The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-27
COWEN AND RUSSELL .
Address Enormou, Crowds In Grafton.
Great OntpourlnE - Unprecedented
Denomination There.

A''drt" Enormous Crowds In Grafton.
A Great OnipourInS - Unprecedented
Demonstration There.
Special Dispatch to tho IntellIGenccr ~
GRAFTON, W. Va, Oct. 26.--By far
the greatest political ,dcmonsrGtIoh cv-
cr known IN Grafton was witnessed
here tonight. John K.~Cowcn and IL.
ador RRyror Marylund's two great
est Democratic orators, were advcstls-
cd 10 speak. Mr.. Cowen was here, but
Mr.. Raynor was prevented from COM
Ing on account OF illpcss In his family.
The Hon. Henry NJ Russell, OF
Wheeling, took his place. According 10
the reports OF railroad officials over
",Q00 people were brought In on the
evening trains IN specials and extra
colchcs on the regular trains, besllcs
n great number that came In fromNthS
country surrounding -0nd the wllolc
town turned out. No such crowds haye
ever been seen on the streets OF Graf
ton before, not even on Decoration day,
when thousands upon thousands pour
klnlcy, Dayton and Atkinson on the
streets made the very air revcrberate
and were Kept up TIL midnight.
The Bryan demonstration OF come
weeks ago plled into inslguiHcanCc. In
comparison with this great outpourlng
OF the people. Everybody says this and
even the POpOcrltS admit It. The meet
lnGs tonight were revelations TO The
most enthusiastic Republicans and
sound money Democrats The P1po-
Gratis were dumbfouaied and utterly
demoralIzed.
Mr.. Cowen spoke In the opera rouse.
The building was packed and damned
to the danger point. air. Russell spoke
In the court house ana there every inch
OF space was filled with enthusiastic
humanity. on the streets were from
one TO two thousand people who could
not gain Ambulance 20 either build.
Ing. The crush at the opera house was
dangerous. as men ana women crowd
ed and almost fought 10 get In Mr..
Cowen spoke for two hours ana every
where the expression was heard that
his speech was the greatest ever delIv-
cred IN Grafton.
His speech was simple and direct to
the point and he scored In mercilcsS style
NalE hAN OC1AES Va II iuOAltLilS NSSltul tnlt
would bring upon this country the curse,
Of Il tifty-cent dollar.
When he referred to Mckinley pande-
monium fairly broke loose and tImc and
again 1t was minutes before he could
proceed.
In his closing pcroration, when he
spoke Of the flag that had never been
dIshonored. the great audience went
Wild. Altogether. II was Z speech that
aroused the people tothe highest pitch OF
enthusiasm.
Mr.. Russell's speech was also I mas
terly effort, powerful arralngnment OK
reputation and dishonor. and was re-
ceived with great demonstrations OF APP
prevail a common remark at the close
was that II every voter In the country
could have heard the speech there would
be no doubt whatever of the result OF the
election. Mr.. Russell literally r!ddled
the Chicago platform and appealed 10
the patriotism as wen as the common
sense OF his hearers.
No such night was ever seen In tho
political history Of Grafton. II was as II
great people stirred to the depths and
aroused to 4 degree OF determination
such as has never been witnessed before
In local campaigns. and the meaning OF
which cannot be mistaken.
The people are aroused IN this section.
Organism. reputation, n dishonest dol.
lar and the gospel OF disorder will not
be in It in this portion OF West Virginia.