Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-11-07
TO-NiGHT'S DEMONSTRATION.
The Republicans Will JOllify With
Much Enthusiasm.
All the Local Organizations and
Those From Adjoining Towns
Will Take Part-Two or Three
Clubs May Come Down From
Pittsburg-The Route Of March.

The victorious Republicans will cele-
brate tonight.
This will be the last and undoubtedly
the jolliest demonstration of the memoir
able campaign of 1896.
Extensive preparations are being made
to make it an event of big proportions.
1t is the expectation of the managers to
make it the biggest and browning dem
onstration of the campaign. The fact that
the issue has been settled and the fight
won in their favor will be sufficient, no
doubt to make it all that is expected. The
Republicans will jollify. enthuse, efferverse
and celebrate tonight just the same as
though they had been doubtful of the
result of Tuesdays election and just as if
they had won out unexpectedly. While
they had the greatest amount of confidence
for months before the election, and never
for a moment doubted that the outcome
would be in their favor. their enthusiasm
tonight will be just as great as if they
had won against the greatest odds and all
the powers. Of political combinations.
They will be Just as enthusiastic as the
Democrats would have been il the vic
tory had been theirs. Chief Marshal Bag
uley has the demonstration in charge. In
vtations have been sent to the Tippe-
canoe Club of Cleveland. The Americas
and the Tariff clubs. of Pittsburg, prom
ised some time ago to attend in the event
of the Republicans carrying West Vir-
ginia. The clubs of the neighboring towns
and from down the river have also been
invited to attend, and will probably be in
line A feature Of the parade will be the
presence in line of the old organization OF
Plumed Knights. who were a big figure
in the famous Blaine campaign of 1854
A strong effort is being made by the old
officers to revive this organization. and
to effect a permanent Republican political
organization i'm Wheeling by combining
it with the Elkins Cadets. Last night
some of the former members of the
knights met at the Mcclure House. at
which b. W. Peterson and Col S. B. Har-
rison, the old president and secretary,
presided. and appointed a committee to
confer with a committee of the Elkins
Cadets to perfect plans for a consolida-
ton. Messrs. List, Allison, Ford, Metcalf.
and Harrison were appointed, and after
wards held a joint meeting with Messrs.
Etzler. Hearne Travis. Wheat and
Refer. of the Cadets. AT which A. 5.
List was elected chairman and 5. b.
Harrison secretary. Arrangements We're
made to hold future meeting for the
purpose of completing details for the con-
solidation of the two clubs.
Tonight in addition TO the above named
clubs. all the other Republican clubs of
Wheeling will be in line. The parade will
form with headquarters at Sixteenth and
ChaDIine streets Carriages and mounted
men will form in line on Chapine street.
south Of Sixteenth, and extend out
Eighteenth. The marching men will
form on Chapline north of Sixteenth and
on Fifteenth street The procession, just
as soon as ready. will march east on Six
teenth street to Jacob. north on Jacob to
Fourteenth. west on Fourteenth to Mar
ket to Tenth. to Main, 10 Fifth. counter
march on Main to Twelfth to Market, to
Twenty-second. to Chaplne. to Thirty
third. to Eoff. to Thirty-ninth. to Jacob,
to Thirty-third. to Eon. to Twenty-second.
to Chapline. to Twentieth. to Market to
Fourteenth street and disband.
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I invite all my friends to participate
in the celebrating of a German
Kirmes in Bishops Hall on Monday
night, beginning at S o'clock.
NJ. HOWMILLER,
131 Eighteenth street.