Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-07-19
THE LAND OF wETZEL-

sional aud State Conventions, and th'
Senatorial and Judicial Conferences.
THE LAND OF wETzEL
Tho @ noinnsti Nominations Rstihed-A
Large and Enthusiastic Meeting.
| Reg sier staff Correspondent.
Being aware Of the fact that two I'm
portant political gatherings were soot
To be held within the borders oi the
State, a RFGIsrkR reporter left this city
on Friday afternoon last for the land q
We,zpl and the wilds Of Tyler, where
the "Bourbon hurrahs' were to take
place. The usual number OF Ohio coun
ty orators and their friends boarded the
steamer Phaeton on the day mentioned
aud enjoyed delightful
Trip to Now Msrt,nsville.
a bucolic town on the Ohio, OF Demo
cratic convention fame. OF those wht
went down from here, the Hon. Ben
Wilson headed the list. Following
came J. II. Good, J. q. Pen
dl.ton, J. f.. McKennan. Dr. Hardesty
James Speyer. James Emsheimer, j. w
sweeney. Vim. Love, Frank Hoge and
James q ,rrigan.
The trip was delightful one, all en-
loving it hugely. The change from the
hot and sultry atmosphere OF tie city
10 the coo. and braciny breszes OF TIC
old Ohio, was so great that the q mol
tiou cf the feeling and general health uI
the bo,s was almost instantaneous.
Now and then one could observe HAYS,
Good listenings erenely to some felBH
who was telling him of his bright dark
horse prospects rs q runner IN the Ooh'
ylessional harness. The friends ol
Hans, "Ohio county's iavorite son,
feel very sanguine that they can run
him i'm when the Sheriff and the Colonel
lock horns and get tired wrestling.
Ben. Wilson is seen one moment with
ear in some stalwart's mouth, taking 4
all in" ami bowling assent to all that u
said. Again the Colonel is sur
rounded by group OF his adj
,nirers, entertaining them N his
usual courteous and able msnner, tell
ing stories of lie at the Capital, relating
anecdotes OF public men and impartlng
information on any subject desired.
fae boys didn't forget their beer, a.
at Benson Ferry number OF kegs
were taken on for Brother Edkin, OF the
New Martinsville hostrlrie.
The People of Watzel
were out in full force to greet us on our
arrival. Healed by brass band, We
marched up town and stormed the
tavern. At the appointed hour the wild
men of We,zel, who, by the way, are
not so vicious as represented by our
Redical brethren, began To congregate
about the court house. where they were
sOon to ratiiy tie nominations Ot Han
cock and English, made at Cincinnati
shortly, five hundred torches were all
ab!aze, borne aloft hy that nun:
ber Of enthusiastic Democrats, and
and the volume OF smoke that
arose from them was interming'ed with
thousands Of yells and che, rs for Gen,
Hancock. They fairly boiled over. no!
With this "kid glove, silk stocking IN
,husiasm OF the city chaps, but with
genuine fre and patriotism. 30 charac'
teristic of the earnest and common sense
til.er oi the sOil.
Alter brllltant faraue
through the town, about 1000 people
from lar and near, living within a radius
of twenty tive miles. gathered around
the grand stand erected near the Court
House. A large transparency near by
bore the motto, "No Credit Mobilier IN
ours, "No DE Golyer Gar!ield for Us,
"Onr soldier statesman, W. : Hancock.
l.l I, a ..a Hat fn nfIAF hy
". S.'Wiley, Esq Prosecuting Attorney
Of Wetzel. On motion DIR. II, b. Eowrv,
OF Proctor Township, was made chair
man; John Moore and Sep. Hall were
elected Vice Presidents; James W. New.
man, oi New Martinsville, and John +,
Baker, OF Wheeling were appointed
Secretaries.
pr. Lowry in taking the chair spoke
oi the object oi the meeting, referred in
complimentary terms To the eoquent
speakers present who would address the
meeting, and then introduced
Hon J. II. Good
as the first speaker OF tbs evening. lie
said he ielt ike making the remark once
made by Col Bob lng,rso,l, Where IN
the name OF God do all the people come
FROM" He was astonished al the mum.
Der Of the crowd, and congrat ulated
them on their grand turn out lie
spoke in glowing terms OF the soldier in
war, the statesmgn in peace-oi En-
glsh, the pride Of the Hoosier State,
and the choice oi the blue boys. The
time has now come when every intelli.
gent man should look 10 the interest OF
his country, as IN the early days OF Il {
nltei States our forciathers
threw off the woke OF the
tyraunical Kingdom of Great
Britain, 80 We should defeat and take
forever the reigns OF the government
cut oi the hands Of tha, party, il central.
ism, which nov holds rule in this
country, and establish that party in
power which upholds that immortal
doctrine OF Jefferson and Jackson, ''an
indeslTuctible union OF indestruciible
states" lie reviewed the history oi
the Republican party and spoke partic-
ularly Of lis opposition in the bill pro-
hibiting the use OF troops at the polls.
II there is one right above another il is
the right 10 cast free ballot. He dis
cussed ably and criticiIied and dc
nouncei the -four political monstrosi.
ties called decisions Of the Supreme
Court" recently rendered. lie review
ed the great fraud OF 1876, described q
number Of the brilliant scenes OF the
Cincinnati Convention, aud closed With
a stirring appeal to all young men "a
come out OF the old Radicals grave yard
and Join the live party OF live issues.
At the conclusion OF his one-houI
speech, three cheers were given Tor Han
son Good.