Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-09-28
KENNA AND WALKER At CAMERON.
4 Great Outpouring of the Democracy of
Marsban

N Great OutpOuring Of the Democracy of
Marshall.
4 CANERuN ". Va, September 27.-l Ex-
Elusive. The Democracy played in tough
buck today. The day which smiled upon
them II ost auspiciOusly in the morning
Brought misfortune after misfortune during
the afternoon, the end being the unavoid-
able postponement Of what promised to be
hnagniGceut meeting and one from which
PnUch benefit 10 the party would inure. The
humber fpeople in atteudance-threet thou
band during the aiternOOn-exceeded the
bnost sangUine expectations of the gentle
b. eu mauaging the affair." while the enthusi-
y m was all that the most Jealous partisan
souli have desired Below
The Events Of the Day
ere deta;lei as they occurred. During the
esrly hours of the morning the town gave
lumiStakable signs that a meeting Of more
han the usual magnitude would result, g
humber of people from the surrounding
country having put in an appearance before
ithe sun had well cleared the tops of the
peghboring hills. At nine o'clock the
Cameron Democratic Club met at their
Headquarters to the number of one hun
'Grei. under command of Capt. Thompson,
hnd headed by brass band, marched to the
EepOt and escorted Hon. Henry S. Walker,
bne Of the speakers Of the day to his hotel
here
The silver-TOngusd Orator
u fL, EanaVta valley was greeted by o
Dare number of the leading Democrats OF
Marshall and Wetzel counties, and Greene
|touniy, Pa, among them being R, McConell,
waynesburg A. G. Calvert, New Martinsyille
Col-Arnett, of Wheeling Hon. Sep, Hall, Of
Nrw Msrtinsyille; Lindsey Baker, OF
tGreene county, Pa; General Price, OF
d. Cecil, and NJ S. Gravy, o. Mounds
'klle The 1890 train from Wheeling
Brought a large number Of Democrats
hrJm Benw God and Moundsville, there being
hv this time at least i've hundred strangers
in town. Shortly before II o'clock the 10
cal club. under the marshslShip Of j. W.
Dunlevy. formed and headed by the band
marched ont Of town TO escort the large
delegation from Greene county TO the
speakers stand. A quarter of mile out
The Procession
vas met. the Jacksonville band being at the
head OF the column, while two drum corps
i'm wagons furnished additional music.
There were fifty wagons and carriages IN
line, containing an average of five voters
leach. besides liberal SprinGGng OF ladies.
Following the vehicles came one hundred
aad twenty horsemen, the column extend
,Hs -lrs Of %
The process ion passed the depot amid loud
Cae.rs EOm the spectators, and crossing
the sei Of what once was creek halted at
q Q staaI. Here the Cameron Club opened
ranks, and the visitors fled through, being
immediately dismissed for dinner. The
,jay. which had thus far been bright and
beautiful now grew threatening and rain
Vas predicted before the meeting could be
C-gsailet. The pole-raising vas therefore
hurried ss Rapidly as possible.
The Democracy Of Cameron, with an am
uon in the highest degree commeudable,
had prepared q flag staff two hundred and
hAeeu feet in height, and sll morning large
force of meR labored on the level stretch OF
.round opposite tue depot, engaged in pre-
. .uenaries necessary before the actual work
e raising It into position. By twelve
dock these preparations were completed
I'D
T%pBuudrsd Nen pOfred Their Goats
zLd ven, to work with . will The first
misfortune Of the day occurred about noon;
shen the speakers stand collapsed
With crash, and fell into mass
OF mingled boards and green bOughs. The
patrom was Immediately reconstructed
aat hardly had it been finished wheu the
threatening clouds began to leak, and soon
p driving rain storm was in progress. That
vss misfortune number Two, albeit It was
blessing to the neighboring farmers Mis-
hap three Was the breaking Of the tackle
With which the pole was raised, necessi-
,s'ing a delay Of half an hour. At
qrsrter of two, repairs having been
made, the work of eleysting the
gigantic staff was resumed when the ropes
tgain gave way when the pole was about
ti'y feet from the ground. letting it fall and
s''aliug it at the FIRST splice and again