Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-11-01

mere are sun d lew DtAhONloI' 4N-'
Last nights demonstration provet
this conclusiyely.
The silver men didn't have the sub
stant.al aid of the railroad corporations
the officers Of big industrial concerns
of the banks, or OF the Hanna slust
fund. yet The parade Of .ast night eveneC
up with the Republican and gold-bug
affair of the week before.
The Registers count OF the gold dem
onsuadon was 1858 men, exclusive Of
music. It's count of last nights parade
was 2,879 men, exclusive OF muse. And
I the silver men Cqd not have the aid OF d
railroad division Of six hundred men
! The advantage Of free excursions or the
substantial help Of clubs from Pittsburg
or Parkersburg.
Reduced 10 plan facts, this means
That Wheeling ana Ohio county turned
GU. one thousand more men, last night
/ than the Republicans could rally week
ago, with a., the enormous helps at
! their command.
In other words, their crack local dem
/ onsrat.on was beaten out of sight.
Fer instance:
In the gold demonstration Of week
ago, they managed to muster one hun
dred ana Two hOrsemen, representing
the farmers from the surrounding
country, On both sides Of the river.
Last night the silver men had four
hundred and sixty horsemen in the
parade, and at least one hundred more,
who came to town TO join in with the
column, either never went into the
anks, or fel. out Within q few min
u,es after the parade started.
That's pointer about how the farmer
stan in this campaign. And the farm
ors Of Ohio and Belmont counties are
deserving of al honor. They made a
magnificent demonstration of their
strength and their enthusiasm for the
( cause of the people, and the Register
saluJes them.
But especial and particular credit is
/ due to Sheriff \. A. Franzheim, the
/ chief marshal OF the column. It was
/ his parade He worked up the details,
at times in the face of opposition, and
| carried il out to a magnificent conclu-
! sion. All the people wanted. was a
/ leader and Mr.. Franzheim was the man
/ for the occasion. The sturdy Democrats
| AID silver men of this city and sur
| rounding country rallied around him,
and showed that when the popular
heart is once aroused, better results can
be achieved than by corporation aid
and the unlimited use Of money.
It was a popular demonstration
/ throughout. Not alone in the number
! of people in the line, but from the vast
1 crowds upon the sidewalks and the num-
/ Der of suburban and country spectators
in the city. The farmers from both
sides of the river came into the city al
most en- masse. Up around the Second
ward market house, last evening, the
streets were lined with farm wagons
Hand country carriages, their mud-cover-
/ ed wheels pr0claim!ng long drives over
/ bad roads. The farmers brought their
wives and children with them, and
many a Vehicle contained the good
housewife and the little ones, who sat
/ for hours waiting for the approach OF
The long column, while the husband and
father was absent in his place in line.
| These vehicles were to be seen by dozens
and scores. and attested the general out
pouring of the common people and the
deeD popular interest in the pending
/ cause.
Shortly after six o'clock. last evening,
tho streets began to fill up with people,
! and IN One-half to one hour later Mar
! tet street pavements from Tenth to the
creek was a mass OF surging humanity,
cr0wding 10 an5' fro in the confusion and
! din The shooting of explosives, and
the blowing Of Objectionable tin horns,
mingled with the cry Of the advocates
Of b2.h parties produced noise enough
TO wake the dead.
The Citizens Free Silver Cub form
ri about G:45. in front of the Democratic
hoqdouarters. on Market street. Short
W after their formation the Glenn's
Pun silver Club. mounted on horses,
| came riding down the street at lively
v7it waving their flags and shouting
for BRYAN. They created continued
hurst of enthusiasm all along the street.
r. seemed as though all the farmers In
I Ohio county had broken from tne,r
homes and came to town 10 render all
IN thefr mower 10 make he affair a sue
cess and not only thai. hu- 10 show the
neop,e who they were going TO vote Tor
next Tuesday.
They were the first club 70 arrive from
ont Of town. but were soon followed by
many others. that kept the aides busy
looking after them and putting them IN
their proper positions for the formation
Of the parade.
Cbapl:ne street. from Tenth TO
Fiqb-een.h. where the parade formed,
was fairly alive with marchers and
horses and riders after seven O'CLOCK
The drum corps and brass oands rem
Ferod martial music until the parade
noveH off. and amidst il a.! the white
essbed ades could be seen r.Qlng 10
and fro giving orders and putting me
clubs in their proper PAGES.
The marchers f0rm5' on Chaphne as
far north as Tenth street, down 10 SIX
tenth. on the cross streets, IWeIftn'
Fourteen h and Sixteenth. from Chap-
Vine 70 F7H street. on Eoff street from
Eleventh to Fourteenth The horsemeIn
formed q solid line from sixteenth
stree. on Chapl,ne to Eighteenth. from
Eigh.selth 70 E0ff, and quite distance
north on Eoff street.
The order TO march was given at