The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-10-09
THE DEMOCRATIC PROFESSIONS.
The Hopes of the Democracy Not
Realized.
General Blair the Orator.
He is followed By Gen. Ward, Hon.
William e. Niblac and Col.
ChaS. DeHby. aE
THE PROCESSION AT NIGHT.

STATIONS by the Democracy, which it
was promised would exceed everything
that was ever witnessed In this part of
the State took piece. No such effort to
get large crowd of people together
was ever made In this part of the
State, certainly, but we do not believe
that the expectations of the Demo-
Gratis of our city were realized. Run
ners for the last week or two have
been busily engaged in all the adj
joining counties, in Kentucky, and in
Illinois drumming up the Democracy,
and it was but fair to expect that the
crowd of people In attendance on the
occasion of the visit to our city of
Gen. Frank P. Blair, the Democratic
candidate for Vice President, would
have been overwhelming, but it was
not so. f ~
s'ncs79t THE DAY PROCESSION.
At about nine o'clock, those intend
ing to enter the procession in the day
time. commenced forming on various
streets in the city. Marshals dashed
to and fro on horseback, getting the
procession ready to move, but from
some cause or other, there was much
delay. Atlast the procession, having
been arranged, about half after ten
o'clock it commenced moving, and
passed through the streets indicated
for the line of march. The procession
was made up as follows:
The Democratic Silver Band head
ed the procession, which was followed
by the Seymour Knights, or Ku-
Kluxers," as they are better known,
to the number of forty-four. In
the gay trappings of these s. Knights"
they made quite a respectable appear
ance. The ShawneetoWn Band fol-
lowed in a wagon, and discoursed ex-
cellent music. Then came a number
of men on foot, with red. white, and
blue penuons flying, some being all
red, others all white, and still
others all blue. We are at loss
to understand why each pennon was
not composed of the colors red,
white, and blue. These footmen
numbered ninety,all told. Six wagons
followed, some having two, others
four, and others a half dozen people
in them.
The next in the procession was
company of men on horseback from
Knight Township. numbering fifty.
These fellows wore long hats made of
paper or pasteboard, and running up
to sharp point, and being topped off
with red, white and blue ribbon.
Some of these pasteboard hats were
at least two feet in length. Doubtless
it was expected on the part of those
who wore them to create a sensation,
but in this they certainly failed. Fol-
lowipg this delegation were six wag-
ons and buggies, having in them from
two to six people. Those wagons
were followed Immediately by
men on horseback, and
after that appeared a
wagon from the Second Ward, rather
tastefully decorated with red, white,
and blue muslin, evergreens, &c.
This wagon contained represen tatives
of each State in the person of small
girl for each; certainly, the children
looked beautiful. 1t is indeed pity
that they are being educated In
Democratic school. Immediately after
this followed a yawl filed with'Misses
and young ladies, all dressed in white
and looking quite beautiful, indeed.
In exceeding bad taste, we thought,
following those young ladies was
4 wagon containing the appa
ratus with which Mr.. Joseph Mich
Tern bottles his pop Ever and !
anon fellow who stood in the wagon
would exhibit to the audience the as
feat of putting a stopper in
! bottle. This, to. the Democracy,
was doubtless quite sight. The
manner in which a stopper is taken
put of bottle is better known to many |
IF them. Next in the procession was
1oticed eight wagons and four bug /
yies. About eighty horsemen with
flags followed, and then
next in the procession was a
ship of State, called the
sOld Constitution" Following this
vas a section of the Sey-
nour escort, in the center OF which
rode the Mayor, General Frank Blair,
DR.. Morgan, and others. in a carriage.
DIR. Morgan had a seat with the driver.
i colored Individual. Then followed
she balance Of the Seymour escort.
md after that a beer tub, wagon
With coopers at work, and next mis-
,ellaneous arrangement of horses and
ouggies, wagons, &C., including the
delegation from Warrick County. In
Ill, the procession did not number
above eight hundred. ~
THE SPEAKING.
When the procession had reached 1
Blaekford's Grove, the place desig
mated for the speaking, and the
horsemen had dismounted, and the
people all collected around the stand,
Mr.. Thomas Il. Garvin moved to or
yanize the meeting by calling His
Honor, w. II. Walker, to the Chair.
The motion prevailed. Hon. John
Law then introduced General Blair,
who was received with certainly very
raint applause, considering the
usual enthusiasm of that party. At