Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-11-04

The Republican Campaign Closed Lasi
Night At the Opera House.

The Republican Campaign Closed Last
Night At the opera House
Capt. B. B. Dovener closed his cam
paign In this city last night with . good
sized meeting In the Opera House. The
building was filed. Shortly after eight
O'Clock the Young Mems Republican
Escort Club turned out. headed by
Mayors band, and escorted the speak
ers and the county and congressional
chairmen from the Hotel Windsor TO
the Opera House. The carriage or the
speakers was followed by half hundred
men, wearing badges and carrying red
FIRE. The parade was very creditaole.
Before the meeting opened. Mr.. w.
M. Clemans sang one or two original
songs upon political topics, FROM the
stage, and was warmly applauded.
The meeting was called TO order by
Chairman II. c. Richards, OF the Con-
gressIonal Executive Committee, who
named as Chairman Mr.. VIM. p. Hub
bard. Mr.. Hubbard, in his opening
remarks, talked about the distress and
business depression during the past
two years, for which he held the Demo
cratic administration responsible. He
said he had examined the records OF
the County Court, aud said ii took one
and third record books TO hold the
mortgages In this county during Re-
publican rule, and almost double that
number in the last two years. He made
a prediction OF Republican success, in
Producing names of Republican caudi-
dates, and stirred up some enthusiasm.
He accused the Democratic party Of
legislating in the interest OF England,
and drew a contrast between alleged
conditions there and here, and con-
cluded that the emigration to America
was an evidence of the superiority OF
this country, and that the prosperity OF
the United States is due to the Repuo-
ican policy of high protection.
The speaker referred at some length
to the Democratic speakers who have
been brought to the First district, aud
closed by mentioning all the Republi-
can candidates by name, and euIogizing
each one.
When Capt. Dovener was introduced
he was given warm reception.
He started out by repeating bis de-
NAL that he had abused Mr.. Howard.
Yet we have positive proof that he
hurled at Mr.. Howard such epithets as
''bencn.legged 'phist," Ignorant glass
blower" etc. He said Mr.. Howard mad
not defined his position upon aoy one OF
the economic questions OF the day. On
the contrary the people OF the First
district understand Mr.. Towards posi-
ton upon all the questions at issue, and
Capt. Dovener has been unwilling TO
meet him in join: discussion, when
both would have an opportunity to state
their positions.
Capt Dovener took up the pamphlet
containing a sketch of Mr.. Towards
life, and devoted fully half an hour to
an effort to 1isparage the Democratic
candidate; and made this an excuse for
introducing his war record, and waving
the bloody shirt.
He took up glass tumblers, and stated
that they came down in price under
protection, but neglected TO say any
thing about the increased facilities for
manufacture, and the fact that the
wages of glassworkers came down under
q protective tariff.
he said ID was too late TO discuss tue
tariff, and then proceeded to argue that
the tariff was not tax, overlooking the
fact that even Mckinley now admits
the tariff 10 be tax.
He stated some unintelligible propo-
stlons, which be seemed TO desire Mr..
Howard to answer. Mr.. Howard has
stood ready to answer all OF his argu-
ments, and gave him an invitation to
Jointly discuss the issues with him--an
Invitation which the Captain discreetly
declined. lie said he would
resign from the ticket and make Mr..
Towards election unanimous If salts
factory answers were given TO his pro-
positions The Captain was evidently
smarting under the criticism of mem
bers Of his own party, for his declina-
ton TO discuss these and other issus
with Mr.. Howard.
Prof. ]. McH Jones aud Senator
Whitaker followed Capt. Dovsner In
five minute seeeches.