Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-09-09

OF the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. DepeW's
Address.
YOUNGSTOWN, O., September s.
The Republicans Of Ohio formally
opened the Presidential campaign here
to-day with large parade. followed
by a meeting which for enthusiasm,
eloquence and attendance has rarely
been equalled in the Buckeye State.
Everything tended to a successful
demonstration. The weather was de-
lightful. a cool breeze tempering the
suns rays, which shone all day from
a cloudless sky, while the trio of ora
torical stars, Senators Chauncey NJ
Depew. j. B. Foraker and Marcus A.
Hanna, was the magnet that drew
thousands of visitors from all parts of
Ohio and Western Pennsylvania.
Before dawn the trains began empty
ing their loads of humanity into the
city. They came from all sections so
that hours before the parade, which
preceded the meeting, the crowds
thronged the streets in vast numbers.
At 9:55 a. m. the first train from
Cleveland on the Erie railroad pulled
into the station, with Senators Depew,
Foraker and Hanna. Accompanying
them as guests of Senator Depew,
were Judge Williamson, of Cleveland;
State Treasurer Cameron, District At
torney John j. Sullivan, Myron T. Her.
rick, Andrew Squire, also of Cleveland,
and George P. Waldorf, collector of
customs of Toledo.
The Distinguished Party
was met by the reception committee,
headed by Mr. Caleb Wick. and es-
corted by the Foraker Republican club,
was driven to the residence of Mr..
Wick where luncheon was served,
followed by an informal reception.
Shortly after noon they entered car
riages and were driven to the public
square, where they took their places
in the line OF parade.
Promptly at / O'Clock the march was
taken up. The procession was in
eight divisions, and was headed by
Chief Marshal Geo. E. McNab and
staff. 1t was nearly four miles in
length, and in addition to campaign
clubs from Cleveland, Canton, Toledo,
Columbus and many other towns and
cities in Ohio, was made up of numer-
GUS and attractive industrial eA-
hibits
Among the Unique Devices
in the parade was a mammoth work
ingman's dinner pail bearing the in
scription, I'VE want four years more
of full dinner pail"
Along the entire route there was the
greatest enthusiasm manifested by the
crowds of spectators thronging the
sidewalks. Decorations were proiuse
throughout the city, and the route of
the parade was mass Of bunting, flags
and banners.
When Wick Park, where the speak
Ing was to take place, was reached by
the head of the procession, fully 10000
people were waiting. On account of
the immense crowd two meetings were
held at the same time.
Gov. George K. Nash, who had been
selected as president of the day, made
a brief speech introducing Senator For
Rker.
AT the conclusion of his remarks,
Senator Foraker arose and was greeted
by prolonged cheers, and during his
speech he was frequently interrupts.
by applause
Senator Foraker was followed by
Senator Chauncey vi. Depew
who said, in part:
Coming as | do directly from the
Republican State convention of New
York, / bring you the greetings of that
earnest and able body OF representative
Republicans. 1t was a convention
which felt that with work. New York
would roll up an old fashioned major
ity for Mckinley and Roosevelt. These
are good times. the signs are propi-
tious. In no election since the civil
war have the Democrats ever succeeded
when Vermont gave thirty thousand
majority. This year her September
majority is about 31,4O0. Those of us
who were active during the civil war
remember the second campaign for the
election of President Lincoln. The
Southern confederacy was exhausted.
It's credit in Europe was impaired: its
oupplico -WSic IdpluIy failing. Inc
The Democratic convention which met
in Chicago declared the war failure,
and proposed, if successful, to recognize
the Southern confederacy. That decla-
ration cost the lives of over one hun
dred Thousand men on one side or the
other, and several hundred Thousand
OF wounded and manned. 1t cost the
loss of millions of dollars and the de-
yastation of vast areas which were
formerly prosperous communities.
Thirty-Six Years
have passed. We have had war with
Spain; We have come into possession
of the Philippine islands. No one de-
MES our title, by conquest, by treaty
and by purchase is complete. A revolt
was started against us by few dis
appointed leaders. This revolt has