Omaha daily bee., 1884-11-01
COUNCIL BLUFFS.
continued from Seventh Page.
BLAZING FOR BLAINE.

poured in the visitors and the streets
were soon filed with torches and the
parade took place. There were three
divisions, each having a distinct line oI
march. The first division was under
commsni Of Col. Lindt. IL consisted Of
the Bavarian band, tho young mems
club Of this city, McFadden's martial
band, troop of 100 horaemen, also a
delegation of 90 horsemon from Lewir
township, the boys in blue, the lndepcn.
dent band under tho leadership of Fred
Burch, the Blairc and Logan clubs of
this city, the colored club, and the mutes
from the institution, who were the only
quiet ones in tho parade.
Beside the music of the bands there
was q tree full of bells and numerous
horns. In passing Mayor Lyman's house
there were few cheers and fireworks.
The second division under command of
ii. Ii. Field, consisted of tho Omaha
delegation 600 strong, headed by the T..
p. band and Col. Smythe's drum corps
They bore the transparency Omaha and
Council Bluffs with two clasped hands.
The Omaha Young Republican club, with
its seventy men made as handsome an
appearance as. any in the line. They
were finely uniformed and well drilled,
forming hollow squares, the letters b and
l.. They were followed by the Ancient
Order of Hibernians band, tho Fourth
ward republicans, the Omaha Excelsior
band, colored, ana the Omaha colored
club, seventy five strong. After Omaha
came the Logan, Harrison county club
with the Logan brass and martial bands,
the Dunlap delegation with band, Wood
bine club with the Northwestern drum
corpe, the Missouri Valley company with
band, Little Sioux, Harrison county, club
with band. Then came the Glenwood
club, headed by band and large frame
borne by four men, on which was trans.
parency ga solid north; keep the ball
rolling" Under the transparency was q
large red, white and blue ball, which was
kept rapidly revolving. The had forty
fambeaux and 800 men in line. They
were followed In order by the clubs from
Stanton, Montgomery county, with band /;
Sidney, Fremont count with band;
Macedonia with band. Red Oak sent a
fine delegation, headed by company of
As dudes, lao ladies and 40 fam
beaux, with three bands. The Vail,
Crawford county, men with
band; Dennison club, with band
The third division formed on Main
street. 1t was under tho command of
Col Sapp. 1t was headed by the Oak
land delegation and band. The followed
Shelby with martial bander und Capt.
Cooper, Avoca with q band under Capt.
Consigney, then Emerson, then Atlantic
with band, then delegations and baAds
from Extra, Minden, Defiance, Wiota,
Harlan, Carson Nicola besides it's march
ing club had juvenile club of sixteen
boys, nicely uniformed. There was a
hambeaux club of seventeen, from Allan.
tic, under Capt. Wise. They attracted
much attention.
The Bee had an actual count of each
division. The first contained ODD, the
second division ,OG5, the third division
2, 100, the women clubs 1888, and taking
Capt. Hubbard's statement for the Coun.
Gil Bluffs ladies as 175, makes actually
4 2S3 in all. The estimates of fair.
minded lockers on placed the numbers
at 5000 and over, but the actual count
is enough.
The women made pretty showing.
Carson and Oakland sent small marching
clubs of the fair ones. Emerson sent a
strong club bearing banner 1--WE stand
by those who stand by u.s." They wore
black hats and white plumes, and dark
dresses. Glenwood had the largest com.
pany of women. They were prettily
uniformed with red hats and white
plumes, black Jersey jackets, blue capes,
and white dresses. Red Oaks sent lac
women dressed in blue caps, white capes,
company. Audubon sent fifty six dress
cd as goddesses of liberty, with white
capes. red, white and blue dresses. The
laoies sang campaign songs in the Ma,
sonic temple. There were 338 women
from outside, and Capt. Hubbard, of the
Council Bluffs club, places the women
from here at i75.
Among the banners and transparencief
was one carried by the colored club, say
ing, "Our Black Eagle. He is one Of
u.s." picture of various workingmen,
with "Tne men who pay Pusey's taxes
"Republican principles saved the
Union;" also crossbones and moose, with
inscription, "Grover died Nov. a
1884," beautiful plush banner, hand
painted, Blaine, Logan and victory;
this was from Atlantic; three fine SILK
banners from Wiota; picture of the
democratic frog swallowing the green.
back rattler; Free trade and poverty,
with ragged man leaning against lamp
post; crow, marked Democratic
Diet" Vail, Crawford IL Co, 3 men car
ried tsttered battle flag, which was
carried by the 10th Illinois in
fantry on the march of Sherman to the
a; Cleveland and Hendricks going into
the big end of a horn, to come out at the
small end, "Forgive him, he was AT
infant of forty-two, when he did it. "
There was too much excitement, toe
much hurrah, for very effective oratory,
still there were speeches. From the
Pacific house balcony Major Anderson,
John Y. Stone, Lsfe Young and Others
addressed the crowd in the street. Gov.
ernor Sherman spoke at the corner OF
Bancroft and Broadway, but his voice
could not be heard but by few. There
was another gathering at the skating
rink Major Anderson also spoke there.
Masonic Hall was the scene of another
meeting, the most enliveniDg part OF
which were the campaign songs by the
ladies'. Judge Cole, Judge Lyman, and
Col. j. X, O'Keefe wore the speakers
there.