The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-09-09

senator Pendleton ut WASHINGTON Hall
General Campaign news aud Notes.


General Campaign news aud Notes.
The grand demonstration Advertised BY
the Democracy to take places at the Capt.
tol building last evening. was changed TO
a "mum socialp in the Washington Hall,
owing to the inclemency Of the weather.
The hall was filled at an early hour, and
the audience was entertained in the wait
ing moments by Kramer's band. In
glaucing over the assemblage the reporters
eagle eve detected number OF Republi:
can faces. The people were orderly, and
patiently heard the speaker whether they
grasped the ideas or net.
Al $ o'clock stir III the audience and
craning OF neCks indicated that the orator
Of the evening was entering the Hall
His entrance was q touching sight me
procession was as long as the aisle, and IN
front appeared the warlike form OF Co!.
Miller, followed by Philo Kimberly with
austere look. Then came the Hon. Geo.
Peudleton, whose rear guard was Lewis
Baker, Col. Josef Gallaher aud Col. Geo.
Tingle, which looked as II the olive branch
was waving In the Democratic family again
But then looks are very deceptive,
and In this case should be given the bene-
| fik OF the doubt. While the pilgrimage
| from the door to the stage was being made
Gen. Bushrod Price, from seat on the
stage, relaxed his grim expression, which
added greatly to the theatrical effect.
When the audience had been stilled into
| calm Philo Kimberly, in his best French,
announced that as Chairman OF the Coun.
ty Executive Committee the appointment
Of chairman OF the meeting deyolved
upon him, and he therefore called Capt.
| Andrew Wilson from seclusion and named
him as the presiding officer. A motion
was made that the city editors OF the daily
papers be made Secretaries, and the as
senting vote was 80 weak that the honor
could not be felt.
Capt. Wilson without any preliminary
remarks introduced Senator Pendleton.
The Senator is pleasant looking gentle
man, intelligent countensnce, expressive
bright eyes, portly frame, and has . gen:
eral well fed appearance, and stands ABOUT
feet inches in his shoes. He has
dark hair, mustache and chin whiskers,
slightly tinged with grey, and bears a
slight resemblance to Gen. Tom Ewing:
We would say that the Senator had passed
bis fiitieth birthday by three or four
years. His manners are engaging, speech
fluent, but he has none OF the elements Of
moving oratory. His style Is calm and
precise and not without polish. he is q
coed talker, an Indifferent orator and q
poor enthuser. His opening remarks
were confined TO relation Of his former
visits to this city and the circumstances
under which he came,
The Senator after prelude about The
institutions Of our Government spoke otthe
,, difference between this and other coun'
, tries in selecting the head or Chief Magia.
trate. It happens in this country, said
the Senator, that the people choose the
, Chief Magistrate, and that two great poit.
Zeal parties enter into the contest, and that
the voter has to choose Of one OF the repre-
lsentatiyes OF the parties. One OF the two
parties must elect a!President. The votel
Unjust affiliate with that party that nearest
. resembles his own views. Only once have
I known q third party to be successful, and
that was when the man who was beaten
was counted in. This delicately worded
dig at the Electoral Commission, tested
the lungs OF the delighted Democracy to
l their utmost.
7 Senator Pendleton next promised to give
his reasons why Hancock ought TO be
!. elected and why Garfield should not. dc
a preluded his reasons with q graphic anc
picturesque description Of the nominatio I
!, Of Hancock, in which one thousand beau
! iiful ladies who were seated on the stage
figured prominently. 1t was done
As nol.elessly rs the mornlug comes
= Win the night 10 done,
The Senator said Hancock should b,
lelected because he was statesman
: Democrat and soldier. These three at
s tributes OF the Democratic candidate wert
0 enlarged on. His craftsmanship wa
shown BY his administration OF affairs II
II Louisiana and Texas. and his famoul
@ orders, which the Senator thought wer,
4 full OF wisdom and patriotism. In refer
4 ence to his Democracy he ssid there wa
a resemblance between Hancock and JET
/, ferson. He made the comparison
7 strained, however, by reciting the Jetier
. sonian creed, which made half the audi
ence look as II they did not recognize
their faith. What a change since then
!, He closed his eulogy on Hancock by say
ling "that craftsmanship might take les
: son from his record and patriotism catct
an inspiration" This was cheered by TIT
lentire lung power OF the Democracy.
+ The speaker now turned his attention
T to General Garfield and gave some rea
! sons why he thought he should not b'
5 elected. He distressed his hearers with I
I tedious relation OF General Garheld's con
= neotion with thee electoral commission, anI
closed with fraud cry peroration on thu
Z alleged iniquities OF the Republican candi
u date, which extracted the applause 1t wal
intended to excite, aud Ia which tht
! shrill, piping cry ofthe small boy could bt
] heard above all.
7. Anothe. reason given by the Senator
why Garfield should not be elected
p. was that the Democracy was starving
The party had been fasting for twenty
long years, outrivaling DR.. Tanners su'
perb feat. These were not the Senator'S
. words, but he did say that the party had
, been in power long enough; that 1t had
ruled for twenty years-years marked by
fraud, corruption and mismanagement.
The Senator then appeared in the role
Of yindicator OF our own Henry G.'s
great Treasury investigation act. The
figures were read, and the audience grew
listless and inattentiye, and showed no
disposition to listen 10 the greatest effort"
West Virginia's statesman ever made.
The, Senator closed his speech by eulo.
IgizingLhe Democratic party, and damniDg
The Republican party which be said was
"born Of sectional hatred and nourished
on the atrocities Of civil war" Mr.. PEN
dleton spoke for one hour and twenty
minutes and held the attention Of the aud
fence very well, but failed TO excite that
degree Of enthusiasm 1t was expected he
would do.
Loud cries were made for John Hanson
Good, and that gentleman stepped 10 the
front. He said "that when the eagle
scars the little birds should seek their
nests" But the little bird didn't seek his
nest, but entertained the audience with
the fraud cry and an indulgence in reck-
less rhetoric.
AT the conclusion Of Mr.. Goods re.