Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-11-16

Political Rejjoiiciing,S

CELEBRATIONS IN AUGUsTA-LITTLE
TAMMANY AHEAD-A GREAT NIGHT IN
STAUNTON-OLD RIVERHEADS WITH A
GRAND CELEBRATION-MIsCE
NEoUs ITEMS.
&C., &C., &c
There never have been as many organized
manifestations of delight over any election
in Augusta, as on this occasion. We give
below an account of some of them.
Celebration at WaYnesboro.
AS usual. Little Tammany' got ahead
in the celebration of the great Democratic
victory, and got up display Friday night
which Mr.. John Taylor, the Oldest resi-
dent of the town. says was the biggest
thing the people have had there in the
way of politics since the great Wing Rally
in 1910. A special train was run from
Stanton and arrived there little after
O'Clock. On the way down section of
the Staunton Artillery under Capt. j. I.
Long, which was aboard of fiat car,
fired salutes frequently and walked
up the country for miles around. Inc
Stonewall Band was also along and their
music filled the air. The guests were met
at the depot by the ommittee-Mayor
Jones. T. Fl. Antrim, Philip Killian and
DIR. Myers and taken by the Waynesboro
Democrats to the two hotels and hospita-
ly banquetted. The town was ablazs and
even the trees bore the fruit of Chinese
lanterns. Along the streets hundreds of
torchlights glittered. The stand was erec-
ted at the intersection of Main and Park
streets for the accommodation of the
speakers and band land from it floated nu-
merous flags. Along the front of it was
the inscription Little Tammany greets
her guests"
Fully eight hundred people were in the
procession, which was formed as follows
under Capt. &. Julian Pratt, the Chief
Marshal The band, Citizens Committee
escorting the speakers and guests. and
last the rank and file of the glorious
South River Democracy carrying lanterns.
The artillery which was stationed on
Galaher's Fill, fired during the march of
the procession. at the stand, Robert 6.
Wright the energetic Chairman of the
Little Tammany Club" introduced the
speakers, who spoke in the following order,
Capt. James Bumgardner, Jr., Chairman
of the County Committee; Edward Echols
End John N. Opie. members elect OF the
legislature; A. M. Bowman, member of
the Democratic State Executive Commit
tee, one of Mr.. Barbour'S most active
ieutenants; w. H. Ii. Lynn. Esq, and
Capt Il. Julian Pratt. The speakers from
abroad were each presented by Captain
Pratt with handsome bouquet from the
ladies of Waynesboro.
At the conclusion Jas. n. Mcfarland,
Esq, proposed "three cheers for Robt. e.
Wright, President of the Little Tammany
Club" which were heartily given. The
celebration closed after an evening I'M
marred by even the slightest untoward oc-
currence, and the Staunton and county
visitors returned home loud in their praises
VI Al1Llc dill Ilhny. OdO oOOOA SOu
every good word they said. and SO did her
live little Democratic paper the ''Mes-
senger,' which was complimented by the
County Chairman for the good work it has
done in this campaign.
The Celebration in Stanton.
The Democratic celebration in Staunton
Monday night, must have been witnessed
by nearly one thousand persons from the
country, in addition to the whole Of our
population, men, women and children,
which turned out on the streets. The
hour of O'Clock was fixed for the assemb-
ling of the procession on Main street near
the City Hall, where the footmen got into
line, while on the cross streets the horse
men were waiting for the passage of the
| line so as to fall in, in the rear. Capt.
| James Bumgardner, Jr., was the Chief
Marshal of the occasion.
AS dusk came on and while the hurry
| ing crowd were taking their places, with
| torches and transpaTencies, the whole
| neighborhood suddenly became flooded
with light. The houses we're Illuminated:
| across the streets at many points rows of
lights were stretched, the fronts of build
| ings were festooned with them, and at a
signal the line marched off in a glare OF
| red fire which was repeated at many points
| that the procession passed.
The transparencies were for the most
| part good -natured and included some
amusing local bits. Among the inscrip
lions were "Our toe nail Governor,
':Dead as a Toe Mall" "The Three
llys''-"The Big Democratic Elephant
| with his foot on Malone. A tremendous
rooster of wood and a coffin containing
Mahone's remains, were among the fea
lures.
The illumination was more general than
Stanton has ever seen. The most i'm.
posing building was the Virginia Hotel
which attracted general al tention by the
extent of its illumination. which consisted
of $50 candles. The next point OF interest
g. as D. b. Hamaker's. which was finely
done with ingeniously arranged gas jets
and flags. 1t was highly complimented
The window that most plea-ed the female
| part of the throng was the window Of
Mrs. Merriken, which was beautifully
and artistically gotten up. And thai
which most delighted the politicians was
| the illumination Of the building in whict
the Revenue Office is, by Mr.. Espenschied
a good Democratic barber, who resided
there. The idea of Democratic illumina
ton overlapping the real headquarters OF
the enemy tickled the boys nightly. Pri-
| vate residences all along the route were
Illuminated, and the business houses every
| where.
Illuminated pictures of John s. Barbour
was frequent in and outside of the process
sion. A very fine one executed by Capt
Thomas S. Doyle, was suspended on the