The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-10-14
A RoUsING MEETING

Held by the TrIdsIphia District HepubII.
ieans Mt Elm Grove last NiEht-3IsssrS.
ArbsnI, SIScoy aud Mcclure Made
sp,eehss, and Others FOLLOWED.
The Republicans OF Trladelphia dis
trlct held rnuslng meeting at the Elm
Grove town hall last night. Every seat
in the hall was taken, and without ex-
esption every one in the large audience
was a voter. The principal speaker was
Mr.. John Arbenz, jr., of Pleasant Valley.
a student in the University of Michigan
law school, and Mr.. Arbenz did himself
proud. The other speaker scheduled,
Prosecuting Attorney Thomas ]. Par
sons, Of Moundsville, was unable to be
present.
But there was whole grlst Of speak
ers, and the crowd apparently couldn't
get enough OF sound Republican doc
trine. and no speaker ever had more
attentive audience. In addition to Mr..
ArbenZ, Hon. Joseph c. Brady, Harry
w. Mcclure, Ralph Mccoy, Lester Smith
and Hugh AI. Hervey made speeches,
all of which were well received. Harry
Mcclure made an especially good I'M
preston, and at the close Of the meeting
the Triadelphla stalwarts begged OF him
TO come back again. He Is winning re-
nown as campaign stumper.
The campaign this year IS novel In
more than one respect, but chiefly In the
fact that there are no issues to discuss.
The Democrats have no issue to present.
except a weak attempt at finding fault
with the conduc. AZ the war. The
speakers at Elm Grove last night eau
toned Republicans against being over
confident OF success at the polls in No
yemher, because there had been big
maIoritles two years ago; the Demo-
Gratis were making still hunt, there
fore It behooved the Republicans to get
out the votes. Indifference and over
confidence were two sins Republicans
must beware of, argued every speaker.
The meeting opened at O'Clock, 6eing
called to order by Committeeman F. G.
Bade, DR.. Carter nominated Hon. ]. G.
Brady as chairman Of the meeting and
the nomination was made unanimous.
In assuming the chair, Mr.. Brady briefly
summed up what the American citizen
should consider this campaign. Mr..
Brady emphasized the necessity OF re-
turning a Republican Congress, and
coming nearer home he touched vital
enot when he recalled speech he had
made In Elm Grove two years ago. for
gaId Mr.. Brady, 1.-TWO years ago many
a. Won miners, I see before me, were get
ting I6 cents q ton for the coal you dug
al the mine in this town, and only work
ing two or three days week. NOW
Won get go cents q ton and you haven't
last a day for year" At this juncture
the hall rang With applause.
The first speaker was Mt. Arhenz. anu
he scored q signal triumph In his debut
on the political Tostrum. Mr. Arbenz
traced the Republican party from us m
canton to it's present condition. ana he
elo1uently commented on the wise laws
enacted by Republican administrations,
ne SaId that the Democi Its, at least
eone Of them, had argued against the
limited States retaining possession OF
me Philippines, Ladrones, Carollnes'
porto Rico in brief, In holding any pos
SS"s,ons distant from this country
..-oncr But. argued Mr.. ArbenZ, since
SpaIn couldn't give cash Indemnity,
az next best thing 10 do was to hold the
territory seized in war.
M krbenz further cited the plat
Soyns adopted by the Democratic con-
ventions OF Ohio and other states, whlch
snnported the annexation OF Hawaii
both ne "a commercial advantage anu u
military necessity. III bASahb N'SNNN
~ prssident Mckinley. Mr.. Arhenz was
nsrtjcuiarly eloquent and effective, ana
ia no. seven Europe has paid tribute
se thst peerless chief and typical Ameri-
~ William Mckinley" Mr.. Arbenz
Ssd an exhaustive and logical argu-
Mont and In conclusion. he predicted q
Hood az prosperity In 1893 that would
each The high water mark OF lSsZ
iu T5sirrnan Brady. after Mr.. Arbenz
.,Srod saId he had enjoyed Mr. Arbenz,s
Sneech as he knew all his audience h nae,
~ Rrady then happily remarked that
H1a1o tbev had listened TO the young
.n1 - they would be favored by one OF
~ aoid men" He called on Mr.. Harry
SScI .ire. who was warmly applauded as
Se SSaended the platform.
NJ Mcclure was in good form. ne
,,.1:d with a new version OF Mnry's
S1,,is lamb and It's recital caught me
s .ss Harry drifted Into more serl-
Crow. 10 ,,.in later. and said that while he
~ nnver made n polidcal speech he
81, rroud 10 be on a ticket when was
tssded by two such dlstins nisneu GU,
~ az Hon. Nelson y. WHITAKER ana
Gan,sIn II. y. Dovener. ar, Mgl.uro
aid captaln Dovener splh-aid triDuten
a hi- YORK in Congress. ala there Were
10 ~. when the speaker rseounl .., nv
cantain's efforts 70 secure my 4, e'V inst Tho
gJ1r w. p. Hubbard, when nc ioS .t wv
conventional nomination. AAsA