The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-10-27

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York-.The Latter Makes a Very
Entertaining Address---A Large
Audience Present Mt the Night
Observation-Disclosures of sympathy
With President Harrison.
The Prohibitionists had their innings
yesterday, holding meetings in the
Opera House afternoon and evening.
The audience during the afternoon was
rather small, but it made up in enthu-
siasm what it lacked in numbers. In
the evening the Opera House was
crowded, and the people cheered and
applauded as if their candidates had a
chance of election. 1t was an orderly
crowd, a large percentage of whom
were wives and daughters. The even
ing session was enlivened by some very
good music by the Moundsville Quar-
tette and Mrs. Frances W. Graham, Of
New York.
At the night meeting Captain Burt,
received telegram from Mr.. John Bod
ley, OF Staunton, Va, which was read
to the audience as follows:
Virginia will increase her Prohibl-
ton vote 500 per cent. The devils got
his tail over the da hboard and kick
ing"
This announcement from the former
"war horse" OF this state was greeted
with unstinted applause.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
When County Chairman Noah Beck
called the meeting to order in the alter
noon there were perhaps two hundred
persons present. Rev. A. ]. Trey, OF
the Baptist church, offered up an invo-
cation in which he feelingly referred to
the great affection that has oyertaken
President Harrison. He was followed
by Mrs. Francis w. Graham, OF New
York, who sang pleasing song. Cap
tain Frank Burt, the Prohibition can.
didate for governor, was introduced and
made brief speech, in which he out
lined the policy OF the party.
Mr.. Frank j. Sibley, OF Georgia, then
addressed the audience at some length.
Mr.. Slbey is somewhat OF an orator,
being witty and eloquent in turns. He,
OF course, attacked both parties, and as
usual gave the Republican party the
worst OF it, although it is fair to say he
was not US vituperative and abusive as
most speakers in this cause are. OF the
Republican party he said that it prided
itself on being the instrument in free
ing the slaves. "Yet," said he, this
same party is now engaged in encour-
aging a worse slavery"
Mrs. Graham again favored the audi
ence with vocal selection, after which
the meeting adjourned until s o'clock
p. m.
NIGHT MEETING.
By 8 o'clock last evening the orches-
ira, dress circle and gallery was filled
to repletion. The Bridgeport Prohibit
ton club, numbering 40 men, marched
through the streets to the place of
meeting, burning red fire along the
route.
Chairman Beck presided, and occupy
ing seats on the stage were many prom
lnent workers IN the cause. rev. tn. +: N.
Lynch opened tne meeting win prayer D'ti
alter whlch MRS. usanan renuereu
several prohlDltlon songs. ,..,
and addressed the meeting at some
length. The burden Of his speech,was
the unftness Of both the great parties
to dea! with the question az issae-t ne
sba comrse V of his r s Mr. BnTt said
that in many cases the primary elections
OF the other parties we're held in saloons I;
prohibition had become a national issue
because the cause was national. He
said that the cause was growing stead
ily. and that at the coming election it
would poll $50. 900 TO 1000 900 votes.
People who desired to stamp out the
rum traffic should come into the pro-
hipition ranks. and no other party had
the ability to handle the question. He
eulorized Bidwell and Cranfill, the pres
idential and vice presidential candi-
dates, stating that Cranfill, of Texas,
was the first southern man put on
presidential ticket since the war. "Keep
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