Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-10-25

earnest prayer that the nao., tn The
district would right troOple Of thi,
CHEERS But they had 10 ~. Wrong
jority, and they put out pendi naVe ma.
his small majority, and One Un, viii
from Alabama who had o on menbe,
thousand. They also want lhlrteet
majority In the Senate. and u Oeter
in the State of Montana p.ney too,
tors presented themselves ty Uur Seaa
State, two Republicans a 'nSn tha.
ocrats, there We're five "nu Den.
seats in the Montana Lepisl. ..ohteste.
neither party had a quorum @ Wi and
the House do? You all kpo "nat dt
What did the Senate do? Tho thai.
ly resolved that a Democrat , soenl.
of the State Of Montana conId laoriDI
that Republican minority ca. not bgi
five contestants to make up a coa 'eai
tional majority, and upon tbs, 0Syl'tli.
these two Republican Senato.u cl'o,
Montana were admitted To ~ :, li0a
and held their seats. They az AZ Naae
free ballot and fair count ''Tsae
that / was to come here to.ni,l. Ehes
knew that doctors or No an.l
wouldn't get out witbop, 4OciM
speech, so | turned 70 N. Iaslls
and made memoranda o. u. rood
in Connecticut, in which rseorj !. sFLs
the number of Democrat and D. s'en
can votes necessary TO elee p-o.i-
of the Connecticut LegiSlat,,, inter-
doubtless it has occurred loyor S9S'
as election after election occur, {, 0 ca
necticut, that il comes walkin," w
up TO the scratch with a safe and 'sl'
Democratic majority. In a reee,, y
stance the returns from Gomez
showed what we in West Virginia r,.,,
call the election of the Democrat ~.
didate for Governor by good s,,o ~
plurality: but instead Of that we for,i
he was not elected and ,s.
Legislature elected the m''
who was defeated at the poll, TI
good old party of moral ideas laupb,s,
has so arranged the affairs Of that S,,..
that eighty towns, with a Republi-'.
vote of 31,627, elect one hundred ~,
eleven members Of the Legislature =.
four Democratic towns. with a.
voters, elect eight members. In M.
words, rnder the distribution of M,
cal power in that State, il takes igs
more Democrats to elect eight mems.,
of the Legislature than it takes IN ~.
one hundred and eleven Republi.,,.
and that, my friends, is the party wfi.f
wants a free ballot and a fair conn,
Senator Kenna said a Serie. N ,o,,
words for the party througbog, ~
State, told a very entertaining .,o,-
and then took his seat amid gra,, a., -
plause.
There were calls Tor Governor r.or
ing, ard that gentleman responded wi,D
a rafting speech, which cannot be ,n ,yr
than referred to, and in turn gave NAV
to Senator Thomas +. Grady. Of New
York, who said it was rather strange
that stranger among the audience
should be compelled to announce that
his time was not yet come. n.
complimented the audience, ihD
Democracy of the State, and Goycrro
Hill, whom he said he did not have
chance TO hear in New York. a, be IT,
served most of his oratOrical favor, 70
the Democracy OF other Stale
Senator Grady said he wo4l
address the voters of this city
the Grand Opera House this eyen.n.
and promised to say something ab0.
the pirate crew now running the g0
eminent. would allude to the pet mea
ure of Mr.. Mckinley, would make
passing reference to one Dudley. o! Il
diana, and would refer TO that KING.
of Labor Stephen Il. Elkins.
Judge Jacob then brought the me
ing to a close by returning thank,
Governor Hill, on behalf OF the Demo
racy of Wheeling, and the aai.el.
slowly dispersed, some crovdiHg gp0
the stage to personally greet GoyeuD
Hill. That gentleman, together wii
those accompanying him, was d,
escorted to the Windsor amid great a
thusiasm, and the greatest poita
meeting ever held in Wheeling w
over.
A noticeable fact connected with tL
meeting was the unlimited Weseuc
upon the stage of number OF RepGNN
cans, who crowded out of the cha.
placed upon the platform many iead.l
Democrats.
This morning at seven O'Clock e,
ernor Hill, and party, accompan.ei
Chairman T. S. Riley and number
Wheeling Democrats, will leave io
tour across the State via the y. a
road, and twenty speeches will be- MAJ
ending at half-paSt nine this evening
Harper'S Ferry.