The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-10-02

GES. roN Ew1NG At MARTIS's FERin LAST
NiGITr. The Democrats had grand blow.
ont Al Martins Ferryl last night. FormorC
than a week pass4he ringmastcrs have
been drumming up the faithful for the
occasion, and never has any party or sect
resorted 10 such persistent begging for an
andienee rs wa done for that powwow.
At every corner and upon every available
place in town a mammoth poster was dis.
played, while the trees and fences along
The higlwaysOf the surrounding country
for a week fairly groaned, in sympathy,
with pathetical appeals TO the unterritied
to turn out and hear the greatdemagogucs
last night; and for fear some who couldn't
read might mistake the large posters for
IIowe's circus bills, the committee had TO-.
600 special appeals printed ndd~istributcd
on Monday and again yesterday and last
night the brass band was out at an early
hour and paraded around town drumming
up q crowd.
Finally, at about S o'clock, Commercial
Hall wa comfortably filled. Mr.. Richard
Swartz mounted the rostrum and nOlnina'
ted v. W. Arnett, Of Wheeling, rs Chair
man; and to add dignity TO the occasion,
some dozen or more Vice Presidents were
selected. Them for some unexplained
reason, certainly not for want OF room, u
every person could have been seated who
I wished admittance, 1t was announced that
the meeting would adjourn to the street,
where n stand had been provided in the
afternoon, and where, after the hall was
emptied, there were probably three hund'
red and fifty people gathered, the third al
least OF whom were stauncll Republicans
drawn there out OF curiosity.
Colonel Arnett then introduced the
great demagogue, D. 7. lawson, who
smoke about ten minutes, and among
many silly things said: MY fellow
citizens, | am sorry to tell YOU that there
Is great danger Of the people OF this free
| country being deprived Of their liberties,
and a crowned autocat being placed over
you; aud ! have sometimes thought that
/ General Grant was now dining with the
crowned heads OF Europe preparing fol
that great event" He charged all the
business depression OF the country to the
mismanageinent OF the Republican party,
WThey are the cause OF your mills and
factories being idle, and your fellow citi'
zens being out OF work." he said. Ills
speech from beginning to end was q
blatant piece OF political bAlderdGsh, and
was SO taken and accepted by his hearers,
as not even an audible amen was said
and after begging his hearers to vote
against DR.. Updcgraff and for d. 7. Law
son, he sat down, and Il great relief was
felt in the breasts OF the uneasy ring
masters, who could see that MI such
haangues would swell U~pdegraiFs ma
jOrity.
Col, Arnett now trotted out the great
light OF modern Democracy, Gen. Tom
Ewing, who commenced by saying that
"he was glad TO meet his fellow citizens OF
Martins Ferry and he was also glad to
meet the Republican party squarely OH
the none question in this campaign
thew have always dOdgel that question III
previous campaigns lie then com,
menced to deIve into the great t%inaucia.
problem and bring forth the same old
delusive, threadbarc arguments, and by
the time his speech was half through his
audience had dwindled down to less thar
one-half OF its original size, and by tho
time he was through he had but a small
portion left, the speech being neither edi'
iving or instructive. We heard number
OF reliable persons express their diSap
p0intment at the effort.
Col. Arnett followed Ewing In a few al
monitory remarks, after which the meet
ing closed and the few remaining persons
dispersed to their homes, the Republicans
feeling that their cause was not hurt an!
by the evenings exercises.