Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-10-28

debate" between Hon. VIM. u. WILSON
and Gen. Gcff, has tean led.
Aud cur Republican friends were on
hand in force.
The debate" wss held yesterday after
room in the Eighth ward where there are
about IS many hardy, vigorous and good
luDged Republicans as tie are stones in
its strse>s. It was at the Alhambra Rink.
Every other window slmcst in the whole
ward was decorated With the smilirg physi
ogaomy of Gep. Nathau.Gof, ard tie hats
of nearly half those who crowded into
the Rink wee lib e wise go decorated. Turn
where you would in tie audience and tie
counte nance of Gen Gaff greeted you on
small cards, conspicucusly displayed,
stuck in hat bands.
The debate" began nearly on time.
There were, we estimate, about G. 900 per-
sons in the building, fully half of whom
were bowling ard yelling like maniacs.
A few ladies were present.
TIE rules of the deb,te previously
agreed upon were that Golf should open
in q speech of one hour and half; Wilson
to follow in speech Of the same length;
Goff to rejoin in twanty minutes; Wilson
to reply in the same length Of time; Gctf
to again rejoin in ten minutss and Wilson
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These rules were not carried out, owing
to the unprecedented and disgraceful cir
cumstarccs we shall detail later.
On the stage were the following gentle
men: Spauldipg Wallace, Thomas
sweeny, T. S. Riley, A. j. CLARKE, ]. D.
Ewing, John A. Campbsll, of Hancock,
G. W. Atkinson, A. G. Hadlicb, y. 81.
Hobbs, G. W, Brockunier, John o Pendle-
ton, Walter Rinshart. John Boring, O. W.
Ssabright, NJ. Reilly, G. G. Haunsn, Rob-
ert Browse of Plsssants, Henry Seamon,
WV. Cowdeu, B. W. Price of Marsha l,
VIM. Shaffer, J. NJ. McCulloch, W. H.
Wilson, August Rolf and other prominent
gentlemen Of both parsise.
The two principles were greeted with
WILD CHEERS
as they stspped upon ths pl atform and
took seats tide by side. Neither was in
the best physical condition, Golf suffering
from hoarseness and Wilson from physical
exhaustion from overwork on the stump
in and out of the State.
Goff led off and was greeted with the
widest cheering, which he eventual y
stilltd with q mere wave of his land.
His audience listened to him with
respectful attention and the Gcfites
stood upon their seats and yellid and
cheered whenever he emphasiz I'd point
by vigorously stamping his foot or by his
well known and peculiar style Of clappipg
his hands. In tact it looked, before the
General had sail fifty words, very like
the rink had been packed" by our
diplomatic Republican friends. Look
where you would among the 1900 or
or 1000 persons who were packed about
the stage and Gen. COTS card picture
stuck in hst bard greeted your eye. The
General let himself out and made prob,
ably as lively a speech as he ever made.
He had complete control of the sudiencs
or nearly half Of it-and sat down at the
end of an hour and twenty-five minutes
amid storm Of applause.
When Wm. L. Wilson aroze the Demo
Gratis among the audience went wild
There were not many Of thsm, but they
woke the ectoss as their brilliant younl
champion stepped to the front Of the stag
with the notes be had taken of Gen. Goff'
remarks in his hand.
We are sorry TO record that Mr.. WIlsol
was not given anything like far play
Aud we ara more sorry 10 record the fac
that Gen. Goff never once opened hi
mouth to secure quiet for his opponent
1t really seemed as if the Republicans VIII
managed the $500 or 2,OOO Goff claquer