Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-10-23
CAMPBELLS ARE HERE
A GREAT 0UTPOURING OF BELMONT
DEMOCRACY
To Hear the Gallant Candidate for Governor Of Ohio
"A Magnificent AddTsss-Mr. Campbell
Expresses Himself Confident Of Vic
tOry-His Campaign Work.

Expresses Himself Confident Of Vic
tOry-His Campaign Work.
Rain, storm end mud could not check
the swelling enthusiasm of Belmont coun.
ty's Democracy yesterday and last night.
Rarely has the good town of Bellaire been
the scene of such political gathering &c
collected to see Hon. James E. Camp.
bell, and hear him preach the principles
of honest government. Early in the after
noon delegations from the country districts
began to pour in, and by nightfall the
streets were crowded. The rain, which
commenced early in the evening, did not
check the increasing crowd. Wheeling,
Martins Ferry, Bridgeport and st. Clairs-
vile sent in hundreds of enthusiastic
voters. The Young Mems Democratic
Club of this city, which msrshalled 75
strong, went down on the steamer Bellsire,
accompanied by many citizens, who were
anxious to attend the meeting, At the
landing they were met by the Bellsire
Democratic club, ard part Of the Bridge
port and Martins Ferry delegations. A
procession was formed and the clubs
marched through the bunting-lined streets
to the B., Y. & O. depot. Here a short
wait epsued. The train from Woodsfield,
which brought in the distinguished party
was delayed, and it was after Z O'Clock
when it fioally arrived. Mr.. Campbell
aud his party were hastily bundled into
carriages, and Immediately driven to the
Odd Fellows Hall, where an immense
audience had been patiently awaiting their
coming.
AN IMMENSE AUDIENCE.
Two thousand people throDged the
building, ard overhowed far out onto the
pavement. Mr.. Csmpbell's appearance on
the platform was the signal for an entbusi-
astio burst Of applause. 1t Was repeated
time and again as Hon. Joseph Outhwaite
and Allen o. Myers followed him, and
bowed repeatedly in recognition of the
greeting.
The platform quickly filled with lead.
ing Belmont county Democrats. Prom
iuent among them were Messrs Albert
Lawrence, w. M. Lupton, Henry and
Morgan Stidd, DR.. d. w. Walker, Mr..
Marion Huffman. David Milligan. Of the
st. Clairsvile Gazette, aud ex-senator
David Wsgener. The audience was
impatient to bear the speaker
of the evening. Mr. Marion Huff
man presided, and in the very briefest
manner possible, he introduced W. s.
Coffland, Democratic candidate for State
Senator. Mr. CofflaEd was received with
hearty cheers. He did not attempt to
discuss the issues OF the day, but paid a
warm tribute to the Democratic ticket
from head to bottom, and closed by intro
duciDg Hon. James E. Campbell, the
next Governor of Ohio. The round of
applause that went up from the
thIoats of the immense audience as Mr..
Campbell's name passed the speakers lips
made the hall ring and ring again. 1t was
repeated and 1edoubled as he arose and
bowed his acknowledgements. The sp
plause died out only to be taken up and
renewed by the crowd in the street, and
it was many minutes before sufficient
quiet could be restored to allow the speaker
to be heard.
MR CAMPBELL's ADDRESS.
Mr.. Campbell made a complimentary
reference TO the size and enthusiasm of the
audience which greeted him. He said il
cor frmed the TumGrs that we're current
in Ohio, that Belmont county was doubt
fol this year, and that it was not among
the impossibilities that its yeomen Demo.
Gratis would wheel it into the Democratic
column. he believed that the majority
OF the audience before him we're working
men, and as woIkiDgmen he had some
thing to say to them. 1. had been re-
ported that his Republican opponent said
IN his address to the citizens Of Bellaire
that strikes were a sign Of pros
perity. He had said this in a
criticism of an address, which the speaker
had made If it be true that strikes were
o sign of prosperity, what was il sign OF
when workiDgmen struck agaist q Teduc'
ton of wsget? If Democratic rule was
never accompanied By a strike, in the
name of reason, why not return to that era
of D .mocrstic rule when there were no
strikes and labor troubles.
THE WEST VIRGINIANs ARRIVE
At this point the speaker was inter
rupted by the appearances Of the Wheeling
delegation with band and torch lights.
Let us wait till West Virginia gets
in, he said. l have already spoken
to people from three States in
this campaign. West Virginia attended
my meeting in force at Gallipolis. The
Governor and the best part Of The cities of
Charleston and Huntington came down,
and they assured me that l was running
exceedioely we'll in West Virginia"
Laughter and applause.
Gov. Foraker sounded the keynote of
his campaign, as they say, in bis address at
Xeuis, aud now let us examine what he
said then. Among other things, he de-
scinted at some length on the loDgshore-
mems strike, which was going on in Great
Britain st that time. have noticed that
when the Governor begins to discuss labor
troubles he is sfflicted with disease COM
mon to all people in the last stages Of de-
crepitude. which is known as farsighted-
mesa. When he was making that sddrs',
the Governor evidently stood with his
back to the West and his face to
the East. and looking toward the East he
could not see the thousand labor troubles
that disturbed his own land, but he
looked far off 1000 miles, ard saw the
English lopgshoremen with vivid distinct
ness. He described the remarkable battle
they were fighting in thrilling manner,
for the Governor, rs long as be thought 1t
worth while 10 speak at all IN the CAM
psgn, could describe British strikes with
pathetic words The Governor had his
audience worked up to painful height;
the women were in tears, and the men
were Just ready to enlist ana
settle that strike, and when be
had his hearers at this tension the Cover
nor received telegram. do not know
whence it came, but from Queen Victoria
probably, Laughter and the Governor
opsued that telegram, read it, and waved
it around bis head thanking God that the
stake among the
BRITISH FREE TRADE
beef eaters was over. I have said the
Governor had his back toward the West
in that address. He could not see over
into Indiana and Illinois, and use bis
wealth oflanguage in describing the strike
goirg on there among thousands of sisrv-
ing miners. YOu have heard sbout that
strike though You have contributed to
keep alive the wifss and children Of these
men. have contributed in my humble
way and suppose every good citizen is
willing 10 do so, but that strike the gov