Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-09-22

The Canvass in the Upper Pan
Handle-The Largest Political
Demonstration of the Cam
nafUn

Demonstration of the Cam
paign.
Correspondence Of the Register.
FAIRvIEw, W. Va, Sept. 20.
The largest, liveliest and most telling
political demonstration that has yet
taken place in Hancock county vas the
meeting held at Hamiltontown, directly
across the river from the better-knosn
Ohio town of Wellsyille) on Saturday
afternoon last. 1t was held at the call
Of the plucky Hancock and English
club OF Grant district, and the special
occasion was the raising OF a good old
fashioned hickory pole, in honor Of our
candidates and party.
The p~ole-raising itself was one OF the
most successful ever witnessed. The
magnificent stick OF 100 feet rose to its
position as ii by some magicor heavenly
influence-socomplete were the arrange
ments for the raising. And as it stood
there pointing straight into the centre
OF the armament on high, it made a
most triumphant contrast with the
sickly, peeled and unplumb thing that
the Garfield and DeGolyer people had
set up just across the road.
| would not undertake to estimate the
number of the crowd, but it was certain
" II of the largest that has ever met
on a political occasion in the county.
The finest district organization present
was the Hancock club OF New Cumber,
land, under lead Of its President, Hon.
John Cunningham, and including such
stalwarts as Lewis X. Smith, Esq, Alex.
Moneypenny, Sam hurry, George w.
Newman, Aleck McCloud &c. The club
came on a steamboat chartered Tor the
occasion, and had a brass band-and a
splendid one-from their own town,
with them. Our Wellsville friends
from over the river were there in good
ly numbers, as was also a brass band
nom that place. From the region round
about tie county seat there were mum.
erous representatives OF the tough and
indOmitable Democracy, including such
veterans as Hugh Sproule, Isaac Evans,
Tom Wern Sc. From Grant district
well they were all there, men, women
and children.
The pole-raising was completed about
So'clock. The President OF the Grant
District Hancock club, Mr.. Frank p,
Lowary, then called order, three cheers
having first been given for the glorious
pole), and at once introduced John X
DonehoO, Esq, upon the stand. Mr.
DonehOo introduced his remarks with
some words congratulatOry OF the occa'
sion, and then proceeded to 4 brief re
sume oi the history OF the Democratic
party and Gifts many named and many
principled and sometimes unprlnclpl,C
opponents. He then introduced to the
assemblage the Hon. Daniel L. Lawson
of W~ellsville, Ohio, who proceeded tC
make one of the most solid and thor
oughly ~argumentatiye addresses that We
have ever listened 10. Mr.. Lawson,
speech offended many Radicals, but our
distinguished Ohio friend goes upon the
rule that 'ofenses needs must come;'
and he therefore, on all and every occa'
sion. has courage enough to tell moi
only the truth, but 1.-The whole truth"
The meeting at H~amiltontown was
really a splendid one, and has done
good. Amongst those present with the
New Cumberland party vas Hugh Me
MahOn-the solid Democrat and gentle
man whom Hancock county is going to
send to represent them IN the House oil
Delegates next winter. You never, Mr.,
Editor, saw such a contrast as there is
between the Democratic and the Repub
lean candidates for member OF the
House, in Hancock county; and Han,
cock county is going to show to you and
10 the State that she has the virtue and
the capacity to distinguish.
The Hancock club OF Grant District
and the Democracy of Hancock county,
" their proioundest thanks to MIR
Watson :. johnson, in front OF whose
house the pole was raised, for the gener
Gus grant OF his house and premises upon
the occasion. A pronounced Republi
can, MI. Johnson showed himself capa
BILE OF rising above party prejudice.
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