The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-09-30

The EIGHTH WARD PoW-iOw=A nous
ing Metting Of he UHterri6nd,-Several days
had expired since the County Democratic
Committee announced, through the
columns OF the Regiaa, the time and place
Of holding a number OF meetings, when,
in Bakers poetic language, they would
"open fire all along the line and whoop
EN- up Saturday night and koch's Hall
promised a fine field OF operations for the
Waverly BOYS. Charley Koch, alive to
the demands OF the occasion, had two
barrels OF beer ON tap-well knowing the
capacity OF Democratic orators-beSides
calling in the services Of an extra bar
tender.
About hali.pst I the stiffness Of the
evening was broken by the long roll, and
.Unkle John Boring, with his famous band,
Waltzed down the street eScorting the fiery
Young Wavcrly orators. It was asserted
that Johnny Pendleton had induced the
good old Unkle TO got out his fife and
drums for the occasion, as Johnny had q
large stock OF his vampires, &c, on hand
ready to launch on the heads Of his devo-
ted auditors At the proper moment, and
Unkle John was TO sound the hergdg
and beat the tOatOm'- just for effect, you
know.
BvS o'clock the crowd had swelled (prin.
cipally on beer to about fifty. 1t seemed
to be a matter OF conjecture what the or
der of exercises for the show would be,
but asaS prelude, Charley Butler brought
out his trained dog and started him on a
race after his tail. Without ~disparagement
to any OF the other performers we are
compelled to say the dog show was the
49,. - tln ANsnRfO-
1t grew late, and something else must
be put on the boards. Taking in the sit.
uation, the clarion voice OF William. Sweet
William Wait rang through the hall like
that of Taa's harp, nominating W. c.
HandlNn as Chairman. The Chairman
expressed considerable sorrow at the very
small attendance, but US the show was
only advertised in one paper, the RSgLse,
and the advertisement stuck into an OBJ
scure corner where it was not liable to be
seen, and besides but few persons, who
could read, took the aforesaid paper, it
was really astonishing that there should
be any there.
McNcll, n fiery looking Wayerly youth,
stepped forward, and proceeded to lay be-
fore the fifty or sixty persons present the
shattered condition Of his physical frame.
lie argued at length that it required q car
penter 10 build q house and a brick layer
10 bnild q chimney. These propositions
seemed Il be generally accepted. After
referring again to his Shattered Condi.
ton" liz retired-not apparently however,
in very good order"
Next came Joseph, not the n OF Mrs.
Po;ipher fame and y~ariously colored coat,
but the aspiring young Senator. Joseph
evidently gobblel as much Of Ben Viii
sons harangueS at Washington Hall as he
could, and diShed it up as cold hash TO his
inform his audience that the present laws
OF West Virginia, although enacted by a
Democratic Legislature, were the worst
bunglcd up budget he ever saw, not even
excepting a Chinese bible. Joseph then
went into u dissertation on how the nomi.
nation had been thrust upon him that he
had no desire to squelch little Dad and
ii possible he would not "pull the chest
nuts out OF the fire. for the Sheriff, but
would endeavor to straddle the "bIoody
chasm" between the ex Senator and the
Sheriff with all the grace at his command.
Ex-Gov. Jacob having arrived on the
scene, and As ]. o. P.is vampires were
keeping time int reckless and an uneasy
mood, Joseph gave way. We were hardly
prepared 10 SEQ the Ex-Governor turn him-
self into d ward politician, but he an
nouneed at the outset that when the COM
mittee appointed him as one OF the
speakers he thought it was a mistake; and
50 did his hearers, from the little attention
paid to his remarks, which were mainly
devoted TO State sovereignty, State rights,
&c, and the usual thrust at the resump-
ton Of specie payments.
Jono P. at last got the floor and eased
himself with one OF his Characteristic
speeches. Jono's speeches are Us familiar
as nursery rhymes, and our readers will
perhaps thank Us for droppingthe curtain
right here.