Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-06-03
A DELUSIYE TRIP.
REPUBLICANS WHO THOUGHT THEY WERE
GOING IN STYLE BUT DIDN'T.
How the Bottom Fell Out Of the Arrange
ment for Cling to the Republican
Convention at Minneapolis -Ihoss
Who Managed TO Go.

As the time for holding the big Re-
publican National Convention at Min
neapolis draws on apace, delegates and
others interested all over the land are
starting for the scene of conflict.
c. B. Hart, Of the TnteIltgencer, n. b.
Scott, j. D. Hewitt, of Bramwell,
and Prof. 1. C. White, OF Morgantown,
left on the 3 o'clock train Wednesday
afternoon, and yesterday morning three
others left, Silas Smith, of Tyler coun-
ty, and DIR. Stathers and son, Of Wheel
ing.
The greatest number, however, left
last night on the 1890 train. The
party was composed OF j. K. Hall, DIR.
John L. Dickey, of this city; Ed
ward s. Elliott, J. S. Hyer and
Captain w. E. Curtis, OF Sutton;
Thomas E. Davis, of Grafton, c. M.
Hart, OF Clarksburg, o. 5. Marshall, OF
Hancock county, Capt. Kronhardt, of
Benwood. and w. N. Miller and John
A. Hutchinson, of Parkersburg. The
party leaving last night will reach Min
neapolis at o'clock tomorrow morn
ing.
And herein lies tale. 1t will be no.
ticed that among those going are many
from places in this State other than
Wheeling. Some time ago Messrs. Hart,
ct ais formulated plan whereby the
Wheeling and West Virginia contingent
would be transported to the Minneapo-
lis pow-wow in special car, and the
fact was generally noised about the
State. 1t is said they were to get a
combination buffet and sleeping car,
where all could take solid comfort, the
members sleeping and taking their
meals on the car, in hotel fashion-a
very convenient arrangement. The
cost of the car was to be something ike
$3.50 for the trip. Messrs. Hart ct ais.
then proceeded to ascertain how many
were going, as the individual expense
pro rata would be reduced correspond
ingly. This pleased the delegates ont
in the State, but somehow the Wheeling
quota came hard-very hard. They
didn't seem TO be imbued with the
spirit Of travel, many fearing that VI
they enlisted they might be only o2e OF
a few that would have to buy section
Of a railroad in order to bsTe the priv
ilege of losing their identity In the
great RepublicaL cavalcade on the
scene of conflict.
e. As they have figured out that there
are accommodations In Minneapolis for
only 25, 900 visitors st the utmost, and
they expect not far from 10000 visitors,
several would likely have TO sleep in the
park, and eat at groceries and corner
fruit stands. Naturally the special car
feature, as we have said, caught on i'm
mediately out in the State, and quite
number of good healthy-looking Repuo-
licans from different sections nave been
pouring into Wheeling during the past
day or two, all ready TO embark on the
special car, big as life and monarch of
all they survey. A thought Of such
Prince of Wales jaglet has even caused
them to be unusually liberal about town,
and they have been smoking two-for-
a-quarter, previous TO starting.
But, alas, the scheme fell through.
Messrs. Hart, ct ais, finding that not
enough names could be secured to war
rant such a reckless expenditure, al
lowed the bottom to quietly drop cut or
the scheme. But the members from
other parts Of the State were not in
formed in time, and they came to town
fully expecting to enjoy all the regal
luxurieS that had been outlined. They
came.
And it will be noticed by the times
at which the various sections OF the
party started that Messrs. Hart, ct ais,
went emphatically first. Tfey
were well on their way to,
Minneapolis before their frlendsl
from GU: in the State had all arrived
here, and when they did get here they
found they were left. Wheeling was
used as Il sort Of focus for the trip, and
a good many came from long distance,i
paying good, hard money for fares To
this point, when they might have startt
ed from their own homes direct for MINI
neapoliS. And all because they haS
built castles in the air on the special
car programme. The result was there
was no special car, and everybody
slid off to the Convention by hook or
crook, and all delved down deep in Their
pockets and shelled out the fair for o.
binary travelling accommodations. SeT-
eral backed out and didn't go at all.
And among these as we'll as those that
did GO, there was few unprintable
words that rent the air. And as the
boys strike the scene of warfare, aid
endeavor TO eat on the grab-me-quiCk
plan, and sleep where the wind Will
whistle through their whiskers, they
will probably think of these things.