Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-09-14

tickets, mostly to Chicago people,
were issued. The result was that thousands
Of neop,c from abroad who had tickets could
not get in and had to 90 away, and the growl-
ias almost arose to roar of indignation at
such gross stupidity. Although every rea-
sonable precaution was taken to prevent none
but ticket h, l,lers from gaining entrance, at
least onc-quartcr of those getting in had no
tickets. The jam behind forced them in
whether they had tickets not if they were
in the crowd when the doors were opened.1
The entrances were wide enough to admit
six people abreast andthe ticket takers could
not possibly collect tickets from all. And
then after getting in il was uncomiortaoiy
hat. The crowd was too dense to admit OF
dancing until a late hour, and the music was
said to have been below par. An immense
army of damsels, Respondent in snowy and
costly dresses, gotten up regardless for
this special occasion, were doomed to bitter
disappointment, and if they couldn't relieve
themselves according to masculine ways,
they thought curse words.
On the following dav a grand competitive
drill at the Chicago Jockey Club Trotting
Park was to be. and was-not very grand
NJ, l,,;ars ,nr .,a,t;p,y IN tI,,. Park
.h;.h : on,.;do rho civ are limited TO a
- L. .,f -, oar nriva,a cnnvevances
and ..sbanks mare WHICH last was not much
used owing to the intense heat. The man
agement here seemed TO have been on par
with that of the evening before at the EX-
position building. No adequate provision
was made for the immense numbers who
sought admission to the Trotting Park. and
,rovd a, a n;etIe a oIass Probably 10 900
neonle tried te witness the drill. but not over
half GOT in or even GOT ont there. because
H. .orld not ,o, an tho horse cars The
s,re.ts an which the oars ran were thronged
III nannia all d,v and nearly all nigbt
T,,as,ia,, ana wadr.sd.,, wo;t;pg m cet nm
n,'I ,l,arsands ,ra;,ad ~ ain cav affar car
,.ar, nv, I"ada5 down 20 her ntu,osf canac-
~ .,d oyerv car evarv horse and every
man in the emnlov of the street car COM
nap;.S was on dnty. II was a severe strain on
man and animal and thar strain was NOT con-
fined bv anv means to the horse railways. for
,ha o,,n,oyas Of tho s,a,,, roads wore tent
as brSr as tbey could he hrino;ng ,eonle here
and ,at;no ,hem hack Vevar bef,rs had
I,h;oa,ro go suoh n,,,I,;.,das ON b.r strao,S ..
i seemed almost a. ,hounb tho Who'll. world
was Iar Loose in her streets
The tornll entertainment closed " ed
rosJav EVENING with a t;ne disnlov If Are
worLc q, tho Iate front Tho f,llow;rg dav
,ras Jovo,ad to rocent;ons and coIls nv tho
d;tfarert comm.ndor;as nnop each o,,,nr the
iad,, f,;an1s Of tho ,hroo Tb;coco co,on,ando-
r;a: anollo e. Rorrard and C,h;cagn 70
co;r;no in senor.to tarts ono for oocb oroon-
;z,,;o1 which vere sneciallv sct anart for
,ha;r nsa and handsomely adorned with
eowors r;c,uros n;onos otto and Lemonade
cad onaao ooIo .nd sand,r;chos Ehor,II,,
provided. We really pi,ied these ladies who
stood up in those tents for four days and went
dan,nara.;n ,.l,;af ,,orr;,,rata has 80 rnIouHa
~ 10 raoant;ons nj, H., Ia5;as ,',ro
,ho ;na;ct;an If hand. sbaL;no Gar Witch tho,,
cer,,inIv had cansn 70 ha thanIfn, What.
ever tamil NAV he fonnd with tbS MANAGE
mont certa;nIy No Ham. con no laid ot tho
door of the tents of the Ladies of Cb;cago
En;nhts or of tIo oonn,andar;as .,,or,sal,as -.
tha,s s,,,or.a;nod +ho;n 80, ,,;,l Ia'.;sh
ta,,a "a ,,n.;r;r, ,,n.;os,ao 1871
Tho exnansa 70 tbese hod;os uos e,ormors
and was increased by the shameful neglect or
refusal of some of the visiting bodies to pay
the tentage OF Sl.2o day for each Knight.
The camp on the lake front (Dearborne
farK) covered ABOUT ~ acres, and presented
very animated and quite martial appear
ance In addition to the details OF knights
, ue"pi",s ioi S"alu uo,y Tue iIsl heSiiheht
tonted Tho Grounds in an osaotnai ,,,arpar
The crowds who sought admission were 50
large and determined that tbev would have
overrun tho camn had the military and c;tv
notice not been present One Of the chief
features of the occasion was tho EXCHANGING
of masonic cords and h.5,ros omonr ,ho TO
tern;tv
,r. tt
IHE WESTERN DIVISION OF THE NATIONAL
REPUBLICAN, COMMITTEE
has its beadonarters in Cb;cago and ;s com-
nosed Of the f,llowing members If tho fni,
committee. Cen Jobn A Logan Cba;rmon .
u -. ~ ~ Da.r TnN
=. T .,o'' On'uney ", l. my
" Missouil, Hon. Emu EHos vi WISCONSIN,