Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-10-14
From a stat CorrssponGent.

From a Stat CorrssponGsnL
MoRGANTowN, w. VA, October Is.
The casual visitor in West Virginia's
University town day would never for
q moment suspect, II unaquainted with
the facts, that il was the center OF what
is by far the largest Republican consti-
uency in the State. Neither would such
u visitor, for that matter, have formed
that i'm preston from the Dayton mass
meeting here on Tuesday. That par
ticular Republican demonstration is
frankly Acknowledged on all sides TO
have been a miserable fizzle despite the
high microscopic power brought TO bear
upon the affair by the InteLEgencer.
That paper magnfed the thing about
| FIVE diameters, but even then it was
/ barely visible TO the naked eye. There
we're just thirty-seven members OF the
University Republican Club, for in-
| stance, Instead of the two hundred al
! legged by the newspaper named, and It's
| other statements were on a parallel
! with this one. Candidate Dayton's ad-
dress was in keeping with the reception
be was accorded Even ardent Repuo-
licans say his speech was poor and did
not do the Congressional aspirant JUS
tice, aud the campaign being carried on
in the forlorn hope of defeating Hon.
VIM. L. Wilson was not greatly ad-
vanced In this vicinity.
To-day's Democratic demonstration
was revelation even TO those who are
familiar with the present temper and
determination of the Second district
Democracy. The crowd was enormous,
fully testing the capacity Of the town.
No bulldiag available could Possibly 80
conimoGG.G OLt.qCSrter OF tne Assem-.
bled Democrats, add stand was erected
in front Of the main entrance of the
handsome new Court House, the meet
ing
FILLING THE EXTENSIVE LAWN
between the building and the street and
then extending on clear across the
thoroughiare 10 the property line on the
/ opposite sice.
The morning began with most dis.
couraging weather. 1t rained hard
during the entire night, and daybresE
found the sky dull and sodden with
nasty cold mist falling and
the air heavy with fog. The
local committee was in despair as IL
looked out Of the window before break
fast time, fearing that their carefully
laid plans for the day would be sadly
interfered with, but nevertheless the
! preparations were actively pushed upon
the original lines, in determination to
risk a change for the better. By half
past eight the rain had ceased, and hall
an hour later an occasional ray Of sun
light promised brighter and fsirer
afternoon, but at ten o'clock it was
raining hard again, and the outlook was
| dismal.
Hon. W. L. Wilson arrived at Fair.
mont at o'clock this morning from
| Piedm lie was unaccompanied
| VI
aud be at once sought the privacy OF a
room at SINNERS Tavern for an hour
OF repose before the departure Of the
| train for MorGantown. AT 1920, after a
| haSty breakfast, he took the train
| which was we'll filled with Democrats
srom FairmonJ and vicinity. As the
] train progressed down the valley Of the
Monongahela, crowds were found q
every station, and before half the dis
lance to Morgautown had been covered
] there was standing room only in the
cars. At the Montana coal mines q
| large delegation Of miners and coke
burners, headed by band, got on board.
A second train from Farmont, an hour
| or two later, was even more crowded
! than the frSt.
The arrival of the first train, bearing
/ Mr.. Wilson had been accurately timed
| in MorSantOwn, and those on board
found the depot and all the ueighboring
stree's blocked by solid mass OF
cheering people. Drawn up in line
| facing the cars was the
UNIVERSITY DEMoCATIC CLUB,
/ President J. +. Strsder and Secretary
/ +. C. Cox Toe club mustered l5C
strong, under command OF Captain
/ Ridgeway and Lieutenant Stand ford,
AID presented hne appearance. Each
member carried JackSOnian hickory
cane about five feet long, aud each cane
was embellished with six small flags,
one for each of Mr.. Wilson's past
terms in Congress, aud one additional
large flag for the term be is going 10
! Get 10 November As Mr.. Wilson step
ped from the train he was greeted with
a ringing cheer. He was met by q re.
| ceptiOn Committee consisting of
| Messrs. A. w. Lorentz, j Z.
! Fleming, Joseph Morelsnd, E. CHS
! Ter, W. p. Wiley and DR.. John
A. Movers and the party entered
carriages, aud escorted by the Students
| Club with two bands, was driven TO the
| Wallace House, where the Committee
had arranged quarters. The town was
CAV with flags, bunting, banners and
streamers and the scene along the
streets from the depot TO the hotel was
without parallel in this usually quiet
! community.
! All during the morning, delegations,
| CLUBS and unOrgsnized masses OF Demo-
Gratis, arrived by train AID boats, from
| both Pennsylvania AID the adjacent
! counties II West Virginia, and by noon
there were more than five thousand
| strangers 10 the town. Thousands we're
| induced 20 remain away bY the threat
enlng aspec; Of the weather, aud it is