Daily Republican., 1880-09-18

The Great Rspnblicnn Demsnstv.

The Great Republican Demonstpa
tf0n Our KeystoB~Netghb hbor Las
Might = a Big PsrRde-wfIming
SON Plays n Proud and Loadinl
Part.
Chester had her first big demonstr \
tion of the present political oampaigr
last night where the whole city wal
brilliantly illuminated, and the streets
denseIy thronged BY Republican thous
ands who cheered and applauded as 0
torch light parade half . mile long
marched from the North ward to the
Delaware and from Thurlow to Eddy.
stone. In every respect the affair was
a very crsditable success, and II aHor-
ded plain evidence Of the eager zest and
unsnimity with which the Republican
| Of old Delaware county haze wheeled
| into line for Garfield and Arthur.
Wilmington played q prominent part
ia the demonstration.
A special train left here about
O'Clock 10 the evening just ahead of the
D aware Railroad trair, with about
Two hundred and forty members Of the
Young Mems Republican Club in uni
form, exclusive Of officers, and some
thirty or forty other citizens. The
Bird Guards and the Garfield Veteran
Guards went up on the Susie A. Mccall
and including the regular members,
100 Of the former and 80 Of the latter,
the excursion consisted Of over two
hundred persons.
When the lads reached Chester they
found the town ablaze with Republi-
canism. All the streets we're illumius-
ted, and come Of ths displays from
both business places and private resi-
dences were very fine. Hanging from
the second story porch Of the Wash
ington house was banner familiar to
the Delaware boys,-ths canvass, as
we'll known is old Eli Crozier who had
hung it there, and having the legend
Delaware TO the 'front.'" above thu
salloping figure of "Mad Anthony
Wayne" The "boyS" oheered 1t as
they marched past in the parade.
The parade was not long in forming,
at 7, 80 O'Clock the clubs began to gath
or and al 8 Is they were all in order
and ready to march. Some delay fol-
lowed on account Of this Bird Guards
and Garfield Veterans not having put
in an appearance, and after waiting for
half an.hour the parade started with
out them. 1t marched over in the Ninth
Ward, picked up two more organiza
tions, and by the time IL came back and
started down toward South Chester the
belated Wilmingtonians came along and
we're sandwiched between the Young
Mems Republican Club and the organi-
zstion covering the rear. The line Of
parade, now complete, was as follows
Chief Marshall, DR.. Starr.
Marshall's aids Charles Newton, Jno.
Harmon, DR.. Mercer, Theo. Bell,
G. B. Lindsey, Capt. C. K.
Hyatt and James Parker.
Coach containing speakers.
Oglesby's Band.
Central Club, OF Chester, 100 mem bers.
Garfield and Arthur Pioneers, Chester,
125 members.
Fife and Drum Corps OF Chester.
North Ward Pioneer Club OF Chester,
$50 members.
Eidystons Club, so members.
Eddystone COlored Club 60 members;
South Chester lnvincibles, (col.,) q.
IS members Of Chester; Rob-
bins Pioneer Clu of Ches-
ter, 40 members; Pow
haitian Club, of
Chester, $50
members.
Washington Gray's Band, of Philadel-
phis; Young Mems Republican Club
parade officers: Col. Wood com
mandiDg; lst Lieut.. Col.
Curtis; 2nd Lieut.. L.
Barney; Adjutant,
A. S. Robinson
Co. A--CaPtain, Edmund Mitchell.
Co. B-Captain, |. p. Wickersham.
Co. C-SAvoy Evans.
Co. D-George N. Smith.
Go. E--Fred Weller.
Co. G-J. II. Crawford.
Brandywins Cornet Band.
Bird Guards, Of Wilmington, l2O men.
Yates fife aud drum corps.
Veteran Guards, OF Whining
ton, 80 men.
Clayton Band.
South Ward Club, Of Chester, $50 men.
Rookdale Club, 40 men.
Mounted Troops, 20 men.
The parade including officers all in
all contained at least 1900 men, and 1t
presented . brilliant appearance as II