The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-10-09
KRNNA AND FLEMING.
rhcy Do Not Have Very Fine Nrcetingat
WellsburG.

rhcy Do Not Have Very Fine Mcetingat
Wellsburg.
The much hearlded grand Democratic
demonstration in Brooke county came
of at Wellsburg yesterday, Hon. J. Z.
Kenna and Judge Fleming arriving in
the city at s u. m. The Democrats had
put forth every effort to make this meet
ing grand success, and their efforts
were rewarded by by bringing in few
OF the faithful from away back,
small sprinkling from the neighboring
State Of Ohio and few about town. a
small number of the houses were cred
itably decorated. The alleged immense
procession started through the streets ut
1880 o'clock. There was brass band,
twenty-one voters and eight small boys
in line, with few appropriate Free
Trade banners. A few small boys fired
the Democratic cannon and the urchins
yelled themselves hoarse for Cleveland
and Thurman. After meeting the diff
ferent delegations from the country dis
tricts the whole line consisted OF the
Wellsburgand West Liberty brass bands,
boys drum corps, twenty.one men,
twenty.sGvCn men on horseback and
two vehicles. Tho whole procession
was marshaled by Archie DOughcrty, eX-
Mayor Of Brilliant, but now Of Wells
burg. He has no vote and will not have
at the fall election. The parade was u
grand fizzle, partly owing TO tho rain,
but mostly because the Republicans
are on top in Brooke county, which will
be fully developed on the sixth OF next
month.
The exercises in Barth's Hall COM
menCed promptly at O'Clock p. nj.
While waiting for the crowd TO gather
the Wellsburg band played few Ma
tiOnal airs. They were about this time
reinforced by Il burlesque ColOred band
from Lazearville, five in number, and
BACKED for the occasion. The Wells
burg colored people are very jubilant
over the matter, because they could not
get one OF their number to turn out with
them. The meeting was here reinforced
bya large number OF ladies, when it was
at once proposed to adjourn to the
Court House, which was Immediately
done. A President and six Vice Presi-
dents were chosen and few JacksOnian
/ Democrats invited TO the vestibule OF
the Court House, from which the speak
ing took place.
Judge Fleming was introduced and
addressed the people for about one hour.
His address was harangue OF the Re-
publican party for making high taxes,
and claiming that Cleveland and his pol
icy we're right. His whole address was
thin, and fell flat on his hearers, who
had increased by this time TO about 800
persons, among whom there was fair
sprinkling OF Republicans.
Senator Kenna was here introduced as
the silver.tongued orator Of West Vir-
ginia. Mr.. KGnna, OF course, made a
very good argument from Democratic
standpoint, and it was well received,
but those who never heard him before,
and had heard so much OF him, expected
too much, and the majority OF his audi
ence was disappointed.
Hon. W. p. Hubbard will address tue
people OF Wellsburg at the Armory to-
night, and will digest the main points
in Kenna's speech, which every think
ing voter should not fail TO hear.
The meeting yesterday was full Of spir-
it, several fights occurring during its pro.
gress. The meeting is said by Demo.
Gratis 10 be grand success, but by the
better class OF citizens, to be tough"