The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-25
A TlLDEn TURN Out IN DAY.
EXPORT.
600 Men from this Side Of the River
with Torches, and Between 5000
and 1000 Men in the
Procession.
WHILE COURT SQUARE, DAvEN.
PORT, CONTAINED 10000
PEOPLE.
Speeches by Hon. John p. Irish, Ernst
Claussen and Judge Brannan.

On Saturday evening there was the lar
gest procession in Davenport that has ever
taken place in either Of the two cities, fore
shadowing how the people will turn out
for Tilden, Hendricks and Reform in No
vember
About 7:30 o'clock the Tilden men of
this city, to the number of about 500, as
sembed in Market Square, with torches,
while between eco or 800 men who wanted
to carry torches for Tilden were unable to
procure them as they could not be had.
The procession marched to the ferry boat
and those having torches were generously
carried over the river by the ferry compa-
ny and returned free. The Rock Island men
formed on Front street. in Davenport, with
hose not having torches IN front, and were es-
corted by a company of horsemen. At Sec
ond street they were joined by the Davenport
Tilden men, and others from Rockingham,
Buffalo, LeClaire, and other places from
Iowa. Quiteea number Of Tlden men
from Moline here joined in the Rock Island
procession of those not having torches
After the procession had formed it extend
ed ts0elUe blocks four men abreast, and it is
estimated that there were nearly, or quite,
1000 men In the procession-some placed
it higher. Following is the line of march
Along Second west to Harrison, up Har-
rison to Fourth, along Fourth east to Bra.
dy, down Brady to Third, along Third east
to Rock Island, down Rock Island to Sec
ond, along Second to Warren, up Warren
to Fourth, along Fourth east to the court
house.
All along the line.of march the streets
were brilliantly Illuminated with fire works
Of all kinds, while the sidewalks were
! crowded with people who cheered the pro.
cession at every step. The fire works pre-
sented brilliant appearance from this side
of the river.
After arriving at the court house the
crowd increased to fully 10000 people, and
this immense audience was addressed by
Hon. John Z. Irish, of Iowa City, in a
splendid speech of two hours and half
duration. He was followed by Mr.. Ernst
Claussen, of Davenport, 10 short speech
in German. Judge Brannan, Of Musca-
tine, also addressed the meeting for q few
minutes. Loud calls were then made fol
Hon. j. Fl. Murphy, the Democratic can
didate for congress from that district, anG
that gentleman came forward, but owing
to the lateness of the hour being after /:
'clock-he only thanked the people O
Davenport, Rock Island and neighborine
cities for the glorious turnout.
Three rousing cheers were then giver
Tilden, Hendricks, Murphy and reform
aud the whole Democratic ticket all over
the country, and the procession then form
ed and the Rock Island men were escorted
to the ferry landing. On the way over Mr.
G. Winter, editor of the Neue VoLkS-Zei-
tung was called for and made a stirring
Tiden speech, and at its conclusion, ant
when the ferry boat landed, he proposed
three cheers for the success of the Demo
cratic reform ticket, aud they were giver
with will. The men then marched &c
Market Square where they disbanded, an(
quietly returned to their homes.
More men from this side of the rive
went to Davenport than were in the whole
Repu blicau procession in this city