Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-10-31
A GRBAT BECGPTIOy
TO MR. HOWARD IN Teg FOURTH WARD,
LIST NIGHT.
20 Addressed a Crowded Audience g. Bishops Hall.
Sp Cc5as 81 Son. Jc4a C,-ccra1 and
A ,o.asy G3a,ral 7. S. Riley.


eenth street hall was filled 10 its caDac-
tty with Fourth ward voters, last
night, 20 listen 20 addresses made by
Hon. John A. Howard and Attorney
General T. s. Riley. The audience was
one thoroughly representative Of the
eastern end Of the city, workingmen
largely predominating in ITS makeup.
The meeting was called 20 order at s
O'Clock by Joseph Yaau, who named
Hon. John C0rcOran as chairman. Mr..
Corcoran was vigorously applaud
ed as he took bis seat. lie
made a short but effective address.
Among other things, he said the citizens
OF Wheeling were ab0U. % DO called
upon 70 decide who should represent
them In the Congress Of the United
States. That matter was one vitality
Interesting our people, for 10 the Fifty
fourth Congress labor legislation or
A MOST IMPORTANT CHARACTER
would be acted upon. The voters OF
Wheeling were largely wage-workers,
and 10 was for them 20 decide whether
they would be best represented by
Capt. Dovener, or he who had all his
life been identified with labor
aud It's intarssts-IIon. John A.
Howard. He had grown up among The
wOrkinEmen as one OF them, and every
laborer, aud mill mau, and artiZan
knew all about him, and knowing JSis,
knew he could be- depended upon. The
question was often asked, why don't
the laboring men elect representatives,
% COngress?' Here was o chance 20
do that very thing, and 10 the opinion
of the speaker 10 would
BE A SHAME 70 DEFEAT HIM
Nj COrc0rlu's hearers evidently
thought so, ton, for they aDp.auded
this sentiment 20 the echo. Mr.. Cor
cOran went on with sketch
of Mr.. Towards life aud
made a contrast between tbe two rival
candidates which was entirely favor
able 90 Mr.. Howard, aud provoked aD-
pause. When be said shat between the
two, the choice Of the wJrSiuZmsn
must be for John A. Howard, there
were cries OF "thats So and fright
you are" Mr.. C0rcorau iDstanCed some
Of Mr.. Towards efforts on behalf
Of the w0rkingmen, among them
his conservative speech 20 the
Welburg glasswOrksrs, for which
Mr. Howard was roundIy de-
nOunCsd bv Mr.. Dorian, the
works. The speaker said Dornsn had
said Mr.. Howard would not represent
the Democratic party To Congress, but
the wOrkingmen, 20 which Mr.. Howard
bad replied that he thought he would
be able 20 represent both. This was
heartily cheered. In closing his re-
marks, Mr.. COrcOran introduced Attor-
ney General II. $. Riley, who began his
remarks By saying pc was surprised 10
see such largs~SAieuce upon such
BAD night.
AVER f6~eae history OF the Demo
arty," saId be, has there been
when the members Of the party
THEIR SHOULDERS TO THE WHEEL
rnestly IS now" He detailed Why
this was 50, snd then said be should not
90 far into the issues OF the campaign,
as that would be reserved for Mr.. How
ard, who was az that moment addressing
q meeting at Elm Grove, and would
drive In from that meeting iu the rain
20 make his forty-eighth speech OF the
campaign 20 the voters OF Union dis
trict.
Mr. Riley then turned his attention
60 Mr.. n. u. Whitaker, against whom
the speaker said he had no word OF re-
proach, and for whom be had the high
est personal respect, as no doubt his
audience had. But he could not pass
over the remarks made by Mr.. Whit
aker on Monday evening, as reported 10
this paper yesterday morning. De re-
ferred TO Mr. Whitaker's
FLOOD OF BILLINGSGATE
against Mr.. Caldwell, Mr. Wilson. the
speaker aud the stat OF the REGISTER,
and read from the report in this paper,
that:
They are all d-n disreputable soul
lions and rascals, and that the REGIS
TER was "a damned malignant, lying,
dirty sheet.
Mr.. Riley then said
IL said, in my speeches, not one word
against Mr.. Whitaker's private charac-
ter. Not one word Yet be has seen
fit 20 attack myself aud other gentle
men To this manner. And for what?
Simply because We have had the temer-
ity 20 refer 20
HIS PUBLIC RECORD
in an entirely proper manner want
10 say here now, aud I would say 10 10
Mr.. Whitaker was present, aud will say
10 upon a platform with him, II neceS-
Sary, that there Is not one DILL in the
interests OF labor which be has not OD-
posed, and not one bin. 10 the interests
Of corporations which he mas not en-
dorsed." Applause.
Mr.. Riley then took up Mr.. Whita-
ker's record In the Legislature on the
labor bill, beginning with the bin 10 re-
gard 20 child labor. "Mr. Whitaker
voted for the bin before that one, and
for the bill after 10, but be lodged the
child labor bin. I submit 90 you, that
lt much better for man 20 openly vote
bis sentiments than &c is
TO DODGE A BILL
OF this nature when IL comes along"
The store order bill was next taken
no 10 turn, and from this be passed 10
other bills 20 be taken into cOnsiders-
zion with Mr.. Whitaker'S candidacy,
and said that because Democrats had
ventured to look into this public record
OF public candidate, Mr.. Whitaker
had lost his head, aud had fallen into
language at a public meeting not tit TO
be used upon the streets.
The electric light record Of Mr.
Whitaker was then taken up, Mr..
Riley beginning this portion OF his re-