Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-10-31
THURMAN'S SPEECH.
Five thousand People Assemble 10 Hear Him, ant
Are Treated u Grand
Address.

Nearly FIVE thousand people assembled
in the Capitol Rink last night TO hsar the
truths of Democracy preached from TIE
pure and eloquent lipI Of Allan G. Thur
man, and these tivs thousand were bat q
handful impaired to the immense mssJ
that ysyed and surgsd about the building
IN vain hope 10 gain an entrance or hear the
speaker. Accommodation and the power
of human voice only tould limit the vast
Democratic audience that Wheeling turn
ed out Tor the OCCASION. Inside tie rink
scene was presented that has not been
J. quallsd or even approximased by either
party il tas campaign before.
From wall TO wall and end to
cad the immense building was
packed with people go closely jammad
that scarce spsce WIS left for breathing
room. Every inch OF available space was
occupied, and every mah standing, To
the right of the stands reserved seats had
been set aside for ladies, but even those
were invaded ard present ed the same c'ose-
]y racked appearance.
There was but one emil lem in it az, AID
that was the handGna. Yellow and red
was festooned and flying everywhere.
From the rink sides, about the chandel-
iers, on the platform and every avail
ntls space for banner was gsy with it.
The whole made APPELLANT Appearance, a
scene s1ch as is rarely pIesc lted to a
Wheeling audience.
THE OFFICERS OF THE EVENING.
The following list Of officers had besn
prepared, and most of them were on the
stand: Governor E. w. Wilson, Jadge
John Brs nnop, Col. J. w. Gallaher, Capt
Robert G. McEldowney, Marshal @ Sshon,
Hon. j. @. Palmer, Hen. Ross j Alexsn-
der, Hon. D. Wagner, Ge,rge Muth, NJ.
Reilly, F. P. Jepson, Col. Thcs. P. Shalt
cr;s,, G. Hess, Sheriff w. @. Handlan,
Go ge G.. Hannah, John Waterhouse,
Stephen Waterhouse, Chairman A. G. Had.
Iich, of the County Executive COMMITTEES,
]. D. Ewing, J. G. Hoffna7r, Sr., F. Refs.
ter, W. A. Wils7p, CJ. A Miller, Col.
A. j. Sweeney. John 81 Hobbs, Q. Rohrig,
Joseph Emsheimer, G. Viewer, Jr., A. w.
PAUL., @. Hoffman, Cept G. DNis. Robert
Simpeon, VIM. Myles, John s.. Naylor,
George Hook sni A. c. Egerter.
T. cold Roman was SOW in arriving,
and during tbs delay the audiences was |.
tertained BY so.g' from the Pittsburg
Giles Club, aud by youthful Democratic
mus clan, Nicholas Bee, of Greene county.
Both were loudly applauded. Mr.. Wood,
of Camden. N. j., was introduced and
spoke briefly on TIE tariff. At the close Of
his address it was announced that
Judge Thurman bad arrived. As he
appaared on the platform he was welcomed
By demonstration surpaesir & anythipgbe'
fore in the day. The whole audience was
on its feet shouting like one man for the
guest whom every Democrat delighted &c
honor. Time and time again the Chair
man essayed to speak, but some entbusi
asst would cut him short with {
shout that w5uld be caugh
up and echoed and re-echoed
by thousands. The applaus, was KEEP
up until enthusiasm tired itself, and fiua' ly
after many minutes Mr.. August Rolf sue
ceeded in gaining a hearing to nominst
Mr.. @. w. Brockunier, Piesident of tn
meeting. 1t was carried with hurrsl
and Mr.. Brockunier came forward an
spoke as follows:
MY FELLOW CITIZENS: The tire is no,
near at hand when we are to to discharg
the most important duty of free people
in thu selection If President and Vic
President to serve for the ensuing term.
The great Democratic patty offers as i
: candidate a man WHO for nearly four yea
has administered that high Office vii
t fidelity to the interests Of the people al
Q an ability and integrity unsurpassed 10 Il
Z history of this natior-a man of sterlil
good sense, indomitable will, unfinchil