Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-06-13
TATTOO TALKS .
On the Legend Of the White PIumed
Knight.
A Nice, Respectable Meeting Of the Truly
LOyaItO Defend the Nomination
of Nosey Blaine,

In all candor and fairness, it must be ad
mitted the Republicans had rice little rat
ifeation and jollifcation meeting, last night,
at Washington Hail. 1t cannot be said it
was as large and as enthusiastic as Coun-
Gil meeting, nor was such to be expected on
so short notice, and on such an occasion
The tom-tom was beaten and the hewgag
was sounded and the result was good
crowd. In addition, the Only Thirty Club,
he scions of First Families, turned out and
paraded headed by the Kramer band, and
their admirers alone would have filled the hall.
Some two score ladies lent their presence to
grace the scene, which was pleasant limo
walton. The stage was very handsomely
decorated with flags and bunting, and over
the centre hung portrait, in oil, of Gar
field, while a small print of Blaine was fast
ened on one side This was entirely in
keeping with the sentiment of the addresses
which followed, as for every time Blaine was
mentioned, Garfield was named ten. 1t is
only the truth to say the hall was nicely
filed with the truly loil," while half as
many Democrats hung upon the tanks like
the silver lining on a dark and stormy
cloud. They were bold bad men, these
Democrats, for like some Of the advisers of
the delegation to Chicago, they made
bold to smile at some OF the
wild assertions and ludicrous mis-
takes of the speakers. j is equally
the truth to say that it was a bleeding
shame to see that fine large audience sit
there like members of class meeting,
mute as a funeral, all for the want of some
elcctrifying speaker TO wake them up.
There was cheering, of course, but with the
exception of the time when Marching
Through Georgia" was struck up, it was
tame. Spiritless and disheartened. 1t was
evidently crowd as Captain Dovener
called it. that might have been stirred up to
Tremendous enthusiasm, but nobody knew
how and the enthusiasm didn't come.
OPENING THE MEETING.
Col. Geo. B. Caldwell called the meeting
to order, and was the only speaker that
aroused any enthusiasm. He is a stump
speaker, and it may be said. right here, that
such alone can wake up a crowd of people.
His speech was full of gorgeous predictions
and bright, fond but delusive hopes; and
that was what was wanted The Colonel
rot off Joke about his being short
speaker, ard that took so well that he per
petrated another and said Blaine would get
the electoral vote of West Virginia He
STYLED Blaine the Prince of Peace and con
cludcd Tilden had resigned to save himself
These innocent little fctionS tickled the
crowd, and Col. Caldwell was the hero OF
the hour. Then he proposed Mr.. c. b.
Hart, Of the IntelEgencer, as chairman
with most gorgeous send off
Col. Hart stepped to the front with easy
grace and made fine speech. Its rounded
periods were perfect; its depth would have
done Justice to Macaulcy and its compost
ton to Addison. But that was what was
the matter with it. 1t was, throughout an
apology to the people for having nominated
Blaine. He was good man, even If he
didn't please those who viewed him through
the single eye glass of English astheticism,
They failed to see in him the sweetness. and
beauty of an Oscar Wilde, but Col. Hart
found him all his fancy painted him. The
crowd listened placidlv to Mr.. Harris pleas
ant platitudes but his best friend could not
have congratulated him on the applause he
| received
A CHRONO
The crowd began to cry for Dovener
with some vigor when Mr.. Hart had re-
sumed his seat, but that wasn't the pro
gramme and Col. Sterling was ushered in.
| Producing a roll OF manuscript, he read a
| list of the Republican voters i'll the county,
and moved their election as vice presidents
of the meeting. In all there were ll& OF
them, and they were duly elected Six sec
retaries were then piled on the list, and the
| organization was perfected The vice
| presidents and secretaries were invited tn
| the stage, and four of them responded,
! The camor for Dovener was again
heard, but it was too fresh and it was not
ripe, so a chrome was trotted out. 1t rep
resented Blaine as the tattoOed knight, but
he was not tattooed with Mulligan Letters,
Little Rock Bonds Corruption and other
appropriate legends. Some mild applause
| followed and then as the crowd insisted,
the programme was 81 spended and Captain
Dovener was introduced The gallant Cap
tain made a good speech, barring its jury
characteries and one or two little errors
Among the Republican Presidents he forgot
to name Mrs. Hayes husband, and when he
exhorted his hearers to rally for the election
of James G. Garfield, and John a. Logan
it was only slip of the tongue.
ABAD BLrNDER.
But he made q very bad break in speak,
ing of the numerous Republican papers
which had refused to support Blaine. He
said: But thank God we have the New
York Tribune with us, the Tribune which
has ever upheld the dignity and manhood Of
American labor Carry the news to the
thousands of Knights of Labor throughout
the country! Herald it to the thousands oi
printers who compose the International
| Typographical Union The Tribune up
holds the rights of labor! Why its doors
ale closed against organized labor and it is
| boycotted by every union in New York,
| Does Captain Dovcner dream that trades
unions throughout the country have threat
ened to defeat Blaine simply because he is
supported By that arch enemy to organized
labor the New York Tribune? The gallant
Captain made bad break when he thanked
God for the support to Blaine given by the
aristocratic, labor-uniOn hating Tribune
1t fell like pail on the meeting and there
was woeful stiffness while 0. G. Schofeld
was hunted out of the audience and invited
to speak. This was sop TO Cerberus
Not once was Arthur's name mentioned, Of
his administration commended, but Soho
field will forgive it ALL now. He said he
had secret which he did not want to rvact
the REGISTER Office 1t was that Blaine
viii be the next President Then he start
ed song. one of his patriotic efforts, which
created quite laugh.
| THE OTHER SPEAKERS,
who were called out one at time, were Mr.
Pugh, of Columbus Prof Jones. colored, C
d. Hubbard, Rev Asbury. colorci, WI
W. Cowden and DR. L. H. Logan. Tn,
meeting wound up with three cheers fo
Blaine, the only cheers Of the evening, sRt
quietly dispersed.
Something for Saturday.