Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-11-03
Democratic Demonstration i: New
Work.


with the most imposing political demonstration
Of the last twenty years The whole city vas
abl2zs. No election district was u1represented
10 tue great procession, and fammspy bali 1as
packed with the lrsa; meeting. from the plat
tuTm to the sidewalk, while speaking from
eight stands occupied al opeu-als meeting,
which Filed Union square aud crowded hour-
teenth street from s7sGue 60 avenue. Ih3
great event Of the evening, however. was the
prQcesscp. which had neatly $4,000 voters ia
! lloe, aud occupied three hours 10 passing
given point The street rule which had been
adopted in the ejDpstitlon l3r the three ne
| tionsl flags kept the ranks free from boys, aBi
| the long lines of voters stretched uhbrokan
| from block 10 block. AT 3 clock, wheE the
| different organizations we're gathering. the
streets convergrg ca Uoioo square we're
ablaZe with torches, transpareucles erd cal
cium Lights, with which eech division was
headed. Most OF the organizations we're III
full uniform, and eli were provided With
torches. One assembly district turned out
force of three thousand meD, carrying
the Tiaen broom and the motto, Let US
have cIesu sweep" Az Italian bIl
gadc appeared ia Garibal!a shirts, aud
one organization marched 10 full continental
uniform. The larger portion Of tie banners
| were devoted to Our Uuc!e SamGe!, end the
most frequent theue OF the traDsrarencies vas
| the bayonet rule at the South, and the oppses-
siou Of South Carolina Alter = maroh up
| Fifth avenue and down Second past the Tan.
many and wgwarm on fouTtecDt! street the
| command, under che grand Insraha Thomas
| $. Brennan, was reviewed by Governor iiden
| in person ia front Of the Everett liouse, &C.
co,Dpsuied by Governor Hendricks. Luclns
| Robinson, L!sut Gov. D0rshelmor ami Smith
| Ely, IT,, candidate for Mayor, who were stand
ing on the grand stand. During the progress
of the procession the cleaning lights OF the
procession filed The squares for blocks around.
| The closing divisions were..slIl passing up fdth
avenue for hours after the van Of the proecs
| sion had sa!utad Governor TiIdoD The uu-
broken Iist of organization Ellis nearly column
and ghai, and their personnel has excited gen
ere comment aad universal admiration. No
| better proof of great majority end = GROWING
| victory could be offered.
Ats O'Clock the procession moved srou the
| Everett House 10 the stand Gc7. T!!dea tsiOg
escorted BY se7euty- four geDtiemen.
Chairs were placed in front Of the stand Tor
| Gov. Tiden ead two friends, sDd they sat chat
tiog pleasantly, while the square was sb!azs
and the SKY filled with rockets AID resouodlng
with cheers. The procession atarted from
! Washington square ct 3 O'Clock, aud after max"
iGg circuit by the usual route BY Tammany
Hall, on Fourteenth street, preceded by cal
cium lights, eruption oil fireworks and with
drums beating, dcbouched on Union square at
Is minutes Of 10 ,. IN. The square then con-
tanned about 40 ,0OO parsons.
| 1t Wes the most picturesque spectacle, sud
such as no other city 10 the world save New
! ,o,.ll ,,,.a,rr inau of and
cars with fireworks blazing, GERS with calcium
lights, cars With boys forging red hot irons on
| snvls, tnarshals with SNOWY scarls and horses
draped 10 the national colors. aud seemingly in
telDiinabl. dctachments with torches and red,
whit, blue and brown capes end caps moved
swiftly past. cheering and sa!utng the Gov
ernor, while brass band played 10 trout OF the
stand, and pyrotecln!c wonders daZzle1 the
| admirlng crowds.
AS viewed from beside the Governor the
| square WIS fairy scene, eurpsssiny immensely
the grardest spectacular display ever produced
on any stage. The whole square was every few
moments lit up with crimson, blue or While,
the appearance Of trees especially under these
transformations producing surprisingly bcautl,
rul effects Several Of the clubs that moved
! past were stability dressed, Ia marked contrast
to the elegantly equipped campaign clubs; but
they cheered as loudly as the others, and 10 ali
| Governor TiIde1 courteouay lifted his hat ia
response.
Amongst the notable sights vas cannon
drawn By youths 10 red shirts and caps. the
| ship Constitution with ooored lights, several
large row boa,s with boys pulling at oars, and
canvas houses lit up with colored lights.
The enthuaiasD, az organization after organi-
cation swept past the grand STAND, has not been
euualed in generation Not The least remark.
| able feature Of the demonstration has been its
perfect order, puntuality and discipline. Al
| this hour (midnightj the city il sill great
camp, full Of bands OF music, at the bead OF OF
| CARNATIONS gu their return. Augustus 5chell
| preoded st the meeting 10 Tan many Hall, and
| opsaed il b. rledgiog the united supper. o. the
| organzalioa to the central ticket. The IesGiu'
tiOus devote particular attention to the bayonet
rule at tie South and President Grants proc
! lematon which they denoaaoe IS treaSoGsb!e
violation Of the principle OF Gus Government
and of free government. hhTaD ,. Hewitt
| followed ID speech, 10 which be declared Dat
the great battle between the people and Office
! holders was nearly completed and tie case was
ready to 60 to the Judge for decision. Mir. E~ell7
introduced ez Senator Doolitt!e Of " lscorsa.
who was followed b. Saylsr, of Ohio Lucas, OF
West Virginia, OBrlen, Of Maryland, and
Rogers, Of Tennessee. Mr. y BIlens speech
vas devoted TO the Southern question, sud Was
conclusive 7siutatior Of the claim tast the
South asked or wanted anything but se!i-go9-
ernnoDt aud BY denying the oft-repeated sian,
der ia regard to Southern claims. Outside Of
the hail speeches were made IN French, Gar
man, Spanish and Italian the Spanish st g Ia
ban stand brilliantly decorated.
GOV. T!LDEN'5 SPEECH.
About midnight end after the close OF the
procession Gov. Ti!den spoke as follows: u
thank you in the name OF the democratic party
and the couGtry for the demonstration OF your
loyalty. Remember you have one more thing
to do-yote at the polls. 1t is the cause Of the
people you have celebrated here to night. Up
hol! it there you will vote for peace aud recon
Citation from one end Of this broad land to tie
ether. We want ell classes and races under
one common law. 1t will hriag about sound
foauce, and make the public credit stronger
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