The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-20
As CHILLY
GREETING
FOR HOLT.
The Leader Of a Forlorn Hope in This
State, Was, that at Benwood
Last Night. 4
ABUSED THE ADMINISTRATION
And Did Not Produce tho Faintest
Trace Of an Argument for vi
4 His Support.

The Democratic candidate for COVER
nor of the state. Hon. John H. Holt
the leader Of a forlorn hope, made his
initial speech to the voters OF this sec.
ton OF the state at Benwoodi last night
and his greeting must have sent cold
chIlls chasing one another UP and down
his back. Mr.. Holt Is a rhetoriclan and
an adept In the art OF oratory, but In
oil his hours talk last night he did not
adducc the faliitest trace of argument
In support Of the Democratic ticket.
His speech was mainly an abuse OF
the present administration and his nu-
dltors showed their appreciation OF his
remarks by remaining mute nll during
his speech.
A parade Of clubs from Wheeling. OF
which half vera boys not old enough to
vote, formed at Wheeling and started
on; q long march to Benwocd
Junction. 1t was 10 o'clock be-
fore the parade reached the
Blue Ribbon hall, where the meeting
was held. All curing the afternoon the
Democratic committee were busy dec
Grating the stand at the corner Of
Sixth and Main streets, where the
meeting was scheduled to take place.
There were about three hundred per-
sons in the hall. which had ample ac-
commodatlng room for one thousand
persons.
The parade was n llstless affair.
There was much enthusiasm In the
ranks, but along the sidewalks not Il
murmur disturbed the march. When
an occasional cheer was heard 1t was 4
cheer for Mckinley. The handful Of
people that gathered at the hall had
their patience worn out before the or.
rival Of the speaker. A dance was in
progress at the hall and In the midst
OF the festivities there were notified
that they must vacate the place to
make way for the meeting. Many
were the expressions of dlsapproval at
the. course of the proprietor of the hall
In taking thu. liberty of summari!y
ejecting the rightfrl possessor of the
hall for the evening.
John o.
About $3.50 o'clock some one in The
crowd espied John o. Pendleton In the
crowd, and there were frequent calls
for John o." who responded and en-
tertaIned the crowd with a ten minute
speech. He aroused more enthusiasm In
his brief address than Mr.. Holt In his
whole speech. lie, proceeded to laud
the people OF Bcnwood for the turnout
and jollied their as only John o. can.
The speaker had not yet arrived
and William IincaId was called upon
He showed his poor guessing ability
by predicting that Holt would be mex,
governor and Raymond our next Con.
gresham. He tried his ability as q
guesser again and predicted that tbs
whole Democratic ticket would be
elected and trample under foot lin
perialIsm" and "militarism." He said
that the Declaration OF independence
would be restored again. He sale
Down with the Idea that the American
youth would rot be given place and
become eminent" Mr.. Holt arrive,
during his speech and there were FIRE.
quent cries of Holt" and the speaker
was compelled to take n seat.
Joseph Mahood called the meeting tc
order and introduced Hon. T. S. RIe!
as. chairman of the meeting. He intro.
duced Mr.. Holt as the next governor oil
West Virginia. There was a hubbub IT
the audience and It was some time be.
fore the speaker could be heard. He
said the hour was late and he would
call attention to some matters that ht
deemed to be CT greatest import In thl:
campaign.
Mr.. Holt Talks.
The Republican party claimed sount
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