Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-10-30
AT THE RINK.
A Tremendous Crowd Present, and Enthu-
siasm Great.

A Tremendous Crowd Present, and Enthu-
siasm Great.
Tho ALEXANDRIA Rink, where the meeting
took place, had been thrown open and bril-
liantly lighted as early as a quarter Of
seven O'Clock, and long before the head ol
the procession arrived within sight, fully
one thousand people had gathered within
the building. The floor had been covered
with a coating of fresh, clean S2EaE
-L9SS utaden1ng the noise OF walking
which proved so great a nuisance at
the late Republican gathering, and several
other improvements of a decided nature
were made by the Democratic Executive
Committee.
THE DEMOCRATIC CLUES
oScort;ng ,Judce Brannon, arrived ut the
rink about 8 o'clock, where the column
was received with great enthusiasm by
the large audience which had already
assembled to greet the champion OF the
neonIe, The scene about the entrance to
the building was q most inspiring one at
this time, the music, brilliant colored
fires and the enthusiasm of the people,
combining to produce a very happy erect;
As the orator Of the evening descended
from his carriage, in company with the
distinguished gentlemen accompanying
him. and entered the door of the rink, ne
was greeted with cheer after cheer, the
entire assembly joining in the welcome *
tended to him. The Judge passed slowly
on toward the stage, shaking en-
route with the almost innumerable irlendS
who pressed forward to greet him. I'D
was closely followed by Chairman Naylor,
the members OF the County Executive Com
mittee, and a number of prominent Demo,
Gratis, while the Young Mems Club, headed
by the band, filed rapidly in and tool
seats reserved for them. The Club was
followed by the Jefferson junior:
and the Sixth Ward Club, and by
the time the members of the three
organizations had settled them
| selves, not less than three thousand PEG
| ME were inside the building. The mum
Der of ladies present was unusually large
| for n political meeting, there being even
more within sight from the stage than were
in the Opera House on the night OF
SENATOR KENNA's GREAT SPEECH
of two weeks ago.
Upon the platform when the meeting
was called to order were, beside Judg'
Brannon and NJ. 7. Frame, the orators o
the evening. Hon. c. W. Seabright, Petel
linn. Chairman ]. S. NaylOr; Post
master Simpson, A. d. Garden. NJ
Emsheimer, and other well known Demo
Gratis, while scattered among the audience
either rs members of the Democratic Clu'
or rs private citizens, were most Of tn,
leading advocates of Judge John Bran
mons election in the city.
At fifteen minutes past eight o'clocl
;, Chairman Naylor called the meeting t
order and named C. W. Seabright as Pres
ident of the meeting. Mr.. Seabright wa
received with enthusiasm. After thankini
the audience for their kind greeting, an,
promising to limit his remarks to a speecl
of but a few minutes duration
Mr.. Seabright announced tina
he had q few words to Sa
to his German fellow citizens. he the
spoke for ten minutes in the German lar
guage, calling the attention of those {
his own nationality to the importance G
!, their adherence to the Democratic candi
dates and cause. He was ~frsquentl
greeted with applause. Closing he intrC
dueed Judge John Brannon as q candidat
who combined the Jacksonian principle
of honesty and capability, and who
therefore, deserved to be elected to repre-
sent the district in Congress.
JUDGE BRANNoN's SPEECH.
Judge Brannon was greeted with tn
mendous applause when he rose from b
chair. the cheering and waving of hal
o~ontinuinO for several minutes When 4