Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-11-03


lich, of the County C1m nittee, Mayor G.
W. Ssabright, Sheriff Handlau, NJ Reilly,
Geo. &. Hannah, Col. Robert White, c
W. Brockuuier, Chambers Hervey, A. A.
Franzheim, B. S. Galligan. Robert Simp-
SOD, VIM. Ellingham, Jss Russell, NJ. Ed.
wards, John Boring, and others.
Chairman H adlich called the meeting to
order and named William Ellingbam for
chairman. NJ EilingGam was warmly re
ceived. The following list Of Vice Presi-
tents was then read:
w. g. Foose, Geo. G. Hannah,
Benz. Hebrank, John w. Myles
Col. A. J. Sweeney, VIM. Shafer,
N. .Emmerth, W. w. Irwin,
J. b. fancy, JOS Mcmahon,
Sol Kraus Chas Horstman,
Aug, Matthew's, John Zarnitz,
John S Whyte, J. II. Hobbs,
NJ. Reilly A. II. Patterson,
q, BahIer, JM Mccullough,
John Boring, DR.. J. W. Bates, Jr.
John Biedenbach, Jesse Leasure,
Adam Yahn, Peter Delaplatn.
Mr.. Ellinghsm made no speech, but af-
ter returning his thanks, at once intro
ducei Mr.. Walker.
When the applause with which the elo-
qusnt Secretary Of State was greeted had
subsided, Mr.. Walker said:
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FELLOW DEMOCRATS AND FELLOW
CITIZENS OF OHIO COUNTY, have no
words In which TO express my appreciation
of this general and hearty welcome. l
take it that it indicates not merely psr.
souel compliment, but it is significant OF
your enthusiastic devotion to the prinri.
pes, aims and purposes Of our common
Democracy, in whose cause we are fighting
the electoral battle TO day. [Cheers. In
tho present campaign it has bseu my for
tune, more than any other Of contests in
which have engaged in long political
C ,reer to pass over the State and confront
its sople iu every section, and / have
uever found them more interested in the
discussion of political issues, or more alive
to the Importance of q righteous and just
decision of every question, or more appre-
ciative of the value of the results thst are
at stake, than 1 find them now at the
close of this campaign of 1888. At this
point Mr.. Walker was interrupted by the
.creecbing of locomotive, which had
stationed itself on the north site
of the building and whose engineer was
tyirg to see how much noise he could
make in q short spacs Of time. A voice
called out: 'It is q Republican engine, 1"
ani amid laughter and applause Mr..
Walker sia'ei that be would ietire in its
favor. After q few minutss, during which
an unearthly din was kept up, the engine
was moved and Mr.. Walker continued his
address.
THE SITUATION IN WEST VIRGINIA.
Nv friends, l shall undertake but briefly
to present the political situation, as it is
understood in our section OF the State.
| And want to say that along the banks oi
the beautiful Kanawhs, whence come, we
regard as a hopeful omen Of success the
| enthusiastic Fart taken in this contest by
the womanhood of the country. Show me
anywhere in contest Of religion, ofmor'
ais, of intellect. or CT politics, which side
the mothers and wives and daughters oi
the land are upon and ! will show you
which side the fathers and husbands and
sons and lovers will follow; for wherever
tho clover blossoms are, there are the bee,
sure to gather t,gether. Laughter and
applause.
In that section Of the State We have fol
wears enjoyed season Of unbroken tran
lguality. There has been no iarring OF dis
cordant sounds. But perhaps we hsv'
been tco much inflated and blown up by
our prosr erity under this Democratic ad
ministration; and the good Lord sought II
reduce our naughty pride; He would CIV,
II, thorn in the flesh to punish uP, ane
He sent that thorn as Republican Stat'
Convention. Great applause. But VI
have come forth from that chsstisemen
safe and happy. The atmosphere was hll
ed with roxious vspO-s and we escaped
and even through the grscs Of an all-His'
being have we been enabled TO leok IN
scat6ed and nnhaImed on the peerless los
tire of the Golden Calf. Great applause.
The onslaught then, my fr ends, was ter
} rible. We were beaten by one hundret
fold. Enemies encoDp ,ssed us on ever,
side. Senator Keuna was taken snt
fIayed alive; Faulkner was burned o
the stake; even the non-combatant, wer'
mt to the sword; and /, even
weak and insignificant as an, did no
esc,pe unhMmsd. Laughter aud ap
plsuse. Nay, my friends, the great ngl
muck-a-muck-i-m OF tie Rspubllcai
plrty. the only 81 Ann himself, was re
sponsible for the deep dsmnation Of m!
taking off," [Grest applause. And gu
ne,yised the distribution tf my mspgle'
remains among bis bowling and blood
thirsty followers. Loud and lorg ap
plaute.] ]
REPUBLICAN TEST OATH.
One and the only count Of the sweep
inc indictment that he made against u
} ali was that when you folks went dow
10 Huntir gtoa TO hold State Convention
3 in a seccet caucus before that convention
anne one. no one knows who, proposed
: rsturn to tbs the old test osths and reg',
/ tratiou laws to make sure the Democraa
! supremacy in West Virginia. suen wa
the silly stuff he dished up to his hdmii
ers. who howled and hoWled as If they b
. lieyed it Gospel truth. And now, M
: friends, 1 want to say in VIE
of the complaint made in som
narts of this State that Dtmt
crats want TO fight this campaign on dta
, is,ues. that am disposed % sgres wit
the pathetie plaint CT the Republican party
] II would be O sad thing to open up to put
lie comm;sseration and eonteup. the dil
{ graceful record made by that party wis
D ia power in West Virginia Asa zsslor
: West virginian, anxious for its gosd nam'
8 I am unwilling TO expose 10 tie vorl
proofs of such shameful and tyrannic1
\ corruption. It ID record which csus'
= eyery West Virginian to blush, an
would that we could blot 1t out foreye
But the Republican party has msde thi
1: impossible, ny friends. At that eonve
ton held in Charleston, il not only Z
}, o,IIa1 .rd smnbasizad Al the tat oatha an