Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-06-26
TIE TOUR or THE TOWN.
How the OutwardIsigus OF Rejoicing We
Guu1urt.d.

How tho OutwardIsiEus OF Rejoicing Were
Conducted.
Had it not been for the fact that the
preparations for the ratification iImbOree
had been made upon somewhat liberal
scale, under the impression that either
Blaine OF Sherman or McKinley-the
prime iayorites amOsg West Virginia Re
publicans would be entrusted with
the leadership, the ceremonies Of
last evening would have been very uu-
satisfactory as TO siz and enthusiasm. As
it was the diplay was just about 80 so"
nothing like what any Of the three
men above named would have com
mandei, and yet good enough to avoid
general remark. The thing has been ex-
celed here at home half dozen times on
similar occasions
Impelled by the necessity of burning
the large stock of red lire and other com
bustiblss laid in, and of getting some
music from the band previously engaged,
the younger members OF the Lincoln
Club. and the organ ID ox-f0llower5 Of
the Plumed Knight, assembled at the
headquarters OF the two organizations on
Market street, and by keeping mp AL in-
cesaaut racket with their lungs and half.
dCZ IN drums, soon attracted the attention
Of Il crowi. Here they were Joined by the
Fourth ward R-pnbicins, with Myers
bard, ami some unOrsaniGed members Of
the party, and line being formed, the
parade was started, with the Black Eagle
drum corps at the head. Turni1g down
-Four tenth street, past the MieHjgrRccr Of
fee to au accompaniment Cl cheers for
Cleveland and Thurman, from the people on
the sidewalk, they struck Sixteenth street,
at Main, about three hundred strong,
and psOCeeded ont that thOrOug
hfare to the residence of Geo
B. Caldwell, one of the places pre-
vjously fixed upon for a speech. Mr.. Cald-
well was awaiting the perspiTiug and dusty
column, and mounted the coping OF the
stone wall in front OF hig residence, amid
great hub-hub by the small nOys who form
ttl q lltthlllN VI NllNNt ltlOlF Hllll W lAll
Lungs filled with the fumes Of red FIRE, and
his cara bursting with the din OF tin horns
and the bare of the bras band, which
seemed determined TO reach the legitimate
End of the selection before stopping, Mr.
Cdld well esssyed to talk. He made two
ur three efforts, and finally intimated that
ei her himself or the band wOuld have to
give up. The music ceased, after time,
hat the remainder Of the racket did not,
and it is doubtful if any of Mr 0lldweli's
remarks were heard ten yards away. He
spoke of the excellence of the candidates,
one Of whom he probably did not know by
name, as the nomination for Vice Presi-
dent had not been made when the process.
sion started and said the platform was
dandy A small hoy in front OF Mr.
Caldwell halOwed "Whse-e-e" tne crowd
took tine cue, and cheered, and the column
moved ont TO Jacob street, thence TO Four
teeutb, then to Chapline, to Eleventh, to
Market, to Tenth, and on to the
residence Of nr. Logan, who was
the neat victim. The Doctor
was not disposed to come ont, apparently,
hut irally Plumed Knight went in after
him, and he appeared and mounted q step
ping stone on the sidewalk. There was so
much noise that the Doctor could hardly
hear himself think, and he finally said it
would probably do inst Is well if be would
stand there and mako lev motions with
his arms. ltinally, however, he began
to talk to those immediately around him,
throwing ne much enthusiasm into his re-
marks n circumstances would permit, but
not going outside OF old campaign chest
nuts Of tariff and general nature. His
address was pnnctuated with the renorts
of the uauaou o. the uili, Aad explosions
OF fire crackers in the crowd around him,
and he iinally dryly remarked that he
era srd he'd 4ui,, and abruptly stopped.
The bowling crowd then moved on
down Main street on the hunt for B b.
Dovener and G. W. Atkinson. The latter
couldn't he found, but Mr.. Doyener was
located at the McIure. end the
mon was rounded up there about 10 O'Clock.
There were calls for DOveuer, and at last
the Captain clambered up the fre-escape