Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-09-21
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AT ToMLINsoN HALL
The Largest Audience of the Week
Greets Governor Mckinley.
The third night OF the Encampment
witnessed the largest audience in Tom
linson Hall that has assembled there.
The decorations used the two nights
previous still remained. After so many
firing parades, reunions and camp-fires
it might be expected that some of the
vim and ardor would be wanting, but
such was not the case, for, if it were
possible to exhibit more enthusiasm
than on Monday and T uesday nights, it
was exhibited last night. Notwith-
standing the excessive heat the audi
tnce did not seem to tire, but gave the
best attention throughout.
Shor tly after President Harrison be-
gan his brief speech he was interrupted
by long and continued cheers and ap-
plause at the entrance of Governor Nc
Kinley, and after each number on the
program the calls for Mckinley were
loud and persistent. General Harrison
acted as presiding officer, and in his
opening said:
Il enjoy the position am assigned
to fill tonight better than any that has
fallen to MY lot before during this En-
campment; not only because see before
me larger audience of soldiers than l
have ever seen before assembled here,
but particularly because l am master OF
the program tonight (Applause.) When
somebody else is In the chair l feel that
l may be called upon for speech, and
am in some distress in consequence; but
being in charge of this meeting tonight,
announce to you with great gratitica-
ton that the part of the program desig-
mated as the opening address by the
presiding officer will be dispensed with.
daughter and applause) We will now
have some music from the ''Ba Id head
ed Glee Club"
The singers failed to show up at the
word, and General Harrison said:
Il am told that these bald-headed
singers are at the barber shop having
their hair dressed and are not here.
We viii therefore call for music by the
Denver Drum Corps"
General RuslE Speaks.
General Rusk was on the program
for speech, and said:
Mr.. President, Comrades, Ladies-I
hardly know what to say in reply to
such introduction as the President has
given me tonight. 1 hardly think de-
serve such praise, but have been with
him for good while and have learned
to keep quiet when he is around
Naughter.) Especially when there is
any talking to be done, because he can
beat all of us at that. (Applause.)
Mr.. President, feel somewhat like
soldier of Indiana who went with
General Wilson. He had raised cav
airy regiment in this State, 1 believe,
and had gone to the war. He was a
patriotic farmer, and went from his
home into the war as man who
thought it was his duty to 60 On bri-
gade drill, which General Wilson had
ordered, he failed to perform the evolu-
tions as he should have done as schol-
arly soldier. After the parade was
over General Wilson sent for him and
said to him, impatiently: Why don't
you straighten up so that you can per
form these evolutions? ? He replied:
General Wilson. l know 1 don't know
much about this soldiery business. I
went to put down the war, but l will
just bet you $500 that 1 can plow as
straight 'furrie' as anyone cam
7 4 60 10
make a speech, but if you have any
plowing to do, whether it is plowing
rebels or anything else. | am with you.
(Applause) 1t may be that we won't
have any of that to do, but if we ever
do | am ready to drive siX-horse team"
Mrs. Walker then sang the ''Marseilles
hymn instead of Columbia, the Gem
of the Ocean" and as an encore favored
the appreciative audience with Annie
Laurie" The Hon. J. J. Phelps OF
Michigan then spoke for about 10 min
utes, giving interesting "reminiscences
of the war, and was heartily applauded
and frequently interrupted with ap-
plause and laughter R. W. Hender-
shot then entertained the audience in a
very pleasing manner. As memorial
of the esteem in which he is held by the
W. R. c. he was presented with an ele-
CANT badge by Mrs. Cooper, C. W.
Smith of this city making the presenta-
tion speech. The Drummer Boy" ac-
cepted the badge, etc., and gave imita-
ton of a battle, performing the same in
very satisfactory manner upon a snare
drum. Re ;itation-Miss Daisy Tuttle.
Genera Harrison finding that mat
ters were becoming somewhat mixed
owing to departure from the program
acknowledged the bad condition into
which he had gotten things, and called
upon Miss Laura McMarris for whis-
Ting solo. She rendered the solo. but
the calls for Cover lr Mckinley were
so loud that he was brought out, and
delivered the following address:
Governor NIcIkinley's Speech.
''MR. PRESIDENT, COMRADES OF THE
GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC, LADIES
AND GENTLEMEN-I have no purpose to
interfere with the program of the night;
that program has already been made
and published, and the presiding officer
of this Campfire finds it his duty to
execute it to the letter, and l only rise
now for the purpose of expressing to
you, to all of you, my pleasure and sat
isfaction to be able to join with my old
comrn,1aS nf tLa uyor in tho aniOvmant