The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-07-19

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is q right good fellow. My reason fol
thinking 90 is because the Democrats Of
this county defeated him for the Legisla'
lature two years ago for beingG subscriber
to the New York Tribune.
Mr.. Good was not in fine voice, and his
attempt to speak in the open air was a
painful struggle. He managed, however,
to occupy some three'quarters OF an hour
in abusing the Republican party for what
it had done and had not done, in the past
twenty years, told some stale jokes, also
what he saw and did at the Democratic
Convention at Cincinnati, Ohio, and sat
down. The audience was evidently dis.
appointed in the man. They had over
rated him, and the general verdict was
that his speech was failure.
The nextspsaker introduced was Charles
Caldwell, Esq, OF Parkersburg, W. Va.
He opened his remarks by saying that the
vast crowd before him would do credit to
a city Of Is 900 inhabitants, which was re.
ceived with cheers for Hancock and Eng
lish, and for. Garfield and Arthur. He
then proceeded o-remark that Garfield"
ought never to have been nominated,
would never be President, because any
body could beat that "Csmpbellite preach
err" At this some person in the audi
ence replied in loud voice, "Any Camp
bellite is as good as you ART" which re-
tort seemed to rile the "Hon." gentleman,
no said, Il will give $50 to know who
that was.H The same voice answered
him, "Bring on your money" whereupon
the "Hon. Charley" said, "You had bet
ter go home and write letter to your
friends in the penitentiary."
At this time Caldwell had worked HIM
self up 20 pitch OF anger which i'll com.
ported with his position before the audi.
euce. He gesticulated wildly With his
arms, and, almost overcome with rage, he
shouted back his billingsgate to the crowd,
and was replied TO by deatening cheers
for Garfield and Arthur, completely
drowning his voice. He had made some
reputation here With his 'linen duster"
two years ago at the celebrated Con
gressional Convention" but he lost 1t all
Yesterday evening by his hasty exhibition
Of temper. It's evident that linen
duster is an Indispensable adjunct to his
success, and he is liable to make fool Of
himself # be goes away from home with
out one.
Col. Ben Wilson was next introduced.
He made pretty fair political speech, in.
,erspersed with considerable amount OF
''taffy" to the sturdy Democracy OF Wet
EEL" His speech was altogether the best
Of the evening.
Dan johnson, Esq, Of Tyler county, was
next introduced. lie is the chronic office
seeker OF the Democratic party in the First
Congressional District, and is the man who
would not go to soldiers reunion for fear
Of offending his Democratic associates.
His speech was insipid and stale, and bis
audience used the time occupied by him
in liquoring up.
John o. Pendleton, Esq, came next. He
Is "ranter." He sent the Republicans
down to the lower hell, and he spoke oil
that locality so Aippautly that his hearers
might suppose he was the owner oL the
premises. II the highialutin had been
left out OF his speech there would have
been nothing left.
About this time several voices in the
assembly called for "Jinmy SPeyer."
"Speyer" Speyer" was heard on oil sides.
They were Republicans, who hoped to be
able to draw him out and get him to make
A "fool" OF himself, and sure enough here
he come to the front bouncing. His speech
consisted OF telling silly little story about
a goat or sheep, or some such animal, and
speaking OF "I.oyal Democrats" all voting
for Hancock and English. What do you
suppose he meant by Loyal Democrats
He sat down exhausted with his "masterly
etfort"-the effort OF his life." Later In
the evening, after the meeting had ad.
| iourned, he was seen at the Point House.
surrounded by numerous crowd OF adj
mirers who were assuring him that his
speech was the best one OF the evening. Oh
course Jimmy" stood treat as he has the
cash. =,
Col. Ben. stopped at the "Point House"
and late in the night it was "raided" by
some half dozen local politicians who
wished the honor Of sleeping with him
He respectfully declined, and made them
a short speech, en-dish1bille, as a compro
mise, in which he argued that one man
was enough in bed these hot nights:
Two OF our prominent citizens have
been expecting "family parties" at thei
respective residences: one Of those inevi
table and almost necessary sequences o
married life. One OF them Is q Democra
and the other is q Republican. Now II
case nv baby Is boy | will call hin
Winfield Scott Hancock Clark, and in cas-,
mine Is boy, says the Republican, will
call him James A. Garfield Braeunlich
Well, what Is the result? We have neV
baby boy In our town by the name o
James A. Garfield BraeunliCh, son OF MI
and Mrs. Charles Braeunlich, but the othe
baby is not that kind Of a..
The ball and supper, given by Mr.. ia
cob Koon.z on last Thursday night, Of
his new whariboat, was q complete SUI
Alargs Garfield and Arthur club ie BE-
: ing formed here, and we intend 70 hold
meeting before long that will eclipse n
Democracy. Politically, our town Is ~
publican, the voters standing III Repnol
cans TO "a Democrats. Three votes WEI
made here last night for Garfield and A
thur. Anybody can beat that Campbe!
lie preacher" is hard to swallow.
There Is u case being investigated th
afternoon before Squire MCCaskey, OF j
= seph Cross against - Cross, his viii
that Is attracting considerable attentiC
for the scandal involved. 1t Is suppose
0, that the Squire will grant divorce to Il
parties. WErzEL,