS TAKEN ILL;
SUBSTITUTE SENT
7. ronnBT WITHIN. or NATIONAL
HEADQUAnTnAS AT OnIoAoo
TO OOvEA ITIHDAA1T
Candidate FOR dovsFnor mas Drsahdo~n
In Middle Of AdGrsss at MartsssA'
o. And Given UP npsAhlnG

IIuudr,dr at the voters or Martinn
rorry. HridHrp"ri and other towns ~
lInlmont county w6ru comp"llod 10 SUI :
tor disappointment yortefdny ui'srhoon
ON nrrouniuf the failure OF EE .Mhy"I
Ii,,ry l.. puyIr. Of Cleveland. o. ana
uudiJfaa for governor of ONO, Ia HTrlN"
hocr according 10 r"hodulc. N"ll"e Wa
rccalvod early yesterday morning 10 IN"
urfou that MIR Davis had runernd
breakdown curing n npen"h at Mnrl"its
.. on hurrdny night. ana wtH unhp''
TO d. any further Hppakina,
Following tho announcements rnooiVod
nv tho county committee, they "o''
aIpn informed That j. Forest Wlii"n, one
nr IN" rronkoru from tho national bm-
r.nu nj chicago. would In In tho county
IuN nubrlIiuio for Mr., Ihivir a cnnfcr-
rnco waa held ny tho officials ~ the
county committee. and tho chairman OF
the city c"mmlii""H waH hH'h ana p,"n'
were made To follow out the sumo schod
uIr Of nddrorHra as had b~on planned
FOR tho Euhcrnntorinl candidate.
Mr.. Wilton va" mot by tho commute"
componod OF w. W. Cowcn ~. 'lh'rs-
Vile. o.. county chairman Howard hnod
okor ana chnrloH Lancaster OF bellaiTr,
Chnrlcr Shell and Mayor JunkinH OF
bridgeport and Albert Otto Of Martins
Ferry. ut Holinirc. Ohio. ut eleven
o'clock yrntcrdn ymorninE and tho party
pTSc",GSd TO tn" T ,Ssy Morc m Gr%o by
Mcrrrnf Harry HowclfS OF bridgeport
Mayor Chnrlor Coleman md Richard y
Lynch Of MnrtinH Ferry md took lunch
90 mas tho Kucnt Of DIR. J. o. 1iowclla
prominent phyricinn OF bridgeport, q.
During tho luncheon tho political nit
uatIon In Ohio wnr dIHcuHscd Informally
by those present md Mr. Wilton waN
able 10 bring n good report or conditions
obtaining throughout tho state.
Tho party made trip to Martins
Forty shortly after ono o'clock. whenr
the speaker was introduced to n number
or tho citizens who wore out with the
expectation OF meeting tho next cover
nor OF Ohio. The speaker was INTRO,
duced by President Otte OF the local
club who explained tho reason for MI
Davis not bcing able to bo present In
tho city, following which Mr.. Witten de.
livsrcd n brief non-partisan speech, IN
which nc touched on the patriotism OF
the volunteer FRO lighting companies
and detailed some OF his own expert
cnces as n fireman. After being made
acquainted with a number OF the voters
in this city. the candidate was taken Tor
an automobile tour to numner or me
towns in the western part OF the county
where he made number OF BRIEF but
interesting speeches to the voters OF the
county.
At $3.50 o'clock Mr. Wittcn delivered
large crowd Of the voters and citizens
OF Bridgeport and the surrounding
towns. on East Ma! street. He spoke
on the socialistlc Tendencies exhibited
by the present administration. the rec;t-
less waste and extravaganza shown dur
ing the war. the tariff. l"aer OF ma
tions. and also talked extensively on
the Republican platform. He is ella lined
by these who heard the address TO have
been the most interesting talker yet
heard in this vicinity during the po-
litical campaign.
Davis At GAINESVILLE
Tho last address in the county for
the day was delivered by Mr., Witten, at
Barnesville. Ohio. last night. at S:30
o'clock, following a trip from this city
there in an automobile. Mrs. Rose Mo-
rority. chairman OF the Women Speak
ers bureau at state headquarters at Co
lumbus. Ohio, preceded the speaker on
the platform. and Harry L. Davis ar
rived there just preceding the address.
The candidate was unable TO talk to
the voters. on account OF the condition
OF his voice. but he was enabled TO meet