Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-10-18


fore the campaign is over" This has
been common remark in Wilmington
during the past week, caused by the
numerous assaults upon white and
colored Republicans BY members OF the
opposite political party on the night Of
Saturday, October 9th, when the last
Republican demonstration took place.
The truth Of these remarks was veri'
fed on Saturday night last, when
during the demonstration Of the local
Democratic clubs, scene Of mob vio-
lence, the like Of which Wilmington
has never before known, took place.
I. will be remembered that during the
Republican parade on the Saturday
night previous the line was attacked
with bricks and pistols ct half . dozen
different points, The oolored men
we're made SD psoial objects Of these as
saults, and 1t was mistake, following
the volley Of bricks into their ranks at
Fourth and Madison streets which led
to the damage Of Grahsm's property.
Two men were shot in the line that
night and two mere were brutally beat
en- afterwards. All this has tended to
make political feeling ruE very high.
and not a great deal was needed to give
rise to the unfortunate occurrence
which took place Saturday evening, at
Ninth and Walnut streets.
THE DEMOCRATIC PARADE.
The Democratic clubs turned ont in
full force and made quite good show
ing Of numbers for q merely local affair
The leading organisations taking part
were the Young Mems club. Martin
club, Fifth Ward club, Williams club,
Gray club, Hickory club, Terrapin club,
Almond club and Bayard club. The
parade formed OH French street and
marched up Market in bad order be-
tween 5 and 9 O'Clock, with many drum
ken men in Its ranks. The route 10
the western part OF the city was travers.
cd without the least mOl0station and
with no marks Of disreSpeot being
shown, the treatment being quite diff
.srent from what the Republicans re-
csived one week before. The Hickory
and Gray clubs dropped out Of the line
when coming in Front street and the
rest Of the procession left Front street
at French, marched to Seventh, then
proceeded down Seventh to Church, out
Church to Ninth and thence up to Wal
nut. 1t Is stated that on Church street
a boy threw brick, striking member
OF the Almond club in the head, bat
was seized by several Republicans, and
narrowly escaped rough handling for
his aot. At Lombard street the Bayard
olab left the line.
. THE PIRsr TROUBLE
Took place at Ninth and Wilson
streets. but this had nothing to do with
the origin OF the more serious affair
which II few minutes afterWard was
raging q square farther ap, at Ninth
and Walnut. The Ninth and Wilson
row was q trouble between some young
men, one q negro IT Is said, neither Of
whom was In the parade. Some Of the
marching men took hand, but the ne
gro escaped. The next minute sever
al pistol shots were fired rom the
frame house Of one Brown on tue north
east corner OF Ninth and Wilson, but
tbese were not directed at the parade,
being disoh harged up into the air. a
dozen men left the ranks and made
break for the house. Some Of them car
ried pioneers axes and with these
commenced cutting the door and wealth
ar boarding and others made an AZ
ton mt to fire the building but were I'M
suocsssful. In . few minutes these iei-
lows resumed their places in the line
and marched on.
THE RIOT
occurred Q few minutes after the hring
ot these shot,. The head Of the line
had nassed Ninth and Walnut, and,
nroose ding down Walnut street, had
crossed Eighth. 1t was now about -
o,olock. Why the managers OF the
narsde had decided upon this route is
Unknown, unless it was to cour'
trouble. knowing that this part OF town
IA thiokly inhabited by oolored Rspub-
iioans. who were still amarting under
the recent attacks made upon them:
Had the parade gone down Poplar street
M trouble would have occurred. 1t is
thonaht by many that the parade went
through this neighborhood with me
dslibsrate intention Of provoking q RIO,
they certainly had no desire to avoid
,ronble Chief Marshal Brady was
nrred BY Thomas A. Kane, one OF the
aids. moi to go down Walnut street.
NOW rHE TROUBLE WAS sTARTHo'
or bv whom, Is q matter d!noult 'o
oscertsin. Before 1t was commenced
Coloysd man was slapped in the race py
a drunken bully who had left the line,
ou Walnut street, almost IN tTont :. o.
M National Hall, and several men isft the
line and suresd around the couple. .,
This was OF course sufficient cause
s,bt which almost inStaAtly