The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-11-01
NOIgDSVILLB ABLAZH
With RepubIicanism Last Night
as Hundreds Of
BELIEVERS IN PROTECTION
Paraded Through Her Streets
Wheeling Well Represented and
Other Places Send in Delega.
uous-Pleuty Of Music.

Moundsville had Republican street
demonstration last night that was a
"stunner." There were over 1900
marchers in line and the town was
ab.aze from one end to the other with
red fire and handsome decorations.
Those in line were cheered almost con-
tinuousIy by the hundreds who congFe-
gated along the line Of march. all in
all, it was gloriousgaIa time for the Re-
publicans, and one well worthy old Mar
shall with her thousand or more major
ity for the grand party of Protection.
It was the original intention to have
had the parade about two weeks ago,
but rain interfered. Another date was
then selected and arrangements started
to make the postponed demonstration
even more OF success than had been
hoped for in the first place. How. well
these arrangements were perfected and
how the hopes were more than realized,
the grand display made last night most
forCibly attested.
The first visiting delegation to arrive
was TINT from Cameron and other points
out the Baltimore & Ohio. They filed
three cars to overlooking and got in
about o'clock. Shortly alter that time
the cavalry clubs from the outlying dis
tricts in the county and clubs in wagons
began pouring in and continued TO arrive
till after Z o'clock.
The Wheeling delegation left here at
7:l5 o'clock on a special OF nine coaches
over the Ohio River road and forty
minutes later were landed safely in the
county seat OF Marshall. Col. Fred
Huseman, the roads special passenger
agent, gave his personal supervision to
the train and saw to it that everything
was made comfortable and satisfactory.
The start for home was made ut IL
o'clock prompt and in forty.tlve minutes
the levee here was reached. The road
deserves credit for the expeditions man
ner in which the crowd was handled.
There were on board representatives
from nearly every Republican club in
the city. AS soon as Moundsville was
reached the Wheeling regiment was
formed and marched to the post OF
honor, the right of the column, the
Piumed Knights and the Juniors hav-
ing the extreme right of theline. There
were three brass bands and nearly n
score OF drum corps to furnish
the music. Sherrard, Limestone,
Pleasant Valley and other
surrounding towns were well
represented. OF the 500 that went
down from here fully one-half were in
line while the others joined with those
on the sidewalks in cheering the column
as it swept by. 1t was only occasionally
that a feeble cry was heard for Cleve-
land, and it would invariably be drown
ed by shouts for Harrison, Morton, Pro-
lection, Golf, Atkinson and the entire
Republican ticket.
DR.. R. W. Hall was Chief Marshal,
with Col. j. 3. Lockwood, the grizzled
veteran OF Gettysburg and Antietam,
Editor J. w. Durchinal, OF the Mounds
vile Herald, Marion Jefferson, John
Bloyd and d. B. Evans us aides. The
Wheeling contingent was commanded
by its Chief Marshal, Col. W. II. Travis
and A. L. Lineh, OF his staff, who were
provided with stecds.
A feature OF the parade was miners
club Of seventy.five men. They wore
their mine caps and torches and working
clothes, carried lanterns and were
further uniformed with red, white and
blue sashes. They received hearty ap-
plause from every one. The Wheeling
men came in for their full share OF the
ovation that was paid the paraders all
along the line. Drum Major Turner's
ageiity was the wOnderment OF all.
Some OF the decorations were remark
ably handsome, surprising anything
seen here this campaign. The Henrietta
House was ablaze with illuminations.
Mr.. W. B. Humphreys residence was
bathed in the glare OF colored fires; SO
was Col. Lockwood's place, and those OF
T. R. Rogers and Mrs. Hobbs were
among the more noticeable. There were
some pretty displays OF fire works Mt
various points.
The affair was q success from start to
finish, and the Republicans Of Mounds.
vile, greatly encouraged, will charge on
with renewed vigOr towards the glorious
victory that seems to be within reach.
Marshall will do her duty next Tuesday.