Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-10-06
BRIDGEPORT'S BOOM.
THE REPUBLICAN BLOWOUT SAL
UROAY EVENING.
Oanfords Defamation - Fosters Face
tiousness and 6ibsOn's Cannon
cacophonous Cameralistes.

selves proud" Saturday night, the occa-
sion being the visit to their little city of
Hon. Charles Foster, their candidate for
Governor, Gen. VIM. Gibson, at one
time State Treasurer of Ohio, and 2
Brigadier in the late war. and Hon.
Lorenzo DaniOrd, late member of Con-
gress.
The town was nicely Illuminated with
Japanese lanterns, the space known as
''The Square," at one corner OF VIII ich
the stand for the speakers was erected,
being surrounded with rows OF them
reaching the entire length OF the busi-
ness pa ri of Bank street, and across the
other streets which are adjacent
20 the space referred TO.
Across the street to the
speakers right, the letters neatly formed
in evergreen, the word Poster swung
IN the air, but its beauty waslost in the
darkness. The stand, which was built
around the famous
FOsTER POLE,
was also prettily decorated with ever
greens, flags and lanterns, and canOpied
with canvass. As usual, several scores
of persons who had no business on the
platform persisted in being there, and
the chairman of the meeting, some Of
the speakers, and the band, were COM
pelled To stand, or sit on the floor and
let their feet hang over
a.~a,r.sf-ar
ENJOYABLE 10 men of any party. One
big fellow, recovering IRON cachlna-
tory cOnvulSion toward the close OF the
meeting, gasped out, by Gosh, this is
as good as the minstrels.' Most OF the
au lieuCe would agree with him. The
SPEAKERS and audience seemed 10 have
turned themselves out iOr 4 irOlic, and a
froIic they had of no mean proportions.
Rel fire and sky rockets lighted
up the scene prior to the time
of the meeting, which was
called to order by making Warren
HOlister, Esq, chairman. lie returned
the usual thanks, but had hardly begun
when interrupted by brass band from
Martins Ferry, which had Just come
upon the scene The Wheeling dele
CATION was headed by VASES band, and
with il We noticed Major Wright, DIR.
Campbell, Henry Smulbach, Capt. j. \.
Faris, Geo. B. Caldwell, Black Doyener,
Esq, Hiram Young, Esq, sam. McCOl-
loch. Squire Phillips, Councilman
James McAdams, Postmaster Sterling,
and other prominent citizens. Gen.
Capehart, Of Martins Ferry, W. \.
Hunt, editor Of the Belmont Chronicle,
DR.. Todd and other prominent men liv-
ing in Belmont county, were also pres
ent.
FLAG PRESENTATION.
The ladies' of Bridgeport OF the Re-
publican persuasion had made a splen-
did flag some time ago, and IN order TO
fill in the time before the arrival OF the
more distinguished orators, IL was ar
ranged that this should be presented To
the Republicans OF the precinct. Mr..
HOlhster read the presentation address
ON behalf of the ladies, giving u history
OF the American tlag, alludIug 10 some
OF the most prominent incidents IN the
career of the country in which the pres
ence oi the tlJg was noticeable, and clos
Ing with poetic quotation OF a patrl-
otic nature ON thr subject. lie said the
flag was regulation size, what IL called a
"fort flag, by which the fair donors
meant ior their voting brethren to hold
the fort on the fourteenth.
A. W. Campbell of the hlie4lgncsr,
briefly responded % the sentiments eN-
pressed 10y the chairman, and returned
the thanks Oi the recipients. tie related
several historical incidents in which the
tiay had PLAYED an important part, called
IL the symbol OF the power ot the Gov
ernment in peace and in war, and de-
clared the United States % be a nation
with BIZ y.
HON. LORENZO DANFORD
was introduced a. soon aS the applause
incidental 10 the flag business hJd sub
sided, and was received with hearty
cheers; hearticr cheers, a gentleman nm
the reporters table declared, than would
greet his successor, Hon. }. L. Upde-
grail, the present Congressman from the
district. Mr. Dautori promised to de-
tain the audience only short time. lie
explained the absence Of Foster, which
had begun 10 cause some uneasl-
ness, by saving that hc hal stopped
AT Bellairc to make u speech,
but would arrive very soon. Gen.
Gibson was already present, but he pre- 4,
ferred % talk after Foster. Nobody could
talk after Bill Gibson-nOthing was IN
orleraiter he was done but the dOXolOgy.
This remark caused laughter and APP
plause, in which Gibson heartily joined.
The speaker said have been Won
dering where YOU all came from. re-
n fFnEn al
Bellaire, Bridgeport and Martins Ferry
uuder Democratic administration. "
that time they were principally dog
fennel and jamestown weed. Now /
see three thriving cities, hear the hum
OF busy machinery, and the roar OF
furnace fires Where, think YOU, would
your town bc ii our land were still
under the rule of the Democratic lead
ers2 4 voice: "Still i'm the dug-ien-
nel,'-laughter.
He said the Republican policy OF pro-
lection had accomplished all tins for the
industries of the Ohio valley, and as
serted that there was not a leader ot the
Democratic party IN the South that WAS
not opposed % the
PROTECTION OF OUR INDUSTRIES.
South Carolina had attempted nuIllti-
cation ON account of protection, and the
South. is still opposed o. it. Every
Southern Democrat but one voted Tor
the Wood tariff bill That one was Ben
Wilson, Of West Virginia. | Will give
him credit for having been bull-ioZcd
into voting for protection. Gen. Ewing
and Rice voted for the bill, aS wcllas onall
collateral propositions in favor ofthe bill.
They voted against every portion ot the
very policy that built up these mills and
furnaces and factories that line your
beautiful river.
Mr.. Daniurd intended now 10 talk
business. leaving out the scntiman-
tai part OF the questions at
issue. Still, nc would not
give ANYTHING for man
whose heart was not running over with
sentiment on such subjects. For his
part he never wanted To see the hag OF
his country pulled mp over the dome Of
her Capitol by an eN-COnlederate so
long as there was a Union soldier IN the
land. lCheerS.