Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-26


tendance Will Be Enormous.
AS the da.e for the William Jenning;
Bryan mass meeting, on the State Faii
Grounds, on the evening Of October 1st,
approaches, It is more distinctly appar-
ent that it will dwarf any and all other
political demonstrations in the history
Of Wheeling.
The attendance from out Of town will
be simply enormous. Every town On
every railroad in West Virginia, Ohio
and PENNSYLVANIA. running into Wheel
ing. will be represented by nearly It's
entire Democratic strength, whlle the
farmers of me railroads Will crowd every
country road on horse back and in vehl-
cles. Al. that is needed IS a pleasant
dqv. and the records of crowds for
Wheeling will be so badly broken as 10
be beyond repair during the next dec2de
az least. Every railroad Will run It's
regular morning and afternoon trains in
sections. and there will be specials be-
sides. while the problem of getting The
strangers home the same night IS one
which is giving railroad officials some.
anxiety. Everybody will be taken care
Of. however, and TO facilitate this Il
would be well for officers Of clubs in all
towns within fifty miles Of Wheeling 70
hand TO the railroad officials some sort
Of estimate OF the number who will 90
from their respective localities. that the
Companies may have something substan-
tial and definite upon which TO base
their arrangements.
Yesterday morning the general local
Committee Of Arrangements met at the
Democratic Headquarters in the Peabody
building. and devoted almost the entire
day 10 perfecting details OF the big
meeting. Yesterday the Register stat
el that the officers Of the variOus local
clubs had unanimously chosen MIR. Paul
O. Reymann rs Chief Marshal Of the
procession. Yesterday il was ascertain
cd that Mr.. Rcymann would h2ve husi-
ness engagements which would keep him
cut Of the city on October Isl and af'or
conference the name Of Mr.. +. II.
Lange vas substituted as Chief Mar
shal. Later in the.day Mr.. Reymann's
business arrangements were so changed
as 20 permit him TO be present in tIo
city on the date OF lIr Bryan's arrival
and this being made known to the Com
mittee Of Arrangements, MIR. Reymann
was unanimously chosen as presiding Of
fcer of the meeting. and will act in that
capacity. The meeting will be called %
order. in all probability, by Hon. T. s..
Riley. candidate for Attorney General.
The list of honorary Vice Presidents
Of the meeting is now being made u9,
and will be published in day or two.
The lisc is by no means confined 20
Wheeling or Ohio county, but embraces
the names Of active and pr0minen.
Democrats and silver men in Washing
ton county, Pa. Hancock, Brooke, Mar
shall. We'zel Tyler, Peasants and Mar
ion counties. West Virginia, and Wash
ington. jefferson and Belmont counties.
o. It is recognized that the meeting
will in reality be an interstate gather
ing of Democrats and silver men, and
the lis. Of officers will be in harmony
with t'ais idea.
Chief Marshal Lange is working upon
his list of aides and staff officers, and
this list viii also be forthcoming by
Monday night.
The subcommittee Cn Invitation hi5
sent word to a large number Of Demo-
cratic clubs in towns within fifty miles
of Wheeling % take part in the demon,
stratiOn, the letters being addressed 10
club officers as far as they were known.
In two or three cases, however the le--
ters were sent in care Of the editors ~
Democratic papers, to be Forwarded ID
the proper persons. In this connection
the statement IS made by authority that
all Democratic clubs in Western Penn
sylVania Eastern Ohio or West Virginia
are cordially and earnestly invited 20
take part. and they are requested 20 send
to Secretary Frank Z. Daily, or Marshal
+. II. Langa the names Of their CUBS and
the probable number they VIII bring 10
Wheeling. In order that proper assign
ments may be made in the line Of march.
They should also state whether or n1o
they will bring music with them.
The ARRANGEMENTS for the place or
speaFing at the Fair Grounds have been
completed. and everything VI. be in
shane by Tuesday evening. In iL5 cone
nec:ion ii may be stated that the quar-
ters prepared for the press az the spa1k-
ers stand are designed for working
newspaper men only, and NOT for efi-
tors or representatives Of papers who
are there simply as spectators or who DO
40. have 10 prepare copy on the nigh,
of the meeting Room VIII be found for
al working representatives, Of the press.
Democratic or Republican, but Others
will not be allowed In the press box AMI
there will be an adequate police force on
hand 10 enforce this absolutely. Chi.
Bennett will detail a dozen officers for
the meeting. and in addition Capt. Rob
err McN;chol will have charge Of a spec
iaI G9rca Of thirty me1 on The grounds,
and the TWO forces viii work together.
Officials of the Panhandle railroad
would take it as a favor If representa-
tive Democrats in towns IN the upper
Panhandle counties would send 10
Agent Tomlinson, in this city. some es-
tima-e Of the probable number OF y.si-
tors 10 Wheeling, N orler thar q specia!
train service may be arranged fcf after
the meeting on the Island j. over.