Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-20

SLTdIlOIlS VI OtluOCIdCy III ito hioeOi = J,
the occasion being the visit of Hon.
John H. Holt, the Democratic nominee
for Governor. To an audience That
taxed to its utmost the seating capacity
of Blue Ribbon hall, the largest and
most available place in the town for a
meeting of this character, Mr.. Holt
gave thorough and convincing expo
sition of the most important issues of
the campaign and was very frequently
interrupted in the course of his re-
marks by hearty and continuous ex-
pressions of approval and enthusiasm.
The speaking was preceded by a
parade of all the leading marching
clubs of Democracy from Wheeling,
Benwood and Moundsville, headed by
the Wheeling Opera House band, and
the column was viewed by hundreds Of
spectators who densely crowded the
sidewalks at every available place
along the route of march through the
town, two or three miles in length.
The Town Illuminated.
Many business houses and residences
were brilliantly Illuminated and pro-
fusely decorated in Chinese and Japan
csc lanterns, American flags, streamers
of red, white and blue, and the por-
traits of Bryan, Stevenson and Holt.
There was nearly eight hundred men
in line, and they were received every
where with expressions of admiration
and enthusiasm. While they were pro-
ceeding south along Marshall street to-
ward the central portion of the city,
two or three whistles were footed loud
and long at the Riverside mill and by
railroad trainmen in the vicinity.
There were also many complimentary
greetings for the Y. M. D. c., of Wheel
ing, which turned out with one hundred
and twenty-five men in their attractive
CARDS and were headed by band.
The local and Moundsville organiza-
tons, together with the officers and
horsemen, met at seven O'Clock at DEM
ocratic headquarters, and proceeded to
the county line at Forty-eighth street,
where they met the visiting clubs from
Wheeling, who marched all the way
from their respective headquarters. 1t
was past eight o'clock when they ar
rived, and the column formed at once
and moved south to Third, to Marshall,
to Fourth, to McMechen, to Eighth, to
Marshall to the Junction, where they
countermarched and returned to Eighth,
to Main and then to the hall.
Large Crowds.
Plenty of stirring patriotic music,
Roman candles, red fire and other kinds
of fireworks were features of the DEM
onstration, and the old town was en-
thusiastic and Illuminated from one
end to the other. AS early as seven
o'clock people began pouring in from
different places in the county, and these
crowds were very considerably aug
mented by delegations who arrived from
Wheeling and Ohio towns. Every car
over the Wheeling railway line brought
visitors, and at half-past eight at least
five thousand people had assembled on
Main street from Fourth to Eighth.
Hundreds of Bryan badges were worn
and every conceivable device for max
ing a noise was brought into use. The
Richie district club appeared on the
streets for the first time with their
white umbrellas, and presented fine
appearance. A transparency which was
carried by the Moundsville club, bore
the notices: mo More Government by
Injunction; Away With the Trusts.
'The Great Defense of Rights; Human
Rights to All and Special Privileges to
None"
The column moved in the following
order: Chief marshal, Joe Sliptner; ad-
jutant, Michael Dolan; aides, Rus
sell Dorsey, John Haley, Michael Dee
gan, Henry Fischer, James Barrett
Sam Munas, John Carpenter, Henry
Meyers, August Gockstetter, James
Sands, Albert kearns and Thomas Nc
MILAN. The chief marshal wore red
sash. the adjutant white sash, and
the aides blue sashes.
Opera House Bandit men.
Young Mems Democratic Club of Wheel
ing-l25 men.
Drum CorDs-11 men.
Washington Dis. Democratic Club-50 men
Drum Corps-10 men.
VIII w. Irwin Club-50 men.
Drum Corps-S men.
Webster District Democratic Club-50 men
Drum Corps-1o men.
Bryan and Stevenson Club of Wheeling
IS men.
Drum Corps-11 men.
Moundsville Democratic Club-S2 men.
Drum Corps-11 men.
Benwood Democratic Club-15O men.
The vice presidents were as follows
namely:
Norris Pendergrast, Andrew Kearns
August Hepe, Louis Cooke, ST., John
Deegan, Dan Kimpton, T. D. Daily
Robert Kincaid. Sam Munas, w. H