The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-08-18
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rhe Grand Procession
Nine Hundred Lamps I'm thu
i Procession.
The Platform Falls Under the Weight
or Argument.


has been heard and read for the last
month, took place last night.
Early in the morning, the faith
ful'' were as busy as bees. 1t was
known, or expected, at least, that
both the Hon. T. A. Hendricks and
Hon. w. E. Niblack would be on the
morning train. Accordingly, large
number of the Eau de Cologne Soeie-
tv. with a private carriage, assembled
ut the depot to receive the distin-
euished visitors. DIR. Morgan's
splendid "turn out " had been pro-
vided for the occasion, and when the
| locomotive whistled hearts beat quick
er and pulses stronger. The dense
crowd swayed to and fro, eager to get
a glimpse of the great men. 1t was
expected that the EoW de Cologners
would make their debut on reception,
and anxious hearts palpitated to see
how the thing should "be did" But,
alas for human expectations ! This
great privilege was not in store for
them. The train reached the depot,
but it did not bear the honored visit
ors. Mischievous persons then set
afoat the report that the speakers had
been unaccountably delayed, and
that they would not reach
the city in time for the demonstration.
For a while the most breathless
silence was observed, until, at last,
some one on the train reported that
Hon. T. A. Hendricks and Hon. w.
E. Niblack had got off at the Fair
Ground, and were coming to the city
by a carriage. Il then occurred to
the g kid glovers that they had been
out-witted by the old stagers, and
that it was flank movement on the
part of Whittlesey, to cheat them out
of the honor Of receiving our next
Governor" and sour next Congress
man." 1t would require a mightier
pen than ours to paint the disappoint-
ment then depicted on the counte-
naces Of the members of Eau de CO.
logne society. 1t was indeed distress
ing, but no words of coincidence were
offered. One by one the crowd left
the depot and dispersed to their
homes, while DIR. Morgan's fine turn
out was returned to the stable, and
the horses to their stalls. AiH ei'H
| The whole day the unterriiied "
were in a state of feverish excitement.
Especially did the members of-the
Crescent Club" appear disturbed
but at last, about q o'clock in the
evening, the grand procession began
to form at the corner of Third and
Main Streets. First came a
wagon drawn by four horses, on
which was placed the largest
and by far the most artistic transpa-
rency in the procession. 1t was, we
were informed, the product of a com
bination of talent-Dr. Catch, of the
firm of Jones & Catch, and Messrs
Speaker and West, the lessee and see
mic artist of the New Opera House
1t was eight sided, with notices on
all sides but one, on which was paint
ed caricature representing man in
a state of intoxication, seated in a
chair, saying, "Lesh take another
drink" The crowd seemed divided
in opinion as to what this meant
some thought it was intended fol-
Blair shortly after the re-
ception of his large invoice of liquors
at Vieksburg. -.sF84 Bo.t
Others asserted thatit was an in
genious way the DIR. had of adver
Using his own private business. Still
Others were of the opinion that thu
artist had sketched his Darn portrait
Lastly, such as were best posted, sale
it was intended for Grant, as wa
. evident by another, motto, /" Let u
have peace" Where the people diff
fered SO much, it was impossible TO
z the reporter of this paper to decide. J
The nextimottoes that attracted at
t tention were. Radical source O.
:. trouble-Seymour'' !" A free. press
q Democracy 1.-THE hero of McMin
5 ville," which represented man I'm
: der a pile Of hay, with Democrat,
a mule eating the hay, s'i.ti'i III III,
!. The next that. attracted attention
| was transparency bearing the mott,
Arise, ye fightists.'' Below this wa,
1 -. - 3 -
a correct portrait of JEFF. Davis run
ming at full speed. when the boys ii
blue were after him. in his celebrates
petticoat race. This picture wa
doubtless intended for another per
son, but the likeness to jeff DaVi
= was so striking that no one could. fai
to observe it, 1t was BY. far the mos
: appropriate motto and caricature il
the procession, as it seemed to faith
fully represent the great leading spirl
e of the Democratic party and at tn
d same time it fairly illustrated th
r peace Democrats runningto to Canad
e during the .tlinexorable'' b, draft
\ Everybody said it was appropriate. 2
! The next Transparency Of note wa
q a rooster. around which large mum
Der Of lamps shonein brilliant array
This was followed by another. bear
: ing the motto; 10000 majority 70
! nendricks;' and further down tn
procession, = Indiana will give Ii, 90
n majority for Hendricks Evident
n the various wards had not been poste,
y as to Just the majority they propos