, 1880-07-25
roved. 1t was expected that the start fro1nt

proved 1t was expected that the start from
the Palmer House would be made a
s O'Clock, but Marshals Dauder and
Seth . Hanchett found more mel
than they had thought would respond
The Union Veteran Club had 200 men in uni
form and with torches, and nearly 600 be
>sides, regular ;melnbcrsof OF the Club, in citi
zen,s uniform Behind them came at lcas
500 other old soldiers. There, with one ann
on crntchex |0ll veterans Who had battlec
TO eaye sthe5 Satlom >agninS found them
selvesa 1ti% line ID battle for the safet.
of the Government in the ranks of the
Republican party. The procession, headed
bX1Neetas,I Band: startud mt $50 O'Clock
from the 1'alMer House, followed by the
torchbearers.> - Behind these came two open
carriages The first contained Gen. n. r.
Banks, Chaulcey L FTlley, Gen. john A. Lo-
gan, Col. Baldwin, Of Indiana, and Consider
II. Willc,t The second contained Gov.
Shelby NJ. Cullom, Col. Clark E. Carr. James
Mccartney, candidate for ATTORNEY General,
Charles r P: >Swig1rt, the one-armed vet
eran, candidate, for Auditor OF Public Ac-
counts, and Senator Campbell. Behind
them came the Veterans In citizens dress, to
the number Of s. over ], 200, followed by
not less than 5000 people. The pro-
cession: ;, attracted great attention Oh
the line of march, on State street north to
Madison and west to the Square. All along
there were cheers aud vast crowds, the en-
tl,usiasln being augmented by the veterans
singing = Marching ThrO' Georgia" Madi-
son street was made bright us day By nas-
sive calcium placed at the corner OF Market
street, facing east When the band heading
the procession turned Market street the
vast crowd sent up cheer after cheer. As
tho, carriages containing the dlstlng gujshed
guests came on the scene. they were: greeted
witt, bursts OF enthusiasm. =
One of the features Of the procession was
the appearance If tl,c' first organized and
equipped battalion of Garfield and Arthur
Guards. The battalion counted 100 men, all
members Of the Union Veteran Association,
who, with their martial step and strikingly-
Snowy uniforms, attracted a great share of
attention, and were Oh their whole line Of
march received with manifestations Of ap
prova]. Their uniform, which is likely TO
play ali important part in the campaign, coll:
sisted or b sky-blue tunfc, with scarlet'epa
lets. collar. and lanpels, zouave cap in
the National colors, surmounted by a plume,
q SSI%AdAy A.eks <A4AA A0A@A~ o4A A21N 10
the handsomest uniform vet, seen, and was
furnished by Maj: Klokke, who is entitled to
much credit for l1is good taste. ;.,. r:--:.
The torch was unique in its design. It
represented tile ba1lot.box in usefn the East
ern cities, and bore the inscription. "A pure
ballot-box.'' This was significant, as imply
ing an allusion to what is not customary IN
the South or other Democratic .st1ongho1ls-;
It makes ali txceedlngly Snowy appearance,
and is without doubt. destined to be the
favorit' Republican. torch. during the CAM
'paign. The Adams & &Westlake Manufactur-
ing Company are the makers, and they have
succeeded admirably. >.
tAs soon as the veterans had taken their:
places and mingled with the vast multitude
their beautiful silk flags were taken upon
the platform and placed near the speak ers.
THE CROWD HAD NOW ATTAINED
its fair proportion, and .4ans> honest estimate
could not put Ieless than from ss, COO to $1,000
persons:~ There:hrc those who Figured upon
1000 peoplo+b being present., but the first is a
fair estimate according to a number
Of persons well :: qualified to
judge. The windows Of. buildings
near the stand were occupied by ladies and
who were deeply interested in
the proceedings. It was nearly 9 o'clock be-
fore the meeting was called to order. |
There came upon the ground clubs from
Oakland, EnGlewood, and several wards, |
headed by tifes and drums, adding to the
crowd and enthusiasm An assemblage |
that can be held together until after II !
o'clock shows. itaf there is, ,iiterest and en-
IN the ranks OF the Republican
parry. -