Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-10-12
LAST NIGHTS PAGEANT.
The Democrats Of Wheeling Turn
Out En- Masse.
A Demonstration which Excited the Aemi-
ration and Envy Of Republicans
The Speech at the Capital.

The political turn out last night by both
parties-the Democratic clubs for he grand
parade here, and the Republican organiza-
tons to go to Steubenville-brought almost
the entire population out ofdoors and raised
the excitement, already intense, to fever
teat Even before dark the sidewalks be-
gan to FL up witherOwds of spectators,
while the headquarters of the various ward
clubs were scenes of hustle and commo'
ZION as early as 6 o'clock. During the
day, in the residence quarters OF the city
especially, many residences had been hand
somely decorated, and as the shades OF
night fell, Examinations were to be seen on
all sides
At Half past six the clubs began 10 gather
AZ the place of rendesyous-Capitol Square
and half an hour later Sixteenth street
for two squares was almost
SOLID MASS or BLAZING TORCHES,
while the sidewalks were impossible with
men women and children, drawn together
10 see the start of the column. The line
was to have started at half past seven, but It
was ten minutes past eight when Chief
Marshall Robert White took the head OF the
column and gave the word forward. The
line of march as published in Saturday S
REGISTER was gone over, the enthusiasm
along its entire extent being spontaneous
and hearty.
Assoc the head of the column turned
The corner OF Fourteenth street into Market
amid the burning of colored fires and fire
works and the cheers Of the multitude oil
siobtseers. The scene when the Jefferson
club rooms and the REGISTER Office was
reached was beautiful in the extreme, the
calcium light of the Jefferson club throwing
he dark clothing Of the marchers into
strong relief, while the Examinations and
fireworks turned night into day.
THE COLUMN
marched in the following order:
Mounted MarShalS.
Opera House Band.
Jefferson Drum Corps.
Jefferson Escort Club.
Jefferson Juniors.
BenwOOd Club.
independent Cleveland Cub.
Two Bridgeport Clubs.
Washington Drum Corps.
First Ward Club
Union Drum Corps.
Fourth Ward Club.
Centre Drum Corps.
Fifth Ward Club.
Filth Ward Juniors.
Webster Drum Corps.
sixth Ward Club
Eighth " ard Juniors.
Sel enth Ward Club.
Island Juniors.
Citizens in Decorated Carriage.
Martin ; Ferry Drum Corps.
Two Martins Ferry Clubs
Uniformed Citizens OF Martins Ferry.
kitChie Drum Corps.
Eighth Ward Clue.
Fulton Club.
Valley Grove Club.
Mounted Escort.
Richand Cavalry.
Pleasant Valley Cavalry.
Citizens in Decorated Wagons and Buggies'
THE JEFFERSOSS
showed up in fine style, the club turning out
thirty-seyen sets of fours, not counting
officers or music and the boys marched IN
the steadiness of old veterans, notwithStand
ing the fact that scores Of them had little or
no drilling. The jefferson Juniors also
turned out strong, and the two clubs were
the subject of much favorable comment
from spectators.
There were between fifteen and sixteen
hundred men in line, two hundred and
twenty-fOur sets of tours passing the corner
of Market and twelfth street. These foot up
eight hundred and ninety-six. Add to this
number the officers, music and those on
horseback and in wagons, and sixteen
hundred is not too. high. This makes
the demonstration the equal Of
he "great" Logan blow out, when our
friends, the enemy, had outside help from
halt the towns within radius Of forty miles.
Could the Democrats have drawn on Bel
aire Steubenville and other places which
sent clubs to swell the Republican parade
N the occasion we allude to, we could have
paralyzed the suppOrtes OF the Maine gentle
man and made them hide their diminished
heads indeed.
THE SPEECH AFTER THE PARADE.
Tremendous Outpouring to Greet Hon