The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-28

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%winded about tho brow VI the hlil md
presented u grand sight to thoss in tho
valley below. After passing along tho
aiueSent avenues, the procession head.
3 eu toward the speakers stand and az II
moved down Chicken Neck hill, the
fsiEllt was a most Imposing one,
" men the procession came down the
|, plkc nnd reached the speakers, stand,
the clubs were appauded to tho echo.
Ihey marched on ont tho pike and
countermarched Into the lot where the
stand wns located Tho space In front
OF thc stand was packed with people
ana as the clubs marched by they were
given the clad hand most heartily.
IL was an Ideal evening nnd an Ideal
place to hold u meeting and everybody
there
After the clubs hnd reached the place
or speaking, Chairman =, +. Bloch call
ed the meeting TO order and introduced
& Captain Jack" Crawford who was
greeted with cheers that made the hills
ring, The captain began by saying he
didn't Know how IN American citizen
could forget the scene that had Just been
enacted and the barbecue OF 1896 In
Pleasant Valley lilo said he had seen Il
great many meetings and had fought
.
and enthusiasm displayed by West Nir-
ginin Republicans this year. outclasscd
ANYTHING III had ever seen. n
LAS Captain Crawford WAS speaking
three motor trains brought more people
10 swell the crowd. AMI among them
was the Mckinley club Of Benwoou,
with their handsome capcs, caps and
torches, They were given 4 rouslng
welcome and the meeting proceeded,
Captain Crawford rccitod his celc-
brated poem entitled. Corporal Bill,"
and was applaudcdi TO the echo. After
K he had finished Chairman RlOch Intro
duced the Drummer Orator Mr.. lsaac
Fluid. OF New York
Mr.. Fuld proved to I've great tllkcr
and made n speech that pleased the
s crowd immensely. as was evidenced by
the liberal applause which inte.sperscd
his remarks. He spoke In u patriotic
strain and advanced arguments calcu-
lated to set business men TO thinking.
He said this was not campaign where
the Republican Is lighting the Democrat,
but one where American citizens had
banded together irrespective oc former
party affiliations, TO suppress anarchy
and n plan to rcpudiatc the nations
debt and destroy the nations honor.
He referred 10 the Popocratic Idea OF
only one issue and said the sound mon
ey people had taken up the gauntlet
and had placed beside their motto OF
protection md rccipn'city. that OF an
honest dollar and chance TO earn II.
Prince iN,mnrck's Letter.
He commented on the spectacle or
candidate for the highest Office In the
gift OF the people going about the coun-
try laboriously engaged In attempting
10 array one class against another anu
all for personal greed for notortety
and office. He also referred to the Bis
marck letter and said It had begun TO
act ~ boomerang on the Popncrntt,
inasmuch AZ II was Sarbled for their
use. and that II expressed 4 desire Tor
the United States to attempt something
which even Germany was afraid 10 do.
He said Mr. Bryan evidently did not
understand Bismarcks craftsmanship,
"a voice, Bryan don't understand Ger
man. and then there. was q general
laugh.
The speaker closed by saying lie was
proud to feel that though Washington.
Lincoln, Grant and Garfield are dead.
the true spirit OF patriotism still lives.
Cant, Jack Crawford again responded
10 a call and told several stories and re-
cited q poem entitled the "Broncho YER
sus the Bicycle" which caught the
crowd In great shape.
The next speaker introduced was Mr..
Walter Il RInehart. who made an ex.
cellent address. giving his reasons Tor
changing his political belief. He said
he had voted the Democratic ticket all
his life up 10 1891. when h. had the cour-
age TO vote for Capt. BIB. Dovener for
Congress. The charge that he had
< voted for Harrison against Cleveland
was false; he voted FOR Cleveland every
time he was 4 candidate. but he was
sorry for II, to which former Democrat
in the crowd intimated There are
others" which was received with cheers.
Mr.. R!nehart made an admirable nd
dress, and was listened to attentlvely.
and when he suggested he was about
d through, The crowd Insisted on him
,goIng on" He presented irdisputablc
facts and figures. which the crowd re-.
ce!ved with marked attention and he
was frequently interrupted by applause.
A ISan>ns Gentleman.
Al the conclusion OF Mr.. RInchart's
speech. Chairman Bloch introduced Hon.
C. VI. Sheldon, OF Kansas. who electrl-
fed the audience with brief but very
interesting talk. He said that he was
from Kansas and was proud Of It, for
that state this year would give Mckin-
lev and the whole Republican ticket
majority that would make the boy
orator of the Platte" wish he had never
been born. He said It was n case OF the
Republican party against the field. and
.iOh what field" A body OF men leo
by n youth armed with prize school
defamation, the contents OF which re-
minded the speaker very much OF an
empty bottle. with nothing left but the
label and smell. (Laughter.) He COM
pared the history Of the Republican
party and that OF The Democratic party
on oil the leading Issues The dark cloud
that hes for four years ovcrhung this
country will be swept away and the
sunshine OF prosperity Will come again
after the election or Major Mckinley
on the third day Of November.
Mr., Sheldon was chcCrcd repeatedly
as he resumed his seat on the platform.
and Mr.. Charles Burdott Hart address,
ed the crowd briefly, taking as his text
. an editorial which appeared In the Reg.
lister Saturday morning relative to the
Elkins Cadets He said II was evident
that the nDbby organization was Il
thorn In the flesh with the Register and
the Popncratic party. He eald 1t would
be In order for that paper TO condemn
( the elegant "Slx FOoters" next, for they
also made n grand appearance. In fact
the Republican clubs Of Wheeling and
Benwood were all fine enough to expect
n rOast from the Register. which seems
4 10 have n dislike for anything pretty
The speaker was aware, rs was every
voter In Ohio county. who 1t was that Is
responsible for tn" times that made It
impossible for men 10 buy campaign
uniforms Four years ago 1t was dlf-
fer,nt and n campaign club could 20