Morning journal and courier., 1884-11-01
REPUBLICAN DENOMINATION.


 A Large and Notable Turnout Last | Night Despite the Cold Storm-A Splendid D1gpIay-The Wet Weather Ignored-ThOusands in Lime and Much Rnthusfasm-Thousa of People - -Illuminations and Fire works.
 'sIt was fine display"-such was the yer dict all along the route of march of the Re publican torchlight procession and demon stration last night in honor of our standard bearers, Blaine and Logan. Notwithstand- ing the cold rain storm, which set in forty eight hours before, and the muddy condition of the streets, the parade was large and i'm posing one, and for variety and beauty of uniforms was never excelled by any cam paign demonstration in the city. All honor \ to the brave Republicans who turned out like | old soldiers in obedience to orders, "rain or shine" The activity began at about half past seven when the business men began to assemble at Loomis' Temple of Music hall, | and the enlivening music of brass bands and | drum corps continued from that time on till we'll after midnight, while red fire incessant- l ly blazed and il1umined the darkness of the 1 cloudy wet night. People had assembled m l large numbers by o'clock in the locations 1 where the divisions were forming, and many I ladies were to be seen occupying windows of stores and upper floors on Chapel street-re- served seats The first division, under the command of General Sloat, formed on Orange street, right on Elm; the second division, Colonel Fox, on Church street. right on Elm; the third division, General Ford, on Temple street, right on Elm, and the fourth, Major S. E. Chaffee, on College street, right resting opposite the Divinity school. At about half past the business mems procession started out, each man being properly badged. At the head of the line about thirty business men rode upon a ta1ly-ho coach and kept up rest of the evening, having inexhaustible supply of the article. They frightened up the scene greatly while the parade was form ing and thereafter also. Much enthusiasm was created on Church street at about five minutes before nine by the appearance ot the old soldiers of the Blaine and Logan l veterans of New Haven. They made a noble | appearance and as the long line marched by received many compliments for their fine military appearance. One body of them bore gun torches. A little later great interest ane enthusiasm was created by the appearance O
 the Danbury endorsements headed by very lively drum corps, and including il their midst the famous Belva Lockwood bat
 talion, who in the 'fMother Hubbard
 dresses, and striking bonnets, false hair, etc.
 and their Emaidenish antics," made not able and amusing feature a,h of the evening" 6 big fellows with axes. Shortly afte them came fine and large reinforcement U from Branford, the Col. Allen escort headed
 by the Columbia band, and anothe e fine addition to the line in tn
 Blaine and Logan battalion from Guilfort
 headed by the Menuncatuck drum corps. { splendid feature of the parade next came il
 view-the Me1win legion of New Haven il their unsurpassed uniforms and attracting n ! instant attention and most favorable i'm
 pressions from all beholders. They wer
 headed by the National band of. Wallingfort
 and the Sassacus drum corps, and escortet 8 the famous Molly Pitchers, of Bridgeport l The Mollies were an equally fine body o = men and in their continental hats and hand some uniforms added much to the parade
 which bore the legend of the oTganiza tion and was brightly illuminat
 ed within Shortly after the Harri son phalanx appeared crossing the Greer @ and headed by the West Haven band, a splen e did body of young men who would do hono
 to any city; Their appearance was fine am they turned out a large majority of thei U numbers. Colonel Barton started the pro t cession shortly after 9 o'clock Noticeabl l. features of the line besides such as are abov Q mentioned was a hack load of Belva Lock
 wood cadets with flowing skirts, the Greele 5 battery, who marched down Chapel stree
 with arms extended from shoulder to should J. CT, the company itself with it's fine uniforr attracting much notice; the cheering of tn Molly Pitchers, 1-2-3, Molly Pitcher a- Blaine and Logan; the forming of the letter e 'B. and L.'' in marching by the Merwin lt l. zion; the interest created by the banner C 70 the ''Mulligan guard" of Birmingham; als 10 the fine appearance of the Converse Plume
 Knights, the total absence of the Woolse e battalion of Yale, the fine appearance of tn s Ford cadets, also of the Stiles escort of Mort
 Haven, and the excellent appearance of tn
 Hugh Daley escort and the other colore companies. The order of the procession wa l. as follows: