The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-10-24
A GREAT NJ LETTING.
Hitehio District Republicans Have Ono OF
the Finest Meetings of tho scnson-Thrss

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the Finest Meetings of tho Scnson-Tirs
Splendid Addresses, Ono IN German.
d Tho Republicans OF Richie distric
never do things by halves, and las
nights meeting was one OF tho best tha
has been held in the county this year
Y From seven o'clock ill nearly s Mayer
full brass band played in tho etrcet II
: front OF knoke's hall, and enthusiast,
Eighth warders burned red fire ant
cheered themselves hoarse in their en-
thusiasm.
At a few minutes before o'clock I've
hacks, carrying number OF Republican
leaders from up town, arrived, aud the
red fire sticks were allowed to burn out,
and the band was taken into the hall.
More music was played while sort oi
Republican handshakiug and love feast
was INDUCED.
Seats had been ranged across the hall
halfway back, aud they were crowded,
and back Of them, IN interested and ak.
pectant crowd filled the open space
On the platform were Chairman Neigh.
en-, OF the state committee, Chairman
hloHat, Of the county committee, Hon.
Augustus Pellack, Col. George b. Cali.
well, Mr.. W. II. g. Curtis and Mr..
Hugo l.. LooF.
Chairman MoiIat acted as chairman of
the meeting, 1t being held under the
auspices Of the County Central Club.
lie introduced Mr.. PollRck, announcing
that he would open with a short ad.
dress in German, for the especial benefit
oil the Germans in the hall, vino were
quite numerous and very attentive. MIR.
Motlats announcement was greeted
With applause, the German element
Seeming TO appreciate the efforts OF the
committee TO pleass them by baying an
address delivered in their native tongue,
Mr.. Pollacs stepped to the table at the
'front.' OF the stage and began his address
IN German. He spoke about twenty.
!ive minutes, and his address was heart.
lly received, with applause and laughter
on tie part OF those understanding his
Remarks. The German address idea
seemed to take amazingly, and when
Dir. Pollack finished he was loudly
cheered.
MIR. Pollack, without resuming his
seat, spoke for nearly an hour in Eng.
lish. He dwelt upon the advantages
which have accrued to Germany since
the adoption by that country OF part OF
the protective system advocated and put
into effect here by the Republican party,
anu quoted bismarck and List as author
!ty lor the statement tha, the bulk OF |
Germ.ny's s iron industry had increased
o0 per cent aud wages II per cent in |
eight years under the protective policy. |
He took the homcly dinner bucket 10 |
Illustrate the workings of the tin plate
tarlt, and withal made very enjoyable
address.
After tune by the band, Col. George
b. Caldwell was introduced and made a
very happy address, He told story OF
meetlng'a German immigrant who tried
to converse with him in German, and
the dismal failure they made OF it. This
he applied to Mr.. Polack's German ad.
dress-he could not understand it, but
he knew Mr.. Pollack and vas willing to |
lncorse every WORD be said. He made |
humorous allusion to a brother of his
who had strayed from the fold and was
no doubt making a Democratic speech |
IN the rain at Elm Grove ut that time.
lie alluded to Richie district as the
Independent Republic OF Ritchietown,
and IN closing warned his hearers that
they would not only buve to watch aud
get the votes cast, but must watch
the court houses and ballot boxes to gee
that they are not stolen and scratched.
W. Ii. y. Curtis was next introduced,
and made splendid, rorsiug speech,
lie said it vas his first efo't at making
political speech, but il he improves
with further efforts he will take from,
rank among American stump orators. He
has a beautiful delivery and puts his
arguments in clothes that make them
take. His address was INTERRUPTED by
applause dozen times, and it held the
undivided and earnest attention OF the
audience throughout. In closing he
made the following metaphorical dis.
position of the candidates: "They
need NO encomiums. They are
men of worth and Of brains,
and are the best that our
county, Congressional district and State
anord, and on the morning OF the 4.h OF
November We will man that old Repub.
lican train, with Reynolds as general
| aSSae VI tHO iohu, Uullu SullUllQ5 snail
be the engineer, Charles Morningstar Ia
star OF the first msgnitrde), who shines
80 brilliantly as our labor candidate, will
be our headlight, Maxwell and Hearne
will be our brakemen, Whitaker as mail
agent, with Brice and Robertson as ex.
press clerks, and last, not least, by apy
means, the brainy W. 2. Hubbard for
our conductor, We the sturdy yoemen Of
the Republican party, will throw oil
our coats, roll up our sleeves, put our
shoulders to that grand old Republican
train and roll her up the political in.
cline, and when the sun illuminates the
heavens on the morning OF the 5th we
will behold her resting in all her prisI
tine beauty and grandeur on the sum.
NIT Of success"
When MIR. Curtis sat down the house
went wild. For fully five inmates the
applause was deafening, and Mr.. Gu.
tis's ovation was such as 10 seldom seen
on any occasion. fa