The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-11-12

R1Tu MIN AZ the hon oI tue nout. Mr.
Dayton in q few we'll chosen words.
modestly thanked his Ohio friends for
the ovation, aud was again cheeted 10
the echo.
About the came time the Americas
Club, the Me6ee Guards. the Tariff
Club and FAirmont club arrived in the
city and proceeded 70 the AcLure
House, tho rotuuda of which wasn't
half large enough to contain them all.
Hundreds packed themselves in, how
ever, and then began tho series Of in
door demonstrations which character
lied the evening throughout The
visitors had come to pay tribute 10 the
gallant leaders OF protection who had
lifted West Virginia out OF the "solid
SOUTH" as we'll as 10 jollify over the
contamination Of thoir work, aud thev
were not bit slow in letting 1t be
known.
Every man seemed to be possessed
Of pair OF double back.action lungs,
and he turned on full steam and set the
vocal machinery TO which they were
attached into full motion. There wGro
loud cries for Elkins, Dayton, Dovener.
Huling, Miller and nearly every other
West Virginia statesman the visitors
had ever heard Of.
UNPRECEDENTED SCENES.
Cheers for Mckinley, Hastings, Nor
ton, Reed and all the national Rspubli-
can leaders rent the air. Cries OF
"What's the matter with West Vir-
ginia; she's all rightw were saudwiched
between the shouts for the leaders.
These demonstrations continued until
nearly seven o'clock, the time an
nounced for the club to march to the
place OF rendezvous OF tho paraders.
All this time the crush in tho rotunda.
on tho stairwnys, on tho galleries, and
in the corridors, upstairs md down,
was terrific. Suddenly at the main
entrance there was 4 commotion signal
ling the arrival of some one and in a
moment more Captain Dovener, fol.
lowed by Dayton, HulinG and others,
who had been dining with the captain
at the Windsor, we're struggling through
the mass OF humanity toward the stair
way. Captain Dovener was noticed
frat and his name being shouted out
by some one, 1t was taken up and echoed
by the others, amid wild cheering.
Three or four men lifted Captain Do
veneer onto their shoulders and held
him above the crowd. while cheer after
cheer greeted.his bows Of ackno wledg-
ment In the meantime Mr.. Dayton
had reached the staircase. He was
unknown to the strangers, and had
pushed his way through the crowd and
half way up the steps.
THE OVATION To DAYTON.
Hero he was met by Mr.. Charles Bur-
dett Hart, who. after waving tho crowd
to silence, introduced to the guests
"the gallant young leador who had de-
feated the great free trader, William
L. Wilson," Then bedlam was let loose.
Never was more enthusiastic ovation
rendered any man in this city. Cheer
after cheer went up from the throats OF
the big crowd. and the air was black
with waving hats. while the ladies' on
the galleries above waved their hand
kerchiefs and joined in the shouts.
It was some time before the cheer
ing ceased and Mr.. Dayton could mako
himself heard. He said:
"Gentlemen OF tho Republican clubs
Of Pittsburgh, Cleveland and West VIr.
ginia: 1t would be callous-hearted man
indeed who would not recognize the
patriotic sentiment which inspires this
remarkable denomination.
"You have come hero to celebrate
one OF the most significant victories
ever achieved in this country. Our
beautiful mountain state, so rich in re.
sources that need the fostering caro- OF
protective lava, with interests in COM
mon with tho great states from which
you come to join US in tho day OF
our triumph, has at last recognized that
only under the wiso policy advocated
by the Republican party can she pros.
per.
"Our thanks are not alone due you for
coming here tonight, but for tho sub
stantial and moral encouragement you
have given us throughout the arduous
campaign, which has just closed, and
which has ended 80 happily not only
for US. but for the whole country. Per-
sonally, I feel under obligations to our
friends in Pittsburgh for tho aid given
me In my contest, and take this. the
first opportunity, to thank you oil col
lectively, and will be happy to take each
one OF you by the hand and thank each
Of you In person."
Long continued cheers for Dayton
followed and there was more waving OF
hats and umbrellas, whilo rush was
made for the congressman .elect from
the Second district. He has only good
luck to thank for tho fact that his
clothes were no torn from him. for he
was pulled and hauled in every direc.
tion by the enthusiastic people.
CAPTAIN DovESER.
AZ soon rs quiet was restored Captain
Dovener was introduced, and amid the
widest cheering spoke ,oloquentIy his
thanks for the demonstration. He
spoke OF another time in our history lin
1861 when Wost Virginia had broken
away from solid south and joined tho
OF progressive states. He
tho people that now she
had wiped out the lines OF sectionalism
which had kept her SO long in the ranks
OF the party OF free trade, aud had said
by her vote on last Tuesday that, so far
as she is concerned, there is no north,
no south, no cast, no west.
This sentiment was applauded to tho
echo, and there were more cries OF
"rhree cheers for Captain Dovener,"
which wero given again and again.
Hon. J. II. Huling, the congressman.
elect in tho Third district, was called
for repeatedly, and that gentloman's
appearance on the stairway was the
signal for another groat demonstration
Of enthusiasm. Mr.. Huling briefly and
smiingiy tendorod his thanks and ap.
probation for tho ovation. and retired
amid enthusiastic cheering.