Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-31

Main and Cumberland and to republic
can headquarters, where 1t was die
banded.
{ The procession moved Ia close and
solid phalsnx, from four to eight or
ten abreast, ia some places only two,
and was, at that. over one mile In
length, and required about thirty
minutes pass given point 1t was
utterly impossible to form q correct es-
innate IS TO the number in line. It was
varlOusly estimated st from 8 800 to
5000. We think we are perfectly safe
In putting it at 900, and that we con.
slider quite low estimate. II was nc.
ticable, TOO, that vita very few excep-
tlons they were all voters Ia line. Be-
sides, there was double the number in
the procession, strangers and republic
cane who were along the streets and fol.
lowing tue procession, mingling their
shout with them. The line of march
| preseLt ID one continuous and indiscri-
bable scene and was lined with myriads
of spectators along the entire route who
mingled their voices In the shouts for
| Garfield and Arthur and the republican
| ticket which reLt the air const lntly.
The continuous display OF fireworks
and dazzling blaze of the thousands OF
torches and illuminatiOns all con-
spired to make it one of the grandest
and most inspiring sights ever bebeld
by mortal eye in this region. Ii Is TACT
| given up on ali hands, That
the like was never before seen
in Knoxville, in q political parade, as
ID numbers, general display and sue
cessfuI management for which the
committees and marshals of the occs-
sion deserve endless praise. In the
main everything was orderly and
ptaceable and passed of pleasantly
with a few exceptions.
The patriotic republicans along the
line of march displayed their devotion
and appreciation by Illuminating and
decorating their premises. Noticeable
ins 4ncee, 9along the first part of the
route. were the homes of Mr.. &. Bark
er, where fire works were also display
} ed, and those of Mr.. Gee. w. Ross
and Mel. E. C. Camp. The home Of
Mrs. Br0wniow, on Cumberland street
was most brilliantly illuminated
as was nose OF Mr.. J. Z. s. McDanie
and Dir. A. Form walt. The head o.
, the procession halted a moment liz
, front of Mrs. BroTnlOw's aud mani
tested due appreciation of the hearty
greeting which was there displayed
and in return we're saluted with wav
ing handkerchief and flags. as wa
, Ie case at various pointF.
After the procession, which LASTED
about two hours, large crowd as
sembled at the grand stand, on Gay
street, moth of the Hattie House
} where spt eches were made by Hon
| n Ind
Maj. E. e. Camp, Col. Henri,
r. Gibson and Hon. Ken
Wheeler. The speeches were utter
club and Odd Fellows band, windin,
up with "Rally Round the Flag,
when the crowd dispersed with bou
sages great victory for republicaDisn
next Tuesday.
The "Tow Path club, with tn
canal boat. drawn by four mules an
the mem ers of the club, handsomel,
uniformed and under command o
Capt. J. 0. Manson, formed one of tn
. most a. t ractive features of the process
sion. The Evening Star" was neatl,
and skillfully gCtt IN up, and appropri
ately labelled, Canal boy in l847
President la 1881"
TIE Knoxville Iron company mad
r fine display in t1e procession, Their
J being a large turn out of employees
, bearing O beautiful banner, and
transparency ed by Mr.. Otis A
Brown, giving pictlre Of the mill il
full blast on one side, the result of pre-
tective tariff, but shut down and de
serted ON the other, the result of fire.,
trade. Also other appropriate mcttoes
The display of transparencies is salt
by all parties to have been one of thu
, most extensive and elaborate ever wit
messed in procession. They wer,
excellent in design AID execution, thu
best of talent having been employed
thereon. The committee, especially
Mr.. Jno. NJ. Bishop ant
Prof. John Marshall, deserve mucl
credit. The work was executed
by Messrs. Lloyd Branson, T. L
, Beaman and A. l.. Lancaster, ant
the lettering by Mr.. Charley Haveley
who did their work we'll, and at rea-
sonable rates. It is impossible, fo
want of time and space, to mention
any of them In this article, but fl
, originality, expressiveness and design
they would be hard to beat.