The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-11-04
"a POPULAR DEMONSTRATION"
Another Register View of the Meeting sAtur.
day Night.

Another Register View Of the Me citing Satur-
day Night.
Persons who have read the Registers
very peculiar utterances concerning the
meeting in honor Of Mayor Grub, at the
Academy Of Music last Saturday night,
will be surprised TO zee the following dis.
patch. fent 10 the Chicago Times by one Of
the Registers editors:
"WHEELlNG, W. VA Nov, Especial. ]
The acqulttal by a special investigating
committee Of the council OF Jacob W.
Grub, mayor OF the city, OF the charges
OF drunkenness, immortality and unlsw-
full conduct Of his office, preferred by
Chief of Police Porter Smith, and the
unanimous acceptance OF the report Of the
committee by the city council, was the oc.
casion OF a tremendous popular demon.
stration at ii o'clock last night In h0USf
OF the mayor. At 1880 o'clock crowd
Of two thousand people formed in process
ion in front OF the lNTELLIGENCER Office,
and, headed by two brass bands and &C.
companied by lavish display OF colored
fires, it marched to the residence OF the
mayor, who appeared In response to loud
calls, and was greeted with repeated
cheers. The crowd picked him up and
carried him on their shoulders to tho
Academy OF Music, where Mrs. Grub and
several lady friends had preceded them,
and mass meeting was held, at which
congratulsry addresses were Elade by
several local orators, the festivities being
kept up until midnight, when the pro.
cession reformed and carried the mayor
back to his residence, where, after again
cheering him, the crowd dispersed. The
affair created great excitement"
"THE JOY OF TIE PEOPLE"
The Register gives the Mayor the Just
credit in sending matter away from home
which it refuses him in it's own columns,
among his neighbOrs. The dispatch to
the New York Times, also sent by one oil
the Register men, opens with this state.
ment:
"The Joy OF the citizens OF this city at
the vindicatiOn Of Mayor Jacob W. Grub
at tho hands Of Special Investigating
COMMITTEES OF the Council from the
charges OF drunkeDaess, immortality, and
gross neglect Of duty, preferred by the
Chief OF Police, last night took the form
OF a popular demonstration in which about
1000 citizens participated. About 1890
o'clock procession made up OF the most
prominent business and professional men
formed down town, and, headed bya brass
band and large drum corps, marched TO
the residence OF Mayor Grub, No. 1907
Chaplina street. Loud calls were made
for the Mayor, aud on his appearance he
was greeted with enthusiastic cheers from
a crowd OF people extending for hall a
block Up and down the street."
THE TRUTH ABOUT SMITH.
The Register men also tells the truth
about Porter Smith in their articles for
foreign consumption, something they have
never done 81 home. The New York tel
egram quoted above concludes with this
"The meeting over, the Mayor Was oar
ried back 10 his residence, and then the
crowd proceeded to make night Of itby
serenadinY prominent citizens. No such
occasion was ever before experienced in
this city. The investigation Of Mayor
Grnbh's character lasted more than thFce
weeks, about IS witnesses being exam
med, and was daily attended by about
| 900 people. The vindication was COM
plete. The Chief Of Police, who brought
The charges, is the subject Of mpch pnta' !
vorable comment"
These dispatches are not strictly Ge-
surate in all respects, but then you can
not expect strict accuracy OF q Register
nan, and they are much nearer the
ruth than the It99iileT's own accounts.
The reasons for their telling the truth
about the Mayor and the Chief Of POLICE
away from home and misrepresening in
heir home accounts, are too numerous
md too apparent to require specification,