The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-10-19
THE FOURTH WARD.
An Evening Proftably Spent
in Listening to Solid
Truths. a- I.


night, at the corner of Eighteenth and
Eoff streets, was decided success, the
Fourth ward boys turning out en- maSse
to hear the orations to be delivered. 1t
was purely 8 ward meeting and no
demonstration was made outside OF
the ward to gather crowd;
but Notwithstanding this, there were
from four to six hundred people present,
all of whom listened with respectful at
tention TO the speakers. About seven
o'clock in the evening the East Wheel
ing boys began assembling at the Central
Club rooms, and at the time appointed fell
into lire, and headed by martial music,
marched to the place designated for the
speaking, where they were greeted.
bv a considerable number OF
persons who had preceded them.
Around the base of the pole
raised by the young Democrats OF Union
district some time since, had been erected
a large and roomy platform tor the &C
commodation of the gentlemen who were
to deliver the addresses, and which was
handsomely decorated. Around the
sides of the structure large flags were
stretched, which completely hid from
view the woodwork, and over the front
was profuslon of small flags, tapping
and huttering &c the breeze, while
to the lett of the speaker was
suspended large portrait OF Thomas A.
Hendricks, and on the right similar por-
trait of Samuel j. Tilden, over which
was large rooster carved out of wood
and gaudily painted, Growing for reform
Directly IN front of the stand three large
wreaths of flowers were suspended, in the
centre of which were the words. "Tilden,"
Hendricks" "Reform;" and large flag
suspended over the street gave the place
an additional charm.
Mr.. john Boring presided, ard first in
troduced the Hon. George o. Davenport,
who spoke at some length on national
issues, combining himself mainly to the
action of the President in southern
affairs, and illustrating the fact that, IN
his interference therein he had over
reached the power granted him, and that
in so doing he was acting, not as the
President of the United States, but as the
Governor of the state in whose affairs be
so interfered, the Governor having au-
thority to quell disturbances without the
aid of the Chief Executive. The point
was well taken, and was received with
good effect.
Mr.. Boring then introduced Col. w.
W. Arnett, who had been substituted for
Mr.. Ferguson, that gentleman being too
i'll to appear, who was greeted with ap-
plause as he stepped forward and opened
his address. Col. Arnetts arraignment
OF the Republican party was manly, for
chile and eloquent, and not stone was
left unturned underneath which the'skele-
ton of the fruits of Radicalism might be
lurking. He also made several happy
illusions of a gentlemanly character to the
discomftted Gof, who had sought the
excitement of the Centennial wherein
to drown his woes, and forget, ifpossible,
that he had ever said, when next | adj
dress a Wheeling public, it will be as the
Governor elect" At the close of his
speech Col. Arnett was heartily cheered,
and other gentlemen made short ad-
dresses, after which the meeting adjourn
ed, the gentlemen of the Fourth ward
highly pleased at the success of their eff
forts.