Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-11-01
GEN. STEVENSON.
Tbs Next Vice President, Meets Most Enthusiastic
RsceUton at Point Pleasant and Parksrshurg-
Splendid Meetings at Both P0lnts-lslnng
Blows for Democracy Delivered From the
Shouldm-Biggsst Crowds Ever Assembled
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s1se;aL TsIsorGDa 10 TIE Rs0tstT.
DIT P1r1sANr. w. VA, October 81
Grand and glorious was the day, anu sun
grander and more glorious the outpourins
of the Democracy of Mason county at ILLS
place to-day. . buct-
On foot, horseback, in wagons, DUCK
boards. carts, carriages. by train anu eVoty .;y
conceivable conveyance tney cauno AZ AZ ~
the town overaowed with the thousands Oh
enthnsiastic. shouting, patriotic Demo
crats IN see and honor the next vice r res
dent of the United States, Hon. A. +. Stew
enson. o,o,,. haoar m
pather' and at 9: l5 when the train bearing
the Hon. a. E. Stevenson, Congressman d.
/ Hemnhill. of South Carolina. ex-senator
Camden and some eight or ten otner uiS-
tinguisbed guests rolled in at the hanawnS
and Michigan depot the town was wen
filed with people. but the nall were no'
here yet. .ho i'm
Cen. Stevenson was received by the I'M
mense throng, amidst the shouts OF Vhe niul
titude assembled at the depot, ana Tue
strains of numerous bands, and the ringing
of al the church, court house ana scnoo4
house bells, and the blowing Oh Iue VIZ
ties of every manufacturing Si es1Sol.spiion'
in the nlace and escorted to his hotel.
Such was the reception-and what OF tne
naradel If the reception was grSnu
the parade was still grander. Hundreds Oh
horsemen wore assembled In the outskirts
of the town. and were formed in procession
under the able leadership OF Hon. n; II.
Howard chief marshal, who formed four
divisions. each headed by oand. 20
thorough were Chief Marshal Howard's
ARRANGEMENTS that the parade, which TOOK
thirty minutes TO pass given point, vas
made without break or Jar.
General Stevenson and olstlngulsneu
visitors, who also participated III Ine
parade. reviewed the immense tnrong from
the balcony of the hotel. AT O'CLOCK,
when speaking commenced, IL was esu-
mated by conservative calculaUors InSC m
there were from 5000 to 1000 people on the
streets.
GENERAL STEVENSON,
who was introduced by Senator Rankin
Wiley. Jr., held the crowd spellbound FOR
an hour and half by his mas.
terlv arguments in favor Oh
tariff reform and his opposition 10
the force bill. He was followed by hon d.
J. Hemphill, Congressman from Soutn
Carolina, who for an hour, by MS orltllanG
oratory, happy wittlclsms ana proIoGniu
logic won The hearts of his hearers. Col:
J L. aQC6, Ol OulO, was ehAS4
and made one of the most telling srgu-
ments and appeals to the old soldiers TO
support Grover Cleveland, who declares
that he is in favor of the pension roll being
roll of honor that has been heard IN this
part of the country.
1t was late in the evening when the Colo
mel concluded, and the people dispersed 10
their homes. feeling happy over day well
spent. Much good was done and Mason
county sends greetings to her sister coun-
ties. assuring them that she viii not oe
foupd tagging behind when the Democratic
roll is called. The success OF this grand
meeting is largely due to the Ia
borious efforts of James B. Tippett,
chairman of the County Executive Com
mittee, Senator Wiley, Col. G. B. Thomas
and their many able assistants. Gen.
Stevenson, his law partner, Mr., Ewing,
Senator Camden ana others left on
speclal train at 4 p. N. for Parkersourg,
where another ovation awaits the distin-
gulshed champion Of Democracy. The
Barnum Club, of Huntington, was here
three hundred strong and created great en-
thusiasm.