Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-10-30
THE BANNER FOURTH AND SIXTH
Brilliant Uniforms Worn By
WIDE AWAKE REPUBLICANS!

The Fourth Ward Wide Awake Club,
which was organized just one week ago last
Saturday night, turned out last night one
hundred and t,co stalwart young men clad in
the new dashing uniform which they have
adopted, and which "rakes down" anything
we have seen yet. The Fourth Ward has
done nobly-the officers have worked like
heroes, and the men have caught the infec-
tion and entered with hearty zest into the
good Republican cause. They are stirring,
active young men who have felt the respon-
sibility of the contest and proved themselves
worthy to be enrolled in the grand army of
freemen. The result last evening astonished
everybody, and won unbounded honor for
the noble Fourth.
The uniform consists of black cape with
9th Ward" inscribed upol their backs
The caps are the real red zouave fatigue
caps, and look splenddly dashing and emf
nently Wide Awake The officers wear sill
vered leather caps and capes, and carry col
ored lanterns.
At the head of the procession was carried
fine colored torch with Co., and ''H.'' en-
blazoned upon IT, Their banner announced
upon one side that they are for ''Free terri
tories, free homes, and protection for Ameri-
can Industry" The other side is labelled
Fourth Ward Republican Club, good for
400 Republican majority
At half past o'clock last evening the
street about Beilstine's Hall, the Head Quar-
ters, was thronged with the people of the
vicinity, who had gathered to see the display.
The Sixth Ward Wide Awake Club, who had
generously offered to do escort duty, march
ed to the ground with full one hundred and
twelve men, besides the Band, who are all
Wide Awakes. They fled into Perry street,
and the Fourth Ward Club msrehed past
them. They then presented torches as the
Sixth Ward Club marched past and took
position at the head of the column, which
then marched through Euclid street to tbe
Square.
It was a grand sight to sec these two hun
dred and more young men from their two
Wards, bearing their torches with soldierly
precision and keeping step to the music of
Clarks Band, while the commands of Capts.
Chamberlain and Voges were obeyed with
promptness and skill.
UDon Euclid street the residences of John
G. erur4T4is, Wm. Hart, A. Fuller, r. D.
Morgan, a. B. Stone, H. A. Hurlbut, D. A.
Dangler, Mrs S. B. Childs, S. NJ. Styles,
SGllman Witt, II. Iddings, Fred. B. Prem
tiss, C. A. Tisdale and L. Crawford were
finely Illuminated, and were cheered as the
Wide Awalles passed.
From the Square the march was through
Ontario, Lake, Seneca, St. Clair and Water to
Superior. Crowds lined the sidewalks
wherever they passed, and they were fire.
quently cheered. As the glowing procession
marched up Superior street, the windows of
the Republican Head Quarters burst out in a
fiery eruption, scores of roman candles
sending their feet blazing messengers forth
/ to tell the story of Republican enthusiasm.
The Wide Awakes bere marched and coun-
| termarehed, showing their admirable drill.
They were universally admired, and the
Fourth Warders may feel proud of the effect
of their first parade.
From Superior street the Clubs marched
through Kinsman, Ohio, Huntington, Pros
pect, Granger and Garden streets, to theil
headquarters, where the Sixth Ward Clut
left their brethren, while hearty cheers fol
each other rang out upon the air.
The evening was a magnificent one, thu
moon shining out in all its splendor from {
cloudless sky. AThe torches did not show, o
course, quite as well as they would hav,
done in a dark night.
The Fourth Ward Club will parade by
themselves some evening this week, proba
bly, Wednesday or Thursday, when they viii
visit some of their friends, They intent
then to turn out one hundred and ffty
torches.
Now-hurrah for the Wide Awakes.