Morning journal and courier., 1884-10-09
CAmPAIGN NOTES.
Milford to Have a Grand Parade Campaign Meetings-Enthusias for Blaine and Logan.

MAAAOfO to nave Grand Parade Campaign Meet1ngs-EnthusIas for Blaine and Logan.
 The Republicans of Milford will have 8 lively time on Friday evening of next week,
 when the Milford Blaine and Logan company will make a parade. They expect to be re- inforced by the Molly Pitchers and other | companies of Bridgeport and some of the New Haven companies. The commander of the Milford company is Captain Carroll, a ! prominent dentist of Bridgeport, who re- sides in the summer in Milford, and who was formerly commander of the Molly Pitchers, well known one of the most enterprising campaign companies The Republicans of
 Milford will illuminate their houses and stores for the parade and entertain the visi- tors of the State. Milford has also one Democratic company which is commanded by Lawyer and ex-Senator Gum, who has { an office on Church street in this city. The unfurling of Blaine and Logan flag in Preston and of another on Central Wharf, Tuesday evening, was accompanied by & grand and enthusiastic demonstration At 8 o'clock ssan imposing procession of torch bearers and musicians, numbering over 700 persons, formed on Franklin Square and shortly after moved toward Preston, the ! streets glowing with colored fire and pyro- ! technics. The procession embraced fifteen Il companies, including besides those belonging to the regiment company from Versailles | and company of cadets from Taftville ! The companies were all handsomely uniform 1 ed and acquitted themselves nobly. The ] feature of the Hallville company was a trans parency labelled:
 'No Foreign Meddling in American Affairs'' Tried and True Statesman"
 \ Equal Rights and Honest Money Protection to American Industries and Labor | The largest company in line was the Lan-
 cers, whose solid ranks, regulation uniforms 1 and fine marching form gave them more the appearance of a company Of 'Eregularsn from the army than of a campaign organization. The Lancers frequently saluted the brilliant l ly Illuminated houses by their peculiar slogan three rolls of the drums, followed by fFB! L! A! l! N! E! Blaine !" The regiment of torch h-bearers was massed in solid phalanx l under the flag, which unfurled without diff fculty. The scene here presented by the faring torches, illuminated houses, bursting pyrotechnics, roaring anvil, rousing cheers and animating strains of music was very in spring. An address was made by William s. Congdon and at the flag raising at Central Wharf Judge John c. Kelly spoke. This evening, in Fairfield, Senator Platt, standing on ground made historic by events of the revolution, and not far from the spot where, in 1783, barbecue was held by the
 people in honor of the federal soldiers re-
 turn, will make political address. He will
 present the issues of the campaign in the dispassionate, eloquent and forcible style
 characteristic of all his speeches. He will,
 without question, draw crowd of listeners.
 The Mechanics High Tariff club, Bridge
 port, met last night. One hundred uniforms
 were distributed The company will prob
 ably parade in Milford next week Friday
 night.
 There will be grand street parade in Bir-
 mingham on Friday evening of all the Re-
 publican campaign clubs in the town.
 Hon. N. D. Sperry spoke in Moodus last night.
 The Molly Pitchers have voted to parade in Milford Friday evening, October F.
 James G. Patterson presided at the Repub- lican rally in Hartford Tuesday night at which Hon. H. B. Harrison spoke.
 PLAINvILLE, Oct. 8.-At the Republican Fourth district senatorial convention here to-day I. Andrew Pickett, president of Lan- ders, Frary & Clark, president and treasurer of the Union Manufacturing company, vice president of the New Britain National bank and mayor of New Britain, was put in nom. ination.
 The Hon. Phineas C.. Lounsbury, of Ridgefeld, and General George W. Carter, an ex-Confederate from Louisiana, will speak to Republican mass. meeting at the Water bury rink tonight. The Harrison Horse Guard will do escort duty.