Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-11-14
And the Victorious Democracy Paint
Wheeling a Bright Red.
A Night Made Memorable by Bril-
liant P~ageantry
To the Accompaniment of Thundsr
ing Roars of Artillery.
How Wheeling Celebrated the Glo'
ri0us National Victory.

Who ever saw Wheeling painted q
brighter red than it was last night? Not
the Oldest inhatitan'. Not the most aged
campaigner in the village. Ii was without
exception and beyond the shadow OF a
doubt, the brightest red night Wheeling
ever knew. The demonstration was a bril-
liant s~uccess-such a one as could not be
clouded by even the Radical rowdyism along
the route or the Radical lies of Blaine
gains in New York, circulated with intent
10 throw a wet blanket on Democratic JOY.
From beginning TO ending, from conception
to sonsummation, it was O success IN a
superlative sense. 1t as lar exceeded any
ante.election effort as o positive realization
can exceed a tremulous hope. 1t seemed
as though every Democrat in the city, In
Spired by the sense OF a brilliant victory.
had made one grand effort for this occasion
and the end justified the means. Old men,
who have seen every demonstration Wheel
ing ever made, from the effort Of its village
babyism up to hat of its metropolitan
s~p!endor, said last nights demonstration
fairly eclipsed everything, while Republicans
conceded it the finest Of their experience.
There were q few features, given below, the
result of Radical rowdyism, that tended to
mar the perfect good feeling that would
otherwise have existed, but they were
entirely lost in the general ~splendor.
THE PROCESSION
gas formed about 7:3O o'clock, but owing
20 a delay in waiting for visiting clubs, a
start was not made until about s o'clock.
The head of the line was at the corner Of
Chapline and Sixteenth streets, facing east
on the latter street, and that locality was
headquarters for q dense mass Of people
assembled to watch the start. The Jetfer-
son Escort club had the head Of the pro-
c~ession, preceded by two carriages con-
tanning Officers of State, the Marshals, the
Jefferson Drum Corps and the Opera House
band. The Escort was gotten up in a re-
gardless fashion and numbered aoout one
hundred and fifty men. Every member had
his hat covered with bright red and was
profuselv adorned with striking badges.
Some, with considerable ingenuity, had
rugged up campaign devices, on their hats
and clothes and the column was led by two
game chickens, growing Justify tor victory
ana reform. Then came the remainder OF
the city clubs, the membership Of all being
swelled by many citizens who had never be-
fore appeared in a parade of any character
whatever. The Belmont County Clinton and
Clubs, OF Bellaire, clubs from Bridgeport
and Martins Ferry and a good delegation
from Fulton, were interSperSed with the
home clubs, as in the procession there IA
no place better than another and all were
alike.
THREE DIVISIONS.
The procession was divided into three
divisions, in the order named: Clubs on foot,
cavalry brigade and citizens in decorated
vehicles. The second division was sen; in
from Richland and Triadelphia districts
and showed the usual predominence Of red
in everything. Many Of the horsemen car
RED brooms, brand new, indicative Of the
recent clean sweep made by the Democracy.
The number Of vehicles was largely in eX-
cess Of any previous procession. Carriages,
5upeies, wagons and trucks were pressed
nto service, all handsomely decorated and
each filed with a cheering, enthusiastic
group of victorious Democrats. That fel-
rure ' as a remarkable one, as some Of the
carriages contained prominent. business
men who have been voting the ticket for
twenty-five years and at last have reached
victory. They were among the most en-
lhusiatic in the line.
THE VOTED FOR JACKSON.
There was one carriage among the others
that deserves special mention. It was that
containing the four veterans, Oliver Lewis,
George Wells, John Knote and Bushrod
Price. They attracted much attention from
the fact that an illumination contained these
words:
'OIver Lewis, aged S. Voted for Jack
son three times and for each subsequent
Democratic candidate for President, includ-
ing Cleveland.
George Wells, aged 81; voted the Demo
cratic ticket from Madison to Cleveland"
John Knote. Voted for Jackson twice
and for each subsequent candidacy Of the
Democracy from that time to Cleveland
"BushrSd W. Price, aged II. Voted for
Jackson and every Democratic candidate
10 and including Cleveland"
TIE veterans removed their hats and
bowed their acknowledgements o! the rous-
ing cheers that greeted them along the
line.
ALONG TUE LINE.
1t will be impossible 10 s2eak in full de-
tail Of the various scenes enact along the
route, or rather of the scene re. ,Haeted
along the entire route, 1t began when 'e
start was made and did not end until :he
line disbanded. Great crowds lined the
streets and cheer upon cheer rent the air as
the banners and transparencies came into
sight. Red FIRE made one continuous glare
and the flash and whiz of fireworks was end
less: AT times, when a grand display ap.
Pealed to the feelings of the paraders. they
broke, by one impulse, into hearty cheers
that made the air resound. One scene OF
the many will suffice:
When the line came down Market street,
the writer viewed it from she third story
of the REGISTER building. The scene wa
sublime. A brillisncy as of day was shed
by the hundreds of red fires blazing on
every side. Rockets and candles flashed in
every direction until the eye was bexilderei
by the glitter. Many gazed s~peechless on a |
scene Of glory such as Wheeling never saw.
And this was but one scene Of tie many.
H LIN OF MARCH
as follows The procession centred
at Chapline and Sixteenth and moved
east on Sixteenth to Jacob, south
Jacob to Eighteenth, east on Eighteenth
Wood, north on Wood to Fifteenth, west
Fifteenth to Jacob, north on Jacob to
Fourteenth, west on Fourteenth to EoF,
north IN Eof to Twelfth, west on Twelfth
Chapline, north on Chapine to Eleventh, |
vest on Eleventh TO Market, north on Mar
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