The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-20
A Procession of Unusual Di-
mansions, and Of Great
Brilliancy
Passes Through Streets Cor
geously Decorated and Aglow
with Examinations.
Hon. Jos. E. Mcdonald, the Sill.
yer Tongued Orator Of In
diana, Addresses the
Multitude.
THE DAY.

THE DAY.
Saturday, October IS, 1894. will long
be remembered in the history of Rock
Island as witnessing one of the greatest
political demonstrations ever seen in this
part Of the state. All the week the
weather had been superb and the streets
were dry ard hard and in prime condition
for "A large turnout. Early in the day
people began to arrive from the country
and from the surrounding towns and vii
lagos, and when night came trains arrived
bringing hundreds of people. The city
had been handsomely decorated and illu>
minated in honor of the great event
These superb illuminations, decorations
etc, will be more fully spoken of further
on There could not have been a better
evening for the great democratic demons
stration. The air was bracing, but not
too cool. Everybody was in the best of
spirits and everything moved smoothly
and in The best of order
OUR HONoRED GUEST.
The occasion of this grand outpouring
of the people was the appearance of the
Hon. Joseph E. Mcdonald, ex-senator
from the great state of Indiana, a gentle
man who has national reputation. He
came from his far away home in Indiana,
TO speak to the citizens of Rock Island
on the political issues of the campaign
In the afternoon the Hon. p l.. Cable
placed special train at the disposal of
the democratic reception committee to 60
to Coal Valley to meet Senator Mcdonald,
who came on the Rock Island & Peoria
road. The committee, with large dele
cation Of citizens, took advantage Of the
generous offer of Mr.. Cable and went out
to meet Mr. Mcdonald, and his wife, who
accompanied him. The train bearing the
senator and his wife, arrived at Coal
Valley in due time, and the gentle
men were all introduced to the senator
and his wife, and found them to be
most agreeable couple. At Cam
bridge the train was met by brass band
and as it stopped there for ten minutes.
Senator Mcdonald was called Out on the
platform and briefly addressed the people
assembled.
When the train arrived in this city at
$50 p m. the party took carriages and
were driven to the Rock Island house
where Senator Mcdonald and wife were
greeted by hundreds of ladies and gentle
men.
THE PARADE.
The assembled hosts got into line at
SIS O'Clock. There was such an immense
crowd present that it was with difficulty
that the marshals could form them for
want of room on the streets that had been
selected for the formation of the process
sion. Hundreds of democrats from the
country were unable to join in the parade
because of the scarcity of torches. Ohe
hundred were received by express from
Peoria in the evening but they did not
begin to fill the want. Efforts were
made in this city and Davenport to get
more torches, but they could not be had
for love nor money, and thus large
number who were DESTROYS of entering
the parade were deprived of the privilege
At the above mentioned hour the process
sion moved from Union square. First
came Bleuer's full band Then the cavalry
of 264 horsemen. Next Beihl's band
then the Davenport delegation numbering
$50. With the Davenport clubs there
were two bands-the Great Western and
band OF cadets, who, by the way, play
well. A novel feature of one of the Dav-
export clubs was three little girls dressed
as GOdesses of Liberty, bearing large
banner. The mar ching of these clubs was
excellent. They marched by twos and by
fours.
Following the Davenporters came a
carriage with whirling sky rocket ma,
chine, which threw out showers of bril-
liant rockets.
Next came the Port Byron delegation
headed by the Port Byron band 81
strong.
Next the Milan delegation, headed by
the Milan brass band, rs strong.
Then the Coal Valley club of GO, headed
by military band.
Then the Albany club, headed by the
Albany brass band, numbering 10 all Al
men.
Next the Moline delegation of 150, with
Deere's fine band.
Then the Jefferson club of 100 preceded
by band, then the Sunnyslde club, 30(
strong with band After these cam,
several teams with wagon loads of PEG
pie, thus making a procession of owe
1900 people. Some people who counted
made the number in the procession 1890
but pretty careful count places thu
number at 1,500-a pretty fair crowd
The procession followed the following
line of march;
Form on Union square; thence west OIL
Second avenue to Ninth street; south OF
Ninth street to Fourth avenue; east Of
Fourth avenue to Twelfth street; north OF
Twelfth street to Third avenue; east OF
Third avenue to Eighteenth street; soutl
on Eighteenth street to Fourth avenue
east on Fourth avenue to Twentyfourtl
street; north on Twentyfourth street tt
Third avenue; west on Third avenue II