Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-09-16
MEMORABLE MEETING,
The Democratic Rally, Last Night
a Grand Success.


IVYoChty "S"eNS'
Those Democrats who anticipated some
thing little more than the ordinary from
last nights great Democratic rally were not
one whit disappointed; on the contrary the
meeting, in size and in interest, far exceeded
the most sanguine hopes. For the second
time this year, Capitol Square was piled up
full of enthusiastic Democrats and wavering,
doubtful Republicans and enthusiasm was
given free bounds. Gov. Wilson's speech
was able, convincing and entertaining and
the way he poured hot shot into the lntelli-
gencer and utterly routed and demoralized
its aspiring editor set the crowd wild with
both laughter and enthusiasm.
THE ASSEMBLING CROWDS.
About dusk the sonorous sound OF the
drum was heard in nearly every quarter OF
the city, announcing the gathering Of the
Democratic hosts. Assembling in their
several wards, the clubs marched toward the
place of meeting. There was no mobiliz-
ing at given rendezvous for the purpose
of display, but each ward sent up its own
tale of men, making its own display and
creating its own enthusiasm. Some
came with faring torches and beating
drums, their uniformed ranks showing up
well in the brilliant glare of the colored
fires: others assembled and marched in
without uniforms, headed only by the stars
| and stripes; but all were accompanied by
crowds and with enthusiastic cheers. -,
On Market street, near the REGISTER
flee, where the band and the Jefferson
Clubs formed the crowd was so dense as to
| almost shut off travel, and the fireworks and
colored lights made the scene a brilliant
| ore.
AT THE CAPITOL
when the crowd had assembled, the scene
vas grand one. The stand had been
erected at the north front of the building
and handsomely dressed with bunting, while
.everal electric lights illuminated every
hing. One by one the clubs marched up,
zach with its accompanying crowd, until
reople were packed into dense mass
hat extended as far as one could see from
he stand. A very moderate estimate
plcaed the number at eight thousand. Even
,:gter the speaking began. several clubs
came in, swelling the crowd, and each was
tceived with an encouraging cheer. 1t
as glorious sight simply to let the eye
wander over that immense throng.
hnfo ~ 10 me- W
allied to order by John S. Naylor Esq,
chairman OF the County Committee, who
called up Mr.. Robert Simpson to preside.
The latter with brief Introductory intro
Guced
HON. T.. WILLIS w!.EON
IS the next Governor of West Virginia, his
appearance being a signal for storm Of
cheers. Hebegan with pleased allusion
TO the immense size of the crowd, which was
compliment to any speaker. The
Republican managers, he said if
their press properly represented
them, seem to assume that his mission was
specially to make Republican speeches.
But it it was high time they were conclud-
ing the Democratic party did not nominate
him for any such purpose. But it was his
special mission Just now, to demonstrate to
even the Republicans, that the canvass of
these Republican managers was well de-
viSed Misrepresentation Of affairs, as we'll as
an utterly false tissue Of Misrepresentation of
himself. Then, taking a copy of the lntelli.
gencer of yesterday, he read several editorial
squibs rejecting upon himself, denouncing
them as wiltully untrue and the writer as a
L i. c,l, ly-o
he said, that the laboring classes have a
friendly side for me and on that account are
trying to induce capital and wealth to take
up arms against me. say now that my
official career and public acts are open to
all fair criticism, but when my private
character and morals are assaulted, ] will de-
fend them to the best of my ability and will
never abate 1.-THE Of my right to brand the
author of calumny." Cheers
The IntelEgencers false assertions in re-
gard to the law partnership of Wilson & st.
Clair were utterly routed and dissipated
and Mr.. Wilson turned his attention to a
comparison between the respective cost of
administering State affairs under Demo
cratic and Republican rule. By figures,
clear and undeniable and taken from the
records he showed that expenses were
THIRTY PER CENT. LESS
under the former than the latter The av-
erage levy for the general purpose, for the
time the Republicans were in power, was
"SI cents per year and the Democratic av-
prage was q and seven-thirteenthS diff.
ference of 30 per cent. These were figures
that could not be altered by misrep-
resentation. And during this
time the assessment OF
81 IS, 100000 WAS about the same. In
1868 the Republicans reduced the levy
from 80 cents to 20, which was stated by
Auditor McWhorton, in his report, to be en-.
tirely inadeuate to the needs Of the State
Government, owing to lavish appropriations
by the Legislature and large
excess over the estimate of expenses
presented. The report also showed
that during that year the bonds
Of several sheriffs were released, which ex-
planned the great expense, the money hav-
ing gone into the pockets of these default
ling Republican sherifs. 1.-THE Democrats
had had an average levy as large as the
Republicans, they would now have enough
money to-pay the present debt of about
SZUO,UUU ana leave over SIiVUO,UOU IN the
State treasury.
WHY HE BOLTED.
This reminded Mr.. Wilson of man
named John Roman, Of whom he wanted to
speak. Roman had come to him at Charles
ton and wanted the appointment of jsnitor
of the Capitol Mr.. Wilson replied he could
make no promises of that kind, whereupon
Roman Topped and was now prancing
around working against him. He was going
about the State with big roll Of Republi-
can money, using various false pretenses
to injure Mr.. Wilson, and especially among
the Irish. This man Roman had tried to
become Sergeant Of Charleston, and when
defeated for the nomination had bolted and
worked against the nominee and was now
working against the Democratic candidate
for Sheriff, himselfa an Hissman. Mr.. VIII
SON said he told this simnlv IN let his friends