Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-10-16

O. PendletOn Spoke ct Triadelphla
to Large Open Air G6eeting-The
Cubs Which Went TO Darlington
Went Out After a Long Trip, and
Marched from Elm Grove to
Philadelphia and Back Again.
The Democratic voters Of Triadelph.a
district rallied at Trisdelphia town, last
evening. TO near General c. C. Watts and
Hca. John o. Pendieton, and were rein
forced by a large number Of Wheeling
voters. including The membership Of Jhs
y. ST. D. c.. the Bryan Silver Club and
the Faulkner Club.
Tla meeting started with about one
hundred voters. bu, it reversed the usual
order and wound mp with about five
hundred. IT'S size steadily increasing as
successive trips of che ear on the Subur-
Ian railroad deposited loads o. new ar
rivals. and when The procession OF clubs
arrived the Lt,ie, bu. ancient, town Ger
u .Cly held ,1e largest crowd in its his
tory.
The three Wheeling cubs named
went down 10 Darlington, Ohio, a, noon
yes eltav. as detailed ia anOIer col
UUl. and asj no. arrive back until late
ir ,ts evening, naturally tired GU. with
their long trip. When the members
heard Ina, General Watts was at Tria-
de.ul.l however hey at Cnce deler-
mined 90 60 Out, and The band was re-
eng gsd for The expedition. The Tri3-
delplla Democratic club announced ta3I
arrangements had been made for free
transportation over the Wheeling and
Elm Grove railroad, and the Organ.Zl-
tiOns marched 90 the City Hall and piled
inu0 he cars. When the train started
there was en- average OF about one hun
dr5l and twenty men TO car, and Jhat
means that wherever there was possibly
room for q man, that space was Occu-
pied. On irving at The Grove the cleo
tic car OF the Suburban company run
-.TE 1 T-.adeiuliG. was Ii.led. OUT more
than three hundred Democrats were LETT
Wita)l. ,Iaus g0r,G-0n. The clubs were
formed .n marching order, and headed
ly .he band and .le drum corps, the
organizations Sc, out on foot Tor the
me 1g They arrived az TTiadelphia
about half-past 1ine, just as General
Wa was concluding his speech. and
proceeded through Jle town and back
TO the place Of meeting. Hon. John o.
Pelfl- 81 was speaking 2t the time. but
when be clubs lined up, General Watts
interrupted Mr.. Pend.e,On 20 cordially
thank The clubs for the devotion 10 lIa
cause hey bad shown 10y following him
eiFh or nine miles into The country after
"a trip to an Ohio town thirty niles
away. and assured them of his cordial
appreciation of their enthusiasm. He
was greeted with cheers.
General Watts went out to Elm Grove
lac lu the afternoon and took dinner
lL-- evening at the residence of Judge
Jordan. About q quarter past eight
o'clock. General Watts, Judge Jordan.
n lu. John o. P6ndie.On. and several
other gentlemen. boarded an electric
car 1t judge J0rdals residence, and
proceeded to Philadelphia, which was
reached shortly before eight. About
one hundred voters We're awaiting The
arrival of the party. and after several
minutes sD-n- III lh'Iolu l,l 'Io-S, y- -9
parry pfoeee-7d % Green 5 'lo.e,' VIZ
the NEE ing was ta"e0 10 O,ueI oy EAe-
cdLVe Com1l-ieemal III. Ma1osn, VINO
Introduced 'lr. I. =. tefIe'I as chairman
1Ir Terrell made a short address. refer
ring -O ;rl Importance of The questions
b-ius dse.'7sl before lne p-oY;e N III yuI5
.. I'D Ia