Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-09-29

- hA@N~A D
terday morning, as per contract. tie
arrived By the Panhandle road, anG
was met by the Young Mems Garfield
and Arthur Club, which turned out ITS
full complement OF thirty-hye men.
He was escorted to the New McLure
House, where rooms were assigned him,
and where he was made acquainted
and shook hands with quite a number
OF ambitions WheelingItes, ilcluiIns
three or four gentlemen who were his
classmates at Washington and Jefferson
College.
IN PERSONAL APPEARANCE
james G. Blaine is a Ian o; some
five ieet eight or nine inches IN
hcight, and will perhaps tip the
beam at 200 pounds. In build he
il sold AMI hasdy, his rather small
fran supporting q large amount o.
! ad.p)se m utter. His hair and beard are
RAPIDLY silyerine and Tie former Is be-
/ coming very scarce on the top OF his
w~ell-shaped head. His eyes are blue
grsy in color and are partially half
closed. His most prominent feature Is
his nose, which is large andiuli 40" Hts
earned him the appellation OF 'Noat'.
I At the present writing II IS rough I'M"
still greater prominence by a pimb,e on
the bridge. In fact, James u. Blaine
has been brought 50 conspicuouSlN lnr'
ward by the numerous ca toms W l'h
all have seen and which are good IKE
nesses, that his appearance IS lamiliar
20 all.
a DAYLIGHT DEMONSTRATIONS
vas an acknowledged failure. lt may
have been the threatening weather or Il
NAV have been something else, but Ger
family the turnout fell far short Ot the
average Republican expectation. IN
excursion train of six cdrr left 9 alton
Yesterday morning, without one single
through passenger. Fifty five tickets
only were taken up on board. Another
excursion came i'm on the Tuscara@as
Valley road and it brought thirty three
persons, Of whom, as was decided 10y a
i.t. nine we're Democrats. The Hemp
field crowd was on a par. Not two
dozen extra passengers came
down. Taking these facts together,
the Republicans were 4 1T
tie disappointed. And another
disappointment was in store Ter them n
TIE MEETING.
They boosted, several days ago, that
this would be the grandcst dcmonstrI.
ton OF the campaign. On the contrary, F.
in spite of the long preparation ami the
yOluminoUs advertising, the crowd At
the meeting was no larger than, II Is
large, as the grand Democratic r~,tliicI-
ton meeting, though it was gotten mp
on the spur OF the moment.
I'll. -tapl u.oS raised IN thF Wpsf SIDE b
Of Chapiine street, facing east and th"
opening OF Fifteenth street. 1t was
very -orgeously covered with tlagS
and bunting. and was quite umcr
/ Dusty provided with chairs. The crowd
began TO assemble at 1850 O'Clock,
or a halt hour before the time announce
eel for the meeting. The people assem-
HE'D on the corners and Immediately in
front OF the stand and the ladies and
children lowered on the outskirts. The
speaker did not put in an appearance
promptly and the crowd amused Itself
bv calling alternately for 'Campbeti'
AMI "kcmplc," but rs the friends OF
each seemed in equal force, neither ie.t
q preponderanCe Of honor and neither
responded.
At this point a diversion was created
hv tie Sixth ward drum corps. II
marched TO the stand from several dli-
ferrnt directions, but its uniform gave
it away and people knew it every time.
The interest died on with the noise.
But presently the Young Garfield.
ers marched up, escOrting Er5's landau
containing Mr.. blaine and Jour others,
all crowded closely together. Two
dozen voices suggested a method OF get.
tin. the Senator's fat body through the
SPACE made by a lean one, but II was
only after some little trouble and more
"srrouging" that the platform was gam
ell. While the Senator ]regained his
breath and glanced about him, thecrOwd
WAS ut its height and various estimates
were made. One OF two warm kepub.i
cans overshot themselves, and placed
the number at six or seven thousand,
but a ,air estimate would be three thou
sand five hundred.
OK Il PLATFORM
were some two dozen gentlemen, in
r~ludiny our " local lights, MC~srs.
Atkinson, Hutchinson, Hubbard, Cow
den. Caldwell, and also Mcs5rs.
Morrison and Nolan, the Irish
men 50 strongly rcpudiated by their
courtrymen ~ Bellaire, on Monday
night. Then there was DR.. Logan ANA
Uu,h Sterling and Jim Stanton aud
about twenty others.
The meeting was called To order by
/ Agent Atkinson. who named Dr.. Logan
Tor chairman. The Doctor, tv way OF
. Introductory, said he supposed every
body wanted to hear the distinguished
man iron recently distinguished Malue)
aEt Ia that end the best OF behavior
must prevail, so that the speech would
20 10 the very outskirts. There must,
pprtOrCe, be a grCa. many Democrats
/ tIprp, and he was very aX!OUs Tor them
10 hear. And then, alter a lutte cuiO.y
on the party to which he belonged, he
/ introduced Senator Blaine.
mLAINE's SPEECH.
The portly Senator started by saving
'ucycr before in u Republican govern
I men. when a party in power had brought
/ smiling and abundant prosperity, was "
/ change seriously considered II there
/ fore h;9 friends might b OF good cheer
and moi cast down, Tor the people OF the
United States knew enough TO stand stu
i when they stood well, and TO let well
/ enough alone" This much was cXtcm-
p~oraneous. Then he branchcd ont ON
/ his iivOrlte comparison, by reiaIinI the
saving Of Sir Robert Walpoie 70 George
/ Ill, when the latter expressed his Tears
/ for the Ministry and for the fate OF that
great political party which upheld the
/ house of Hanover: "Your Majesty need
have no fear Tor the Ministry So long as
Nhea. brought los 4 quarter, and every
man in England could get 4 good day
WAGES for Il good days work
such, he said, would be our answer
now, andthe result would not be doubt
tu.l bu. that the Democratic party con-
siderc that it owns. without regard II Pc
cuniary interest, the l5S electoral votes
Of the South, Of which West Virginia Is
drafted on for ). Yes, YOU people OF
West Virginia are called upon on com.
mguiri to register your ) clectora,
votes Tor Hancock and English, when
every intelligent man knows his interest
to he bound mp in the election OF Car
field and Arthur. Oh, West Virginia
needs a new proclamation OF emanclpa
tiDni