Today in Wheeling History: November 5--A meeting of supporters for George McClellan's presidential campaign was held in Triadelphia, West Virginia, and while returning home to Wheeling and Ritchietown (now South Wheeling) on the train afterwards, many of the attendees largely hurrahed for Confederate President Jefferson Davis, as attested by Augustus Russ, Edward Fresse, Louis Grass, John Knox and other witnesses, according to a letter written to the "Wheeling Daily Intelligencer" newspaper (1864).
On November 5, 1864, a meeting supporting George McClellan's presidential campaign against Abraham Lincoln was held in Triadelphia, West Virginia. Speeches were made by Z. Jacob, M.C. Good, N. Richardson, and D.M. Edgington to an enthusiastic crowd. Afterwards, attendees cheered for Confederate President Jefferson Davis on the train ride home to Wheeling and Ritchietown, as attested by witnesses Augustus Russ, Edward Fresse, Louis Grass, and John Knox in a letter. McClellan vowed to prosecute the war better than Lincoln, though he lost at the 1864 Democratic convention to peace candidates Horatio Seymour and Thomas Seymour. After capturing the nomination, McClellan emphasized his Civil War leadership but lost the election, winning urban areas and Irish/German-American votes. He performed well in the Northeast and Midwest but lost decisively to Lincoln, who was aided by Union victories capturing Atlanta and boosting his popularity. (https://tinyurl.com/5bj65yza) (https://tinyurl.com/43a6hjty) (https://tinyurl.com/uc492343) (https://tinyurl.com/296htrb4)
On November 5, 1864, a meeting supporting George McClellan's presidential campaign against Abraham Lincoln was held in Triadelphia, West Virginia. Speeches were made by Z. Jacob, M.C. Good, N. Richardson, and D.M. Edgington to an enthusiastic crowd. Afterwards, attendees cheered for Confederate President Jefferson Davis on the train ride home to Wheeling and Ritchietown, as attested by witnesses Augustus Russ, Edward Fresse, Louis Grass, and John Knox in a letter. McClellan vowed to prosecute the war better than Lincoln, though he lost at the 1864 Democratic convention to peace candidates Horatio Seymour and Thomas Seymour. After capturing the nomination, McClellan emphasized his Civil War leadership but lost the election, winning urban areas and Irish/German-American votes. He performed well in the Northeast and Midwest but lost decisively to Lincoln, who was aided by Union victories capturing Atlanta and boosting his popularity. (https://tinyurl.com/5bj65yza) (https://tinyurl.com/43a6hjty) (https://tinyurl.com/uc492343) (https://tinyurl.com/296htrb4)
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