Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-10-09
ALONG THE LINE
The Foster Boom.
GAINESVILLE.

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Saturday morning, and was greeted b!
the sun-kissed city" of Barnesyill,
right royalty. 1t was in holiday attire
From the great majority of houses tht
welcome waved forth in hundreds o.
little flags, while the streets were gaylI
decorated with flags of more pretensions
Banners were stretched across the street:
at different points, bearing words o.
welcome and streamers flOated out pro
claiming for the government of "FOster.
Early in the morning people from al
over the eastern section of the county
began to arrive in large numbers. Large
delegations from Somerset, kirkwoOd
and other townships, being formed into
one, paraded the streets about noon
making procession over a mile il
length, which was enlivened with music
by the Barnesville Foster band, the
Quaker City band, the st. Clairsville
band and drum corps from Mt. Olivet
The procession over, dinner was had
after which the crowd, led by the st
Clairsville Band, repaired to the orchard
of KeliOn Hager, where a speakers
stand had been erected, and handsomely
decorated. Among the decorations were
two immense boquets, gifts of the pa
triotic ladies of BarneSville, to their two
distinguished guests, Charley Foster and
Gen. Gibson. Ample accommodations
were made for the press on the stage
and they were taken advantage Of by
]. d. Olmstead, of the Quaker City In
dependent; Mr. Barnes, of the Enter
prise, aud representative of THE
CHRONICLE. At the hour of speaking,
probably four thousand persons were on
the grounds, when J. NJ. Lewis, Esq,
the President of the Foster Club, of
GAINESVILLE, called the meeting to order
and requested them to be seated on the
beautiful grass plat which they were
occupying. Order being restored, the
Hon. l.. Danford was made President of
the meeting. The following Vice Presi-
dents were chosen: Matthew Booth, of
Wayne; Allen, Bond, of Union: VIM.
Dowdell, of of Goshen; Hon. w. Bundy,
of Warren; G. L. POorman, Pultney land
A. S. Taylor, Of Kirkwood. The organ
iZatiOn being complete, Mr.. Danford
congratulated the people of GAINESVILLE
upon the splendid success of their meet
ing, and in introducing Mr.. Foster, paid
him high tribute as man of business,
of industry and honesty, and one who
by attention to duty had risen to be the
leader of his party in the State. When
Mr.. Foster stepped to the front of the
stage, he was greeted with rapturous
applause. His appearance was that of a
business man, not of a sleek politician His
dress was plain, not faultless. When he
began to talk it was evidenced that with
his voice at1east, the 103 speeches which
he had delivered during the campaign,
had played slight havoc, though rs he
warmed up to his theme, he spoke with
more ease. We have not space here to
give an outline of his hours address, but
suffice it to say that it covered the sali-
ent points at issue, and was delivered in
such plain, convincing, business like
as to convince his hearers that
his utterances were those of an honest
man, thoroughly convinced that his
cause was just.
Upon the conclusion of the Governors
speech, in pleasing alluSion to the ar
my services of Gen. Gibson, he was in
trOduced by Mr.. Danford. To give sy-
nopsis of the speech of Gen. Bill Glib
son, and the effect of it upon an audi
ence, is simply impossible. He spoke for
probably two hours, and the longer he
talked the more eager were his hearers
to catch every word that fell from his
lips. In reference to his speech we can
do no better than adopt the Wheeling
Leaders remarks, as follows:
"Gen. Gibson launched into the issues
Of the campaign, which he handled in
most entertaining and forcible style,
convulsing the audience with
laughter by homely metaphor, we'll
timed profanity, or ludicrous illustra-
at others causing every heart
to swell with patriotic fire, and by his
fervid eloquence held the immense au-
lience from beginning to end. His re-
of the war, and descriptions
Of It's scenes through which he passed
were marked with humor and pathOs,
and at times carried away by his own
the grandest sentiments and
word paintings that we have ever heard
spring gushes from the rocks. That the
audience was pleased beyond all power
20 express is no more than q fact, and
politics out of the question it is worth Il
lays journey for any person to hear Bill
Gibson speak. And one will have a
Onger journey to find his peer as a
At the conclusion of the most eloquent
address,, rousing cheers were given for
Foster, Hogue, Hollingsworth. and the
,ntire ticket, and the meeting adjourned |
BELLAIRE.
Upon the arrival of the evening train, |
IOv. Foster and Gen. Gibson, accompa-
lied by Hon. l.. Danford, boarded it for |
3ellaire, where they were met by DR.. J. !
u. Todd, of Bridgeport, together with |
delegation of Bellaire gentlemen. The |
Iesire being, of course, crest to hear Gov |
foster, at Bellaire, an imprOmptu meet
ng, of vast proportions, was organized |
N the Square, and after supper, by the
ompany, at that prince of good fellows,
,eke Morris, Mr.. DanfOrd and General |
iibson went forward, while Gov. Fos-
er remained and made rattling speech
u AeshA "ii hOui, lCdNliiS CHS SltdG ClOWu
n the best of humOr. Then on to
Bridgeport, which was beautifully deco
ated with Chinese Lanterns and other
ights, and around the Foster Pole had
one of the most enthusiastic
rowds. AS to what transpired there,
Te leave the Intelligencer of Monday to
ell in the following words:
1t was hardly to have been expected
fter two such meetings as the Garfield
altering at Etnaville and the Blaine
leeting at Bellaire, that another great
leeting could be got up at Bridgeport, to
ear the issues of the canvass in Ohio
urther discussed. And yet notwith-
landing the fact that the people had al
eady heard so much discussion-able
iscussion, too-they came together
gain on Saturday night in overwhelm-
lg numbers. apparently as eager as ever 4;
hear the old, old story once again from {
he lips Of such orators as Foster, Glib
M nd a