Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-11-08
THE PEOPLES JOY.
Democrats CELEBRATE TaE BRILLIANT VIC
TORY on TUESDAY.
A Long Procession Passes Through ths Streets, and
IS Enthusiastically Cheered all Along the
Lns-Tin Horns, COlored Lights
and Fre-Werbs.

There has been many Z political
thanksgiving in Wheeling, in years
gone by, by both parties. but it is safe
to say that no demonstration in all the
political history of the town came up to
that of last evening.
With but a single day for prepare
tons for the event, the enthusiasm en-
gendered by the campaign and the ire
mendous victory resulting from it,
throughout the length and breadth of
the Onion, was sufficient to bring out
into a procession nearly twelve hundred
Democrats, while a crowd which num-
bered tens OF thousands, filed all the
sidewalks along the line Of march, and
cheered the column as it marched
along, and an innumcrable
horde OF small boys, each boy
armed with a tin horn, an old tin ps n, a
stove lid and poker, tin can full OF
stones, or some other equally hOmely
but effective nOiSe-making device,
trudged along with the procession, and
beat out 4 horrible ana diScordant ac-
compartment to the music of the brass
bands and drum corps. So tremendous
was this din, that at times bass drum
seemed a very small thing, indeed while
4 brass double bass was 4 thing TO be
seen. but not heard Men noted for lung
power could be seen with their mouths
open, and swinging their hats, and
were presumed to be cheering, but folks
ten feet away could hear nothing but
that inceSSant and nerye-rattliug Scrcech
from Il thousand horns. 1t was great
parade.
Chief Marshal White, and MeSSrs.
Frank Cruise. Thomas VI. Fee, ii. +.
Waddell and K. Edgar Hall. his assist
ants, put in good part of yesterday
arranging the details for the parade,
while the subcommittee appointed ut
Thursday evening meeting discharged
their various duties with despatch. BY
half-paSt six o'clock there was every in
dication that the parade would be L
large one, and that there would be an
almost Unprecedented number OF spec
tatOrS. this latter fact being largely
owing TO the warm and pleasant
weather, which made walking in the
open air pleasure. At seven o'clock,
when the various organizations began
to march TO the rendezvous AT the
corner of Twenty-ilrSt and Main streets,
the streets were blockaded at many
points by eXpectant Sight-SeerS, while
"a few impatient souls were
diScharging fire works or burning red
fire. AS the organizations marched
through the streets to the Dem
ocratic headquarters. they were
given a most enthusiastic reception by
the people who lined the streets, while
Il cannon, posted on the summit Of
Wheeling hill. added its thunder TO the
racket. which by this time had grown
into one inceSSaRt din. At half-paSt
seven there were several thousand peo-
pie on Main and Market streets, south
of the creek, and on the cross streets,
between Sixteenth and Twenty-Second.
while the whole neighborhoOd was illu-
minated by red fire. As organization
after organization arrived, the crowd
grew more dense, until it was almost
impossible to get through the mass, and
the streets remained in this condition
until the procession moved.
As most Of the detachmentS were un
organized bodies of voters and young
men, mailing from the various wards OF
the city, Marshal White naturally had
good deal of trouble in getting them
into their proper places. and there was
great dashing about of staff officers for
awhile. Finally. the Young Mems Dem
Ocratic Club. TO the number of one hun
dred and twenty-five, took the right Of the
line, followed by the kenna Club, near
ly one hundred strong, and order grad
ualiy coming out of confusion, MAJ shall
White gave the command TO march, and
the column started over the following
route:
South on Main street TO Twenty-Sey-
enth. up Twenty-Seyepth To Chapiine.
up Chaplinc to Twentieth, down TWEEN
tieth to Market, up Market 10 Sixteenth,
up Sixteenth TO Jacob, up Jacob TO
Twelfth, down Twelfth to EOtf, down
EolT 20 Fourteenth, down Fourteenth to
Market. up Market to Seventh, down
Seventh 10 Main, and down Main to-
Sixteenth.
The column moved in the following
order:
Carriages containing prominent Democrats.
Marshal White and stan.
Opera House Band.
Young Mems Democratic CLUB.
Drum corps.
keuua Club.
seventh Ward Club.
A-s istaut Marshal g. W. kIelter aud stan
Nayer's Band.
sixth Ward Democrats.
Drum corps.
Eighth Ward Club.
Several miscellaneous organizations.
Carriages containing Democrats.
Cavalry.
Miscellaneous carriages ana wagons.
There were about 1900 men in line,
and nearly every man carried stick OF
red fire, bunch Of Roman candles, or
a tin horn. but many had broOms and
other appropriate evidences of sweep
ing victory. while tranSparencies and
notices were very frequent. Some OF
the latter were Is follows:
In the Young Mems Democratic Club
was u tall staif SurmOunted by rooster,
with Il coon beneath il.
The Sixth Ward division carried sew
eral transparencies, one of them reading,
Il want to vote for Tom Reed, Let
us DO our own counting. and several
others.
The Kenna Club boys carried several
tranSparcncies, one being: Pound
Little Johnny Pendleton.'
Marching with the Sixth Ward Club
was Il. +. Potts. 4 Republican, who