Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-11-04
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FAIRMoNr. w. VA, November a
The army OF Democratic voters which
gathered here to-day to see and hear
Hon. w. L. Wilson made up an
aggregate in which has never been
duplicated in the political history
OF Jbe western counties OF the Second
Congressional district. Five thousand
would be a conservative estimate of the
number Of strangers, and many people
who viewed the multitude with care
placed the total at one thousand TO
fifteen hundred more than that figure.
To me IL seemed that the ''visibls sup
ply" Of people upon the streets eQualed
twice the attendance az the monster
Howard mass meeting In the Eighth
ward, Friday night, aud as tbs entire
population Of Fairmont and Palatine
must be added to the visitors from a
distance, the sum total would be
NOT FAR FROM TIN THOUSAND.
And this, too, upon the most disagree
able day OF the season, after an sail
night rain, uudsr threatening skies,
and With 8 cold and raw wiad blowing,
she heaviest gusts Of which tseVersl
times brought sprinEling OF ice-cold
drops with them. The roads were
heavy aud muddy, and THIS alone kept
many of the country people away, par
ticuarly those who had considerable
distance 10 travel by horseback or
upon wagon. while the rain and threat
OBisE skies keD6-6Owl THE Pittsburg
delegation 90 about threIe hundred,
instead Of the thousand who were eX-
pected. Perhaps il was 1usb as we'll
that the day was not fair, fbr With the
increased attendance such b day would
have brought with &C, there would lit
orally not have been room TO the town
20 have turned a wagon around, and
the number Of unfortunate mortals who
went hungry and thirsty would have
been
VERY MATERIALLY IilcREASED.
No living man, even ~ endowed with
lungs like a pair OF bellokis, could have
spoken to all the people thus gathered
TO FairmOnt. n was an utter imDOSsi-
billy, vet Mr. Wilson had the courage
20 make the attempt early in the af-
teruoOn, at the corner OF Main and
jefferson streets, where stand had
been erected close beside the wall
OF the Mountain City Hotel. For
twenty minutes, commencing at about
tWO O'Clock, he faced the icy wind 10
h.s barred head and sought 90 make even
q respectable fractou OF the surglnE
thousands who crowded about him hear
his discussion uf the political issues,
but he was soon convinced of the iuJiI-
ity of the effort and desisted He was
succeeded upon Ehe platform by Hon.
"Lev" McGrStAa, OF Butler county,
Pa, who spoke (Jr half an hour or so,
but SO vast was TIE audience that per-
haps not over Ond-ha Of those present,
many OF whom b3i journeyed 50 far to
hear the sddressAs,
KNEW THAT ANYl ONE WAS TALKING.
While Mr.. McGriSten was making his
address Mr.. WilSoE left the stand and
was escorted by L. II Martin, chairman
OF the meeting, apd Charles Powell,
chairman of the lOc4 Committee, 10 the
opera house. wnicf was crowded TO
suiOCatiOn ia tafVmluuteS without
any noticeable dimi4 Elon OF the crowds
uDon the streets. ~ this place Nj.
Wilson spoke for sh flour and half
making one.O' the beSf addresses OF the
entire campaigD. Oehh1 h1addresSes were
made during the aftsguUtn aud evening,
aud there was an bfJrnOon parade,
headed by the Great Nv stern band and
the samuel j. Randall Ciuo, or Pitts
burg, and a second dig street demon
stration tonight, dtpng which pyro-
technics were burn9Jfln prOiusion aud
many buildings
HANDSOMELY ILLUMINATED.
The Pittsburg excursion train left az
eleven O'clock tb.night, The Wheeling
train at five mipEtes after eleven, and
rue Keyssr trai as ten minutes after
eleven, while country people kept
strineiog o, town no an sorts OF
hours after but lt was after mid
night before town settled down 20
its accustou soOd order ana quiet
ness.
The visiti1 delegations began 20 ar
rive early ven Arday morning, the ear
Hest and Ia, esl coming from Usage,
Monongah, gerStOWn and Arnetts-
Vile. 4 Ihese d hchments brought brass
aud a string pJ with them, aud num-
bered bout 4 + hundred. The Reeves
willie ard Mon Aua delegations came in
very stICnx, u y total number from this
section belagk about seven hundred.
About one hukdred were
MoUNYED UPON MULES.
Keyser and plnts east OF Fairmont on
the railroad a very IarEe deleza-
tion with the Fser band, about nine
hundred ca at half-past twelve
from points e Monongahela river
railroad, abd F0 hundred mounted
men from Il W district and from
about Barrs e, one hundred and
sjxty from = district. two hog
dred from b he and Eldora, two
hundred fro nheld district and
Smithield. q four hundred from
Mannington, ingtoR. etc, aud 50
on from All Duntry r0und-ab
while the r excursion trat