The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-10-07
Notwithstanding the Efforts
Of "The American
Alliance"
Able and Mastery Addresses
by Judge Thurman, Of
Ohio, and Hon. II. T..
Merrick, Of wash
ingtOn, ID. G.
Complete Dissection of the
Corrupt Doctrines Of
Republicanism.


spontaneous ejaculation of all who wit
messed the Democratic procession-the
grandest of the grand-and the streets,
as the solid phalanx Of voters moved over
the route, was crowded, packed, jammed
"a sea of humanity, in fact-with the
enthusiastic Democracy Of West Virginia,
and the ladies, bless them, notwlthstand
ing the extreme inclemency OF the
weather, gave additional charm to the
occasion by beng well represented
both in the line and among the
spectators that lined either side of the
street, and viewed the spectacle from the
housetops, balconies and chamber win
dows, as well as from the pavements be-
low. There were horsemen, footmen,
people in. wagons, carriages, buggies in
carts and on drays. In every con-
ceivable manner were the sturdy yeo-
msnry represented, and all nationalitles
turned out, to encourage and give aid to
the reform movement and reinstate to
power the party opposed TO corruption
Indeed, it was a Union Of hearts
and Union of hands; it was q
harmonious meeting of men on the firm
footing of equality, striving for one grea
object. There were Germans; the good
men and true from the Emerald Isle;
Americans, and almost all the nations of
the globe were represented; and the boy
of the blue clasped hands and marched
with him of the grey, blending their
shouts for freedom from tyran-
nical power with those which
came echoing back from the sur
rounding hills as one voice. Various
were the devices presented to the
spectators. on banners, stresmers.
and in caricature, and loud
were the shouts that greeted the success
full efforts of the participants. To say
that the affair was a success does not
suffice-it was more-a stirring of the
heretofore still waters, which will result
IN tidal wave that will sweep the
State from north to south and from east
to west IN the coming elections, and add
to the velocity of the great wave of Re-
form which will roll over the country
from pole TO pole, and carry in It's
path all obstacles to pure administrs-
ton. The residences on either side of
the streets throughout the city, the
workshops. the factorie; ard the awnings
were gayly festooned and decorated With
all imaginable banners of an apprc-
pirate nature, and of all conceivable
shapes. The horses in the procession
were gandidily comparisoned, wresths of
flowers adorned their neckS, and small
flags futtered from their brides; and the
vehicles, inestimabe in number, were so
bedecked with ribbons of the national
colors. flags and banners containing
numerous Caricatures and notices, as to
be almost invisible. Among the most
prominent were the wagons containing s
bevy of beautiful little girls, dressed in
white, with banners running along the
sides, inscribed, "Our Fathers vote for
our INTERESTS the c. P. Brown Boat
Club wagon, around the bed Of which
bunting wss profusely used to cover the
WOODWORK, and overhead, supported by
a trail arch, covered with evergreen, was
tour-oared scull, named the Lively
Sally" for the use of the Republican
party in their tour TO the mysterious re-
gIons at the head water of Salt river. So
numerous, indeed, were the vehicles thus
besutifed by the aid Of bunting, ever
green, &c, that illimitsble space would
necessarily be filed in newspaper, II
enumerated.
The procession was beaded by the
Wheeling City Band, after which came
the following in the order named: Foot
men, Bellaire City Band, the Tanners,
several bands of martial music and a
like number of footmen in different sec.
tons Kramer's band, and We.
hicles, and horsemen through the
line of which were interspersed the Bel.
lsire, the West Alexander ard St
Clairsville bands. In length the pro.
csssion was about two miles, and wa