The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-05-14

Who Voted for tho Change In 1907
Now Anxious to Vote for Another
Change.
Ono OF tho most remarkable political
gatherings, In some respects, over held
in tho county was tho Republican mass
meeting at Elm Grove Saturday night,
which was addressed By Captain b. b,
Doyener and others. 1t wus remarka-
bio, frat, because OF tho great crowd Of
earnest and enthusiastic worklngmen
who gathered for such q purpose so
long In advance Of tho opening OF the
campaign. Il wns such m assUmDlace
as Is only seen. usually, In the worry
heat OF tho campaign, when party fool
Ing is excited 10 tho highest pitch.
Secondly, IL was remarkable for tho
largo number OF Democratic working.
men who participated aud who publicly
announced their remuneration Of thoir
allegiance to tho Democracy. II seemed
like q spontaneous uprising OF tho
people Of that mining region to protest
against tho %rulnous policy OF tho Domo-
cratic party. Tho meeting, or rather
the rally, was held ut Sycamore grove,
back OF the village, aud was participated
in by fully 700 voters, nearly 800 Of
whom were Wheeling workingmen,
composing the Doyencr Republican
Club. who won't out On q special train
at 1920.
Tho club, headed by tho Bogg's Run
band, marched up from the South Side
to tho Wheeling & Elm Grove station.
where they took tho train for Elm
Grove. Arriving there they were met
by Il delegation Of Republicans and pa
raded to Sycamore grove. Tho striking
miners wore holding Il picnic there and
al! festivities were suspended for two
hours while the largo dancing pavilion
was given up for tho meeting.
+. }. Hugus was made chairman Of
the meeting. In his opening remarks
no declared that while tho rally was
held under the auspices OF those who
preferred Captain Dovener for Con.
greas, the friends Of all other caudidatcs
were cordially welcomed, and no dis
elimination would be made against
them in selecting speakers. It was q
Republican moeting-a meeting OF men
who intended TO vote for the rcdemp.
ton Of the county and Of the First
congressional district regardless Of who
the candidate was.
He introduced Bcntly Jones, q repre-
sentative workingman, as tho first
speaker. Mr.. Jones spoke e~loquen.ly
for ten minutes and was enthusiastical-
ly %applauded. He brought down tho
house by defining that peculiar product
OF Democratic times-a hobo, as q work
ingman who voted in 1892 for o change
and who is now trampiug to Washing
ton to say that he Is sorry the change
has come. He urged the great crowd OF
wage workers present, many OF whom
are unemployed, to vote this iall for the
party under whose administration they
had had employment at living wages.
Every reference to tho Mckinley bill,
Mckinley himself and to Captain Dove
ner was loudly chcercd.
D. W. Martin, another wage-worker,
made a rafting ten minutes speech in
the same vein and was applauded
throughout. Then ]. II. Burt spoke
briefly ,-dwelling upon the remarkable
demonstration before him-the unusual
| sight Of a great and spontaneous Repub-
lican rally so long preceding u nomina.
ting convention. 1t was significant
that the workingmen OF this commu-
nifty are more in earnest than they have
w been before and intend to take q
hand in politica. They were there tor
business and not for fun.
Sam O. Boyco was next introduced.
Ho spoke for ten minutes dwelling
upon the disastrous effects OF the cleo.
ton OF the Democratic party to power
and created amusement by his sarcastic
| illusions to that picturesque statesman,
Mr.. pendleton, who Is misrepresenting
tho people OF this district in Congress.
After music by the band Captain
Dovcner, the speaker OF the evening,
was introduced and received an ova.
ton. The captain spoke for half hour.
He was in good form and made one OF
tho best speeches Of his life, holding
the big crowds attention to the end.
lIo was frequently interrupted by ap.
! plause and cheers. He spoke directly
upon the condition OF the country nj
tho present time, and OF tho disasters
that have bofallen the wage-workers.
Only once did he refer to his own candi-
dacy, and that was to say that his sup.
porters were Republicans, and il it
pleased the convention TO nominate
another every one of them would be
found working loyalty for his election.
The great crisis through which the
country is passing ard tho necessity for
the return to power Of the party
that carried it safely through
that other great crisis was OF
greater moment to them than
tho question OF personal preference in
the matter OF choosing a candidate.
ave are now confronted with n condi.
tion OF unrest which ia visible over tho
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