The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-11-02
BY colonel. Nat Ward Fitzgerald, late

By Colonel. Nat Ward Fitzgerald, latc
popullBt candidate for governor
Colonel Fitzgerald Ia the man OF
"bloomcr" restaurant fame: Of being
tho Populist nominee for governor, or
suddenly Hopping TO support OF WITS,
who he said q few months ago Syns
not n genuine sliybrltc. He was con.
slderably III at ehsc and In trying 10
tell why he resigned, did not say why
he had done 30. lIc wanted 10 talk
about something else, but knowing II
was expected OF him to explain his
withdrawal from the race. managed 10
ovude an answer by saying he had
found It better after consultation bc-
tween PopocratieS nnd Popullst lead
ere, How much ybettcr" he failed to
state. He only stated that Bryan's
election was what was wanted, Tlra
West Virginia state campaign In which
he Is connected WIS totally ignored.
Tho burden OF his remarks was that
Bryan should be elected. because Bryan
was lighting the cause OF the masses
against the classcs. and similar rub
o'clock, with feeble cheers for Bryan,
The chalrman's address and the Ave
speeches were crowded within three
hours. N
The Night rarale.
The evening parade was tho best yet
held by tho Popocrats OF Wheeling and
surrounding country. There were moro
men and horses In line and the parade
was free from any disturbance. II was
fairly credltablc. as u campaign parade
and considering the afternoon dnmper
~ ~ ha. ~
attend the speaking. It rejects cour-
age on the local Popocracy.
There were 1850 persons In line. Some
estimates put tho number. lower, and
the number given Is tho highest OF
seven counts.
So that the great Popocrntic parade
fell far short OF tho Republican pa
radc. Saturday night, n week ago. par
tlcipatcd In by none but uniformed
clubs. The estimate. Incorrectly low OF
the Republican parade. rs given by the
Wheeling Register, was 2.965: OF the
Popocratlc, from tho same source. 2,S79.
The correct estimate OF the latter pa
rade is at the most 1850. The Registers
estimate OF 2,S79 can be almost reached
by adding the number of horsca ridden.
There were nearly five hundred horses
used by the mounted brigade and the
aides, and in counting the riders, tho
Register also counted the horses they
rode. @
The curbs were free from Popocrats,
all OF whom were in the parade, obey
Ing the Registers INDUCTION 10 make
some kind OF showing. Men walked
merely to make n big crowd, and those
with the necessary, rode horseback or
In carriages. The turnout, us It was.
was disappolntingly small. though the
Ohio participants came In good num-
bers. There was not an unusually
large crowd watching the parade, and
those who did. were sound money ad-
herents. hence mckinley cheers
greeted the marchers at every turn,
with few exceptions. The only cheers
for Bryan came from those In the pa
rade.
The three Wheeling uniformed clubs
made q credltable appearance, and the
floats occupied by little girls. were at
tractive features. The parade was free
from the noisy element that marked
the Bryan escort. and considering Il Is
the last showing 10 be made BY the
Popocrats, Il was fairly representative
OF the figure they will cut at the polls
to-morrow-not quite large enough.
The 1nteuigencer bases Its count
as does the Register, exclusive OF mu-
slclans, who added, make total OF
2.167 men, women and children in car
rlaSes, on horseback and on foot. There
were nineteen busgies. thirty-flve car
r!ages and wagons and 1879 horses.