The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-06-24
GROWERS BLOWOUT.
rho Democrats OF Wheeling Cele-
brato in Great Shape.
THERE is LOTS Of PYR0TECHNICS
And Enough Music to do.---Thc
rnronss wax MISUNDERSTANDING
crowds Gathor along tho streets to
watch tho Passing show..,ohio
Democrats Largely III 1t.

Last night the denomination Of Gro
vor Cleveland was celebrated by the
Wheeling Democrats.
There is one good thing about Demo-
Gratis: they will celebrate anybody's
nomination with equal vim and enthu-
sasm. Before it was known who the
nominee would be tho Iiegisterannounced
that the boys would jollify over the
nomination on Thursday night. The
nominee happened to DO Cleveland, and
his nomination was ratified by astreet
demonstration.
1t was considerably after 8 o'clock
when tho line was ready to move from
in front OF the Young Mems Democratic
club house, on Main street, in the Fifth
ward 1t was headed by Hackett's
brass band, OF Bellaire, and Meister's
band, Of bridgeport was farther back
in tho ranks. Thereby hangs tale.
Ii was uRderatood at Bridgeport yes
tcrduy that there was 20 be q local
ratification blowout, and BellaiEe
arrccd to come up and give tone 10 tho
demonstration. The first thing the
bridgeport procession did was to come
over 10 Wheeling to see the fun, When
the BeIlaire band came up aud re-
paired to the Bridgeport town hall
they found themselves alone, and so
they Joined the throng and came here.
In The front OF the procession rode 2.
+, FrrreIl, W. A. Wilson, D. L. stalna-
ker aud p. l.. Kimberly, A number OF
other hacks followed, most OF them pro-
iusely decorated, and all occupied by
prominent Democrats, young and old.
In one hack were Messrs. A. A., Franz
helm, X. II. McCabe, John Csrcoran
aud John Robrecht, late contestants for
the Democratic nomination for sheriff.
Each hack had a good stock OF red
fire. sky rockets and roman candles,
and tho sky was kept in blaze from
start 10 finish. 3e4
Back Of tho hacks came the Bridge
port young mems club, with q hand
some banner, and beaded by 9leister's
band Both Of the volunteer bands
made fine music. #H
A drum corps led the Young Mems
Democratic club, (which came outpretty
strong in its neat costumes. silk hats,
Prince Albert coats, handsome badges
and light canes. The club wastollowed
BY many citizens on foot and in
vehicles, and one crowd in big four
horse wagon had huge bell mounted,
which they kept ringing constantly.
Everywhere along the line OF march
red fro and fireworks was burned by
spectators, and many houses were illum-
mated and decorated.
The rain coming up between 9and 10
o'clock dispersed the ranks premature
ly, although they had covered az far
down on Main street rs Twcnty-fourth,
back by way OF Chapline, Twenty.
second and Market TO Sixteenth, on
Sixteenth east to Jacob, up Jacob to
Fourteenth, down TO Market, up to
Tenth, to main, to Seventh, and coun-
termarch down Main till the rain met
them.
The omnipresent tin horn was on
hand in large numbers and the din OF
these was something awful.
Thoae fashionable paper badges were
on every Democratic man, woman and
child's breast. Not to DO outdono the
Republicans got Harrison badges with
the motto, "0ne good term deserves an
other," and almost az many OF these
were on tho streets as OF Growers:
A cannon was fired at briefiIntervals
all day on the hillside in the Second
ward by the enthusiastic Democrats.
Aftei tho rain was over last night
crowds got ono OF the bands and
marched all over townagain, serenading
and cheetingr footing tin horns and
making noises in every way known to
civilized man. sa.
It is very evident to the naked eye
that tho campaign year is here.