Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-10-28
A THOUSAND MEN
Paraded By the Republicans at Mar
tins Ferry, Last Night.
Wheeling, Bridgeport, Bellaire, and
Colerain Represented the Line.
The Demonstration a Creditable
One, Although Not as Large as
Expected.


The long talked of, long thought of. and
castle in the air built Mckinley night at
Martin Ferry has now passed away, and
VIII be noted in the annals of history as
one not so big as cracked up to be, but
successful one, at least.
1t took place last night in our neighbor-
ing city, and was the cause of wasting
much red fire. useless yelling for Willie
Mac, and buying and wearing those yell
low badges. All day long the cannon,
Little Tip" which was placed on the hill
back of Martins Ferry, was fired at in
tervals People began decorating early in
the morning and continued it all day. To-
wards evening people began to arrive in
town, and at eight o'clock the streets
were crowded.
The entire affair passed off very
smoothly in every particular. None of
those reported concocted schemes to break
up the parade as was circulated by some
of the gold bugs, occurred, and conse-
quently many of those who came to the
town. not to witness the parade, but the
trouble, were disappointed. The Demo-
Gratis of the town behaved in a manner
far superior to that Of the gold bugs on
Tuesday morning a week ago. when VIM.
J. Bryan, the next President, passed
through the town.
Invitations had been issued to clubs at
every town along the river from Pitts
burg to Moundsville, but something, it
appears. has always caused outsiders 10
stay away from the town and as a result
only four outside towns were represented,
Wheeling sending seven clubs. Bollaire
three, Bridgeport one and Colerain one.
The clubs were rather slow in arriving.
The Colerain club came first, followed by
the Bellaire and Bridgeport contingent
Giles, and last of all the clubs from this
city, excepting the Elkns Cadets, which
came behind time delaying the parade I'M
til about ten minutes of nine o'clock.
The parade formed at the corner Of
Fourth and Hanover streets. and began
to move at about nine o'clock, going over
the following route: Hanover to Fifth, to
Center, to Main, countermarching to
Avondale. to Clark. to Center. to Second.
to Fourth, to jefferson, to Pearl. TO
Adams, and Broadway to jefferson, to
Second. to Fayette. to Third, to Hickory,
to Fourth, where it disbanded.
Houses along the line of the parade and
in other parts of the town We're decorated
in various manners. Chinese lanterns,
bunting and Mckinley pictures formed the
general decorations.
The following is the orcer of the parade
and the number of members in each club:
Chief Marshal-Capt. Abram Lasn.
Aides-A. r. Ong, George w. Tweedy. J.
B. Montgomery, f. J. A. Drennen, Lee
Woods w. r. Garrett, A. t. Moore,
Theo. Kellar, VIM. Lipphardt. b.
G. Brady. e. O. Padelford, NJ. f.
Weems. r. a. Lindemuth, Jerry
Ebberts. James Green, and
Thomas Yingling.
Meister's Band-l6 pieces.
Wheelmens Sound Honey Club, Wheels
ing-23 men.
Wheeling Staff:
Chief Marshal-Col. Baguley.
Chief of Static. b. Thompson.
Aides-Wm. Cassell, +. w. Blon. Chas.
Bachmann, DR.. Best, James Lancas-
ter, John Felsing and William
Schwertfeger.
Elkins Cadets Club ana Drum Corps-7O
men.
c. B. Hart Boys Club and Drum Corpse.
Young Mems Escort Club and Drum Corps
81 mPu.
First Ward Republican Club and Drum
Corps-54 men.
Tariff Champions and Drum Corps-5S
men.
Six Footers and Drum Corpse men.
Beliare Staff:
Chief Marshal-E. II. Rider.
Aides-George GILES, Jr., J. Green, ]. NJ.
Dubois. n. S. Hopkins, d. II. Darrah,
w. c. Burgenthal, S c. Morton, w.
Clifford. J. b. Dean, and
Samuel Lawson.
Blackburn Cadets and Drum Corps-i7
men.
First Ward Republican Club-9O men.
Young Mems Sound Money club and Drum
Corps-90 men.
Bridgeport Mckinley Club and Drum
CORPSE men.
Colerain Republican Club and Drum
Corps-4O men.
Citizens Republican Club, of Martins
Ferry. and Drum Corps-112 men.
Gold Bug Boys Club and Drum Corps,
Martins Ferry-50.
Wagon with % Girls.
Cannon Little Tip" drawn by 80 boys.
Danford Guards and Drum Corps-7O men.
Horsemen-l0 men.
The total number IN the parade. as near
and correct as the count could be made,
was 1Ol3. 1t took twenty minutes for it
to pass a given point.