Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-11-09
A HOWLING MOB.
THE WILD RACKET MADE LAST NIGHT By
REPUBLICANS,
Assisted By Democrats Who Refuse 10 Yet 0hnceds
the Election Of Harrisn-How Thsy
Painted the Town Red.

Two days and three nights have passed
aincs the election, and there has been no
abatement in the racket made by both
sides. The Democrats hold on with re-
markable tenacity to q forlorn hope, and
still continue TO split their threats yell
ing for cleveland and Thurman.
Although they did not rcsive q particle
of encouraging news yesterday or last
night, they gathered about the REGISTER
Office at an early hour last evening and
commenced to yell for Grover in the
most voc ferrous and persistent manner
There were hundreds Of tin HON, on
the street blown by both Democratic and
Republican mouths and the racket they
made was deafenipg. In fact, it about
tore q mans nerves all to pieces and scat.
tered them about the streets. Belle, tin
pans, drums and badly worn but still in
the ring voices j1ire1 in the noise and
made things fairly howl.
OF course the Republicans had more to
yell foe and they certainly used all their
lung power to keep up their end Of tie
stripg. They gathered about the InteHi.
geneer Office in large numbers and INDUCED
in all kinds Of wild Indian war dances,
and monkey business.
A big fire was built in the middle Of the
street and q great war dance was done
around it by men and boys plsstered all
over with pictures of Harrison, Golf and
Yves Atkinson, the Lilly Langtry of the
district. It is said that Editor Hart's nine
dollar suit was offered up as 8 sacrifice to
the little Republican god. Goff, to spoease
his wrath at the Radical failure to elect
HIM for Governor and to carry the Leeisls-
ture aud make him Senator.
Atkinton wouldn't give up his 80 shcddy
because he came to the conclusion that he
wouldn't, because be couldn't 20 to Con-
gress Eext year, and he would have use for
that shoddy during the winter months and
q few of the summer ones if it could be
made to hold together.
The fire was kept burning all night and
q few Republicans who were
better stayers and their friends, and who
were braced up by copious draughts Of
booze, kept it goirg and continued the war
dance until a late hour this morning. The
~Inteligeacer, to give them additional slim
ulus, put out a bulletin claiming Atkin-
sons election by about $50 majority, but
how in the world they ever faxed up the
figures 20 one could tell.
About 8 o'clock the steamer Bellaire
brought up about 200 people from Bellsire,
and they were all R. publicans with voices.
They had a stock of red fire, which they
burned profusely on the way up, present
ing a beautiful sight as the boat plowed it's
way up stream. The shouts that srose
from off its decks were tremendous
and could be heard q mile. This
party also brought a drum corp to help
them make a moi g, and it succ .edtd. They
marched all over town beating the CALI
skin and cracking their Threats for Hsr-
risop. Just why these people came up
from their own town to Wheeling to cele-
brate could rot be learned, but it may
have been because Bellaire was not big
enough for them.
The way the Dem ocrats held on, how.
ever, is one OF tine most remarkable thirg
in the history of the campaign, aside fiom
the unlimited gall of George Wesley At
kinson, and thsy howled all day and thsy
yelled all night, never for a moment
thinking Of conoeding that Cleveland was
defeated until they received the official
figures 10 settle it.
A great deal Of interest was taken in
the fight for Congress between Pendleton
ard Atkinson and the friends cf each were
busy all day attempting to secure fguris
and attempting to figure out o majority for
their fayorite. Pendleton's defeat was
conceded all day by a great msny Demo
Gratis, as the early figures didn't favor him,
but when We'zel COMFY came in With Der
handsome majority for Psndletcn, the tide
turned ard the democratic stock went up.
Pendleton's election Is claimed by the De-
mccrscy.
A great deal Of betting was INDUCED in
during the day and last evening the RAIDS
got it into tier leads that they would
CARY tbs State and elect little god Gcff,
besides capturing the Legislature, and this
led them into several bets, but their
money wasn't prolific and several cf them
were made 10 tqueal by Democrats who
still had pluck enough to put up their
Doodle on the result in tie Stats.
About midnight the awful racket made
by tie two sides ceased, and the bowling
mob difp:rsed, leaving broker, bent and
battered VOICES lying around in the mud
end Fourteenth and Market street, Uttered
with the remains Of pyrctechnics and
lungs,
Tits to be sincerely hoped that this will
be tie ell Of the racket.