Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-10-10
FUSS AND FEATHERS.
sfALwARr. PARADE AND MEErIN'

Only = few Hundred Aen In Line, But the
Court House Crowded-speeches by
Beaver, Davies and Greer.
From the general orders issued from
day to day from the Headquarters, Re-
publican City Battalion" by "A. C. Rein
ohl, colonel commanding, attested by
Robt. J. Evans, adjutant," and from the
Headquarters Republican Veteran
Union,'' by E. McMellen, colonel COM
manding, attested by Z. H. Fasnacht, ad-
jutant," and from the editorials and
locals printed in the Examiner, the public
were led to believe that the grand parade
on Monday night in honor of the Stalwart
Republican candidates, would be thing
of beauty and a joy forever. As y con-
sequence, everybody resolved to see it.
When the West Chester delegation ar
rived, numbering nearly hundred men,
handsomely uniformed, the excitement in-
creased, and for an hour before the time
Of starting the streets in the vicinity of
Centre Square were crowded almost as
much as they will be when Jumbo arrives.
The parade was a little slow in forming,
but finally the organizations composing 1t
got into the positions assigned them, but
their numbers were SO Unexpectedly small
that it became necessary to close them up
to prevent them from being lost in tho great
crowd Of loOkers-on. Tho Veteran Union,
that was expected to fill the first square of
West King street. numbered less than q
hundred men. The West Chester clubs
came next, with about the same number,
and presented a really fine appearance.
Next came the Young Mems Republi-
can club, not more than one-half of whom
bore torches. The colored club numbered
about thirty, and it would have required
microscope to have found the citizens
club that was to have brought up the rear.
Tho whole affair was i miserable fiZzle,
and as the tail CT it struggled out West
King street, the crowd OH the sidewalk
looked anxiUusly towards Centre Square
and inquired one of another where the
rest of tho procession Was and when it
would be along. After a while the rub-a-
dub of drum was heard, and the Peters,
burg delegation. consisting of twenty men
came struggling along. By some mis-
chance they had been lost among the
crowds on the streets, and were nearly half
mile behind the rest Of the procession,
but had managed to Overtake them about
the time the cOuntermarch had ended.
The parade moved over the appointed
route, now and then firing off few Ro-
man candles, and finally reached the court
house. Gen. Beaver aud Senator Greer,
who had been at Millersville, Safe Har-
Dor and MOuntville during the day, drove
in and joined the line of march out in the
West End, and their appearance created
some enthusiasm. The decorations and
illuminatiOns along the route were few
and far between.
Long before tho parade had reached
that point where the speakers we're to
leave it, the court house began filling up
and by $50 O'Clock Z NOISY, inpatient
crowd had gathered there, eager for the
feast of campaign cratory that had been
promised them. In response to calls for i
speaker. j. 3. Amwake, esq, arose and
split the cars Of the groundlings by de-
claiming on Republican virtue aud Demo
cratic profligacy. At the conclusion of his
remarks, none of the speakers having ar
rived, B. F. Eshleman, esq, endcavored
to amuse the waiting audience by pouring
hot shot into the Independent camp. He
treated with ridicule the claims that they
were Garfield Republicans, and said that
Gsrfiefd's s memOrywas traduccd by the false
assumption of these men who are trying
to disrupt and disbaGd the Republican
party. He was Interrupted in enc Of his
highest flights of Oratory by a signal that
Senator Davies had arrived, and hc closed
bis harangue by introducing tho speaker
as stainless citizen, \ man among men.
Davies Defense of Republican Methods.
Tho speaker opened his address with
the startling statement that Bradford and
Lancaster counties were alike in political
faith, differing only i'll the size Of their
majorities. Two political parties only are
1Horo 10 nko
vote at tho coming election votes directly
or indirectly for Beaver Or Pattison. The
triumphs of the Republican party in the
and carried away by tho applause that
greeted his effort he made the astounding
claim that even in the present demOralized
condition of the Republican party, Beaver
and the regular ticket would be elected
by majorities ranging anywhere from 3d.
600 to $4,000. In the history of politi-
cal organizations never was there such
causless rebellion as that stirred up by
the Independent party. Last year the
banner OF revolt had been raised by Wolfe
because one of the most conservative men
of the party meaning himself had been
struck down against the will of the people.
The candidate then proceeded with
mighty emphasis to tell the audience that
he made no complaint at tho snubbing
administered by the bosses. This ingenu-
Gus confession evoked considerable ap-
plause. The information was then vouch-
safed that Beavers nomination repTcsen-
ted the wishes of the people, &c out of the
G. counties Of the state having elected
delegates in his favor. He claimed that
both Stewart and Mitchell were for Beaver
before tho Harrisburg convention, and he
also asserted that the latter was far
superior in tho qualities necessary for the
the chief executive Of our state to either
of his adverSaries. This being news to
the greater portion of the audience was lus-
tily checred. The charge that Beaver
had betrayed his constituents at Chicago
was briefly referred to and it was claimed
that he went there with the distinct under.
standing that he was to vote for his old
commander. Political assessments next
engrossed the speakers attention, and he
defended them on the ground that those
who dance should pay the piper. He
spoke of the length to which the machine
had gonc to close up the breach in the
party, and told how fruitlcss had been the
effort. He closed by claiming that Gen.
Beaver should be particularly acceptable
to farmers GU account of the interest he
had always taken in agriculture, forget
ting, however, to mention his connection
with the state agricultural college, and for
the additional reason that he had been
good soldier.
While MIR. Davies was in the middle Of
his speech the noise of tho approaching
parade drowned his utterance. and he took
his scat to await the restoration of order.
In the meantime the carriage containing