Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-09-21
TO LISTEN TO BLACK JACK LOGAN
The Demonstration Said To Be BY
All Odds the Largest Politi-
cal Gathering Ever Held
In Ohio.
BLAINE IN NEW YORK LAST NIGHT
Twenty Thousand Men in Line to
Greet Him.

t-NuoApHNf S.i cSPeSAASSA ~@s~-
witnessing the preparations which have been
in progress for the last two days for the Re
publican ovation to General Logan, and
sizing up the unparalleled multitude Of
strangers which invaded this city during
last night and to-day, one can easily be per
suaded that it really is what it is claimed to
be By the managers-the largest political
demonstration ever given in the State OF
Ohio. Up to last night about
fifty thousand visitors were expected, and
the railroad companies exerted themselves
to the utmost to take care of the multitude,
while the regular hotels and boarding houses
laid in enormous quantities of provisions
and quadrupled their force Of attaches in
anticipation Of
To-Day's Rush of Custom.
Scores Of sandwich and lemonade booths
sprang up as by magic in all sorts of out Of
the way places, and everything gave evi-
dence Of big time. The crowd began
coming last evening, and all night long
train after train, filed to suffocation with
voters from all parts of northern Ohio and
western Pennsylvania, pulled up at the depots
and disgorged their dust-covered and al
ready tired, but enthusiastic swarms OF
humanity. Federal street, the principal
business thoroughfare, is resplendent with
banners, transparencies and bunting, and
adjoining the soldiers monument in Gen.
trail square is a massive arch, bearing at the
apex pictures of Blaine and Logan and sp'
propriate notices. Everywhere the city
bears a holiday aspect and never before
looked so gay. In many blocks
Every House is Decorated
with evergreens and bunting.
1t was nearly one o'clock. when General
Logan in carriage with {. q. Andrews,
who entertained the General while here, ap'
peared on the street. The carriage was
drawn by two large white and black horses.
With hat in hand and pleasant smile Gen.
Logan acknowledged the homage paid by
the populace, but the carriage and horses
were almost overturned, so eager were the
people to get a good look at Logan. AT
half past one
The Procession
got under way with at least twenty-five
thousand men in line, while fifty thousand
looked on from the sidewalks, windows and
housetops. All the industrial establish
Tnents. all the various trades, and most oi
the business houses were represented, to
gether with campaign clubs innumerab!e
over one hundred cities and towns sending
uniformed delegations Many wagons and
floats had workmen engaged ut their several
trades an example being the two nail mills
which turned out great quantities Of nails
stamped Blaine and Logan Business
was entirely suspended. The procession
after making a tour Of the principal streets
repaired to the fair ground, where
The Mass Meeting
was organized. The speakers were General
Logan, Judge William Kelly, Of Pennsyl
vania; General Noyes, Of Ohio; Hon.
Powell Clayton, Of Arkansas Private Dal
zell and others. The crowd was so dense
and extended so far that not one.tenth oi
those present could hear a word from the
platforms, but whenever cheer was started
BY those in the vicinity of the speakers, the
cry would be taken up by tens Of
thousands, and the noise resulting would
be something fearful. Tonight, mammoth
TorchIight Procession
is in progress and later General Logan will
be serenaded, About eight or ten thousand
torches are in line, and the spectacle pre-
sented is very fine. A large majority OF the
houses in town are Illuminated and FIRE
works are kissing and splitting on all sides