Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-10-23
TAMMANY's GREAT PARADE
YHg NATIONAL TICKET IES OWN.

Y,ecssSIen az Over $1,000 men-ose""ea
syee,,rxs AID speeches ~ senator bsynrd
end Others.
From our New York exchanges we con.
dense The following account OF tnc greNs
Tsmmany parade and ratification meeting
whjtL took place In New York tuesaay
night. and which was briefly mentioned IN
our teIegrsphic columns ycs'erd'5 HUH
ing: rrx Hall
last evening, In ratification OF tne n.,v ,,.,
Dt mOcsatic ticket and its own Local t,cs ~.
Was brilliant spectacle. The crowns ",
gan 10 gather In Fourteenth s.rece an
Second and Third avenues about s'oeH'
although the proverbia' tardiness %
cessions must have been known 10 in'uy "
the s,ebt.scers. II was 3 O'Clock pe'ore tne
frat sign OF q parade appeared IN tne saape
CT a msrsbaps sid, VINO SAT calmly oA
soireI horse and waited Tor something 70
turn up. Roundsman Coleman, Oh t1e
Twenty-sixth precinct. with 70 poiice'nen,
s,"od near by and did likewise. IL was
,o.riv q O'clock before lights were deserted
ruf second avenue and the approach OF
,,.rt ~ the PROCESSION was made known.
An the parnding bodies had been ordered
IN renort 10 Colonel Austen at Second ave-
n,,e and Fourteenth street, and though
thcr came from all over the city, they were
iurned west ward into Fourteenth street In
nreity good shape. The streets by the time
The first organization made its appearance
were hacked densely with people, and the
nolicemen were utterly unable ID keep
sbcm back to the curbs,ones. They crowded
forward until car came along. and then
tramp,ed each other IN their efforts to get
ont OF the way. The procession Mt which
they cszed took about two hours ana
half to pass given point. Commits doner
Brenpan, who was the grand marsha, Cd
t:msted tn, { he bad 10000 men In line. lie
had certainly over 10000.
The first organizations which appeared
were the campaign clubs OF the sixteenth
Assembly district, which marched down
Second avenue. They burned red lights and
Roman candles, and brilliantly illuminated
the streets. Their marching was not or
Derry. As they passed into Fourteenth
ii, eet the Riley Legion, OF the Fourteenth
Assembly district, wheeled into line, with
100 mounted men In front. Behind the
mounted men was battalion OF pioneers In
zouaye shirts and trousers, white Ieyglngs,
and tall beavers. They carried axes. Then
came the rank and file Of the organization
dressed In blue and red Z0uave suits and
carving colored lanterns. They marched
In fine order. This district turned out 8, 0OC
strong. Then came the Twenty-first dis
trict men In plain clothing, 500 strong,
The Eleventh district followed, about 50V
strong, and after them marched the Ninth,
with about 800 men In line. Then came
n brass band. followed by 800 men from
The Twenty.third district. Several rows OF
torcb-bearers were followed by the Airing
ton Base. Ball Club with sbouldered bats.
Then came hundreds Of men In uniforms
of red and blue leather, some carrying
co,ored lanterns. These were the Michael
Duffy Association. The Thirty-second
Election. District Association had transpa.
rencies reading /" Cleveland and Victory
The Fifth district followed with 1000 men.
Among them was theIIndependent Long
shoremeu's Association in check Jumpers.
The Richard Croker Fire Brigade, OF this
district, attirod in red shirts and fire-hats,
had double lines OF men, with ropes, march,
ing on opposite sides OF the street, and
drawing the old Franklin.hand-cngine No.
2. of Williamsburg. Then came the Eigh-
tenth district. with 1900 men in line.
I'll ey bad banners with pictures OF Hugh j.
Grant one Of them calling him the Hack
mems Own Choice" Next came the
Third Assembly District organizations. The
feature OF this body was the Hugh j.
Grant Club. They wore white-fiannel
shirts and caps, dark trousers. and white
leggings, and drew hose. carriage decked
with flowers. They had also goat iu
harness mounted on truck. The Patrick
N, Oakley Association followed them
Most OF their men were mounted, and
wore helmets and blue coats. Sedgwick
Post, OF Hester street, had fife and drum
corlw OF boys in zouave uniform. Tn,
j, B. Lynch Association was mounted.
Next came the Twenty fourth Distric
bodies, 1000 strong. At the head was ,
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