The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-13
Special Dispatch to tho 1n,cllIseneer.

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Last night was rouslng occasion for
Huntington and Caboll county Republi-
cans. The Davis theatre was packed
to It's capacity with enthusiastic, ,shout-
Ing members OF tho party. while many
Democrats who arc thoroughly dsap-5
pointed and dlsgustCd with the action
OF tho Chicago Populo- cons
ventlon Joined tho throng OF the friends
OF honest money, 10 hear the subject
discussed, COnsdering the fact Of its
being 30 early In the campaign, tho size
OF the audience proved TO be a surprise
to those having immediate charge Of
the meeting. Long before tho hour for
the doors TO be opened, the crowds gath
cred In front OF and about the building
until It was evident that the house
would be packed, and when the doors
were thrown open there was q great
cheer went up from thousand voices
and rush was made to secure seats
nearest the stage. atll
The magnificent Second Regiment
band, the superior of anything in the
state, marched through side entrance
onto the stage, where 1t formed and
enlivened the occasion with choicest
music. while the crowd was being seat
cd and order was restored.
At 8 o'clock Major James ], Peterson.
Of the Daily Herald, stepped to the
front of the stage, and In n happy man
ner introduced the speaker, Honorable
Charles Burdett Hart, OF Wheeling.
As the speaker came forward. he
was greeted with storm of applause,
which lasted for several minutes.
Mckinley and Atkinson Cheered.
The speaker began by paying tri-
butte to the city. and to the Second Reg
iment band, whose reputation, he said.
had not suffered from the music fur
nished on the present occasion, and
then proceeded to the discussion OF the
question of the free and unlimited
coinage of silver" He had gone but
little ways when large portrait of
William Mckinley was brought on the
stage and placed 80 as to face the audi
ence. This was q signal for such a
spontaneous burst Of applause as Is sell
dom heard, which had barely su6sided
when the portrait OF Hon. George Wes-
ley Atkinson, the next West Virginia
governor. was brought in and placed
little to the left OF the speaker.A second
outburst came, and 1t was some time
before the speaker could proceed. But
again, before. he had gone far. great
cheer went up from the crowds nearest
the entrance to the opera house, which
was taken up by the entire audience, as
the sturdy form OF the little giant from
Jackson, Hon. Warren Miller, congress-
nun from the Fourth district, attempts.
ed to step In and reach the stage unob-
served. EsG5tf
Order again having been restored, the
discussion was resumed and for over
an hour the delighted and attentive
crowd was treated to strain of ar
gument, such as cannot nor will not,
fall In the accomplishment Of very
much good ere the campaign has closed,
The address was we'll received through
out, and was punctuated with many
outbursts of applause. t
Mayor Ensign Flops. yss g.
When the speaker had reached near
the close OF his address he read, with
brief comment an interview with Mayor
Ensign, which had appeared yesterday
evening In the Herald, In which he re-
pudIated the Chicago platform and
ticket. In the audience were many who
had not heard yet'of the decision OF the
chief magistrate OF the city and did not
know whose language they were listen
Ing to until the name Of the author
was distinctly read out, '.E. Ensign
Here the crowds went wild with en-
thusiasm and the most exciting scene
took place. 81, \
Altogether, n any one had even i'm
aglncd that Cabe!l county Republicans
were not wide awake and determined
TO hold the county In the Republican
column, In wiach she was placed in
1894, such "a though, was surely dissi-.
pated by the meeting, and In making up
the sum total OF the Republican major
!tY In. West Virginia next November
this county may be safely counted to
swell 1t very handsomely. SIS. Z
The meeting was one OF the best, if
not the best, ever held In the city and
It's effects for good cannot well be over
estimated.
At the close Of alr. Harts address,
Hon. Warren Miller took the stand and
made what was said by many to be tho
finest address which he had ever been
heard to make In the city. s.
The campaign, It may be said, was
grandly opened and the Indications
are that under the management of n
competent and aggressive committee, 1t
viii be pushed with greater carncstness
than ever characterized any former
campaign. ~