The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-11-02


cratic Day IN Wheeling. Tho former was
success, Gags dying from every house
and store In the city whether displayed
By Republican or popocrat' but Popo-
era,h Day fell far short Of the expecta-
tIons OF it, promoters. For days 1t had
been brralded far and near that q mon
s.cr mass meeurs-or rather three OF
them-wouid be held In iWneciluE on
Saturday afternoon, and monster par
pde in the evening. TO draw crowds for
the speaking, It was only supposed nee
e,sary to advertise that Wheeling would
be visited by, the left bower,of the 1892
Democracy, Vice Presidents Stevenson,
Governor MacCorkle, John II. Marion.
&. Pittsburgh, "Majah" Joe Chiffon, OF
Kanawha county, and Colonel Nate
Ward Fitzgerald, Popullst gubernator-
al candidate, that was. i'ysr
The speakers arrived on5s scheduled
time and were In the city, to do their
part-that Is. speak ut the two meetings
TO be held for the overflow. Somehow
the crowd didn't overflow. There was
not the necessary stream OF human
IY to overflow and the two
surplus speakers stands erected at the
corners OF ChaplIne and Twelfth and
Chapllnc and Sixteenth srests, almost
Knocked the PopocratIc managers.
The speakers were escorted to the
stand at ChaplIne and Fourteeuth short
" after o'clock, by the Young Mems
Democratic Club aud n band. No en-
thuslasm was exhibited along the
streets, and when County Chairman
Dlrrah called the meeting, to order. an
ordinary Saturday crowd was in front
O. the stand A. no time, In the after
noon were there over 700 persons pres
en,. Just four years ago.mMr. Steven
scn, as plain citizen, was greeted in
Wheeling By 5000 people: on satur-
day as the second highest executive off,
CO. in the nation. he spoke TO 200 people.
He was OF the same optnlonn the rest
that overflow meetings ore not neces-
nry. Mr.. NJ. D. Post and Slr. ]. B. VIII
$50. who had been appointed chaIrmen
OF the overflow" meetings waited at
their respective posts for oHslNan hour,
and upon realizing the Inevitable left
and met In front OF the Fourteenth street
stand, where they exchanged mutual
sympathy.
Vice President Stevenson, was intro
ducsd ny Mr. ". F. TlGhc. chairman OF
the only meeting that needed chair
man. Mr.. Tighe introduced the distin-
gu!shsd visitor In few. appropriate
Misunderstanding that the cause Of silver
Is the cause OF the people.
Stevenson on Finance,
The financial question WIS the sole
theme OF Mr.. stevenson's remarks. The
tarI was left untouched. He held to
the Pop2lIstlc doctrine OF free and un-
limited coinage OF silver like leech.
he read the old platforms OF both par
ties and succeeded In demonstrating
that both have asked for tho use OF
slYer and gold US metals. Something
nobody disputes. He failed U show that
either had asked for the fred and IN
limited coinage OF silver, and Jhe also
failed to explain the financial plank In
the Democratic platform OF 1889, upon
which: he was elected. There were
many things OF Interest IN this cam
pa!sn which he failed to explain, and
his demonstrations were at no time
strong. Not good argument, for free
Silver was put forth In the course OF
his speech. and all IL all. such q medI-
core presentation OF the PopocratIc ar
guTents was no. expected. Mr. Steven
sons remarks fell very fiat, and be-
Sides proving q poor drawing card, did
not even hold his hearers. Me- Steven
son was the least effective OF the quIn-
te;te. Ia
The next, Mr.. John II. Maroon, OF
Pittsburgh, smooth-faced,@e eloquent
young man. spoke briefly. Te Thought
II advisable TO defend the Ifsc OF the
word Crime" the use OF which has
cas-; so much ridicule upon those who
sE2ut II. Mr.. Marion maintained that
The act OF 1873, was crime, saying
that Il amounted to q forgery. He
6cfaped up his imag!nation1for EVIL
a"nce In proving that the .crime OF
~ Is tustiilable phrase, cand when
ne thought his statement proved he
FAD that the sIlverite cause must win.
rs he put It In effect, VEN Twin as
abo!itbn!sts won. The slavery agItn-
Ton was finally disposed OF blythe war
ana similarly the silver question event
ually Will.
On account OF the small crowd, all
we SpeaEcrs were confined TO one
sand hence each attraction Billed had
~ - come TO the front, Governor Mac
Iyothe said he would keep within his
t .isIIt OF ten minutes, but spoke for
'H'ee-fuarter5 Of an hour. He realized
Sia desperation OF the cause and began
w plteously pleading for Democrats Ia
'or; Tor The Ponocratlc candidates. He
s ~ there might be Objectionable
t p.Gs IN the Chicago platform, but
lHHlcr and Buckner men ghouId on
pos. me Republicans and support Bry-
an an ms statement was to be expected
.ao!i man who left the Chicago con-
,%h'.'h IN disgust after Bryan was
nsp',ulhatcd, and since has noppsd to tho
S SI. cause. At first he steercd clear OF
o, a.uSSion on finance and pleaded with
Ea'SeFihE voice and fearful cyrS. and
".aTy Gyrat!OnS OF arms and body
n ,,,4 letting West Virginia 10 Re-!
n %aDItan' lie tried to pull the wool
",'L Inc eycs OF the fcw people In front
y! nm 6y telling them WeBt VirginIa
i Tl no debt after twenty-five years ~
ra,. rule. When every IntellI.
s'"' person knows that It Ia cnntrnrv
~ .1e constitution for West Virginia
c 30 ''htract debt. He attacked The
Wy, W., OF the northern part Of
TT virginia, ana dcnounc6d Mr.
SIN and the Baltimore & Ohio In
w,b,ss language. hut corporations IN
In"'.n tha Chi!tons nre Intorp1tod no
h.. w. Dy' unscnthed. He currlnd fovnr
W. "gc'aring how well he loved ibo
%i i, ana how they should love him
,n,I I',urn. He said that he hated I"
wSoyos ' ,,'L 10 shoot down miners, for