Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-11-05
The BRAXTON BARBECUE


tt sutton, Saturday. Attracted an I'm
! mense Accommodation by Sem
! a5or Camden, EK.GOV Fleming and
|. Col. Ben wilson.
2seiGt % ne Rs0iUs-.
SUTTON, w. VA, Novemb Der 4.-The
argest meeting ever held in BraXton
county was the Democratic barbecue OF
yesterday. From early morning until
noon the crowd poured in by the hun
bred, and by the time the speaking be-
kan there was acres OF enthusiastic
democrats In sight. In the morning
tDarade there were, by actual count, five
hundred aud fourteen horsemen, while
1he whole town was alive with people
tOn foot. The crowd was estimated at
from $500 to 5000.
Y A prominent gentleman who attend
tad the much talked OF Morgantown
Eneeting, held some weeks ago, said
Shat there were fully as many
resent here yesterday. Three beeves,
aud four barrels of -four, baked into
bread, disappeared in half an hour, and
other provisions had to be procured to
finish feeding the multitude.
Senator Camden, the first speaker, en-
Jertained the vast audience for forty
minutes, making what was on all hands
declared to be the best speech he ever
made. He was among the friends and
playmates of his boyhood, and the occa-
sion was such as to inspire the hsppest
strain.
Governor Fleming was next intro
duCed, aud that gentleman surpassed
himself In his able aud logical discus
sion OF the great issues. His exposition
of the falsity OF Republican pretenses
that the recent depression was due to
Democratic policy was the ablest and
most conclusive argument on that has
been advanced. He showed that it was
In fact the prompt and vigorous action
OF the present administration that
checked and turned back what threat
ened to have been the greatest panic Of
the age.
Col. Ben Wilson was next introduced
as the old war horse and wheel horse OF
Democracy. The Colonel, although not
fully recovered from the effects OF an
accident in the Third district, by which
he was rendered lame, entertained the
crowd in his very happiest strain. He
dwelt at considerable length upon the
difference between the Wilson bill and
McKinleyism, and showed that 10
every instance the change had been In
favor OF the poor man, instead OF being
at the behest and 10 the sole interest Of
the manufacturer, which was the per-
vading spirit Of the Mckinley sbomina-
tion. Half way Of his speech several
enthusiastic Democrats on the out
skirts of the crowd interrupted the
Colonel by cries Of hurrah for
Howard. The speaker, quick as a
fash, stopped 10 the midst OF a
sentence and rising on bis tip-toes, pro-
possd and led in three rousing cheers
fotS (hn A. Howard, our next Congress
mAp .<Nich was responded TO by the
mosts a%pendous cheers that ever went
up fro Gree Thousand throats. Col.
Wilson, poke with great force aud sf-
feet, and has lost none OF his old time
vgor. What wonder that the Demo
cracy of the First District Kept him in
Congress so long?
Information has just reached here TO
the effect that w. $ Lingle, chairman
of the Republican County Executive
Committee of Webster county, and n.
c. Thurmond, prominent sesorRsy OF
that county, have joined thsiF forces
with the Democracy. TkiS more than
Offsets c. P. Dorr sud his close bosom
friends. Rose snd Hamric, who went 10
the Republicans two years ago.