The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-10-06
'THEDEM0IC(RI|,A1CY'':'Sl;D]:).Al.I:Y,l y
MIR. nENDn1cK;ss, Il IN wnEE 4, 4,
His Partisans in the Mali City Do Thsms olive,
E Proud In Tes.ifylng Their Delight at !
Greeting llim-Iis Meeting and Parade
In the, Day and Another at Night.

The Democrats Of Wheeling and Ohio
county were out in force Saturday to vel
come to the city their candidate for the
Vice Presidency, Hon. Thomas A.. Hen.
bricks, Of Indiana. Mr. Hendricks arrived
in the city OH the 0 o'clock train OH tho
r, Wa Ky. road from Columbus. lie
was met at Wheeling junction bya com.
mittee Of twenty prominent Democrats
who went up on special train at 4 A. ".
Upon his arrival IN the city, no was
greeted by II large crowd which Ind
gathered ut the depot. lIe WAS accom-.
panied by. Col. John Il. Fellows, OF New
York. They were escorted 10 the Stumm
House, where they We're royalty enter.
tained during their stay IN the city. Din.
ncr, II sunptuous rcpast, was served in |,
private dining ro0msct apart for the occa'
sion, The local Democratic committee
and the Committee OH Reception ,Iined
with the distinguished guests. =
THE CITY GENERALLY DECORATED.
The city was generally and very hand
somely decorated for Mr.. Hendricks coin
ing. Flags and tri.colored bunting, Chi
nese lanterns and all the gay parphernali;
Of n political display were more proiuscl,
called into re1uisition than on any formc
: occasion in Wheeling since the, Centennia
: Fourth. Several Republicans who la,
+. flung their colors to the breeze on the oc
: casion OF Gen. Logan's visit 10 tho city
s again decorated to show their good feeling
r TO "their friends, the enemy" Anon,
c the decorations OF private houses, that o
}. Mrs. Franzheim's, on North Main street
f; was especially noticeable. Tho Stall
House was literally covered with flags
:. streamers and the National colors in al
h designs. Many Of tho streets OF the cit,
Q had strings OF Chinese ianterns suspended
h across them ut short intervals, and larr
@ flags suspended from the house top
4 Tapped above the streets. In front of til
/. Jefferson club the letters &c. 4 H. shon
s in tiny gus jets. The decorations and Il
il Nominations were tho most successful m,
s notable features OF the decoration.
+, III, THE DAY PARADE.
& About II o'clock the day parade, whicl
had formed OH Chaplinc street, moved o.
down Eleventh and up Market. 1t wa
marshaled by Mayor Miller and five eS
IL mayors Of the city The marching club
had the head Of the procession. The
cannot compare in uniform, drill, discir
r line or manly appearance with the Repul
" lican regiment. A miniature ship, wit
girls aboard, representing the States, fol
J. lowed, and in its wake carriages with tn
guests and committee. Mr.. Randall wa
. occasionally clieered, but there was
notable lack Of that enthusiasm whic
"a marked General Logaa's every appear
ance or Mr.. Dlaine's coming. Mr.. Fe
. lows was oitener clleercd than Mr.. Her
!. bricks, the people installing him for Nj
= Randall. The carriages were escorted b
l. mounted cavalry company, under con
l. mand Of Mr.. C. n. Hcaly, citizen OF Grea
Britain and an avowcd irce.trader.
!, Several industrial exhibits were in Il,
l. display. Among the wagons was one wit
h u beer exhibit. with men drinking til
amber auid. At Twelfth street one enthr
,, siast abandoned his glass, and eleyatin
e the key, drank from the bung. $
IS There were in line 1896 souls, OF ,whor
o7o were voters. OF these 533 were o
a loot, $50 mounted, ISL in wagons, l02 j.
:. bands and % in carriages.
). 4 number OF transparencics, all RI
% ferring to the Mulliyan Letters or som.
thing OF that sort, were borne i'll the pre-
cession. n -