, 1872-10-17
THE REPUBLICAN PROCESSION.
Street Parade Of the Tanner Or
ganizations Last Evening.
4 Quiet, Orderly, and Unenthus1astac
Demonstration.

Demonstration.
The Tanner and other Republican clubs in the
city marched in procession, last evening, with
torchights, bands, and banners, making fair
but not overwhelming demonstration. About
o'clock General Joseph s. Reynolds, Command
erin Chief, and his staff assembled at the cor
ner Of Market and Randolph streets to await the
arrivals. These officers we're attired in neat
costume, had swords by their sides. and Were
mounted on gorgeously caparisoned steefls-.
The evening was beautifully fine. The moon
particular favorable for the demonstration.
/ flag was flung across Market street, and specta-
tors gathered in the vicinity
Atha1f-pa 8, Lippincott's battery, comprls-
ing four guns, drawn BY horses, and company
/ ton on Market street, near Randolph. Next
| came the Oak Park tanners similarly equipped.
They carried Examinations Rsazns inscriptions
Vile Prison" and so forth. A Ward Club was
| the next to appear. The men had on black
! capes and red caps, with white bands. They
| carried torches and i1uminations representing
Music was heard in the distance, and AID
Busse, Quartermaster General Of the North Side
battalion. reported to the Commander-in-C Chief
that his men were approaching: They came
! with the paTapQ6TQaAA Us tH6 otu6I GluDss
and we're assigned to places in the line. Colonel
j. N Clybourn Was in command
The South Side wards put IN an appearance
about 9 o'clock, forming on Market street,
south Of Randolph Major Robert n e:3 M9ods h.4 i
talon, assisted by the following staff: Major a.
t. Hale. Assistant Provost Marahal General; ;
! Major P. A. Hoyne, Judge Advocate; Captain
.. II. Kimball, Assistant Adjutant General !;
It this time the line of torches extended
north to Water street, filling Market street,
and south to between Washington and Madl,
son. The Commander-in-Chief was surrounded
gauoping to and fro in bot haste including
Colonel Peter Hand, Mr. Periolat, DR.. John
h1cCnrthy County Phyaician, and Surgeon Cen
eral to the demonstration; assisted BY TWO Ades !;
ine me the The artillery; Y. " White, in charge Of the
cofored troops; Major Storey, Mr. Washington
Heaing, and other gentlemen. There was
gathered on the ground cavalry, artillery, N,
circumstance % @ Of glorious war" the scene being
Illuminated by the torches and the moon
AT ten minutes after 9 the bugle sounded
the call to go forward, and the head Of the pro; pro-
) proceeded over Randolph street bridge, the seV'
ersl clubs falling in when their time came.
/, The first indications Of the approach of the
West Division forceg we're the ear-plercng tones
Fourteenth Ward Club Of colored voters. They
, marched uD Randolph street as far east as JET
ferson, under the command Of Captain Hubbard
:. | and halted in view Of large number OF persons
! Witnessing the formation Of the procession
. Before the compny was borne aHiangulal trans
parepcy bearing on one side the names OF Gran
= and Wilson, and on the others the legends
< e Our first vote, and We vote as we fought.
t gtrains of martial music in the distance pro
! claimed the advance Of the main body Of the
l. West Division, who we're marching some =, oo'
strong; northwest on Jefferson street, under TIL
command ct General Macarthur: They came came t. t.
, march, for about a quarter Of an hour.
;, = This Division was commanded BY the follow
1eAethus Ad@Htanto Es o9dsa esnsEa 5vs} +
. si'' Il. MeGourtney, % ?. McGratR 1idsa-ds-C Camp
t Captain Fred. todding and Captain Van Ber
!. :schott. They were escorted by the Eleyentl
. Ward Cavalry; commanded BY Captain M +: n n
Guard Band.
q Tho procession moved in the following order
- SOUTH DIVISION.
r Ilppincott's Battery Of 90 men and S four guns
T. J. - Company C, Third Ward, 100 colored men.
Company D, Third Ward, 81 co1ored men.
Gp1Sy Sapsn
Company th W;r Captain WReeF ReeR g 3o@1 sn
= OK Fark Tanners, Captain E. T. Jones, 81 men.
r NORTH DIvIsIoN. -.
Company Nineteenth VA, ward' Captain r Nyesho,
= Company B, Nineteenth Ward, Captain Petr1e, {
It company a, Seventeenth ward, Captain Frederic
q Company B, Seventeenth ward, Captain Q. Hoeve, L
Company g, Seventeenth Wsfa, Captain William Let
sixteenth e. wass sss es osptan W. esss
Company a, 4wsnttsth wssd Captain Hetss s ne,
il Company ., Eighteenth Ward Captain steannolo'
WEST DIVISION. -.
I, i General j. 4. Macarthur and staff. j..
,, Great Western Light Guard Band.
E Company 4, Ninth Ward, Captain F. Gennel, Is mel
SSs8y eeRa dsa e
company A. Eighth '3R %s5s' T. CAPT. Captain D. W ,sr,
eompny Ga' capa an " WV Ssho
1-t~- Swedish Band, 10 pieces.
J. Company B, Eleventh Ward, 60 men.
b Company 5, Eleventh Ward, Captain c. Williams,
a a Company D, Eleventh Ward, Ward Central Scandinavia
c9 Sopaaia + 59ssR5s09 %sR5 s9an Seo
y bard, 98 mon.
Fifteenth War1 Cavalry, csptan j. Kqptz 70 2 mGn
Company A. Fifteenth ~ Ma1a, a Captain 9. a. Ro'p
q q Company B, Fifteenth Ward Captain T. Zarernba 6
= The procession marched down the followir
= route = On Randolph street west to Halstet
p south on Halsted to Twelfth; east on Twelfth
Michigan avenue; north on Michigan avenue
Congress; west on Congress to Wabash avenue
lg north on Wabash avenne to Van Buren, stree
IS west On Van Buren, street to Desplaines- It III
u 8 O'clock. when the column began to move, al
Of the corner Of Van Buren and Desplaines stree
r was reached q few minutes before 11:30, Fhe
ia the procession dispersed.
b, Themen we're well drilled and obeyed the orde
es of their officers with remarkable precision eve
j. the boys-of which there was almost majority
performing the eyolutions to the satisfaction
as their supeTiors. The colored citizens we're e O
fu force especially from The d1ts Third Ths MaS
~ VAS no noise, no disturbance, no cheerin
he he Everything was quiet, orderly, and unenth
4 siastic.
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