Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-10-10
A BUSINESS MATTER
Transacted in a Business Like
Manner.
The Swelling Of the Mighty Tide in
the Empire State for
Cleveland.
The Great Gariisld Meeting Sur
passed.
Anal, Spot Cash, Gilt Edged lndorss-
msnt Of the Democratic
Candidate.
New York a Sea Of Flame and a
Blaze of Light.
Thirty five Thousand Flashing
Torches Tell in Tongues of Fire
of the Coming Victory
for Reform.

New YoRE, October @ Exclusive. j
New York fairly boiled over to-day with en-
thusiasm for Cleveland and Hendricks,
Nothing like it has been known IN any Pres
idential contest. Men with their millions,
bankers, merchants and workingmen We'd
with one another in showing their hearty
allegieuce to Cleveland and Hendricks.
In these Demonstrations party lines
were largely obliterated, and men
who, for twenty-five years, had
been identified as unainching Republicans
we're as demonstratiye in their denunCiation
I of Blaine and their endorsement of Cleye-
| land as the most ardent Democrat. At
midnight tonight the streets are full Of Peo-
pie Lights from thousands Of torches
make the thoroughiares bright as day.
Thirty-fye thousand uniformed men, each
club headed by brass band, are slowly
making their way homeward through the
crowded streets. The greatest political
demonstration ever Witnessed in this city is
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over and has proved
Beyond Doubt
the sentiment Of the people regarding inc
candidates for the Presidency.
To-day the ratification opened with the
business mems meeting Of Wall and Broad
streets. Their meeting hal not been
largely advertised and was held simply to
give public expression 10 the views Of
members Of the various exchanges of the
vicinity of that place. -Four years ago q
similar meeting was held at the same place
for Garfield, and up to that time was the
most important and influential meeting
held in this city. To-day's meeting, how
ever. was double the size OF GArfelds. 1t
had been called for $50 p. n. An hour
before that time brokers and merchants be-
san to arrive, in order to obtain good posi-
,ious to hear the speeches. At 3 o'clock the
streets were literally jammed, and loeomo-
ton through them was
Impossible.
For block down Wall stree; to Viii
Tams and up that street to New was a
dense mass of men. Broad street nearly to
Exchange Place was crowded every avail
able standing place on the SubTreasury
building was occupied and every window in
all the building facing the speakers stand
was filled. At this time none o. the clubs
Of the various exchanges bad arrived. On
he steps of the Spb-TreasuIy to the right
of Washintons 5 statue and directly at the
corner Of Wall and NaSsus streets facing
lown Broad large and handsome stand
mad been erected. It was protusely trim
med with the National flags and on
Is front were handsome portraits OF CLeve-
end and Hendricks. When the time Tor
,pening the meeting arrived, the officer
i the meeting and speakers tried to get
rhrongh the crowd to the stand out failed,
md were forced TO 20 around 10 the Pine
street. entrance of the Sub-Treasury and
easing through that building finally reach
I'd the stand Their appearance was the
.ignsl for an outburst Of wild cheering dis
.inctly heard
Ten Blocks Away
II this time the scene rom the stand was
impressive. For block in either dlree-
ION was q vast sea o. uP;urued faces. 1t
vas an assembIage such as rarely congre-
rates. Nine OF every ten men in the crowl
sere perhaps business men. All wore
Cleveland and Hendricks badges. Flu y
onePalf we're Republicans, who four years
previously had stood in this same spot
,bouring Tor Garfield. When the meeting
~as opened there were on the
platform ex-Secretary Benjamin H. Bristow,
Boswell P. Flower, Wm r. Grace, J. B
townsend ". A. Cole, Alex. MINI, Z. 5.
Witman. r. B. Iiyermore, John q. Reed,
FR. Lawrence. Wm. II. Wickham, Wn.
Trayers. Chas. J. Osborne Dewitt J. Sehy-
man. c. WornshaEer, Joseph !. Ogden, and
other prominent member Of the Coffee TX
change; Henry Hen'z, President Of The Cot
ton Exchange. and many of the Citizens
i Merchants. Charles NJ Stead. Of the
Stock Exchange Club, opened the meeting
and presented ex- Congressman Roswell P.
Hover. as lis Chairman. Mr.. Flowers sp-
peaIance eiici,sd prolonged cheering The
/ speakers were Congressman Dorsheimer,
Edward Saomau, tormer Republican Gov
ernor of Wisconsin and a stsunch Repubh-
can until the nomination Of Blaine.
DemonstratiVe.
! Tie audience vas exceedingly demon
7 s;ratiye. The speaker allusiOn to Blaine's
stock transaction were loudly aPplauded
and the mention Of Mr.. CleTelsnd's cleo
ton With enthusiastic cheers, Mr. Dor
sheiuers eloquent eulOgy of Cleveland was
, followed BY cheering which lasted fally FIVE
, minutes. Tie audience vas as attentive
ard eager 70 hear what the speaker had to
SAY when the meeting closed at dark as
when II opeEed-
A feature Of the meeting was parade OF
the clubs Of the various Exchanges-each
marched from its headquarters 10 the meet
ing with bands playing. The Produce aud
Marine Exchange club pAraled 9O1 men and
700 men marched with the Mining and Pro
dGce Exchange cia5. The Sock EXCHANGE
club sent 500 men Five hundred turned
out With the club Of Cotton Exchange. aud
the Coffee Exchange Paraded $40 strong.
The Merchants club plrEdeA