Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-06-28
The Grandsst Demonstration Ever
Held In the City OF
wheeling.
The lubilant Democracy Assem-
bio Five Thousand
Strong,
And are Thrilled by Words that
Burn and Thoughts that
Cheer.
The Orators, Their Addresses
and tho Incidents OF
the Meeting,

"p"s'U'
The city Mas lairly torn w with cK
ritamcui on Saturday evening, over the
ovation ia the form ui n ratification at
tho nomination at Hancock aud In
Vlsh The enthusiasm, kept pcnl up
iur three luug days, swCllcd and gaih-
crrd force until finally, at the appointed
hour, u hurst III bonds and ran riot.
H,va and even Wumuu caught the con.
taycaus enthusiasm, whilo suhor men, lnr
once la lhor lives, Cheered themselves
huarso,
Ahnut seven o'clock the streets hUgau
Ia iill with people, who's" m'rs were
turned aud whose footsteps wcrr dlto'l
rd tuwarla common point Witch WaS
rus CArIIuI,
kIamrra baud, after paradng the
streets. proceeded IN the samo dIrcciiou'
aud tho square began a. assume huSl
ucss.tkr iorm Tho dllluruut Cummtl.
tp,s appointed hy the Executive Num.
mittoc had done their work we'll THE
Weather clcrk aluur had mlSsod hs bear.
iuLN Ntltl htNl Nh - NllAeel' 'hN''''''' w
somc Republican locality.
NuANu uAp UEgN EWW'rEu.
GA the west silo oi Chaplinc street di.
Irclly opposite the faNtun fountain, aud
rarpoulcr, plumber aud artist hni united
IA Iis huIsh. Flags were mtlsiICally
draprd about II aud Emallcr uncs Mc'o
swinging from the front aud sldcs. over
the iruut Was placed IA gas jets the
words. Hancock y English, white "n
the rght front Was piece ct lMrd'nc =
WORK Labelled
"uEWE uE ~
representing gigantic haud supporting
a Growing cuCk,
Tho capitol building wm illuminated
ltum "Iurrct tu foundation Wunr,
| puu a., upVcr halcuuy jhr mnd was
p, ttrd aud the musIc ilnalcd dnwu, H"lt-
euoI and iuuvd lucNprcsSlhlv, Nv the
tmu occupied IN observing the sn,
rouudinus, the crowd had Increased
wonderfully aud nov SurHrd lo aud ire,
occupying every Inch ol tNc space along
the west trout al lhu capital Viewed
from the stand II wa. perfect
sEA 90 lrIubNku tN'WN
every one Ut which WA kmdlcd with
enthusiasm aud glowing with victory.
On the stand, ut the time all was
ready. WoreJ VI Todd, W. & liaudlnu,
Iiuy. Mathews, Cot WILSON, j. II Nuud,
lanes Spcyct. J o. pUndlriuu, AloN
Undergrad, j. G. llcncy, j, IT. frhrlt,
". u. English, j, j. Woods, l.. e. Ga.
craIt, A. ~. Garden, Tau. Stalnahcr, W.
\ Wilson, j. &. AldCrsuu, R"hctt
White. James Maxwell, Cot Aruclt,
Ilrury pcudlrtuu aud others
About the tiruu thc moctIur was To Lac
called tu order,
JuuN WuHINu uANn
enuo footing and drumming around tho
corner. amid cheers aud applause
At O'clock, the meeting was cailcd
Ia urduI hy L. G., CraUral,, Who u"m,nai
ed ". &. ilaudlu for chairman.
Nit. Ilaudlau assumed the char, saul
hr vas grateful lot the recognition aud
introduced ! N Good, Esq, who spoke
~ follows
} u Goods spoooh
FHInN ClrllgNs How du the people
.nl the county at ohio liku the uumIua
ton Cheers and cries at "go"i
"hully,' We have rhusvu "a mau
N hose name Ia without - hlomlSh Wnd
whose sword ~ without stam. APP
pnusc. 4 man Who will sweep tho
country, IN November, hom Maine Ia
Texas, and who Will, Whom lalrly elected
hy the people hr lnauguratcd. Great
chrrrs Ii Garfield should hc elected
ny tho people, tho Democratic party
will unite with tho Republicans IA IA
auguraiing him. Hut Il Hancock Il
elected, We want no returning boards
and hiyh Joint commissions aud ~ Will
scat him, poacoahly II possible aud
FoUWlN, n NEvEssNHN.
IChcers aud crirs 1T "wo will The
people III West Virginia conferred "a
gruat honor upon mv lay selecting me a.
"A delegate tu Cincinnati, aud | went
there tu du NV duty. | dcsTc to give
YOU snu,o talui idea ut that convention,
though Il soems IInpnss,blc. Here
followed hrlcf description at the build
lug and the asscmhIIug "i the conyen
tiun In Ohcdbuce to the wishes ot the
pcuplc, We cast the first vote at West
Virginia tor Allen q. Thurman, u man
Who has sacrificed hts pride aud oNpcnd
Ud HIS energies TOT West Nrglu'a, aud
unless w showed our appreciation, II
would have hecn the bascst ingratltudc.
Hat that great statesman Was not the
choice oi the convention, hut Winfield
Scott Hammock, who declared hy that
celebrated
"ORpgs NJ. 40,
that the civil law IL superior {" the mil
itary power, great cheering, lac was the
grand chnlCo, aud tor him West Viz.
ginia cast her ten solid yVus Tor PTcsl'
dent. After the nomination Was made
great God how | wish you could all
have been there YOU would have seen
mover sewn at any other con
yention. seldom Il Is you hear OF a
assembling IN dIscord and
coming cut in spirit of hrolherly love.
Ii was a grand aud glorious sight 10 see
Randall aud Wallace side 10y
side, pledging the keystone
State To- the Democracy. still moro
srral To- SEQ that noble old soldier on
three legs two Of wood and one ot
tlcsh-Wadc Hampton, Of South Caro-
lea, march 10 the stand and speak IN
glowing forms at Hancock. lie said
There was q time when our guus were
directed upon each other In deadly con
.lict, hut that Is all over aud We come
With the olive branch Of peace, 20 main.
.aln the same laws, live under the same
Rag and 6ghi tor the same President
II YOU only could have seen him, II
YOU could have behold
TUAT GRAND RKCONCIlIATIoN
Il the South and North, Il would have
,iirred your souls to their depths
Cheers, But there is something still
,rander peace between Tsmmsny
md anti.Tammany. John Kelly aud