Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-10-04
THE REPUBLlCAN PARADE.
Disappointment, Disgust and Disorder.

disappointment, Disgust and Disorder.
In accordance with arrangements made
and duly announced, the several Republi-
can clubs Of this city assembled ON East
King street Saturday evening for the pur-
pose of marching to the Republican meet
ing at RohrerstOwn. The Examiner gave
notice that the clubs would march to Roh-
rerstown, instead of going in the cars, as
Col. VIM. L. PEPPER desired to entertain
the young men at his residence situated
between the two points. The prospect of a
free lunch at the hospitable mansion of Mr.,
PEPPER was sufficient inducement to Sc
cure a large turnout Of men and boys, not
less than 45O of whom were willing to
make six mile walk for a square meal
and free beer. There was good deal Of
trouble in arranging the order of march,
the Young Mems club and the Veterans,
each wanting to lead the column. The
war-worn Vets had to give way and the
handsome young men led the advance to
the lunch-table, the "colOred troops
bringing up the rear. On reaching Col.
Peiper's, it was found that the Examiners $
promise of free lunch was q pious fraud
set afiOat for the purpose of getting to-
gcther big crowd, and that Col. PEPPER
had made no arrangements to entertain
400 or 500 hungry and thirsty ward politi-
clans. We are told he did the best he
could, under tho circumstances, and
"treated" the colonies, majors and cap
tains of the clubs. This. however, only
aggravated the thirsty rank and file, who
were told that the set out would comprise
ten barrels or beer, to say nothing Of the
more substantial things that they saw be-
fore them "in their mind" When the
sad reality burst upon them they hurried
on pell-mell to ROhrerstown, each appar-
emily intent ON being the first to reach the
nearest tavern. Kauffman's tavern was
first taken possession of and q scene of the
widest confusion followed. Every body
drank at the temporary bars erected for
the occasion, and only few paid for their
tipple. Quarrels arose between the city
and country DcGolyerites, who pummellcd
each other right bravely.
A large crowd visited Dietricll's tavern,
stole whisky by the bottle, refused to pay
for their drams, tore down and tranpled
under foot the large portrait of General
Hancock that hung in the bar-rOOnl, and
tore into shreds the large posters announc-
ing Democratic meetings ut different
points.
The clubs returned to the city ut 4 late
hour in terribly demoralized condition,
utterly disgusted with the fraud that had
been practiced upon them, and fatigued
with their long and Improbable tramp.
There arc rumOrs that appear to be we'll
founded, that the trouble has not yet ended;
that the Vets declare that they will no
longer play second fiddle to the Young
Mems club, composed Us it is Of callOw
youth, large percentage of whom are not
twenty-One years old and are not entitled
to vote. AS an illustration of the juvenil
ity of the crowd, we may mention that in
the Seventh ward club alone there were
t'centy-threc non voters, whose names are
known and were written down by persons
we'll acquainted with them, while they
were standing in line.
The misbehavior Of the men who visited
Dietrich's is the moro in,lefensible for the
fact that Mr.. Dietrich had made every
to treat the visitors courtcously
putting himself to the trouble Of illumina-
ting his house on the occasion.