The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-11-13
BENN0OD'S BLOWOUT.
The Greatest the Town Ever Saw
in it's History.
ENTHUSIASM RElGNS SUPREME
and the Town Is Ablaze from oae
End to the other-capt. DoYsner the
Hero Of the Hour. while sir. Akin
son IS Hailed as tho Next Gov
ernor-A Memorable JoIlfacasion.

Benwood Republicans jotli6ed last
night over last Tuesdays victory, and
to Judge from the turnout. the enshusi-
asm and the way house. we're decorated
one would imagine that everybody in
the town was Republican. One man
was heard to about, "Hurrah for How.
ard" Another, across the street, re-
spending: "Hurrah for JacksOn!"
"Who the is Jackson2" the first
ono answered. ~ don't know. Who
the -is Howard"
The enthusiasm was tremendous. The
decorations we're general and creditable9,
reaching from the south end oil Wheel
ing clear to Mchiechen. Taking popula-
ton and everything else into constdera'
tIon the turnout was more impressive
than thatip this city last Saturday night.
Two brass bands, the McMechen and
the Boggs run band, were in line.
Harry Riddle was chief marshal, and
had staff OF twenty-five men, mounted
The Eighth ward DaVenerclub marched
down. marshaIed by Sam Sloan, and
added much 10 the procession. Several
1.-Two 'coons were noticed in tho line.
The limo OF march was from tho city
hall to the county line, at Forty.eighth
street, south to McMeChen, and counter
march on Gravel street to Benwood.
In the line we're several hacks, among
the guests Of honor being Hon. B. B.
Do;ener, Hon. G. W. Atkinson, Hon.
George W. feidt, OF Morgantown. Hon.
B. F.Meighen, Squire Roseberry, Robert
Newton, Edward Newton, +. Peabody,
@. Kronhardt. DR.. bowler. D. 7. King,
Hon. Josiah Sinclair aud T. J. Parsons.
prosecuting attorney of Marshall
county.
All along the line cheers for Dovencr,
Dayton and Elkins We're heard. A
number OF cheers were also given for
Atkinson us the next governor. Such
an enthusiastic demonstration was
probably never seen in Benwood.
A peculiarly appropriate aud signiti-
cant feature OF the demonstration was the
blowing OF all the whistles in Benwood
and number in Bettaire. TO emphasize
the meaning Of the affair. All the Balti-
more q Ohio locomotives in the yard
footed in unison with the steel plants
and other whistles in the vicinity.
When the parade reached the city
hall it was received with blaze Of glory
and red fire. The entire population oil
the town seemed to have gathered
there, with thousands Of people from
other places, and there were cheers for
everybody as the people in line filed
into the hall Not half the people
could get in. Hon. Josiah Sinclair was
called on 10 preside. and Miss Josie
Landers was chosen secretary. Speeches
were made by Hon. G. W. Feidt, Hon.
B. B. Dovener, 7. J. Parsons, L. Z.
Smith and Hon. B. F. Meighen. The
meeting wound up with cheer upon
cheer for everybody in the state. 1t
was blowout that would have done
credit 10 a much larger town, but the
best fireworks soon was the light of the
steel plant making blow" and the
most significant and appropriate Of dill
the numerous noises the blowing OF the
steam whistles OF industrial establish
,meuts which owe their existence to pro-
tppLi0n