The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-10-28
R0USING RALLY
tconunasd from rirrs P.s..,

tconsnusd from Firss P.gs,
Republicans acted as an escort
for the speakers, accompanying
them from the hotel to the audi
forum. Though no parade had
fsi s' into n i"s ,ss. Il 1esems ssS'
parade. Many carried banners on
which had been painted campaign
slogans.
Large Crowd Gathers.
The meeting at the auditorium
started at 8 o'clock. A large
crowd had gathered In the build
ing long before that hour. so that
when the speakers arrived. the
building was comfortably filled.
Senator Gof and Congressman
Sutherland each was given an
ovation when they entered the
door.
Among those seated on the plat
form were Senator Nathan Con.
Congressman at Large Howard Suth-
erland. Mayor ii. l.. Kirk. DIR. I. M.
Haskins, County Chairman George
Phillips, State Senator Julian q.
Hearne. Ben l.. Rosenbloom. candi-
date for State Senate; DR.. J. j. Allen.
Harry Weiss and Jesse A. Bloch. can
didates for House of Delegates; John
l.. Kingdom. candidate for Clerk OF
Circuit Court: John Howard Wells,
candidate for Clerk OF County Court;
Charles o. Ephlin. candidate for
County COMMISSIONER ii. G. Rich
ards. J. X. Hall, Andrew S. Hare. Col.
X. NJ. Browne, d. w: Peterson. w. -.
Irvine. DIR. G. A. Aschman, j. Y. Gray.
Harry Miller. II. c. Ogden. J. f. Nor
gan. Harry Stallman. Geo. o. Magic.
Chairman Hare Speaks.
On behalf of the County Executive
Committee. Chairman George Phillips
called the meeting TO order and intro
duced as the chairman of the evening
Hon. Andrew s. Hare. treasurer OF
the Natural Gas Company OF West
Virginia. In assuming the chair. Mr.
Hare called upon all present to sup
port the Republican ticket. in order
that prosperity may be returned.
The honor of presiding over this
magnificent out-pouring OF our ciu-
zens is highly appreciated. assure
you" Mr.. Hare said.
when informed of my selection to
I'LL this high and honorable position
Il was with some degree of hesitancy
that accept. and with the unders-
tanding that ! would not be expected
TO make speech.
wheeling is honored tonight by
the presence of two distinguished cit
izens-Senator Nathan Con and Con-
gresham Howard Sutherland-who
will do all the speaking necessary TO
COuNlUCt NiOHN HhtBlACal NAAaN Alt
policies OF our Grand Old Party are
the only ones TO keep our mills open.
our factories running. with plenty OF
work and full dinner pals.
From the splendid reports reach
ing us from all parts of the state.
We are glad to say that the Republi-
can party. the Grand Old Party of
Progress and Protection. the party
that does things. has come back
The rank and file are with us and
ready TO vote on Tuesday. November
Ord.
The chief promise upon which the
Democratic party came into power in
1912 was a revision of the tariff and
thereby reduction OF the high cost
OF living. They reduced the tariff
with the usual Democratic result. but
instead of the high cost of living de-
still going up.
1T gives me great pleasure to intro
duce 10 you that brave soldier. that
eminent turist and splendid states
man, Senator Nathan Con. who has
so ably represented our state. both on
the bench and in the United States
senate"
Senator Goff introduced.
The cheering was deafening when
Senator Con took the platform. Near
~ every person in the auditorium was
on his feet instantly, cheering for the
Grand old Republican. In part, Sena-
tor Con said:
Il am delighted to have the oppor-
tunity tonight of presenting TO sou
the policies OF the party for which in
my early manhood ] dedicated my .ife
i come here tonight preaching the
same doctrine / did when / came TO
talk TO the people of Ohio county and
inc upper section OF the State thirty
years ago"
Chairman Hare had introduced SEN
NaNNU
tuished himself as a soldier. Il am
still soldier in the ranks" said the
speaker. Il am somewhat older now
bur ] am more thoroughly imbued with
the truth that IL is essential TO the
success and prosperity OF this nation
That the principles of the Republican
party shall prevail. / am older. as
said. but ] am still on the firing line.
and expect TO be as long as there is
a breath of life in my body.
There Is an awful condition OF af-
fairs facing us. The prosperity OF the
determined Tuesday next
A Big Change.
i come from Washington, where j
have been for the past eighteen
months. and ] want TO tell you that the
government OF the United States IL
controlled in a way II has never been
before. The chief executive has been
placed In power b. the votes OF six
millions of people against the ballOts
cast by nine millions. That Is a feaa
fui minority The theory OF the Re
publican form of government is that
the majority shall rule. and II has been
10 the glory OF this people that they
always have submitted when the ma
JOrity has cast the ballot.
The Democrats gOt into charge
through an unfortunate internal strife
In the Republican party. our Demo
cratic friends have always been en-
couraging opposition TO the Repub-
lican party. knowing that a vote from
u D. vote for them. a vote cast
for candidate not with the intention
~ clecting that candidate is crime
against American citizenship The
right Of suffrage is n sacred thing The
ballot makes an American citizen
greater than the Roman senator and
grander than a king Of old When
one takes into consideration the wei
fare Of hundred million people and
the interests ~ Industries costing bill
lions u dollars, and then looks upon
the riRht Of suffrage IN a trivial way.
or casts bis ballot against the inter