Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-11-18
THE rRIP To nAHRISBUk0.
Nearly Five Hundred EIcnrsiobIsts Fso
Lanoaster-The DIkn HAT DIxL.Ion.

Nearly Five Hundred EIcursiOBIsts Hfou
Lanoaster-The nixn HAT Division.
The Democracy of Harrisburg cele.
brated the victory OF honest government
last evening with q monster parade. A.
Penn Lusk was chief marshal of the pro.
cession. which was composed OF four
| divisions and, including the men in wagons
and on horseback. who were legion in
| number, there were estimated to be 6 900
persons in line. Many houses on the
route Of the parade were illuminated and
decorated, notably the PItriot building
but the throng on the street was not
nearly 30 great nor the popular enthusi
asm so striking as on similar occasions in
this city. 1t was little after eight when
4 the head of the procession moved, and
I about quarter OF eleven O'Clock when the
| tramp was finished. Tho route was pain =
| fully long, aud seemed to reach every
[ corner of the town, but the divisions held
| we'll together to the end.
The largest single body OF men in line
was the delegation from Lancaster,
who mustered over 400 men. They had
| assembled at the committee rooms in this
oity at A p. M, two-thirds of them uni
formed with high black hats, old gold
badges and light canes. After Q short
street parade, headed by the City band,
siSy hoiShCo w oIdtlOu 6uu u
special train carried them to Harrisburg
by 5:45 p. m They marched from the
| station to Market square, where ranks
were broken and reformed at 7:l5 p. m. =,
Accompanying the larger body, who wer 0
marshaled as ''The Central club" was q
company of fifty one in command of
Richard A. Bair. who marched under the
banner of The Printers of Lanc aster'
wearing pink badge with a rooster
garbed In fashionable fall attire. The two
associations commanded much atten tion
and applause.
Alderman w. J. Fordney was mars hal
OF the men from Lancaster, aud his aids
we're Robt. Clark. John f. Deichler, Viii.
liam H.. Reilly, r. NJ. Reilly and e. III.
Finn.
The unexpectedly large number who
went from this city and who adopted the
uniform suggested, caused a corner in
high hats yesterday, and the rush upon
the hstters for tiles of modern and ancient
pattern was unprecedented. The variety
Of styles exhibited in the club added
rather than detraoted from the interest
attaching to it. The Buchanan banner,
faded but venerable, which had been
borne 10 the great local demonstrations OF
1855, was curiosity in its way, and there
were men 10 lne-and hats-who had
marched under its folds 80 long ago.
The excursionists returning on special
train reached Lancaster about a. IN.
Near the close OF the parade the line
passed tho executive mansion and was
reviewed by Governor Pattlson and
Secretary SteDger.
The Rtriot sayso of the Lancaster dele.
CATION "rhey were some of Lancaster's
best people and were an exceedingly fine
body OF men. dressed 10 dark clothes, black
hiGh silk hats and wearing handsome
badges, and preceded by the City band Of
Lancaster"
Several well-krown young Republicans
of this city accompanied the excursionists
to Harrisburg aud marched over the entire
route with the Central club. They occu.
pied front positions in the line, aud seemed
TO enjoy the fun ~ much az their Demo.
cratic friends.