The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-07-11

meeting.
We were disappointed in the Jocoolte
display. They told US that the adbe-
rents of our sore.headed Governor
would be there
IN UNTOLD THOUSANDS.
The thousands are yet untold. The
untold thousands shouted Raw for
Jakeup" like one man, or more like
twenty men. 1t was tremendous out
burst OF spontaneity, and Col. cBrien
went off in a gush Of patriotism which
did honor to his head and hss...
But to the proceedings:
1t was proposed to hold The meeting
outdoors, and in this view 6 sort OF
cattle pen was built on either side OF
the Court House, one Of which was in~
tended for Vaas' Brass Band, and the
other for Jacobs band; but at eight
o'clock, az the gathering was, as was
remarked on q previous occasion, mot
large, but eminently respectable" and
az the clouds were threatening, 1t was
adjourned to the inside OF the house.
At the hour named above the Gov
ernor arrived, tucked unde- the wing of
Andrew Wilson, while Major Sweeney
took possession of Major Nick Fitz'
hugh. On their arriving he doors
were opened, and rush was made for
them, and His Excellency received
az thorough squeezing ss lie ever got
in his life.
The meeting. was called to order ny
Mr.. Wilson, who nominated Hon.
Thomas Sweeney as President.
B. NJ. Eof and Henry Miller we're
elected Secretaries.
The following were elected as vice
Presidents:
Colonel James McCluney, Honorable
Daniel Lamb, Robert Marshall, W. C..
Handlan, Major G. W. Franzheim,
Alex. Pannell, John Zeockler, David
Lynn, John J. MutA, John Il. Hall,
Christian Hess, John Howell, Samuel
J. Ellifritz, John G. Hoffman, Andrew
Wilson, Henry Hewitt, Major James
w. Sweeney, Captain Sprigg Lynn,
VIM. II. Oxtoby, Alex. N. Iscob,
John Nolan, George Watson, Simon
Horkheimer, Louis Ortiz, Or. Joha c.
Campbell, Charles w. Brockunier,
Jacob B. Hughes, A. Wilson Ielly
and Thomas OBrien.
This was all cut and dried two days
ago, as was the entire programme.
Mr.. Sweeney introduced Governor
Jacob as the present and future Governor
of West Virginia, and he blushed when
he said it.
The Governor went into business on
the double quick. He denied being the
candidate Of any party or that he was
pressing his claims for the Office, for he
had no claims. Office was the git Of
the people in this Free America, and no
one had claims to any position.
1t had been charged that he was the
candidate of the Republicans. Ee said
they had come to him and offered to
stand by him, and he, Ike Barkis,
was "willin'." He cried a good deal
over this, and then went on TO thirdly:
The canvass was made two years ago on
the issue Of repeating the DISTINGUISHING
laws, which divided the people into two
classes, the governed and governing.
Up to this time the Republicans
present had tossed 10 the necessary ap.
plause, but they didn't applaud any jest
here.
Right at this point in our report We
stopped, wiped our Wsbsterian brow
and gazed around us. The following
are the names of some of the staunch
Democrats we saw whe are for Jacob
to q man:
Dr.. R. Il. Cummins, DR.. Frizzell,
John Bishop, C. j. Rawline, which lie
q P. NJ; Gen. B. F. Kelley, which the
same is Collector of Revenue; Capt. B.
B. Dovener. late clerk in the Pension
Office; William 81. Travis, of the Re
publican Executive Committee; Sam.
Laughlin. Sylvanus Hall, Clerk Of
the Supreme Court of Appeals Or.
James Cummins, William Leighton,
Jr., Col. Lockwood, who had
come all the way from Marshall county
to give aid and comfort to hi. Demo-
cratic brethren; Sam Hildreth, James
Stanton, II. K. List noted copperhead;
Daniel Peck, W. S. Boyd, Ed Pratt, E.W.
Paxton, who voted for JEFF Davis at the
Charleston Convention; Nit Graham,
r. II. Cochran, an original secessionist;
Judge Maxwell, JefersoRian Demo-
crat; Prof Morton, A. Bennett, tenth
part of the late Greeley Grafton Con-
vention; James Bodiey and ether
straight out Democrats.
The Governor proceeded, and said
that Just after his Inauguration he re-
csived the cold shoulder. Democrats
wanted the offices on the principle that
TO the victors beloag the spoil"