The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-09-04
GREAT DEMONSTRATION
The Brilliant Republican Torchlisht
Procession Saturday Night.
Tho Wide Awake Days of 1860
Come Again.
The Boys In Uniform Marching TO the
Music Of the Union.
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Immense Gathering at the Rendsz-
vOus in the First Ward.
Able and interesting Speeches by
HeSSrs. Dayton and Dunbar,
o! SteubenyIiie.

and enthusiastic Republican meeting OIL
Saturday night, probably the largest OIL
the campaign. The procession also was
uuite large, at least five hundred men be.
ing in line. Three Of the campaign clubs,
those from the First, Fourth and Fifth
,nd Sixth Wartl4, appeared in their new
uniforms, carrying torches, and male a
very tine display.
The First Ward Hayes and Wheeler
Guards, early in the evening, headed by
the Wheeling City Band, marched to III,
Market street bridge, where they were
IDined by the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth ant
Eighth Wards. The procession then pro
ceeded to the Court House, where tn
Ciav district and cOlorcd Guards fell il
line. At the Crane House the Seventh
ward club and large delegation from
Bridgeport and EtnnvilIe, accompanied
by an excellent drum corps, joined thu
procession, which then moved up Main
Street to the place Of speaking, corner It'll
and Market streets.
The procession was in charge Of Capt
Hugh Sterling ~ Chief Marshal, with
Mcs,rs. Geo. Gundling, Thos. Mccormick
andJ. {. Devine ~ assistants. Besides
the Wheeling City Band, which headed
the large procession, there were number
Of martial bands, which ratified of some
very lively and spirited music. All
along the route the procession was greet.
ed With rousing cheers, while cOlored
lights were burned nj every cor
ner, and fireworks Illuminated the
.ky upon all sides. The demonstration
reminded one iorcibly Of the old @wide
awake days, in go. Those clubs that
have not yet procured their uniforms
the Third, Seventh and Eighth Wards)
lid not turn out as largely as they should,
for the reason, as Kaiser William Schultz
puts it, that "they would look too much
like Democrats il they appeared in such
fine procession without torches or uni.
forms Before the next meeting, how
ever, these clubs will have procured
their uniforms, and We will see at least a
thousand solid Republicans in line.
For so large q demonstration there
we're comparatively few banners and
u4n'parGncies. The Third Ward dele.
gltion displayed transparency upon
which we're very fair portraits OF Gov.
Hayes, Mr.. Wheeler and Gen. Golf.
From the Fourth Ward came trans
paFency containing the following: "Big
Republican Ware" "What will tho Reg.
ptf say about this 2" "Asfew more eggs
saniGi this way. "Crow soup 10 cents
PER bowl" Other transparencIes were
NO Tree trade" "Free school system"
The platform for the speaking stood
upon the east side OF Market street, at
the Intersection OF Seventh, and was
handsomely Illuminated with Chinese
lanterns Of various shapes and cOlors. A
locomotive headlight on the hillside
Ihrewa brilliant light for several squares
Upon a piece Of canvass extending the
.eRgth Of the stand were very good pic.
lures Of the candidates for President and
Hioe President.
A large crowd assembled about the
platform long before the arrival OF the
procession, which swelled the audience to
fully 5000 persons. Itmay be truthtully
said also that the audience was made up
Of voters, who came to hear..and be in
'ttuCtel upon the issues OF the campaign
~pp.ented by the speakers. The meet.
ing was called to order by Mr.. Roberts, Of
the First Ward, who proposed DR..
iho', II. Logan as chairman, and he was
unanimously chosen.
d. Logan on rising 10 introduce the
hss'pelEer Of the evening took occasion
TO express his feelings Of surprise and
eradication at the extent oil the demon
'i'l!iOn before him. On all sides was a
great multitude Of people and a great
1!atOnty Of light and enthusiasm-men
N Uniform, with torches in their hands,
lHd large concourSe OF citizens anxious
% hear the issues Of the day discussed by
me Speakers at his side. To his mind
lbs immense turn out was significant OF
'As deep and abiding attachment OF Re.
PueIcanI TO the record and principles OF
me'' party. lie saw afore him men who
Ssyed their country in days OF peril-who
Gaa stood at the front at the risks OF their
nSe'-9nd who we're now standing should.
1Io shoulder for the preservation and
tEIFiuity Of the principles for which
MeI aadendured four years Of'hardshlps
; I"a dangers, lie saw also around him
Tue men Of lSCl-thoss who in the early
"'i' oil Gepublicanism had dared to hold
S Gau profess their principles, and who
. "UTI mat day on had remained true
nau .risi friends Of the cause. He felt
.p'seu by the surroundings Of the oc.
N. S 10 congratulate the Republicans Of
St1NESt Wheeling upon the prospects
% ra them. With the stimulus Of SO
v ~aSe eaFnestness anil enthusiasm there
IN every reason 10 20 on laboring for
,be s ' success Of Hayes and Wheeler and
"y W S!aiIant Coffin this contest.
,r' m"aont further remarks, DR.. Logan
h .", As the first speaker, James f
a. ,'0n' E.q. Of Steubenville. Mr.. Day
S, hi Gh rising and surveying the vast and
ma.aa ant crowd before him, made the hui
n.,. Oas remark that it did not seem 10 bt
S..sSsIfy to call the roll. "You are all
vSn S ne said. You have come out il
vbi.i HenSthiO hear about those thing
son Sa concern all Of US as citizens Of i
nSJa .n country. AlluSion had beer
II. t 10 the days OF 1851, Those Wer,
Ss,S Ssys that tried mems souls, There
TSs,.M parties then as there Is now
loo";. we're two representative men be
s'Ns 70 uose parties then Just as Their