The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-08-28
GREAT TIDAL WAVE OF
REPUBLICAN, ENTHUSIASM
. the Capital City With the Advent Of the Republican
Hosts to Attend the Formal openlnsot
the Campaign.
o MONSTER MEETINGS HELD IN THE BIG TENT.
Sherman Standardized Foraker Hon. Stewart L
woodford Of New York Discuss the Great
Political Contest
aAkER ELEc1RIFIEs THE AUDIENCE IN ONE OF
Magnificent Impromptu speeches--sherm.n and woodford
Heard With Intense lnterest---The Meetings
Big Success
b MONSTER MEETINGS HELD IN THE BIG TENT.
Err ELEcTRIFIEs THE AUDIENCE IN ONE OF


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con,tr.. 81, =, - sung anat tney
Hs ta,s ~ As peopie all .ne ume-'
.so,d $50. ...-Lu sens eooat tne
asr IN. sdrn,n,...a.. s aown on-
land and reiated n : .s - 49,. Sieye-
ful tune a5ow = a. e.s mourn.
whan n. .oid ~. ..,,, ses.leo
....s...S. 800 s mooi unoer the
$3.50 se VI Nepuolleanlsm ana the tariff
aoc'rine Oh the present administration.
ns sones caught the vast audience and
80. ~. namDer was heartily cheered.
az 4ei,s " . numbering cheer an
aSssI =. .ne arrival Oh tne speakers.
~ ...u 49, e eney mounted tne platform cries
=. . snelnahi Forakerl" and "Bush-
leu. "ese lll,nsieo win q perfect hur-
. ..-N., y. epplaase: When the Demon
1900 .. .Ae oeen qu'eteo kev. John c.
80 VI .ne FIRST PRESBYTERIAN church
- 49,. ollei ana eioauent prayer.
~ .n.sm ne invoked oiVme assistance
-. n nns.esiihs 70 sne masses the spiritual.
pv ns aha nnanciai truth.
aaon. nenly Y. iaylor tnen stepped to
.ne eose Oh the platform and with a
sa.a,n announcement
A4s oSGD 'eovEhNoR BUSH
NELL
as the chairman Of the meetinr. A.th.
eoverno,,. ,entoi <o,. s...--.,"
eet1Ae. 4aee came INTO view
tne audience MADE the walls OF the en-
closure fairly tremble with applause.
The governor gracious ana ,,,,,,.
courtesied IN resnonss ~ s1 ~. s sming.
80 S.s ~ iesponse 70 .ne osation.
ana Wnen 1t had ceased, spoke as fol-
lows:
I'VE are here Ia one,, c.-,.,.n
,s,,o,, NH, 80 q. ~ ee ~.
" st.>..A WIN eno IN ene eiecuon 70 the
presidency of a very prominent citizen
Of the commonwealth Of Ohio In the per-
SON Of william Mckinley. No candidate
for the presidency from Ohio was ever
defeatad and evsrv pan,,h,,... -,
-. go tsepaoiiean presi-
oeht' except the greatest OF them all
Lincoln-were residents of Ohio. Shall
we fail now9 fcr,es a, .sNro" .,Jo,,,
mn. ~, w.
mheh these great states OF the Union
Of the ticket. the people Of the Rannh-
,,can narty MIL, No. ,,ar,,,,. Az ,s.,sats.
..s WI. NJ pe. TUG ueheat Oh
30 gallant standard-bearer. have too
much faith IN the people to believe for
moment that thew viii, nerr,,t +,,a d.
g.. - - ns.s,,.. -. ..s VIC
tene OF the hepuohcan candidate this
1ail:
10 one Is oet.er ntted 20 give tnfor.
mation on tnis question OF nnance. and
IN iact al otner question, than the
5 ssIL senaeor LLorn onio. lCneers.) Inc
nepuoIican party 10 fortunate IN nav
ms men IN large number capable OF
givins adVice on all questions OF this
KIM nd
Ine senator-eIect from ONO 10 also
mere. SSneeIs.l ne mas gwen good ad-
vice IN times past ana we shall look to
MN LOT COCO edvtce now ana In times to
eo ..1s,. .,, . s,..,.,
s.ntienen 10 "'ee 1'ss'is uisheo
Epou rr1rc r,Nfprpr orArE
.1tsA4
VINO mas rendered yeoman service IN
times past, In disseminating sound doc
Urine ~ ana WorIs q Wisoom.
on the street tne oIner aay and asked
him what ne thought OF the situation.
Ae replied: don't know, governor.
what does Jonn sherman tnlnR ABOUT
II.
senator sherman neeas no introduc-
$500. 80. - = = = 1855
hold and to every man and child In the
nation. and shali merely. then, present
him..
AS the venerable sherman arose ana
walked 70 the platform TO begin his
speech. his tall. stately FORM erect. and
his siivered mar showing the weight OF a
long, honored and useful career, the au-
dience broke forth IN tumult OF enthu-
siasm which lasted tor some moments.
and as IT began 10 subside q band IN the
rear OF me enci ~ ..T, str9 s up .ne "a
Ranner" and the great statesman and
finnneier faced the almost reverent an
miration Of the audience until the
strains had died away. Slowly and dis
tinotly. although with voice NOT "a
strong nerhans az In former wears. he
Is1-t,,, ,rIT, INDTrr Gunner, ~, rIyr,
ASKED atas. aiyDyrSHE o1 ifaD
.''1'r..
that he might dispense with attempts at
oratory and TO nave MS remarks cor
recty quoted, that ne might read, IN
stead OF deliver MS speech from menu
DRY.
Senator ShefmanS speech was one