Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-08-17
KENNEL asElOICrls.


Than ever Before sIeen inc Chester
County Four Thousand People
in Line and WtInAingten LeRos u
Helping Hand.
Historic Kennel Square went wild
with Republican enthusiasm last night
and her pleasant streets and ancient
suburbs were tfle scene of the largest
political demonstration ever seen in
southern Pennsylvania. 1t is not
strange that something unusual, on the
occasion Of rally Of this kind, should
take place right there in the birth place
Of the Republican party, bat to see an
eut-pouring Of Townships from one
eud Of a country TO the other, and q
swelling Of the ranks until the men
proudly parading the dusty strsets
numbered thousands, was to say the
least, surprising to the Republican
leaders, themselves.
asThe Young Mems Republican Club
OF this city left Wilmington at 5 05
O'Clock in tho afternoon TO attend the
demonstrate n. They occupied two ex.
ira cars attached to the regular train
Of the Wilmington and Northern Rail-
road. They numbered over fifty strong
and were accompanied by number OF
we'll known Republicans not connected
with the club, and by a representa-
tive of the REPUBLICAN. The party was
under command of Col. s. NJ. Wood,
assisted by D. Chalfant. At Chadd q
Ford the club from Coatssville wsre
found waiting in the cars, and the cars
of the two clubs were attached to the
regular train on the P. L B. q. R. Z.
and speedily run down to Kennel.
Here already everything was alive
with excitement. The nag pole. over a
hundred feet high aud as straight as
an arrow, had been raised about the
time the Wilmington club, the nrst on
the ground, got cut at the depot, and
the stars and stripes were proudly Aost-
ing in the pleasant breeze. 1t could
bs noticed that for once Kennel was
preparing for great event. From all
appearances one could not help bat en-
tertain the idea that the gay, old fox
hunting days around the borough, Of
which Baysrd Taylor used to write,
were about to give way to the knightly
tourney. Gaily dressed Nsrshals and
marshals aids galloped up and down
the streets. and new and then q par
ty Of young men and women with soar
let ssshes and brightly oomparisoned
steeds rode through the town. In all
parts OF the hamlet, pleasant residences
were decorated in honor Of the event
and as night came on trAnsparencies
and other articles Of illumination blazed
up and gave the streets pleasing ap-
psarancs. The main street was early
crowded and as dusk came on apace it
became hterall y packed.
The majority Of the organizations
wore not tardy in arriving, and soon
the thorougfares were conspicuous with
campaign club uniforms. The sturdy
yosmanry Of Chester county had turned
ont with a will, and you could not
leave the bordert OF the town on any
side, but you would come upon SONS
one Of the clubs, waiting patiently to be
given their place ia line, with orders
to move on. Long before 8 O'Clock the
forces from Costesvllle, Oxford, Union
Vile, Pennsbury, Pocopsin and Will
mingtSn were ready to march in behind
the Kennel club. The line could net
be formed owing to the delay Of the
West Chester folks, and so they waited
out Of all reason until much after 8
O'Clock. When West Chester did come
1t was with no mean crowd. The spe-
clal train which brought them eonsis-
ted of thirteen cars, and these cars con-
tained eight hundred men, as true to
the Union as ever marched in q Repub-
lisAn parade.
The procession moved of about 10. 30
o'clock, and commenced Its journey
over the route. A definite idea Of II
cannot be given, but 1t was q mile long
at least, and then the boys had to
tour abreast. The Grand Mar
shall of the parade were Davis W. En-
triokon, aud his aids, 3. y. Harlan,
Frank Heald, II. Grant, jr., Hamilton
Graham, DR.. W. Il. knight, VIM. Poole,
John Marshall, VIM. T. Mercer. Edward
Mercer and William Gawthrope. These
rode ahead Following came thirteen
handsome young ladies on horseback,
their names being as follows Mrs.
Mary P. Worth, Miss Rosalie siccles,
Miss Laura Hoadley, Miss sallie Weth-
GRILL, Miss Virginia Taylor, Miss LII
liam Taylor, Mrs. --- Taylor, Miss
Sallie Bernard, Miss Laura Green, Miss
Elsie Huey, Mrs. Sue jackson. Miss
Nellie Bgner, Miss Annie b. Swain.
(The Miss Lillian Taylor Is the daughter
Of the late Bayard Taylor.) Following
this fair troop came the infantry with
their shining uniforms, blaziDg torches
and striking transparencies.
The companies marched about In this
order: Kennet, horse 80; white IN
fantry, 50; oolored, 4s; West Chester,
consisting Of seven clubs and number
ing in all about 800 men Coatssvli'e,
lO6 men in two companies; Oxford,
two companies, 100 white infantry and
80 colored; Pennsbury and Pooopsin,
so white and colored infantry; New
rs horsemen; Wilmington e2
men under command Of Col. s. h'
Wood; East Marlborough, 60 horsemsp,
40 white infantry, and 30 colored in
fantry. Bach organization with the e1-
ception Of Wilmington was headed by q
band, making seven bands in line. The
parade over the greatest part OF the
route was accompanied by carriages
containing thu following gentlemen
Edward Brosius, President OF the Ken
net club, Senator Rverhart Of West
Chester, Hon. William Ward, Lewis
Thompson, ESQ.,, Of Wilmington COL
s. A. Macallister, Fred &. Bach, presi-
dent Of the Young Republicans OF VII,
minston; representative Hootan and
others.
Ora organization which attracted