Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-09-05

QOuUI IcSdIuiIS LIlS VI tIO iIp~l
ing men of Chicago for President OF the
United States this year, that doubt was
removed yesterday. For three hours
William ]. Bryan sat in the reviewing
stand In the balcony of the Auditorium
hotel, while $4,000 members of The la
Dor unions of this city marched by, and
during all this time he was dheered to
the echo by the tOilers in line for the
annual Labor Day parade. Ali the
cheers were for Bryan as the column
passed the Auditorium, where Bryan and
Roosevelt were seated in the balcony.
Seated in 'Jhe front row of the balcony,
in the centre, We're Mr.. Bryan, Mr..
Roosevelt, Samuel Alschuler, Ii3mo-
craJ,c candidate for Governor OF Hi
nois, and Mr.. Yates, Republican candi-
date for Governor. With them were
Mayor Carter Harrison, Senator Mason
and Graeme Stewart.
Mr.. Bryan was recognized by the
frs; contingent of the parade as it
reached the reviewing stand, and in
stantly there was loud and long cheer
for the Democratic candidate.
"Hurrah for Bryan"
came. from a hundred thFoats, and
the Nebraskan gracefully acknowledged
the greeting by bowling to the march
ers. As organization after organization
marched by, the same scene was re-
peated. rhe White caps WHICH the
maTchers wore we're removed, placed
on the ends of the canes which they
carried, and waved frantleaiiy in the
air. Mr. Yates enGeavored to sttrac;
the attention of the marchers by way
ing his hat in the air, but to no pur-
pose. Teddy" Roosevelt bowed and
that his name was heard in the crowd.
A crowd of Republican boomers was
stationed opposite the reviewing stand
on the sidewalk, and obey endavored to
create some en.-1usiasm by spasmodi-
cally shouting for the Republican vice
presidential nominee. The union men
refused to enthuse over the Rough
Rider" and continued to shout fran
tically for Bryan.
If those men had the say, Bryan
would be elected" said a Republican
leader as he viewed the demonstration
from the reviewing stand with chag
rim.
This is regular Bryan ratification
parade" said Chief of Police Ripley, Of
Chicago, as he witnessed the demon
stration for the Democratic leader.
When Mi. Bryan, escorted by a re-
ception committee, arrived at Electric
park, where the Labor Day celebration
was held, and where he delivered an
address, as did also Mr.. Roosevelt, the
enthusiasm
For the Democratic Nominee
was indescriba0le, or hours thousands
"a persons had camped beneath the
trees and around the great flag bedeck-
ed pavilion, awaiting the coming Of the
famous Nebraskan. When, finally. he
appeared in a carriage, the crowd press
ed about the vehicle, eager to grasp h S
hand or to get a glimpse of his face,
The carriage and us illU2,r.0us occu-
pant were hemmed in, and were COM
PEELED to come to a standstill, People
crowded forward, and almost dragged
MIR. Bryan from his seat, so eager were
they to shake his hand, and it was fiji
teen minutes before the driver was
able to make his way through the
Shrong to the speakers stand. When
he dismounted from the carriage, a
score of policemen formed a body
guard, and even then it was with diff
Guilty that he reached the platform.
The reception accorded Theodore
Roosevelt was of an entirely different
nature, There were people-many OF
them-who were anxious to see the
New Yorker, and who crowded about
his carriage to satisfy their curiosity.
But there was no spontaneous out
burst of enthusiasm,
No Ringing Cheers,
for the Rough Rider" The same diff
ference marked the manner in which
the addresses of the two men were re-
ceived. Mr.. Bryan's address was en-
Enthusiastically cheered from beginning
to end. Mr. Roosevelt received some ap-
plause, it is true, but it was lacking in
spirit and enthusiasm.
The enthusiasm shown for Mr.. Bryan
was a surprise even to the Democratic
managers themselves. No effort was
made to give a political complexion to
the Labor Day celebration by the DEM
ocralts Mr.. Bryan was invited TO speak
by the committee in charge Of the exer-
ciseS, as was Mr.. Roosevelt In order
that no charge of attempting TO in
fiuence the labor vote might be made
against the Democrats. no member of
the Democratic National Committee ae-
companied Mr.. Bryan either on the re-
viewing stand or at Electric Park. The
demonstration in favor of the Nebras-
kan greatly
Worried the Republican Managers.
who expected Mr.. Roosevelt TO be the
hero of the day. They fear that the
labor vote in Chicago will carry the
city for Bryan and Alsohuler, and that