Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-10-02
THE CLUB AT HOME.
THE DEMOCRATIC ORGANIZATION INSTALL
ED IN NEW QUARTERS.
The Apartments Formally Opened Last Evening
Speeches By Hon. Eustace Gibson Presl-
dent Seeley, and the Local
Candidates.

Last evening about twenty-five mem
beers of the Young Mems Democratic Club
assembled in their new hall, located IN the
third story of the Franklin Insurance Com
pany's building, and held 4 regular old
time Notification and house-warmlng.
President Seeley occupied the chair, ana
after some regular routine business had
been transacted, Mr.. C. J. Gleason, one OF
the candidates for the House of Delegates
from this county, was called upon for
speech. Mr.. Gleason responded in short
Int forcible address of straight-out Dem
ocratic character, and was followed by MIR,
A D. Garden and II. s. Riley, also
candidates for the same Office. Each OF these
gentlemen made excellent addresses, MT
Riley abiding among other things 10 the
approaching campaign as being the most
imnortant ever fought i'll West Virginia.
Hon. Edward Robertson next was called
upon, delivering ringing address, and was
followed by Mr. Frank Cruise.
Col. Robert White then spoke to the
meeting, addressing himself particularly to
the Importance of the coming campaign,
and urging upon all Democrats the neceS.
sity of united action and unceaSlng and
energetic work for the success OF the whole
Democratic ticket. Col. White then adj
dressed himself to General Cot, the Re
publican Mikado of the First district, and
handled the methods and lofty pretensions
of the Standing Candidate in a most enter
tanning way, evOking frequent applause
from those present.
Chairman Seeley then congratulated the
club in Il very happy manner upon the
eligible and commodiOus quarters secured,
and said that at last the organization had
a home of it's Own-a place whence they
could come and 90 at all times, without
being under the necessity of asking per-
mission for the use of the hall. The i'm
provement was, in all respects, great one,
and he felt sure the organization would
profit very materilly by the change. Con-
Guiding, President Secley introduced to the
club the guest of the evening, Hon. Eustace
Gibson of the Fourth Congressional dis
triCt.
Mr.. Gibson was greeted with hearty
cheer as he came forward. After saying
that he had been drawn into the meeting
by Col. White and President Seeley, who
had got him away from the Capitol rink
under the pretext that he might there be
called upon for speech, MIR. Gibson
took up the subject of the present political
situation, the approaching campaign,
and the issues of 1888, and for three quar-
ters of an hour held his hearers close at
tention. The speaker agreed with Col.
White and the other gentlemen who had
preceded him, that the approaching State
campaign was most important one. In
the last Presidential campaign
West Virginia was considered as the
keystone of the Democratic arch and
the situation had lost none of its impor-
lance. The National administration fully
appreciated the great results achieved in
this State in 1884, recognizing that to
w est Virginia Democrats was due In a
very large measure the overthrow Of the
Republican party, after a quarter of a CEN
tury of interrupted success.
Referring to the situation in the Fourth
district, Mr.. Gibson said that, few years
AGO, Mr.. Hutchinson, the Republican nOmi-
nee, was denOuncing every one who dared
to ask for the slightest initiation of
the currency, as wet nurse for the
Greenback party. To-day Mr.. Hutchinson
was posing asa wet nurse himself But
Mr.. Hutchinson was not going to be al
lowed to succeed. Itwas not the speakers
individual fight. They had put up an
other man down there, bnt the speaker
was Democrat cheers and he proposed
to take hand in the campaign. CHEERS
He understood Hutchinson was going
around with Joint debate chip on his
shoulder, but he was going to let him
know he (Hutchison) could get all the
Joint debate he wanted. Cheers
Mr.. Gibson then turned his attention to
General COTS record, in and out of Con-
greSs, exposing his sham career in q very
effective manner, to the great delight of
the audience After addressing himself to
the issues now befOrs the people, and point
ing out the great questions which must
be met in 1883, Mr. Gibson thanked the
members of the club, and sat down amid
hearty round of applause.
After a few moments spent in general
social conversation, the club adjourned,
the members having spent most pleasant
and profitable evening together.
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