The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-10-12
HUNDREDS ARE COMING
To the Big Republican Blowout
Monday Night.
THE MARsHAL's PROGRAMME.
How the Column Will be Formed
and Where IL viii March-in-
tcrcstinG Notes About the
Grand Coming Amir

reason OF bad weather, with the plans
already perfected and being made by
hundreds Of Republicans living outside
the city, principally in Pennsylvania
and Ohio, to come here and assist III the
grand street demonstration that is to be
given that night.
The people, according to the reports
received, are coming IRON every settle
ment great and small, within a radius Of
fifty miles, and some are coming from
even greater distance. With no inter.
ference in the shape OF such awful
weather us prevailed last night, crowd
NAV be looked for that will rival some
OF those which thronged the city during
the Big Reunion OF 1887.
Excursion trains are to be run by the
Baltimore & Ohio from Grafton, from
Pittsburgh and from GAINESVILLE. The
Pan Handle will run one from Pitts
bureh and intermediate points. The
Cleveland & Pittsburgh will run one
for the accommodation Of the clubs
from East Liverpool and points in
Beaver county, and points between here
and there and the Cleveland, Lorain 4
Wheeling road will put extra cars on its
regular trains. All Of tho excursion
trains are scheduled so us to leave here
on their return trips at or shortly after
midnight. All the arrangements have
been'made with view to accommoda-
ting in the best possible way the hum
,l.aSl, Ichn Lovn ci1niIinI their intention
of being here.
Uniformed clubs from Washington,
Claysyille, West Alexander, BellNire,
MoundsviIle, Martins Ferry, Steuben.
vile, East Liverpool, Beaver Falls,
Wellsburg and other points have already
reported that they are coming and more
are expected. Pittsburgh alone will
probably send down delegations from
five or six clubs; the number OF those re-
ported to be coming from there is in
creasing daily.
Last evening Col. W. II. Travis, who
is to be Chief Marshal, met with the
marching officers Of the various clubs
and partially arranged a programme as
follows:
The Plumed Knights, the Junior
Plumed knights and the Island Escort
Club and the Island Logan Club are
assigned to the duty ofreceiving visiting
clubs at the trains and escorting them
to their headquarters or places in the
column. The Plumed Knights will look
after those coming in over the Panllan-
die road and assist the Juniors at the
Baltimore & Ohio depot in receiving the
clubs from out the Hempiield and from
Beliaire and other points on tho Baiti.
more & Ohio's divisions. The Island
clubs will receive clubs at Bridgeport
coming in on the Cleveland 4 Pittsburgh
and escort them to this side Of the river.
The column,will march in three divis-
ions, the first to consist OF all the visit
ing clubs, the second OF the city organi-
cations, and the third OF those in car
riages and on horseback, and which it is
expected, will contain the mounted clubs
OF Sherrard and st. Clairsville. In each
OF these divisions the uniformed organi-
cations will be given the right OF their
respective divisions.
The first division will form on Main
and adjacent streets north OF the creek
as follows: The rightof the first division
will consist Of the Pittsburgh clubs, and
will rest on Sixteenth street, the head
quarters Of the Chief Marshal and
his general staff being in the
saddle at the corner OF Main
and Sixteenth. The Steubenville and
Wheeling clubs, which arc expected to
accompany the Pittsburgh men, will
fall in on the left OF the Pittsburghers.
The clubs IRON out the Hcmpfcid,
will be formed on Fourteenth
west OF Main and extend around on
to South il necessary, so that
they may fall in behind the Steubenville
and Wellsburg companies. The East
Liverpool, Beaver county, Martins Ferry,
Bellairo and Bridgeport and other Ohio
clubs coming via the Cleveland & Pitts
burg, will form further north on Main
with the right resting OH the Stamm
House alley.
The second division will form on
Main street, south Of the creek, with
the right resting on Twenty-fonrth
street. To determine the order in which
they shall form, the officers drew last
night us follows. General Golf club,
Company A; Mckinley club, Company
B; &. W. Atkinson club (coloredJ
Company G; Potters' Protective
Tariff club, Company D; Sum
ner club, (colored) Company FL;
U. S. Grant club, Co. F; Island Escort
club, Co. G.; Island Logan club, Co. II
Fourth ward club, Co. !. A motion was
adopted last evening the officers meet
ing that hereafter on the occasion OF
turnouts the various companies shall
take turns at the right OF the column.
Monday night, however, the forma-
ton will be in the order named. Un-uni-
formed clubs or clubs not yet reported,
will take position on the left Of the
Wheeling regiment in the order they ar
rive on the ground. A place will here.
after be designated for "Young Tip"
the INTELLIGEECER cannon, and his
friends, the old soldiers.
The third division will form on Twen-
tieth street, east Of Market, and extend |
around on to Chapline street.
The Plumed Knights have been detail. |
ed to serve as escort to the chief marshal
and staff.
The first division will move at s |
o'clock sharp up Sixteenth to Market,
to Twentieth, to Main, and down Main |
in front of tho Wheeling companies,
which will fall in the rear Of this divis-
ion and be followed in turn by the third
division.
The column will continue down Main
to Twenty.sixth, to Eof, to Thirty
ninth, countermarch to Thirty.third,
to Chapline, to Twenty.ninth, to Eoff,
to Twenty-seventh, to Chapline, to
Twentieth, to Market, to Fourteenth,
to Main, to Tenth, to Market, to Four
tenth and disband, being reviewed at
Lincoln Club. 1t is possible this may
be changed so as to go north to Ninth.
Colonel Travis will announce his staff
and division marshals in to.morrow's
issue.
Martins Ferry Coming In Great Shape.
Martins Ferry Republicans expect to
see West Virginia 60 Republican, and
are greatly enthused over the big dem
Onstration next Monday night. The
Escort Club, the crack organization OF
Enstnrr Ohm will rnma IN tho m0n