The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-10-24
II a r. r. .
Spontaneous Flow of the Liquid
From the Court House Steps
Last Night.
The "Independenr' Received with
Torches and Red Fire.


held one OF the most amusing meetings
of the campaign, composed Of men OF all
nationalities; all colors, and all political
stripes, to the extent of about one hum
dred people. Indeed it was gala night
in the history OF Wheeling;
union of hearts and claspIng Of
hands, as it were, where all sectional
strife was forgotten for the time being;
the busy cares of every day life thrown 10
the winds; the tomahawk buried and the
pipe of peace passed round among the
assembled audience. The cause of all
this good feeling among our people; this
burying of personal and political hatred,
was the bounding into the political arena
of West Virginia of the Hon. Campbell
Tarr, of Wellsburg, Independent candi-
date for Congress from the First dis
trict, who was then and there,
and with malice aforethought,
expounding from the Court House steps
the principles 0: the Independent party
of the present time, and urging his
claims as fit representative of the peo-
pie at the National Capitol, at Washing
ton. Mr.. TAR appeared in front of the
Court House, just two steps below the
topof the stairway leading into the man.
sion wherein the majesty of the law is
wont TO sit and solve the knotty prob
lens brought before it. He introduced
himself to the people and at once
branched forth with the eloqence of DEM
ostheRes, the crowd growing larger and
larger as he proceeded. Suddenly, how
ever, in the midst of water
spout of eloquence which sub
merged his hearers from head to foot, a
red light fickered on Bookings corner,
opposite, casting lurid glare through
out the surroundings, and almost blind
ing the speaker, who desisted from the
recital of his argument until the red fire
had spent its fury. Then as if inspired
with thoughts, the expression of which
were sufficient to immortslize half
dozen men, he referred 10 the ladies in
terms of wonderous eloquence. He was
happy when he gazed with enraptured
eyes on the matchless beauty of
the peerless virgin; iwhen he be-
held her radiant in the glorious
bloom of lustrous loveliness, before whom
the star of night grows pale and the dia-
monds of Alaska are dim. But here
small boy interrupted the speaker, who
turned like an avenging Nemesis, and
remarked in tones of thunder, "G-d d-n
il, boy, shut your mouth" The effect
was magical; the speaker was greeted
with storms of applause, and the crowd
relapsed into silence, Continuing, the
stream of Tarr flowed down the court
house steps with wondrous velocity, and
the speaker again started out
with re ference to the ladies, completing
his sentence with the assertion that Col
Ben. Wilson was demonetized; would
loan money, said the speaker, for
per cent, while he (Tarr) would
charge 100 per cent; that's why
he's denonetized. But the ladies'
if there were numerous ladies
present, the Lord only knows how l
could talk-D-n that red light across
the streei-But, gentlemen, l do not
suppose that I'm talking to fools, nor to
asses; but where's the brains of Wheel
ing? ION the steps, shouted small
boy). Another red fire illuminating
the heavens at this juncture,
the Hon. Campbell pulled his
hat over his eyes till the glare
of the fire should subsije, when he again,
started off on subject with which tie
initiated only are acquainted, and COM
menced a chronological examination of
the heads of the people of West Virginia,
taking 'em up bump by bump, and ex-
claiming, Where's the brains of West
Virginia. In this disjointed and dis
connected style the Tsrr flowed on; the
streets were redolent with Its perfume and
the very air was filled with the
choice phraseology of the Independent.
Finally, it commenced raining, and as
the crowd dispersed to places of shelter,
and the two boys who formed the torch
light procession fed from the scene, the
Hon. Campbell raised his voice above the
din and confusion which prevailed and
exclaimed. "IN rote for Hayes, by God,
TO the DEATH" and retired beneath the
protecting shelter of the Court House We
randa