Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-10-16
REPUBLICAN RALLY
At WiIIIamStOwn a Grand Success Rough
Riders Club Attends.


town last evening was probably the
largest and most enthusiastic meet
| ing that the little city ever witnessed.
The Rough Riders Club, of Marietta,
met at their headquarters on Putnam
street, and being led by the Sons of
Veterans drum corps of this city,
marched to the ferry, where they were
taken across the river and again
marched until they reached the Will
Jamestown depot Here they waited
for few moments until the train of
eight or ten coaches arrived from
Parkersburg, bringing Hon. A. B.
White, the Republican candidate for
Governor of West Virginia, who was
to be the leading speaker of the even
ing, together with the A. B. White
marching club and hundreds of other
enthusiastic Republicans of Parkers-
burg. After marching over the town
the compaigners gathered around the
speakers stand, which stood in sort
of commons. 1t would have been i'm
possible to entertain a third of the
crowd in any hall in Williamstown so
the meeting was held in the open air.
Hon. Thos. F. Ballot, of Williams
town, gave an address of welcome and
expressed gratitude to the Republicans
of Marietta for the interest they were
taking in West Virginia's campaign.
Mr.. Ballots words were received with
cheers.
Mr.. Hunter H Moss, of Parkersburg,
was the next gentleman to speak Mr..
Moss statement that the Republicans
were proud of their presidents, and
that Mr.. Mckinley was the greatest
President since Lincoln, was received
with cheers and enthusiasm. Mr..
Moss also said that the Republican
party believed in the imperialism of
each person to work and enjoy life.
Hon. B. F. Mayor, of Maine, an able
and forcible speaker, caused a ripple
of mirth when he compared Maine and
West Virginia in the following man
ner: New Hampshire was too large,
so the best part was cut off and called
Maine, likewise Virginia was too large
and the best part was cut off and call
ed West Virginia. Many of his re-
marks brought forth cheers. He says
that the Democratic party ignores the
past, denies the present and challen-
ges the future. The Sherman law was
the only antitrust law, and it was in
troduced by Republican, passed by a
Republican congress, and signed by a
President.
Perry A. Shaner, of Sistersville, en-
tertained in his jovial style and kept
his audience in continued mirth. He
says that what Bryan says about i'm
perialism is equal to the cube root of
Hon. Albert B. White spoke next.
He was the man the people were look
ing for and wishing to hear. He pic
tured the possibilities of West Vir-
ginia as a great industrial state. He
told how raw material on the free list
had hurt West Virginia. All that the
Democratic party has done in the last
fifty years is to sit on the tail of pros
perity and yell, "Whoa!" He says
that West Virginia is growing state
and can't afford to experiment with
Organism. He says that there are six
teen new railroads building and being
completed in that state. The people of
West Virginia are happy and content
ed The Democrats of that state are
afraid to discuss their 16 to l platform.
Mr.. Whites speech was an excellent
one.
After the meeting the marching club
crossed to Marietta and marched
through the city, giving many fine
drills. There were probably 1000 peo-
pie in attendance at the meeting.