Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-09-23
THE Big PARADE
Fourteen Hundred to Sixteen Hundred Men In
Line for Cleveland,
All ENTHUSIASTIC DEMONSTRATION
Twenty Thousand Spectators View the
Marching Column.
CHEERS, RED FIRE and MUSIC.

CHEERS, RED FIRE AND MUSIC.
The Democracy INDUCED in the first
torchlight parade Of the campaign, last
evening, and in point Of size the column
was nearly as large as any ever turned ont
By either party, while the enthusiasm was
simply immense.
II bubbled over everywhere.
The town fairly rang with cheers for
Cleveland and Thurman.
Men hsllowed themselves boarse, and
when unable to longer make q noise IN
this way, they waved their torches, hats,
and bsndauas - . means of giving vent to
their feelings.
1t is difieult to say just how many
men were in line, the confusion and 81
most entire absence ofIegulsrity in march
log making all efforts to get an accurate
enumeration waste of time, but the num-
her of men who left the City Hall was
certainly not less than fourteen hundred,
while many estimates put il as high asseyen-
teen hundred. Either Of these numbers
marks the parade as great success, wbep
i, il considered that il was the first effort
of the eampaiga, and that in several dis
tricts there WAS no proper organization,
while two clubs, the Second ward and
Clay d;strict-were not out at all. Then,
not over one hundred and fifty Of the
parsders came from beyond the limits OF
the county.
The column began to form at Chspline
and Twelfth streets about hslf-past seven
O'Clock, the Washington district club,
one hundred strong. being the first to ar
rive, with the Madison district club,
sixty-tiye s:ropg, second and Union dis
iriet two hundred strong, next. The
Young mems Democratic club paraded If
" men, in fine shape, the organization
never looking in better trim. The kenna
club also presented a foe appearance.
| Club after club arrived in quick succession,
until the cross streets, between Twelfth
ard Sixteenth. were ablszs with light for
squsres, and the air wss vocal with the
% usic Of q dozen drum corps.
At twenty minutes past eight O'Clock
ths word "forewardn was given, and the
column moved in the following order :;
| Chief Marshal, A. A. Franzheim aud STAIR
| George Baird Jr. Chiefof 5 at; Joseph Mcmahon,
| j. c. Anderson, Robert White, Joseph
Emsheimer, Charles Smith.
County Executive Committee in Carriages
FIRST DIVISION.
| A. Sweeney Commanding
Opera House Band.
Young Mems Democratic Club, SO men.
| Drum Corps, 10 men.
| Kenna Club, 80 Lhen.
Drum Corps II men.
| First Ward Club, 100 men.
Madison District, 20 men.
Union District Club, 100 men.
SECOND DIVISION.
Oscar Seeley, Commanding.
Drum Corps, 10 men.
Centre District Club l25 men.
Webster District Club, $50 men.
Richie District Club, rs men.
THIRD DIVISION.
Porter smith, Commanding
Drum Corps, Il men.
Martins Ferry Democrats, us men.
FOURTH DIVISION.
Pannel Garden, Commanding.
West Liberty Band, 10 men
Triadelphia Distric', 90 men.
Liberty District, 30 men.
Richland Dis rict, 80 men.
Vehicles &c.
The route of march az Published in the
REGISTER yesterday morning, was gone
over faithfully, and it wss after 10 o'clock
when the head of the column appeared up
on Chapline street, after going over the
line of march, and the word TO break
ranks was given. All along the lire the
co.. umn was greeted by immense throngs
Of spectators, the streets in many places
being actually impassable. About the
City Hall, where the column WAS at its
best, the number of spectators was es-
pecially large, and there was another great
mass 1t the junction of Market and Six
tenth streets 20 sse the column as it
crossed TO the South Side.
The clubs of the leading division march
ed with steadiness throughout the evening,
the Yong Mems Club and the Kenna
Club especially doing themselves proud.
But some OF the other organisations were
not SO happy in their efforts to keep in
line. The result WAS good deal of con-
fusion at times, which the line officers
seemed powerless to prevent. An excep-
ton to this sort of thing, however, was
presented in the fue marching Of the
B & O. contingent The engineers, fire.
raen, brakemen, etc, turned out in great
shape. coming up town TO the rendezvous
with about seventy men in line, all carry
ing their red and blue lanterns Some of
the men had gone thirty-six hours with
out sleep in order to turn out, ard they
are TO be congratulated upon the fioe sp'
pearapce they made Their Transparent
cies, and the big locomotive they carried,
attracted general attention.
One thing was demonstrated very forci-
bly,, and that was that the route of the
procession was too long Soon after the
column crossed the creek men began TO
fall out Of the line, and when the creek
YVES re-crosssd on the march MP Market
street the column had lost fifty per cent,
OF It's strength. Still il presented fine
appearance as IL came up toward the REG
IsTER Office, the street being filed with
sputtering fireworks. The Banner Com
mittee was on hard, and count was made
Of the several clubs "a the column pass-
ed the REGISTER, bat by this time it
did not contain more than seven hundred
and fifty to eight hundred men, many OF
the organic atoms, starting with large
number of torches, being cut down over
ore-half After making up their figures,
the committee adjourned until Monday
evening, when o session viii be held at
the Office Of Sheriff Hsudlsn, and deci.
sion arrived at. II was thought last night
that the hammer would lay between Web
ster and Richland districts, each having
very large per cent of the total vote in
line.
The parade was an enthusiastic affair all
through, and WAS q success. Great credit