The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-27

were I'LL Ill line III tne StdVllnB pOlHl aL
Forty-eighth street, and Chief Marshal
August Schad gave the command to
march. The procession was made up
as follows:
First Division.
Division Marshal-William Leach.
Aides.
Police.
Band.
Drum Corps.
Mark Hanna Club. OF Martins Ferry.
J. J. Gill Club. of Martins Ferry,
Mckinley and Roosevelt Club. OF Bridge
Elsins Cadets, Of Wheeling.
First West Virginia Rough Rider Resi-
ncnt.
Carriage. with Hon. a. B. White. Mayor
Sheperd: DR.; J. W: Mcdonald and
Hon. Perry A. Shanor.
Carriage, with Edward Newton. ]. R.
Racper and John Hughes.
Carriages with County Clerk Z. NJ. Lewis
and Other officials.
Second Division.
Division Marshal-John Gieseler.
Aides.
Sherrard Cavalry.
Band.
Blackburn Cadets. of Bellaire.
: S. N; Steele Club. Of Moundsville.
Six Footcrs. of Moundsvillc.
North Benwood Republican Club.
North Benwood Croatian. Club.
McMechen Republican Club.
Citizens Republican Club. OF Bcnwood.
Young Ladies' Mckinley and Roosevelt
Club. OF Bsnwood.
Benwood Rough Riders.
I. The procession passed over the follow.
Ing route: On Jacob to Second, on Sec
ond to Marshall. on Marshall to Fourth.
on Fourth to Main, on Main to Eighth,
on Eighth to Marshall. to Johns feed
store, countermaroh on Mershall to
Eighth, on Eighth to MoMectsh, on Nc
Mechen to Fourth. on Fourth to-. Water,
on Water to Eighth, on Eighth to Main,
where the speaking took place.
An Ovation.
All along the line OF march the resi-
dences of the citizens were brilliantly
Illuminated and profusely decorated,
and there was more red fire burned
than Benwod ever saw before. The
clubs all marched In fine style, and to
mention one and not oil would be an in
justice. One prominent feature In line
was the Citizens Club, of Benwood.
composed of nearly 400 employees of the
factories, and q moro enthusiastic lot of
voters would be hard to find. Immc-
d!ately following them came another
feature, the Young Ladies' Club, all
carrying American flags. Tho ladies
were given royal greeting by :he
spectators and clubs alike, and they
seemed to enjoy the long march, for it
was q long one u
From the time the parade began until
1t wound UP at the speakers stand Hon,
a. B. White WAS given u continunlIo oya-
tion. and he was kept bowling right and
left In answer to the cheers on all
Sides
AS the column passed the mills, and
later the Baltimore 4 Ohio yards, the
steam whistles were kept a-tootins un-
I'll the noise was actually ,leafening,
Nearly every young lady. and some OF
the older ones, had tin horns. which they
made use OF to the fullest capacity
OF their lung power. Pictures Of Nc
kinley. Roosevelt, White and Dovencr
were 10 be seen everywhere, and one
visitor rmarked that 1t seemed as
though all Benwood had come over to
the party or protection, sound money
and national honor. The sidewalks
were iincd with people. many being at
tractcd from Moundsvillc, Bellairc, Nc
Mechen. Martins Ferry and Wheeling.
The street cars did land office busi-
ness. and had all they could do to carry
the crowd back and forth.
The Speaking.
The lateness OF the starting of the pa
rnde and the length OF the route made
1t late when the speakers stand was
reached, but that did not seem to de-
ter the crowd from assembling to hear
the next governor, for fully $500 gath
cred and stayed there until the meet
ing VS. over, which wns about mid
night.
1t was after II o'clock when the meet
Ing was called to order by Prof. c, F.,
Cnrrlgan, who introduced ]. T. Manley.
OF Bcnwood, as chairman. Mr.. Manlcy
conSratulntcd the citizens OF Benwood
upon the greatest political dcmonstra-
tion ever held in the town. II. then
introduced the next governor OF West
Virginia, Hon. a. Il. White. Mr.. White
received an ovation Ms he arose 10 talk.
and 1t was so.ue time before he could
proceed.
The speaker began by saying that
owing TO thn lRtcness of tho hour he
would not detnin the people with 4 long
speech. He raid. however, he would hc
cold, indeed, II he would refuse 10 talk
for few moments. nj least. and thank
them for the most magnificent welcome
ever accorded man In MArghail roun-
ty. He took from II the sign that Mar
shall county would roll up It's larErst
majority this fall for william aicKlnIry
and Theodore Roosevelt. Great aP-
plausc).
The speaker told OF the condition O,
the people In the state now. and COM
pared them with what they were four
years ago. He drew pretty word PIC
turc OF the states prosperity under the
present hdminlSirRuon, and told ot the
bright prospects IN store for the stale
New mills 20 be built aud mlneH 20 b,
opened. new railroads built. opruirS np
undovclopcd territory. thus giving work
10 thousands OF men and the invest
ment OF mila0ns Of dollars
lie told OF the enthuaiASm Of the peo-