National Republican., 1877-03-06
TIE CAPITAL ABLAZE.
IN COsUEVoRITTOS or yEsrER-
mrs GREAT EpENT

~ CONUENoRITTON or yEsTER-
mrs GREtT EIENE
An Ovation to President Hayes at the White
House Great Enthusiasm by q Great
Crowd - Pennsylvania Avenue on fi-e -
speeches and Nusic-A Procession That
FINALLY shouted Itself Boarse and Dis
banded.
The evening OF inaug lratOn day was made
brilliant by . grand turchlight procession, in
honor Of the new Administration, on tho part Of
the Republicans residing in the District. In
numerical strength and enthusiasm the demon.
ftraiion was great success, but the management
On the part Of one vas so bad that not one
haifof the original programme was carried out,
and only the residences Of a few Of those who IL
Gas announced world be serenaied were visited.
The demonstration at the white House, however,
was sufieient to make up for everything that vas
est elsewhere by bad management The preces-
ion was formed about seven o'clock, but did not
get well under way until an hour or more had
passed.
ponNISG THE LINE
The procession was organized at the City Hall
Thousands OF torehlights were stacked here, and
were distributed to the different organizations as
soon as they arrived. All the Stste association.
and ward clubs mentioned below assembled at
iher respective headquarters And marched sepz-
rately to the general rendezvous, where they
were received by the Chief Marshal and his
aids, amid tho hFE and glare Of In
Vulnerable fireworks Thev were at
cnee assigned their position, and the worE Of
organizing the line was perfected with despatch.
Though an Immense number Of torches had been
provided, they were entirely inadequate to 'hs
demand. After a few hundred pyroteehnics had
been discharged, the crowd which was already
sreat, began to assume immense prOpor:iOns and
In 0 very short time the streets and sidewalks in
the immediate vicinity were thronged to such
extent as to render pedestrianism next 10 inpos.
tible.
THE START.
The word being given, the procession started
about o'clock, In the following order:
A detail Of my mounted policemen, under
Lieut.. Noonan; a decorated wagon containing =
large crucible, from which 8 brilliant rcd ligAt
was kept burning; the Chief Marshal, Gen-
James A. Williamson and his assssantS, Col L.
q. Ford, W. l.. Woods, VIM. II. Appleton, VIM.
L. Cowan, Frederick Douglass, Jr., X. W. Tomp-
kins and Collins CrusOr; Donch s Band, % pieces;
Pennsylvania Republican Association, 100 meA
mprshalled by II. A. Meyers; Maryland RepGblI-
ssn Association, li5 men, Adolph Van Rata,
harsh.I.
TniTd Ward hSr-.,t.,, ,-,,n -, ,h. ,,,,,r;s,
200 men: A. q. BouldIn, MarssiS,' " '"' D''''''''
Illinois Republican Association, b. +. fuI..,
Marshal; T. L. Lamb, assistant, IS men.
Young Mems Veteran Club, l3o men.
sixth Ward Republican Club zoo men: Thoma.
webster, Marshal, and headed by Johnsons
Band.
Fourth District Cicorsetownl Republican Club,
william II. Barker, Marshal, headed by lie orEe.
town Band.
Fourth Ward Republican Club, :2s men: Z. A.
Brinkaid, Marshal.
Fifth Ward Republican Club, 10 men; T. L.
Brashiers, Marshal.
Seventh ward Republican Club, IS men: ThOs.
u. West, Marshal; q. W. Turner. Assistant:
headed by the SOuh Washington Band.
Howard uniyerity Club, - men; &. II. Ward.
Harshal
Seventh Ward ColoreL Club, 80 laen; Perry
II. Carson, MashaL
Eighth District Hayes and wkeeler Club, 10
aen; Edward Louis, Marshal.
West End Hayes and Wheeler Clas, l7S men:
Thos. II. Cant, Marshal.
A delegation representing the Republican
club, 80 men, headed by Cowing's Band, and
narshalIed by Thomas Russell
The South Washington Militia, $40 men: Cap
tain Boston, Marshal, accompanied by Turner'S
Hand.
Hundreds Of men, belonging to ne particular
organization, vsrs supplied with torches and
helped to swell the ranks.
THE TARDY ONES.
Many OF the above Organizations we're very
tardy IN their arrangements and some very lar
behind hand. The procession did not wait fer
them, and as a Consequence its full strength wa.
not developed until 1t had trarersed part Of the
W.
ever, and nled into the lire wherever they hap
Pened to meet 1t. This, Instead of detraetint
from the general effect rather inereased it BY en-
iargips the area Of the procession into many OF
the inteEsecting streets. Almost every other
man in the line was provided with fireworks. and
continuous discharge OF rockets and varisas col
orsd lights was kept up.
SIGNIFICANT NOTICES.
The transparencie. were comparatively few.
Their mottoe, were not couched in very elegant
language, but were very expressive. The Penn
sylyania Republican Association bore one bearing
the following:
"Coek.s s-doodlc, doodle do do.
Why crows ;hC nations rooster So
Because the choice is good and trr.
fOr Il. Il. Hayes, and Wheeler, too.
The Howard University delegation bore a.
mottoes, Hayes and Wheeler" The Three
Graces, Louisiana, Florica, and South Carolira'
and IS beatsT'
The standard ol the III ri Ward Club vas
"FTCe Ballot: no bulldoEng" aud Our Guide
the Constitution" They also carried q represen-
tation Of the scales OF Justice, In which figures
ls5 were shown as overhAlancing the ngureslsL
The Seventeenth District Republican CIub car
rIed large transparency Inscribed follows: We
crave the treemal's right" Blaine, Morton and
Sherman, 'Help US in the night, Hayes and
Wheeler and the Republican POlicy-sll hearts
Tor all men, lew hen God /, sbsut to 10 q great
work, He hrst prepares His instruments-Haye,
and Wheeler These heroes are dead: they
died for us-Abraham Lincoln, Chas. Sumner,
Thaddeus stevens, II. Winter Davis, Governsr
Dunn, Z. NJ. stanton and Henry Wilson,
There were other smaller traaspsrenci.s like
these: 1--WE have met the enemy and they are
ours;' "Hayes and wheeleT-.he peoples choice
Equal rights TO all"
STRANGE DEVICES
Won by One,
lSJ OISI,
stO1."
"frcc Speech,
Free Schools,
Free Labor.
Free Men"
Devices representing Tilden balancing ca
Cronin's nose over chasIn. which the nose ast
Tails TO bridge.
Seven mules, with the inscription, The Team
that drew Abe Hewitt out OF his Charm N thip."
Rejected Reformers-S. J. Tilden, John Nsr-
rissey, Bill Tweed and CronIn.
Democratic game seven up-RepshlIeAn game
eight uH. Eight takes the seven ana wins the
game.
LoulIiana not for sam; Florida net Tor Samuel;
Oregon not for TIlden.
For Salt river-Ship Democracy. captain, SAN
my Tilden; Mate, Tommy Hendricks; Pilot, Abe
Hewitt; Cook, u. ID. Field.
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