The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-06-08
DEPEW DELEGATES II.
The Convention Opened to the
Public Monday Night.
4 VAST AUDIENCE ASSEMBLIES
To Hear New YorIs,s silver.Tongued
orator...He Reviews the Record OF
tho Republican Party and Makes
Some striking Comparisons.

The Republican, convention hall, at
Minneapolis, Of '92 was opened to the
general public Monday night with an
event long and, pleasingly anticipatedin
local and musical circles-a grand con-
cert by a chorus OF 1000 voices, sup
ported by the Second Regiment Band,
Of Chicago. A vast audience, number
ing over 10000 people, and filling every
seat for distances as far as the eye could
reach, surveyed the inspiring scene,
which bids fair to become memorable
political battle-ground. The decorations
as prepared for the convention are ex-
tremely simple, but very beautiful. At
four conspicuous places American flags
are festooned under old gold hangings
and patriotic effects. The stage with its
great military band, its piano, and its
thousand voices spreading and retreat
ing to the eastern upper walls filled an
entire breadth Of the chamber. At 8
o'clock, upon the conclusion OF the
overture OF the opera OF "Rienzi, /" the
audience was we'll seated and received
the openingnumber with everyevidence
OF delight. Various choruses and solos
preceded the speech Of Hon. Chauncey
N. Depew, whose coming was hailed
with such an uproar as only many
thousand persons. can make. Mr.. De-
pew said: sT
Mr.. DEPEw's SPEECH.
Tadies and gentlemen: Il has been.
my privilege to voice the spirit and
meaning OF the occasion at the dedica-
ton Of buildings occupied by science,
literature, art, industry, education, re-
ligion, aud philanthropy; 4 have
spoken at the laying OF corner:stones OF
structures which we're to be the homes
Of mighty newspapers; which were to
enlarge the opportunities OF education
upon the old scholastic basis and upon
the new and more ;practicul principle Of
manual training; which were to concen-
trate the commercial activities OF the
continent; which were to provide for
suffering humanity; but this is
the first time have ever at
tempted before vast audience,
composed OF the members OF all
parties, to dedicate a-hall for the uses OF
one party. / presume that here and
there among these twenty thousand
auditors will be found Democrat. l
understand that the species is not en-
tirely extinct in the State Of Minnesota.
But as this is Republican week, as |
am here commissioned by the great
State Of New York, in conjunction with
its other representatives, to nominate
the next President OF the United States,
no man and no woman could be present
without expecting that the overwhelm-
ing sentiment OF the hour should find
expression upon this platform. So, il
my Democratic friends are hero simply
as evidence OF their existence, or as a
protest, or in the spirit OF martyrdom,
or to find the means OF saving grace.
ask them to hear me for my cause,
and be silent that they may hear.
ABOUT EIGHTEEN HGSbREb STEEGRs AGO,
when Rome was mistress ot.the world,
Emperor Titus, who was counted the
most enlightened and liberal OF Caesars,
celebrated universal conquest by the
dedication Of the Coliseum. Within
| lt8 walls were. RbkueEGp, ouhyVvs SPcSAa'
tors whorep tdsdh ted al :Sthat there was
OF religion and culture Of the Roman
empire. Thousands of early Christian
martyrs, men, women, and children,
were mangled, torn, and devoured by
wild beasts. Centuries have come and
gone, most Of them presenting only
bloody records Of suffering and sorrow.
Millions have died upon the battlefield
and upon the scaffold, dynasties have
been overthrow, empires disrupted,
continents ravaged. and the peo-
pie kept > in british ignorance
and slavery; but upon this
Western Hemisphere, freedom from
caste and tradition, the equality of all
men before their maker and the laws,
the equal opportunities for everyone to
rise to the highest places in the state,
and to grasp the largest industrial and
commercial prizes, the generous recog-
milton OF mutual, obligations, one to the
other, have created an empire greater
in power, and intellectually better in
every attribute OF benefcent sovereignty
than Rome.
In this hall will gather tomorrow the
representatives Of one.halt or more Of
the American people. They
NEXT TO NOMINATE THEMAN