The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-09-10
Our FErrEn,lAN LErrER.
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FErrERMAN, W. Va, Sept s.
EdiiOrs iuislligsneer.
The Democrats filled their appointment
here last night. OF the speakers adSef-
tised, only one appeared.
On entering the old goose" factory
fixed up for The Hancock club that Is 70
be organized when the material can be
found for the purpose, one was reminded
Of the Democratic neutrality-suspicious..
tlves Of the same element and the same
principles-which assembled in our town
in April, lSsl-eyer memorable event!
The building was suggestive In its dilapi-
dation Of the ostensible party about to use
It. The decorations consisted Of shape
less pfoiusion oflaurel-suggesting "bush'
whackers"-with pictures OF Gen. Han.
cock surrounded by nine toy flags very
well arranged. The Grafton band came
down with crowd sufficient to barely ele-
yste the occasion above hrst-class tzZle.
The band thunped in front Of the anti.
auated fabric on "All de darkies am q
weeping; Massa's in de colo, cold ground
"De poor old slave hab gone TO rest"
"Den wish was in Dixie" maryland,
nv Maryland &C., when the crowd
scrambled promiscuously in:
The man that was rocked in the cradle
Of Democracy" "lolled in the lap Of sla'
very" and "gnawed at the nipple Of ne.
crosses" the "Alderny cali" man, opened
up miserably in sort Of apology for dis
organization.
Hon. B. F. Martin, the advertised lead
| ing spirit OF the time, was abundantly alb.
sent, How did he know that the COM
mittee had provided no hay?
Mr.. Bassell, Of Harrison, stepped 70 the
front and began his piece, and out Of six
solid and closely written. pages Of sayings
in all candor and due Difference to the gen
,lemen, must say that there was nothing
in 1t at all worth sending you. Thin a.
water, "Such stuff" Nothing in it, " and
similar expressions evidenced the crowds
appreciation Of the harangue as 1t passed
out at the close.
The crowd, which, by the way, was fal
from being houseiul, and very large
number OF these were not Democrats
while Bassell was amusing himself rehears
ing the delunct and decayed dogmas o
the past, amused themselves by walking
out, sleeping, &c.
! Mr. L. S. johnson, being called for
arose and brought out the slumberint
Mthuse" OF the crowd by eulogizing theil
champion, Haunting the bloody shirt, ex
altipg the outraged Tilden and embellish
ing the Presidential fraud, etc, and way
ing the registration outrages Of the musty
pas, land opening the Camp Chase wounds
Of the "martyred" Dad Poe airesh.
Johnny" McGrew was called, buI
Johnny" was asleep, and on being walked
up, Johnny" refused, and the band tool
up his time. Johnny said twas II o'clock
but found out he missed 1t over two hours
/ "A number Of persons were called, bu
no one else responded save Mr.. Sniyely
Mr.. Eniyely pitched into the Republican
party, which he said had been in powel
| Tor fifty years, but afterwards recalled i
to twenty years. Mr.. Snivelyi Is a pretty
fair sample Of young Democrat.
/ saw only one Simon-pure Democrat a
the meeting. He waslying on the ground in
J sensible as the meeting broke up. II Il hat
been Republican meeting he would hav'
been pronounced drunk by come foolish
fellow.
DR.. Hamilton, OF Grafton, an Eastern
;; VirRiuian, claims TO be the only genuin,
] Democrat in that town, and that he Wi
vote against Hancock. He says he Is
secessionist as well as all other Democrats
but he dispises his party for cowardiee Il
hiding their true and darling principle
! He also says that the only patriots IN tn
county now are those who stayed at hom
during the war, Of which he Is one. y.