The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-17
.T I! III: CANTON TR!P.
Arrangements Arc Completed for
z a Big Crowd From, Wheeling.
THE ELIlNS CADETS SHOWING
VIII be Cre,ll,.b,e to the Club and the
city-Thcy shoaid Make u Pronounced
tit-Ciabs From Surrounding Town.
Will Accompany the Cadeu-rhe Meet
lux ~ tho Sixth Ward To. morrow Night.
: Other Meetings to be HELD.

n Tomorrow morning at $50 o'clock
one OF the largest excursions OF the
year viii leave tho Wheeling x Lake
Y Erie depot for Canton, and TINT thu
boys viii have Il great time on the trip
Is assured. 1t will be the big day OF
one campaign at the horne OF the next
President, and Canton will be crowd
ed with people 20 SEQ Mckinley and
{ hear the speeches of. the, noted orators
who arc announced TO be present.
The Elklns Cadets win so In their
full uniform ana headed by their
hobby buSlc and drum corps Will cut
a figure In the immense parade that
Is to take place tomorrow afternoon.
The Sixth ward club and the Akin.
son and Dorencr clubs OF the Eighth
ward, will DO well represented, and
Wheeling will therefore, be taken care
OF In tho parade.
The Canton Repository says at has
been decided to hold both afternoon
4, ana evening meetings under Il huge
!. tent. The tent will have seats to ac.
commodatef q. 900 persons. 1t was a:
first Intended to hold the meeting at
the city park. but owing to the fact
that no seats ARE allowed To be dis
tributed on the lawn, and tho Immense
4 audiences would be Obliged 10 stand, Il
was deemed advisable to make the
i change. The afternoon meeting Is To
3 be held nj , O'clock and will bepreceded
oy mammoth parade. The evening
meeting Will be preceded by a parade
also. Tho Americas club OF Pitts
burgh, viii be given tho position Of
honor Mt the head OF the procession.
while the Tippecanoe Club, OF Clcve-
land, VIII bring up the rear.
The big tent arrived from Columbus
Tuesday morning, and was put In place
at once. II was found that the tent Is
too large to be placed on the city lot
3 and permission was obtained IL fix Il
on the Hartcr lot between Market
street and Cleveland avenue, north OF
Lake street. The tent has a seating
capacity OF @o,OCO and many more can
be crowded into 1t, by standing.
The Tabernacle and all OF the halls
Z In the city Will be secured for the
accommodation OF the visiting deiega-
tons. All OF the local bands have
z been secured and residents along the
line OF march have agreed to decor
ate"
The meetings Will he addressed by
( Senator Thurston, Governor Hastings,
Governor Bushnell. Senator John J..
ingalls,, and many other equally fa-
NOUS statesmen. Major Mckinley
VIII also be called upon by the visiting
deleSa tlons and Will address them.
The trip from Wheeling 10 Canton
Will be made In about two hours and
n hQlf md tT,gr -, L.
the train to nuke It most pleasant
one. A large baggage car has been or
dered and will be well stocked with
good things for lunch. sandwiches.
pies, cakes, and milk. This will be
under the charge OF an experienced
man. who will look after evcrybody's
wants.
The Elkias Cadets drilled last night
and Will meet again tonight for drill
+ at the corner OF Thirteenth and EofE
streets. Every member OF the organi-
Eatior should be present nj to-nISht's
meeting and drill. as 1t will be n most
important one. Tila Cadets are called
to meet at the Ode Fellows hall
promptly at S:l5 n. IN. tomorrow. to
march TO the Terminal depot. from
which the excursion will start. The
ticket office OF the Wheeling & Lake
Z Ere ROAD VII! be kept. open until Q
I o'clock this evening, SO that all who
desire to avoid the rush for tickets to-
morrow morning, may secure them TO-
day.
Over $1,000 strangers are expected in
Canton tomorrow. and every Wheel
irglte who can possibly so with the
clubs, should do so.
4 dispatch from Wellsbur. says:
4 large delegation Will leave here
via the Wheeling * Lake Erie. TO visit
& Major Mckinley at Canton, on Friday.
All the arrangements have been made.
General ]. II. Duval and Lieutenant ".
H. Melvin will have charge OF the DEL
eration. as 1t will be composed largely
OF ex-soldlers. Prosecuting Attorney
R. H.. Cotton will be the spokesman
for the party.