The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-28
EVENT HERE NO
MEMBER 2 PROMISES TO BE
MAMMOTH AFFAIR.
Industrial and Automobile Divisions
of Parade to Be Features.
Great Throngs Coming.

That the Fairbanks demonstration
IL this city Thursday evening, Novem-
bCr .. will be one Of the greatest po-
litical events ever staged in the city
Of Wheeling was assured LAST night
when the committee on arrangements
for the event held meeting at Re-
publican headquarters on Chapline
street TO name committees to arrange
for the big parade that will precede
the address of the Hon. Charles War
rem Fairbanks at the Market Audlto-
rum.
Although the county COMMITTEES ex-
rected a good tOurnout Of Republicans
to assist in planning for the demon
stration. they themselves were sur
/ prised at the size Of the crowd. so
many citizens Of Ohio county gath
cred to assure the committee OF their
intention to lend any aid they could
TO making the event rousing success
that not half OF the crowd could get
into the headquarters at one time,
and the street in front OF the head
quarters was crowded with men await
ing an opportunity to get into the com,
rnittee room and inquire II they could
be Of service to the committee IN max
ing the demonstration truly express
sIye of the overwhelming Republican
sentiment Of the county.
Reports submitted by men working
in advance Of the ,appotntment Of com
mittecs, indicated that Ohio county and
the surrounding country only awaits
the opportunity to show their colors.
one pleasant surprise was sprung whca
Mayor II. l. Kirk, who was later named
chairman Of the automobile section Of
the Fairbanks demonstration. reported
that he already has pledges from
nearly five hundred men that they Will
,, drive their automobiles IN the parade.
Bankers. wholesale merchants, re-
tail merchants. professional men, city
and county employees. lahorine men.
farmers, automobile owners-every
part OF the Panhandle citizenship will
he represented in the parade. while
mammoth delegations from tho Pitts
hurgh district. Cleveland and nnighhor-
ing sections Of West Virginia will take
part.
Y. Price Whitaker presided as chair
man Of The meeting Of the committee
on arrangements. The following com
I .nittees were named:
Committee on Industrial section of
NJ rade-Otto Schenk and y. Price Whit
:lker This division will include rm-
nloyes Of the big Wheeling industries
and the owners and officials Of the
plants who will march with their mon.
Wholesale house division-W. Q. Nc
r'iuskey. Hal Spcidcl md Charles Eloin.
Chairman Of bankers committee
Robert Hazlctt.
Chairman OF transportation commit
tow 2. Atwood.
Committee on culorod cluhS--R0hert
Clark and Captain James Eransen.
COMMITTEES OF professional men
General Alfred Caldwell and DIR. G. a.
Wtngerter.
Committee of city and county en-
ployes-C1rcuit Clerk John l.. King
horn and city Solicitor ]. Harold
crennen
Committcn on labor dirision..-Iouis
I ."nnad. Fred Sonderman. Lester Elak"
Harry Weiss ard John Gummnc.
Committee on retail mcrchants--Jtn7-
h~nsc IInhir. T.. NontieEcl. Waller LII
Frr. Alfred J:lrtch. George Shat a.
St~inhauscr, Fred Yost and Frank Por-
tnrfeId.
Committee on Farmers division~-Aho
,IcroIloch, n T.. Maxwell. George Nur-
.ison Mont Wayt II l.. McCamis.
l:oncy Enrmillion. and Edward F.msl"%.
| Committee on au'nmnhl" divislnu----
| Mayor n. L. Kirk. Arthur ingram. Roy
, =. Naylor Willis Marshall Cecil A.
rohinson and Arthur %iir"l.
The commit" :" receive visiting
clubs will hc named today.
The county Fcpuhlican committee
publican clubs with Pittsburgh bands
,"ic4. Another Rig ctuh 81 coming from
| ,uh1icans. wi.ir thcir own band. will
rrIrn or q special train headed by Snn-
a-or Elmer Housh Of WelIsburg. The