The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-10-17
THE Big DEMONSTRATION.
Complimentary Opinion by the
Press Of Other Cities.
BIGGEST WHEELINGEyER SAW
a Pittsburgh Opinion of Interest.
What u BeIlaire Paper Thinks.
An Analr that will be Memoir
able for Half Century.

Yesterday mornings Pittsburgh pa
pers contained quite lengthy reports OF
the big Republican street demonstration
and reception to visiting clubs which
took place here Monday night. These
reports were written by men sent from
Pittsburgh for that special purpose.
They all spoke in the highest praise OF
the affair, and compared it in size, en-
thusiasm and style with the demonstra-
ton in Pittsburgh last Saturday night,
to the disadvantage of the latter.
Last evenings Chronicle Telegraph con-
tanned the following: 1.-THE returning
visitors to the political demonstration at
Wheeling last night give great accounts
OF it. Building Inspector Frank said it
was the largest thing Wheeiingever saw.
Mr.. Denniston, OF the Water Bureau,
said the parade and crowd were far great
er than the parade here. Chief Bigelow
said the enthusiasm and decorations
were immense. Contractor Mcknight,
who has had some experience in moving
men and teams, said It was the finest
thing he ever witnessed. Everyone who
could be met to-day who had been there
were loud in their praise Of the event.
The railroad people reported the trans
portation OF 800 men from this point
alone. The way the farmers turned out
astonished the Pittsburghers."
These reports published in outside
nnners comnared with those much
nearer home, show how mean and un-
truthful some people can be-people too,
that one would naturally suppose, would
takesome pride ia the fact thatit was pos
sible ogetupin Wheelingsucha fine, bril-
liant display. The demonstration was n
beautiful spectacle, and fully repaid the
people who witnessed it for the discom-
forts they suffered while waiting in the
mud for the procession to start.
There was such rush OF people from
points up on the the Cleveland 4 Pitts
hurgh that the last section, the third,
did not reach Bridgeport till nearly 8
o'clock. The result was there were two
or three clubs that never did get in line.
There was such rush on the Cleveland
& Pittsburgh that enough cars could
not be had for the people, and clubs at
Mingo, Portland and Brilliant were left
standing on the platforms for the reason
that there was no place on the trains for
them to even stand.
The police did first class work in keep
ing the people back at several Of the i'm
portant corners so that the parade could
sweep along in platoons, and Mayor
Seabfight, Democrat though he is, had 9
warm welcome for all the strangers he
met. He showed his good sense by try
ing to give the visitors he met as good
an impression Of Wheeling US he posi-
bly, could.
The Piumed Knights discovered yes
terday that big basket OF cut roses was
left at the Hotel Windsor Monday after
noon to be used in decorating the sup
per tables. They came from the extern
sive Schroeder gardens, on the Island,
but by reason Of there being some mis-
take about the directions, the flowers
failed to reach the knights and their
guests till yesterday. The flowers were
lovely specimens, and it is too bad the
Americas men failed to get them.