Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-10-23
The BOYS are cumming;
Don't you see
Old Iammany's coming ~

Then followed 1000 men from the First
district and 500 from the Sixth. Next came
the Fourteenth, headed by two large ban
ners bearing pictures OF Cleveland and
Hendricks. The Twenty-second came next
with 1900 men and an enormous transpa-
reucy OH wagon. bearing pictures OF Cleye-
land and Hendricks. The Twelfth district
men, 1000 strong, csme next. They were
prolific IN transparencies, some Of which
had these legends: "Burn This Let
ter" "The New Ticket Will Avenge the
Old Ticket" "Soap Cannot Win This
State. Mr. Blaine" and "Where Is Your
Forty N ilion.DOIlar Navy" In thi: dis
trict the Hickory. Skelly's, Rival, Senator'S,
and Shady.S Side Baseball clubs marched in
uniform. The T.. &. Mallory Association
reioiced in white duck hats and white cot
ton gloves, and called itself the II" Sunilower
Gang" The 1000 men from the Tenth
district had Transparency which read
thus (Which? Public office is public
trust Grover Cleveland; Cast an an
chor to windward ~. q. Blaine"
The four campaign clubs Of the Seventh
came next, with LOCO men. portion OF
the Nineteenth Assembly's 1000 men came
next, followed by the Second district
bodies, first OF which was the w. 6.
White, Jr., Association, with red shirts
and caps and torches. Next came the
Robert Davis Light Guards. Of Jersey
CITY, in blue shirts, whit legglngs, and red
cloth helmets. They wtro followed by the
William McAdoo battery, OF Jersey City,
and Alderman Mclaughlin in coach
drawn by four white horses. The Eighth
district, which was next, had the most
amusing feature Of the parade in body Of
men dressed as aged DutcLmen Of the good
old Knickerb0ckcr times. They smoked
their pipes and hobbled along amid much
laughter.
Then came the main portion OF the forces
| OF the Nineteenth, commanded by Commits
sioner Brennan. and headed by the Young
Mems Jefferson Club. The front line WAS
| composed OF tall pioneers i'm white. Then
| followed ranks OF men in white shirts,
white leggings, and gray helmets. carrying
| lanterns and drawing a ship on a truck.
| The Hugh j. Grant Legion, OF this district,
| had 900 men i'm red shirts, with white
| shields. drawing an old hand.englne.
| The Central-Park Hackmen's Associs-
| ton had several four-horse coaches in line,
| and the Michael y. CummiBs battery, IN
red shirts drawing hand engine. looked
well. The Fifteenth district followed.
The features OF its line were the Brincker-
hofr Battery, OF jersey City. in handsome
uniforms, and the Olympic Baseball Club,
OF Manhattanville. The whole lire Of the
procession kept up constant blaze OF fire.
works as II went along, reserying its
choicest display for the front OF Tammany
Hall. The procession went through Four
teenth street to Broadway, thence TO Seven
teenth street, thence TO Irving Place, and
thence wbltbersoeyer il listed.
The principal meeting was held in Tam
many Hall. The floor o: the great hall was
packed with men full half hour before
the time for the meeting TO begin, and ten
minutes later the gallery was filed and the
wide alsles were choked with those who
were forced to stand, while thousands were
turned from the doors and went TO
Join the open-air meetings. Among
those who occupied the platform
were John Kelly, Mayor Edison. Chari-
ties-Commissioner Thomas s. Brennan.
Governor Leon Albeit. OF New Jersey !;
Police-Justice German. United States Sem
ator Thomas +. Bayard, Of Delaware; ex-
Governor Carroll, OF Delaware: Captain
Isaiah Rynders. General Francis b. Splno-
Ia, John Cocbrane, the Hon. Abram Il.
Tsppan, and ex-Surrogate Delano G. CAL
| vim. The meeting was very enthusiastic,
and every reference 10 Governor Cleveland
was received with loud cheers and cries.
Ex-Judge Abrsm u. Tappan called the
meeting TO order, aud introduced Mayor
Edison rs chairman. The Mayor made a
very brief address, and then introduced
Senator Bayard, OF Delaware, who said:
"Tammany Hall Is mol personal or
mereeDary organization. Its strength Il in
ITS honest humanity, and those who best
follow that are best fitted TO lead the peo.
pie. [Cheefs.] What justification has any
man or party IN attempting TO control his
feilow-citizens! No justification but their
welfare. The Republican party In the last
twenty-five years have forgotten this fact
they have forgotten the terms upon which
they gained power. 70 that the Govern.
ment. instead OF being. OF the people
and for the people has become OF the
party for the party" The one thing that
The Senator believed the success OF
the Democratic party would secure would
DO cure OF the idea that individuals
should ind their profit nj the expense OF
the Government. The result Of TWENTY-FIVE
years Of Republican rule had been the en-
richmcnt Of corporations by means OF
v'ciona legtsistsop. II was not alone cor
rupt regulation that was responsible.
Housst administration would b check on