The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-02
Taft Republican industrial
Parade Here is Mon
ster Affair
THOUSANDS OF MEN
Are in Line and Receive Ova-
ton After Ovation from
the Multitudes.

Disgraceful conduct was INDUCED
In saturday night by a number OF
the Democratic gangs cohorts. who
were engaged and instructed by the
Democratic campaign managers to do
every thing possible to discredit the
big Taft Republican Industrial parade
by the leading men of the city. Ac-
eording to Instructions squad OF
these cohorts stationed themselves In
front OF the Daily News ofdce with
the idea of starting riot with COLI
ored people and foreigners or any
one else they could draw into COM
bat. And at various points along
the line OF the procession other DEM
ocrats were stationed with the sole
object In view OF starting fights. but
were sadly disappointed as all In the
line of march behaved in gentle
manly manner ard never broke ranks
except to get red fire. A lie pure
and simple It is that a colored march,
er stepped out of the parade and
knocked a white woman down. See
ing their efforts futile Democrats
then circulated the report that sew
eraI had been killed and score sent
to the hospitals injured.
Because OF the enthusiasm and the
magnitude of the crowd the mayor
and chief of police either became
paralyzed through fear or aimed. to
discredit the parade and the celebra=
ton, by ordering saloons closed
though there was no objection to
their closing, as a number OF anger
ed Democratic cohorts were bent on
tanking up and raising all the trouble
they could even TO putting the safety
of property in jeopardy So des-
perate We're they that they stopped
at nothing, and had II not been for
the officers several of them would
doubtless have been killed in front of
the court house in their effort to in-
vito a pitched battle The men In
line were In earnest. proud of the OPP
portunity to participate in patriotic
demonstration and to cheer for the
men and principles they believe to
be for the preservation of their
homes and the prosperity and happt-
ness of their families.
..Is there no end to it2" was re-
peatedly heard from the Democrats
as they stood at a point of vantage
and saw the monster parade moving
This shows the magnitude of the big
affair and the Impression 1t left on
even Democrats OF tho most partisan
sort
The dem onstration was the larg-
est within the history Of the city and
the most successful. Long before
the appointed hour thousandsios peo-
pie had come from the country by
rail-, on horseback; In carriages and
afoot. Every one was amazed at the
immensely of the crowd Never be-
fore had there been so many people
in the city at any one time and never
SO much enthusiasm. The special
train over the Short Line bore near
ly a thousand people at the lowest
estimate and arrived early.
BY actual count the parade was
nearly half an hour passing a given
point. which shows the fact that
there was multitude of people in it.
all voters, with the exception OF
few boys, who in their enthusiasm
could not refrain from showing what
they will be in politics, when they
grow to manhood.
The columns began moving on
East Pike street, the first passing the
Catholic church at 1880 O'Clock and
ending the line OF march at about
o'clock The procession moved west
on Pike street to Main and then east
| on Main to Oak, and the end OF the
pageant had barely started on Pike,
when the front was going back on
Main 1t was an Imposing spectacle
to all the many who from the h1Nrse-
! tops could survey the columns as
| they approached from distance.
President E. T. Weir, Secretary
Thomas Ramage and Chief Marshal
s. C. Denham led the procession fol-
! lowed by the tin plate Republican,
/ club with 735 men in line and two
bands. Next came the railroaders
i in two big wagons and three hand
cars, which were propelled on the
street car rails. They had 1875 men
| Then followed the Hazel-Atlas glass
J workers and office force with 225
men in line, headed by the First
| Regiment band of Fairmont. Hartss
big steam whistle and some thirty
men came next. They were follow
ed by the Grasselll Taft club 800
!. strong headed by the BRIDGEPORT
band. The several glass factory
/ clubs followed to the number OF at
DOT Am aud ware Faaded IIV the.