The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-09-27
DEMONSTRATION
IN HONOR or THE sILvER-TosGUED
SENATOR PROM MAINE,
AZ PhiIadelphia Saturday Hisht-Thirty'
Five Thousand Men In Line-EiGh.
teen Thousand OF an Audience
nj the stand-Enthusiasm
all Along the Line.

PHILADELPHIA, september Z0.-Ihe ne
publican demonstration this evening was
in point Of numbers, the largest ever wit
messed in this city. Broad street, the cen
tre Of attraction, was one mass Of humanity
from Columbia avenue on the north t,
Ellsworth street on the south, diStanc,
OF over four miles, with torches, banners
and transparencies, bands Of music ant
fireworks. The SCENE forcibly recalled
Republican demonstrations in the fall o
1850. The procession was under command
OF ex-governor Hartranlt and was divided
into wings. These wings countermsrchet
the whole length Of Broad street, and re
turning on side streets 10 Market, vert
dismissed. When the headsof the column
were back within short distance OF tha
portion OF Broad street In the vicinity o.
the Union Lesgne House, where three
more meetings were being held, they halt
ed to allow the police time to clear the
street OF the thousands who had Assem-
bled to hear the speeches.
At the main stand on the balcony OF the
League House, in front and around 1t, al
least IS, 900 people were gathered. Presi.
dent Baker introduced Senator Blaine,
who addressed the assemblage. He was
followed by Thomas NJ. Marshall, Of Pitts.
burgh, R. Stockwell Matthews, OF Balti-
more, Wayne MacVeigh and others.
Upon a signal from the roof the League
House, the columns moved over this cleared
space with fronts OF eight. It was the in
tention to clear the entire width OF the
thoroughfare to admit OF front OF sixteen
to each column, but this failed. Over the
entire route the columns marched with a
front OF eight. When the League House
was reached, grand pyrotechnic
display took place. The estimate made
by the managers Of the demonstration was
that 5000 men would participate in the
parade, and 1t is believed that the number
came near TO those actually in line. The
procession was headed by the Union
League, which on this occasion turned out
in public parade for the third time since
Its organization in 1851. The parade con.
sisted Of nine divisions, FIVE OF which
formed the north wing, and four the south
wing. These divisions were all made up
Of various Garfield and Arthur clubs and
other organizations Of the respective wards
OF the city, aud the number OF such clubs
in line was estimated at over one hun.
dred. Each ward club was preceded by
the veteran organization Of that particular
ward, and allow estimate for the number oil
veterans parading was 5000.
A majority OF dwellings along Broad
street were brilliantly illuminated. The
streets were packed and enthusiasm un-
bounded.
Congratulatory telegrams were sent by
President Boxer, OF the League, to the
Chairman OF the State committees in In.
diana, New York and other places. The
following to Marshall Jewell, OF New
York, is sample Of the others:
"The grandest Republican demonstra-
ton ever known In Philadelphia. An
immense assemblage in front Of the Union
League House. Blaine is speaking.
Thirty.fve thousand voters were in the
procession. The whole city is aroused.