The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-10-26
GLORIOUS GREETING
TO THE NEXT aoNeREssMAN,


At the Alhambra Rink last EVsning-An
ovation all the Way From AIS Hotel
to the Place Of Meeting, rs he Is
Escorted by the Republicans,
The meeting held at the Alhambra rink
in the Eighth ward last night, at which
the people werssddressed by General Ma
than Gcl, the Republican nominee for
Congress in this district, Hon. N, B. Scott,
Captain B, B. Dovener, Professor Jones,
Colonel GeOTge b, Caldwell and
Others, was one Of the most
uutabls political gatherings ever
held Ia this city, In the frat place
the meeting was q monster one in sizsi
tile recent Democratic meeting held at
the Capitol rink ut which Hon. Henry q.
Davis and Hon. Henry s, Walker were
the speakeTs' was considered q good meet
iug, and the n held last Wednesday at
the Opera House at which Senator
John L, kenna ~expounded the
false doctrines contained in his famous
Democratic hand.book-the Democratic
gospel, as General Gotf calls twas gen.
orally acknowledged to BIO q very large
one, but the oUtpouVing Of the people
at last nights meeting more than
eClipsed the attendance at both
these Democratic meetings put 70,
Vether. And those who attended
Iast nights meeting were repaid Tor their
time and trouble.
A RINGING SPEECH,
General Golf, always an interesting
and instructive speaker, never appeared
10 a. bettor advantage than he did last
night aa tho champion OF protection for
American labOL nor ~ ever 70 & de-
liyered su address that was more
closely lIstened 10 or that awakened
greater enthusiasm. Almost his every
sentence waa greeted with ringing cheers
the onthusiasm was not OF q loEC.d nature
st was spontaneous and came right from
the mems hearts as they were stirred by
he conviction that General Gof and the
] principles he was representing and de-
lending were right and that
bis every act and vote
in Congress had been in their interest. II
was a high protective tariff meeting from
beginning to end; 1t was the kind OF q
meeting the people wanted, and they en-
joyedi 1t,
Yesterday afternoon, coming here
rom Cameron, where he spoke
liz A large crowd during the
day. He had barely time TO get to his
hotel, shake hands with friends who were
waiting for him, got his supper and have
A few moments conference with the couu'
ty committee, beIOre 1t was time to start
Tor the rink. In tho meantime Re
publicans had been gathering from all
marta Of the city to do honor tc
The General and themselves by acting az
an escort, and when that popular citizsu
came out OF the Mcclure House accom-
panied by Senator Scott, Mr.. Whitaker
Cant. Dovener and others, and entered
his carriage, he found Market street
crowded.
THE PROCESSION.
Kramer's baud was on hand
and awakened memories Of the
big campaign OF 'S4 as Il
played patriotic airs and gay marching
tunes. It headed the procession and wa
followed by the Plumed Knights undei
command Of Captain Fisher. The Kuightt
turned out over one hundred and Lincoln
Club had nearly one hundred and fifty
men In line. There were over fifty
Colored citizens in line; they
wore long linen dusters aud black SILK
hats, marched in good order and attracted
general attention. Tho Black l4sgle drum
corps, always reliable, was alBo In line
and pounded out the step for about one
hundred citizens from various parts o.
tie Clty who marched in the stree
while hundreds OF othorp trudget
along on hesldewalk. The Knighta were
distinguished by handsome broad yellow
satin badges, and paper Col badges were
as thick as the leaves OF Autumn, Il
seemed as though everybody had on q
Golf badge.
a GRAND OVATION.
Nearly the entire way from the hotel tc
the rink the people rendered the Genera!
a regular ovation. Red hte was burned
all the way and rockets and candles shot
across the heavens from every direction,
Last night was General Coils frat ap'
pearance In this end Of the district aimee
he has been engaged in this campaign,
He has been hard at work In the other
parts, however, and has everywhere been
cordially received. H0 10 no stranger
to the people OF the First district fol
the past four years his course In Con
sress has been straightforward and above
board. The people have known whore to
find him evetytime; they have known
him as 4 brother; that he Is no stranger
to tho people OF this city
was demonstrated by the recep-
ton he received at the rink last night
Hardly had he entered the huge building
when he was stopped by a number OF
Democrats who declared themselves fol
him and protection. From the doorway
10 tho platform he was beseiged on all
sides by those wanting to shake big hand.
As he mounteded tho platform, the vast
crowd yelled itself hoarse; cheer followed
cheer aud 1t sesmsd as though the noise
| would never cease.
DISTINGUISHED CITIZENS.
Ga the platform were Col. G. B. Cald-
well, W. J.W. Oowden, q. G. sChofeld,
Gen'l A. D Caldwell, P. B. DCbblns, Sen:
ator N. B. Scott, Nelson L. Whitaker, D. O.
List, IT,, Frank W. Bowcrs, +. W.
Dunaway, Sam Brubaker, Squire schultzs,
@. r. Tracy, PROBES sor Jones, DR.. T.
o. Edwards, o. .. Thompson, Augustus
Pollock and others. In the audience
could DO seen nearly every Republican Of
any prominence and q number Of leading
Democrats. twas shortly after 8 o'clock
when Chairman Whitehead called the
meetingto order and named Captain B. B.
Doveper as chairman. The gallant captain
was enthusiastically received. He said
that II there was not my other indication
Of the popularity OF the principlea Of the
party and It's candidate the size Of the
audience would encourage ono TO believe
that there was no truth In the boast Of the
Democratic party, that Golf was
to DO defeated thib tine sure. [Oheers.
The outpouring shows that the people
have not lost confidence In the General.
[Oheen1 He referred to the Capitol rink
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