Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-10-21
w. c. BEANS.
rRE GLENV1LLE BARBECUE.
Hon. John a. Howard ana BON. John o,
Pondleton Make EXosnent speeches,
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Hon. John a. Howard and Ron John o.
PondletOn Make Exosllsnt speeches,
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WESTON, w. VA, October 2O.-The bar
becue at Gleaville to-day was the largest
political meeting ever held in Gilmer cOun-
". IL was even larger than the famous
Joint debate held there between Judge
John BrannOn aud General Nathan Goh.
a conservative estimate places the crowd
in attendance at between three ana four
thousand people. The crowd began TO ar
rive as early as daylight this morning, and
by 10 o'clock the Fair grounds was
one black mass Of enthusiastic Dem
Ocrats who had come 70 stay al
day. All the voting Democrats iu Gilmer
were there in flll force, together with their
wives, their children and their sweethearts,
and this was not All, for Democrats from
Nevis, Braxton. Calhoun, DOddridge, and
|evel< nom the farN OF county CT Richie,
were there in go6dly numbers. 1t was a
great gathering of great people for
great cause. TheN had all come to see, to
hear and 20 welconk their next Congress
man, and a right rCS Sal welcome it was. 1t
was a hearty, enthusiastic and cordial vel
come.
Promptlysat the hour OF 10, Chairman
Kidd ca led the meeting to order and named
Hon. j. 5. Witlers as chairman Of the
meeting. Mr.. Withsrs in happy speech
introduced the
HON. JOHN A. HOWARD
as our next Congress- man, which was greet
ed with q cheer that made the hills OF Gill
mar ring with old time Democratic enthu-
siasm. and 50 great was the applause tnat
IL was some minutes before the speaker
could begin his address.
Mr.. Howard was at his hest to-day. For
two solid hours he neld his immense audi
euce spell bound by his forci0le and logical
presentation Of all the iss6Ss, eemOnstrat-
iug that the Democratic barty Is not re-
spOnsible for the business depression OF last
year and that the last Congress- did more
for the masses of the people than was done
oy any preceding Congress. His discussion
of the tariff was the CIeareSi statement OF
the Democratic position on that subject
ever heard az Glenville, From. beginning
tO end his earnest manner of delivery and
eloquent address elected freQuebt rounds
OF applause. When he concluded he had
established in GiImer county q midst envia-
ble reputation as a public speaker land will
undoubtedly get every DemOcrRlf vote IN
Gilmer county.
At the conclusion Of his speech tho crowd
was
INVITED To TIE ON-ROASr
az Floral nall, where the four large 6eeves
that bad been roasted for the occRsion
were soon consumed.
At two o'clock the meeting was again
called % order and Congressman Peudleton
was introduced Mr. Pendlet0n spoke
two hours, fully sustaining his reputation
as an orator OF ability. Mr.. PendletOn's
speech was pronounced one on his
greatest efforts. In concluding
Mr.. Peud.etou eulogized John A.
Howard as a Young man Of correct life and
strictly moral habits who had BY his IN
tiriug energy, unajied. forced himself
from position in the Wheeling factories
20 a place Of foremost rank among the
LAWYERS Of West Virginia.
p From every point Of view the Gleuviue
barbecue was a success beyond the expec-
tatiOu of its promoters.