Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-10-24
DEMOCRACY
Turns Out by the Thousands at
CharleStOwn.
THE GREAT BARBECUE DRAWS
together the People Of Three Great
States
MARYLAND And OLD VIRGINIA
Send Delegations to Swell the Numbers and
Enthusiasm.
MARYLAND And OLD VIRGINIA
Send Delegations to Swell the Numbers and
Enthusiasm.
TREATED TO ELOQUENT SPEECHES
By Four Great Orators Politics Throughout
the Stats-West Virginia Democrats
Prepared to DO Active Bat
tls-A Lie Nailed.


Spe-ia! Et,c9TcJs 70 ne Register.
CHARLEsTOwS, W. VA, October 23.-
A grand old-time Democratic barbecue was
held at this place today. Not in the his
tory OF the county was there larger
gathering of Democrats or more enthusias IN
than On this occasion, although it began to
rsiu early in the morning aud continued
nearly all day, yet bJ eight o'clock the
people began to pour in from all parts Of
tae county and large delegations arrived
from Winchester, Marti2sbu'g and Loudsn
colnty, Va, and by eleyeu o'clock the
crowd numbering folly five thousand men,
women and chilIea walked the ct etts,
waving bsndanss ard cheering for Cleys-
land and Thurman. Although the streets
were muddy, AID the rain was falling fast,
vet the en;husiau CT the gathering did not
,,em to aSate, and ths various clubs from
the cOlEtT were soon arraoged into 3
Grand possession. Forming st the east
End Of the town, under the charge of Chief
darsh,ll, CO.. +. p. Chew, assisted by
Z e Phillips, r. A. Alexsnder, James f.
WYATT, S. c. Young, J. W. Russell, Saml.
BauEhsr, ThCs. Wan Yacler and Daniel
Hr.asto yer as sides. The procession
paraded th9 principal streets, and thea
nsrcnCd 70 TIE meadow Of Col. John T.
Co.'S on, where stand wsl erscted for the
Go,akers AMI tables arranged to feed the
rowd from the two roasted oxen and other
hbstaItisl1 prepared.
The procession reached rearly the entira
lngGh Cf the town, aud made . grand ap.
parauce. The iIc,sment weather did not
psvent great enthusiasm among the diff
trent organizations and cheer after cheer
Dnt up as tae procession pCoCesSed.
Pople on sidewalks, from windows and
pIcteI ctesred and waved bandanas as 1t
p.ssd.
At the grounds HOP. ThOs. G. Weeks
t1k the stand and made G brisf address,
re,iowing the Dsuocratic party Of this
State. Re than told the crowd he would
speak in the Court House at night,
srC c'okd iUpGtunirg them
20 cot hearty dinner and vote
the solid Democratic ticket on November
6tb His remarks awakened new enthasi-
ssn in the gathering and he was loudly
aJ p p'sadsd. Isttsl drnnsr was served the
crowd returned to,toHn and speaking was
Seyun in the Coult House by B. d. Cab
.oH, = O., nomiueA fJS the House Of Dsle.
at g in this courRy. He ma ie warm
defense OF Dem c -Aic p)Lcy in b.hnlf OF
LABOR and ursei voters to sUp2oIt the
tickes from Cleveland down. Co. l..
Victor Baughmna, comptroller ofthe.SEate
IF MARYLAND, then fsilowed in an elo4ue 1t
speech. He said the people var! called
uppn in the campaign to dtc,de an
important issue. az question OF the
psople against pri ate interests over
{, Ition and tbs uoIey power OF the
country. The peDplea are burdi ned with
unnecessary tlxes y lich a'e creating
surplus, and the pooteetiys tsrif is ops
ipy the masses aud buildipg up mono2o'
lie. and truss. His ,A sech bsamsd Slih
sou7d Democratic doctrine and val re-
&C we'd with the great at applause and e.
thu-iasm.
While Col. BauS Shmsn was spsaking,
ex. Congressman John Ellis, Of l. 'u!slans,
arrived from Washington snd was e'corie1
70 the town hall, the court house not be-
ing rulIicient to accommodate th1 cro"d,
ana m ,de an able speech. He discussed
the tariff, pablic laGd' the surPla', t;e
Mills bill a detail, and closed with an able
eyiew of President Cle'elind's admins
tration,
Ateight O'Clock ut night, Hon. Thos. o.
Weeks delivered "a IL quent address to an
immeuyc audience in tie courthouse. Hs
!. an sble orator aad discus ei the Issues
Of IN, camp ugn with marked etfsCt. He
reviewed tre Democratic pTty, ths prs
mt sdmni>t,st on aud discassed the tam
Question aud the protl etiye system in th'lr
various pHaas tnl 'loQusntly sppsalei
to bi4 hearers to vots down the Repu bl'csn
party, whose prime pc are a2a,nss the
peCp'e, and ioT trusts, nouop' lies ana
Co-pn.a.ioas. ThscrOSd wsie dsmorsira-
tive over his cloqusDce
4 torch-iigit pecc, ion, over o1s thcu''
and 10 c1es IN line, Parade1 the s'ratt4
and made 8 srsnl scsne. Houie' we're
decorated srd inum iaatsd aud a't,r the
parade lhsrs wss brilliant ryrotechnic
q Sp'sv l,st:u. for an honr.