Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-29
WHEELING REGISTER. TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER %, 1896.

that train to reach the Fair Grounds,
and they will be One-half hour behind
time in getting there, and we are sure
that many will decide to stay at home
because they will not have an equal
chance with other delegations arriving
earlier to get near to Mr.. Bryan and hear
him speak.
Don't you think you could do some
thing toward persuading the Railroad
Company to run their train a little ear
iier or at least to allow those who wish
TO take advantage of the low rate to
come up On No. 4, the regular train
which arrives in your city at 600 p. III.
II there should be a parade over TO
the Island, how will delegations from
down the Ohio river get there in order
tc participate when the train gets there
ten minutes after the speech begins, and
besides 1t is not yet on record that an
excursion train tin crowd like the
one which will come up Thursday was
ever known TO arrive on time?
we are writing the sentiments Of
many people in this vicinity and we
know they would ike 10 reach Wheel
The following suggestions occur re-
garding this matter:
1t would be a miracle if the meeting
would be called to order at half-past
seven, as The correspondent suggests in
the schedule. That hour was named
because some time had to be fixed bur
az Mr. Bryans train is not due to ar
rive until 7:20, and will probably be
,aJe: IS the distinguished visitor and
those with him will probably desire
something to eat before facing the null
titude. and as il Will further require
some time to swing the parade into
line and reach the Fair Grounds, the
Committee on Arrangements viii! be do
ing very well if they give the word 70
Chairman Reymann before eight
O'clock or ten minutes after. Parties
arriving over the Ohio river train at
7:4O will have al least thirty minutes
to reach the Fair Grounds, but if this
viii not do. Jhey must come upon the
afternoon train. II is very improbable
that the railroad Company would
change its schedule, even to meet an
emergency ike this.
On this subject it may also be sug-
gested that the people who count upon
getting close to the speaker viii have
to reckon with about thirty thousand
other people who have the same object
in view. Hundreds-perhaps thous-
ands-have already arranged TO go TO
the Fair Grounds in the afternoon and
take a lunch with them, and as thou
sands Of strangers viii be in town even
as early as the middle Of the forenoon,
al intent upon getting a good place.
it viii take some lively skirmishing for
any given man or set Of men to get 'front.'
seats. Out of town people viii have to
do ike ci;y people and come early and
take chances.
The Wheeling and Elm Grove rail-
road will make special round trip rate
Of fifteen cents from Elm Grove on
Thursday, taking effect at enc O'Clock
Thursday afternoon.
In making up the Committee on Re-
cep-ion tne names CT two or three gen
tlemen were placed upon the committee
wi,nou. previous consultation WIKI
them. Yesterday the list of committee
men was revised and is republisled as
it now stands:
Committee on Reception-R. S. Kinch-
elce. chairman: Col. J. A. Miller, r. \.
McCsbe. Sr.. W. A. Wilson. c. A,
Schaeffer Dr.. e. c. Meyers, Col. Thos.
O'Brien. ST.. Capt A. p. Garden, Dr..
W. J. Bates. Geo W. Woods. Frank {.
Cox. Col. Angus, Rolf T. Reister w.
w. Irwin. W. S. Mcdonald, J. J. Ccniff,
Robert Simpson, VIM. Wolyington,
James W. Ewing. Alder. G. Hadlich, NJ.
Z. Tighe. Frank z. MCoy, Hon. Ross J.
Alexander, of Bridgeport; Hon. j. c.
Tallman. Of Bellaire; Louis Ro,bermund,
of Martins Ferry. and Col. J. W. Gal
laher, Of Moundsyille.
No information has vet been received
rs to what arrangements the Pi,tsburg
division of the b. & o. viii make. Il IS
known. however. ina, there Will be
very large number Of people from along
that road i'm the city. A letter from Lit
tie Washington. received yesterday. gave
The number coming from that town and
vicinity at fifteen hundred.
The Committee on Arrangements have
comp ted arrangements for the con
strucdon Of a pontoon bridge across the
river, somewhere in the vicinity Of the
foot of Twelfth street and those cross
ing to the Fair Grounds will find this
route much shorter than going by way
Of the regular bridges and the cost will
be the same. From the heart of the city
one can reach the Fair grounds by way
Of the ponJoon bridge in six or seven
minutes and The route will be a direct
one.
ALARGE MEETING,