Daily Republican., 1880-09-27
SECOND EDITION.
IA akmrH's BLAzE.

PhtlAdelphia's Great Republican
DemonstraiiOh- 900 b0ild Ne
pubntcans I'm nIine--senat0r Blaine
never saw SUCH sight.
The Republican demonstration OIL
Saturday evening in Philadelphia was,
in point Of numbers, the largest ever
witnessed in that city. .
Broad street, the centre Of attraction,
was crowded with people from Columbia
avenue on the north to Ellsworth
street, on the south, a distance OF over
four miles. With torches, banners and
transparencies, bands Of music and
fireworks, the scene fercibly recalled
the Republican demonstrations in ths
fall o. 1868.
tt Q procession was Hnder the com
mand of Ex-Governor Hartranft, and
was composed et two divisions, one uu.
der General Latta and the other under
Colonel North. These divisions coun
termarohed the whole length Of Broad
street and returning on side streets to
Market street, we're dismissed.
When the heads OF the to'umns were
each within . short distance of thai
portion of Broad street, in the vicinity
Of the Union League Club House, where
three mass meetings were being held
they halted for fifteen minutes TO allow
the police time to clear the street Of
the thousands who had assembled 10
hear the speeches.
At the main stand the balcony OF the
Union League House, in front and
around which at least $1,000 people
were gathered, George H. Boxer, Presi.
ident of the Union League, introduced
Senator Blaine, who addressed the as.
semblage. He was followed by Thorn
as N. Marshall, of Pittsburg, and R.
Stockett Matthews, Of Baltimore, Wayne
McVeagh And others.
Upon signal from the roof of the
League House, the columns moved over
this cleared space with fronts of eight
When the League was reached, a grand
display of fireworks took place. The
estimate made by the managers of the
demonstration was that $4,000 pre-.
sons would participate in the parade,
and it is believed that the number
comes near to those actually In line.
The procession was headed by the
Union League, which on this occasion
turned out in public parade for the |
third time since its organization in 1861 !
These divisions were all made I'D oil
various Garfield and Arthur clubs and
other organizations of the respective
wards Of the city, and the number of
clubs in line was estimated at 100. |
Each ward club was preceded by the
veteran organization OF that ward, and
q low estimate for the number of veter.
ans paradiug was 5000.
There were many noticeable features
in the line, the most striking being
cansl-boat drawn by mules, one oil
which was ridden nv hov supposed to
typi y General Garfield in his youth.
The banners and trans parenoiss bore
lnscli liptions satiriCal and patriotic. Be.
sides the regularly organized clubs in
line there were delegations of uniformed
ne1.
A majority Of the dwellings along
Broad street were brilliantly illumin-
Rted, the streets were packed, ana the
was uDbounded. Congrat-
llatory kilograms we're sent by Presi.
dent Boxer, of the League, to the
rhairmen Of the State Committees in
Indiana, New York and other places.
The following, which was sent to
Marshal Jewell, Of New York, is
'ample of the others: "Grandest Re
publican demonstration ever known I'M
'hiladslphia; immense assemblage in
ront of the Union League House; /
blaine is speaking; $4,000 voters in ]
recession; the whole city aroused.
The Hastings Guards was the onlyIor,l
from this city that had a
lace in the line and they were the
uests of the Harmony legion. They
lraed out 70 equipped men win a
te and drum corps. After the parade
40 guards partook ofan excellent sup.
er provided by the Harmony legion,
Toe latter turned out 600 members
the parade and they have promised
visit this city and take part in a Re-
nblicau parade at some future time to
, hxed upon. They will be the guests