Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-31
Their Shouts for the Republican
Ticket Ascending to the
Heavens.
The Metropolis OF East TENNESSEE
Alive with Patriotism and
Loyalty,

PresaginG a Glorious Victory On
Tuesday Next.
The campaign in East Tennessee, the
second congressional district especially.
eliminated last night in the grandest,
most imposing torch-light procession
and political pageant ever witnessed
in the state or perhaps in the entire
south. It had been looked forward to
for weeks and months, and the people
of the loyal counties of East Tennes-
see were stirred up in such manner
as never before, and their hearts were
in the work to such an extent that
success was assured. and it proved to
be brilliant realization Of their high
est anticipstions.
The state of the weather was threat.
ening all the forenoon and DRILLING
rain in the afternoon, and was de-
cidedly against US, but the ardor of re-
publicanism was not to be dampened
by this. However, thousands were
thus kept from coming from dis
lance, who would otherwise have been
in attendance. AS it was, though, at a
very early hour the streets began ID be
thronged with strangers who con-
tinued to arrive all day in every con-
ceivable mode Of conveyance. The
regular trains on the Knoxville aud
Ohio and Knoxville and Augusta rail-
roads brought immense crowds from
the counties tributary thereto, and
extra trains were run also. adding
hundreds to the crowds. The trains
on the E. T.,V. & g. road, from be tn d.
rections also brought good crowds.
The great majority came in by private
conveyance, however. All together
tended to the collection of one OF the
largest assemblages of people ever
gathered in Knoxville. The streets
were literally alive with strangers
long before night, all enthu-
siastic over the republican
patty, its principles and candidates,
and the brilliant prospects OF the cam
paige. 1t is next to impossible to
place an estimsts on the numbers, but
it was far up in the thousands 1t was
perhaps fortunsts that the weather
was not more favorable, for Knoxville
would not have held the crowds.
1t continued to rain, slightly, up till
almost dark, but then held up and
there was no more. There was no ces-
sation of preparations this account,
Athough, but all those in charge OF af-
fairs continued in the work.
About o'clock the streets began to
show new signs oflife. The mounted
brigade of the lower end of the county,
marched in, headed by the veteran
Andrew Knott, Esq, and Mr.. Jos. Il.
York, lead by one of the colored bands
of the city on wagon. They were
followed by the Blount county horse
men. They paraded up Gay street
and took their position for the process
sion. Immediately afterward the
mounted portion of the upper end
made their advent and marched
through Gay street. They were head
ed by the Odd Fellows cornet band
They were in command of Mr.. Frank
Murphy and made fine display, es-
pecially the large squad mounted on
white houses at the head of the pro-
| cession.
About this time one of the pieces Of
artillery which had been procured
from college hill was stationed on
jones' hill, across the river, and was
fired constantly during the great
parade. The piece was. manned by
Lieut.. J. w. F. Hughes and Messrs.
VIM. Horner, w. J. Keck, John Jones
and e. G. Eystone, who were faithful
to their post Of duty.
The 1000 torches, 800 flags, almost af
many chinese lanterns and from 15C
to 200 transparencies prepared by the
committees were distributed among
the delegations, and everything being
in readiness the grand column moved a.
$3.50 o'clock, at the command of Chic
Marshal, Col. D. G. Thornburgh. The
procession was constituted as follows
Chief marshall and staff; Odd Fell
lows cornet band; tow.psth club; the
candidates, Houk, Huddleston
Reeder and McLemore, in ph@.on
! drawn by four white horses; large body
| of mounted men, four abreast; fire.
works wagon, constantly in operation
by Messrs. B. r. Childress, Jas. P
Reeder and 81. q. Compton; mounted
men; fireworks wagon again, manned
by Messrs. John Barry and VIM Bran
don; Knox county footmeD, large
body: large wooden coffin
on a wagon, with the names Hancock
and English; colored brass band
Union county mounted men; Knox
vile Iron Works display; Seviel
county, mounted and infantry, bic
turn out; another crowd of horseme1
and footmcn, including the counties
of Loudon, Roane, Monroe, Jefferson
IScott and Morgan; colored brass band
Blount county, an immense turn on
Of horsemen and infantry. ThiI
brought up the rear.
| The line OF march published wa
adhered to, up Gay. out Asylum. on
Broad, along Fifth. avenue, dow,
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