Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-11-17
MARTlNssvRe.
Berkely County Democrats Join In n Grand
Jubilee Over n Victory.
,SDsciai 70 as Register.

Spsciai 70 tk Register.
M~ARrrSsBrRG, W. Va, November l5.-
The Democracy Of Berkeley county fixed on
Friday night, the l4th inst, to paint this
city in the hues supposed to be appropriate
to victory, and well did they do their work.
The sun had Just fallen behind the noun
tains when the county Democrats on horse
back in wagons, and on foot, began pour
ing into the city. The minute guns fired
at the Cumberland Valley depot directed
ever, body to where the column was being
formed by Chief Marshal W.. b. Coiston'
and at Z o'clock promptly the line
of march was taken up In the
following order: A changing bell in a
handsomely decorated wagon, another wa
gon in which eo,ored fires we're burning,
Martinsburg City band, mounted escort, fol-
lowed BY carriages containing Alexander
Parks, Jr., the Chairman and the members
ostke CouIty Committee.
Bunker Hill distriet-M. l.. Payne, Mar
shall, and mounted torch bearers.
Gerardstown distriet-James l.. Mchown,
Marshal.
Arden district-R. \. Stewart, Marshal,
four and six horse wagons, decorated and
6lled with men earring torches and tran,
syarencies. Then came the Cleveland and
Hendricks club of Marinsburg, 600 torches
and uansparencies.
Opequon distriet-Hunter Small. Mar
shall, mounted tsrch-bearers.
HedgesyiIle District-Mounted torch
bearers. with j. B. Clary as marshal.
Dry Run c. & II. Club-FIfty mounted
torch bearers, with VIM. Thatcher and Jno.
Rertch as marshals Falling Waters
turned out m~agniGcently, with j. V. Quinn
and T. A. Payne as marshals, and the Me-
chanies band in front Of them, Their display
was second 10 non
Que thousand five hundred men were in
line and many of the transpaIsncies were
excellent hits. 1T rained all day, but we
came out" Mr.. Chairman, | am sick and
/ wish the committee would ADJOURN.
G. Blaine" a picture of Conkling admin
istering q pill marked 2l9 to Blaine attract
ed O great deal of attention. The Repub,
lican platform in actual use" represented
Blaine dead, with the Bloody Shirt suspend,
ed over him; The Democratic Kicker
looked hike a score of mules were
inside and all kicking at once;
flags, emblems and chinese lantere were
everywhere, nearly all the business houses
were decorated and illuminated, and the
streets were ajlaze with red fire, Roman
candles and sky rockets, aud jammed with
5000 people. The parade passed through
the principal streets and returned to the
public square, where ringing cheers fol-
Cleveland and Hendricks testified that the
people Of Berkeley believed they were elect
ed 5evond a doubt. After cheering fol-
the chairman OF the county committee, Mr.
Alex. Parks, and starting a bonfire on the
lair grounds, the crowd dispersed without
any disorder. Some Of the Republican
offce-holders closed up their residences 80
sight that you couldn't see a light through
the keyhole, but it only made the boy:
laugh. Some Republicans attempted &c
create a disturbance By occasional cheer:
TOR Blaine and Logan, but no notice wa,
taken of them, and the grandest demonstra
lion ever seen in M~artinshurg bad nothin4
to mar It's being what it was-a perfect sue
cess.