Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-11-19

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james q. Blaine, commander; Billy Ma
hone, pilot. Five c0stumed men, repre-
seDting Blame, Logan, It. JohD. Butler,
and Malone, were seated on deck. with
four small boys representing sailors, with
the name Of the ship on their uniforms.
The vessel was attractiycly decorated with
Chinese lanterns. The following legend
was painted ON the padGle-wheels:
on. Billy, don't run the shin aground.
foruD sal, river We are houd.
The other wagon bore n transparency
sixteen feet long and five feet higb, with
repre- entatiOns equally humorous and a,.
traciiye. On one side Blaine is represent
cd as having seized DR.. Burchard, whom
lie j. about TO throw into the arms OF his
Satanic Majesty, standing near. Along
side OF this is a picture OF e. pair Of scales,
III one side OF which sits Grover Cleveland
on pile Of granite representing the .olid
South; in the other. lifted high in the air.
,it Blaine and Logan. Blaine cxclaiming,
as he looks down from his lofty perch.
ave are rather light weights. John" On
the other side Of the wagon is a capital
picture Of Ben. Butler seated at table,
looking very sick, when up wall : ~. John
with jug Of old Bourbon in his hand.
ana asks. Won't you Join me in an eye
OpCECT. Zen.
Scattered along the column were q large
numhCr Cf smaller tran>parencies bearing
4 Rooster at one end and such devices a,
They couldn't repeat the tricks
OF eighteen hundred and seyeniy->iN.
We have vrrima." said Malone,
In a tci' erum tO Maine.
The returns showed different
chilltr for Blaine.
po,.. a,,l GOOD ,.iu
70 The cOlOTcd man
VIII br Orr motto sin.
Little Bobby Berkeley sat gna wal
Berkeley liile Bobby had great fui.
"Turn ihe rascas ont, 49,
Has been tue Nations shout.
One OF the transparencies bore large
hkencsSes OF Cleveland. Hendricks. and
George u. Wise.
The club is indebted to our distinguished
artist W. l.. Sheppard, Esq, for the work
on the large tranSparcncies.
The club had their own drum and ME
cOrvs. and Monroe Ward should be proud
OF this most excellent political organza-
tiOn.
The officers Of This club are }. f. Ely
son, president; J.. d. Crcnshaw. Jr., and
VI. j. Rosendorf. vice-pre>donts; :. t..
Jacobs. secretary, W. Il. Bowie. treasurer.
RICHMOND-COLLEGE STUDENTS.
Attached to this division were the stu.
dents Of Richmond College who. having
done much 10 secure Clcyeland's election,
had right 10 rejoice at the rcsult. The
Young men turned ont one hundred and
twenty strong. under the command OF Cap.
tain Frederick W. BOatwright. each mau
hearing a torch and wearing United
States fiag in his hat. At the head Of the
column marched seven students, wearing
large Gilt letters, which spelled the word
Victory" Following these were others
bearing similar letters spelling the word
ClcyCland.' In the centre was large
lriangular-s hapcd transparency on which
Blaine W.s represented a. a sick hon feed
Ing on "IrjLHaC cruel" ln the rear oI
the column large United states ilIg was
carried. The young men marched and
looked well.
NoNR0E-wARD BOYS.
Tic BOYS OF this ward wore pokr bon
nets and Mother Hubbard dresses, and en-
gaetd with great enthusiasm in the iolliti'
cation. They were in command oi Mar
shai W. j. Mcdowell.
gADisON-wARD CLUB.
Pio>idcni,J j. English; Secretary. Il. h.
Pecor: Marshal. ". l.. SpOt',woOd; Assist
ant Marshal. Louis Rawlin,: second
Assistant Marshal, =. TAYLOR StrlttOn. This
| Efficient and patriotic club. composed OF
$50 observation-disclosures men. presented
| a splendid appearance IN the parade. Their
! CieaminC torches and unique banners con-
stituicd pleasing features, and attracted
much attention. Borne aloit, A. the clubs
insignia. w9S large banner bearing -
neatly-panted name. between the letters OF
which were Gncly.cXecuted and large por-
traits oi Cleveland and Hendricks. Mr.
Louis Wagner. member OF the club. con-
| trbutcda striking transparency placed on
| a platform running on wheels, and drawn
| bV six Of his clerks. The dimensions OF this
! TRANSPARENCY were four feet square, repre-
| scuting Cleveland and HendricGs IN lne
| oil-paintngs, surmomtmg the frame OF
| which was q Gilt eagle with extended
wings, over whicl. lloated iagS OF the state
and nation. surmcunting and illumina-
| ting the fne device were radiant Chlnesc
| balloOn-lanterns.
MEDICAL STUDENTS.
II. +. Miller, Il. L. Alsop. j. W. ElSom.
Marching with this club were The Nireini'
Medical College students. tine body oi
Young men, fifty or sixty in number, each
uniformed with white gown, hsyihs on
the front 4 skull and cr0sS-bones. each
| brandishing flashing tambeauX. They
bore a large Transparency, on which were
inscribed the following ingenious devices
| The first side represented the RcpuDlicin
party as q skeleton, followed by two dogs
supposed to be Blaine sud Logan. Cieye-
land j. in the foreground, waving them
4 II afa a.
The second side had Medical College
Democrats. In each corner there Nss
small appropriate sketch. The third sid'
had ON il four pictures representing
Those That Were Left. One had Blaine
walking up the railroad track, Going 70
Maine for Repairs. The second lad But
Ter At HIS Old Occupation, OF stealing
spoons through broken store-Nindow
The third had st. John Three sheets IL
the Wind. leaning against a lamp-plst
Finding that Temperance Does No
Pay. The fourth il Belya. going tC
see II She Did Not Carry New York
ON the fourth side was The Fayor.e Pre-
>cripiiop, as follows:
RN--Tinet OF Cleveland: ,..........oz is
Extract Of Hendricks.....-....oA
| spiriis OF Geo. Wise, ad NIX
detection Jbo. Daniel,
| Drr0cf2ic votes. t...ss ssstssssth "
Lie.: Make into one bitter pill.
Underneath this were Testimonials OF tn
efficacy OF the pill.
in carrisgc in the procession were IN
president. vlce-president, and Major Johi
III. Claiborne, 4 veteran in The city's poli
tics, aud an honorary member ol the club
JEFFEIsoy-wARD DEMOCRATIC cLuB.
George Gibson. Jr., president; John NJ
Higgins, yice-president; n. I. Briggs
treasurer; A. l.. Lucas. secretary. Thu
club had 400 IN line, and marched IN IN
following order, In front OF column
George Gibson, tr., president, with hi
aides-L. c. figg, A. +. Ayres, and Joh'
X. Ryan.
The foilowIng.named gentlemen acted a
marshals for the club: James ". Gibbons
chief marshal; John n. Higgins. Georg
III. Matthews. Daniel Wren. X. 4. Briggs
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