The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-10-13
EIGHTH WARD DEMOCRATIC
- q MEETING =

o. Dayenport and ]. Hans0if Good
The Independent Republic OF
Richie will do Good Work To-day.
A Democratic meeting was adrertis-
ed to take place at Steubenruach's Hall,
in the Eighth ward last night, and in ae-
cordance with the call large number
of voters assembled at the hail. The.
Ritchietown band was i'll attendance
and after several airs, .. the
meeting was CALLED. to order by
William ii. Schafer, who nominated
Capt. Porter Smith for chairman, Mr..
Smith upon taking the chair, made a few
appropriate remarks, and thanked the
meeting for the honor conferred upon
him. The chairman introduced = %
GEO. o. DAVENPORT, ESQ, ...
who arose and read the following letter
from Carl Neuhausen, editor of the Ar
better Freund, who was expected to ad-
dress the meeting:
Porter Smith Esq.,:
DEAR SHIT is with real sorrow
that must state to you and my other
Democratic friends in Richie DISTRICT
that my physical condition this evening
is such as not TO enabl e me to make my
self understood by half a dozen hearers.
My voice is completely gone, to which
some of my German friends in Rltchlc
district, who saw me to-day, will testify
With the best wishes for our cause, l
wish you to except my excuse and, If you
find it suitable, the enclosed apology and
explanation for my German friends.
Respectfully yours,
&. NEUHAUsEN.
Mr.. Davenport said it was with feel
ing, of PECULIAR gratitude that he ad-
dressed the people of Rhcmetown. They
were the first to engage him as an attor-
ncy, and encourage him whca he was Il
Young man. and had since he come to
Wheeling to engage i'll the
practice of law, they had
ALWAYS been Il friend of his. After
some further personal remarks. he said
he was about to make some statements
in regard to the public printing question,
! and ifanv person, who was gentleman
desired to ask him any proper question
in regard to what he would
SAY. he would cndcavor to an
swcr him. He said the Wheeling
MtcLiJcaccr had received more money
for public printing than Henry :.
Walker. The speaker then read the
figures from the Auditors report for the
amount paid for public printing under
Radical and Democratic administration,
and the former was largely in excess of
of the latter. At this point Mr.. Daven-
port requested the reporter of the
MteHgencer to put this part OF
hi. remarks down. At this point some
person in the back part of the hall make
remark which Mr.. Davenport could not
hear. The speaker wanted whoever had
anything to say to come forward, but his
invitation was not accepted. lie then
said that w. u. Hubbard, who was Clerk
| of the House of Delegates at that time
and a partner with the proprictors "fthc
Mteltigcncer in the public printing,
certified to the bills and they were
paid and now that same Mr..
Hubbard WAS the paid attorney to prose
cute Mr.. Walker. And yet the Rcpub-
leans talk about rings. +" lie then showed
| the great benefits that the Democratic
party had conferred upon the State III its
management of the insane asylum and
penitcntiary: how, when the Radicals
, were in power, they got upa ring which
purchased the Agricultural ser p of the
State for Is cts on the dollar when the
same was selling for 30 cts. on Wall
street. This wa, r-r-r-ring which was
u R-R-R-Ring.
The speaker then reviewed the liquor
question. and stated that every Radica!
in the Legislature voted for it. Here
somebody interrupted Mr.. Davenport by
asking him how he voted. Mr.. Davcn-
port replied by saying that he was then
chairman of the committee which had to
report that bill, but he refused to do so,
and Radical reported it. This was re-
ccivcd with loud applause.
The speaker then reviewed
Mr.. Golf AS ii soldier, lawyer and
statesmen. and fired some hot shot into
the "fancy' Generals record as war
rior. He was interrupted by "x-police
Adam Warnockc, at this point, but Mr..
Davenport silenced him The speaker
then concluded his address IN an eloquent
appeal to the Democrats Of Ricthie to
come out and vote the whole ticket and
be- frcemen.
The band then gave some music, at tn"
conclusion Of which
90 !. HANSON GOOD
was introduced. The above gentleman
was about ~ commence his remarks when
some one in the back part Of the hall pro-
posed three cheers for General Croft. This
movement had been set up. and the paid
clscquers Of the "petted aristocrst' re-
,poudcd in lively style. Nr. Good then
proposed three cheers for Col. Ben VIII
son, which WAS answered by hearty
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