Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-04
VICTORY FOR'SHADOWED
A REM4KkARLE POLITIC4L DEM
ONSrkA TIOE.

The Great Republican Rally at the Wig
wan and Parade of the Plug Hat Brigade
Friday Night-JudEe Miller Says. Moth
ing Like Ii Ever Seen in sprip gfieId in a
Spring Campaign--A Packed Meeting
and EnthusiAsm at a High Pitch-GIori-
Gus Speeches by the Candidates and 9th
ers-The Democracy Further Disheart-
ened-Fun Account of Proceedings.
There is but one Plug Hat Brigade and its
permanent headquarters are in Springfield.
Fix that indelitly on the tablets of your
memory. The P. H. B. added new laurels to
its already bright crown, or rather, more ap-
propriately, another streak of red to its white
plug bat, by the splendid and surprising
demonstration made last night, Of which the
of the very untavorable weather yesterday,
the propriety was seriously discussed cf
abandoning the proposed parade and
q meeting of officers was held to consult upon
the question. 1t was decided, however, ipas-
much as the affair had been so widely pub
lished, to make the best OF the situation and
carry out the full programme, and the sequel
proved the wisdom OF this decision. By 7:l5
p. m. the old Wigwam at Main and Center
streets was filed with workiugmen, business
men, professional men and otbe-s, many with
and the remainder wi h,ut the familiar tall
white tile aud red band, and at 7:30 Colonel
J. S. Boyle, commanding, gave the order
to "fall in" assigning places on side
for assembling of each company. As soon as
the column formed, b. AIDED by the Big Six
baud and with two field bands in full play at
intervals of the line, il moved off, on the
pavements, marching east on Main street to
Limestone, south on Limestone to High, west
on High to the Arcade. south 10 Washington
street and Market, north TO Main, west to
Mechanic and countermarch to the Wigwam.
which was already comfortably filed with
men. The call tor the parade did not include
two or three companies which were
organize in country districts and such was
the state of .he weather that not much OF a
turn out was expected. To The surprise of
everybody there were, however, between 300
and 400 mer in the parade, and the enthu-
siasm equslled that OF the Presidential cam
psign last tall. Had the evening been favor
able there is no doubt the brigade would have
turned out one thousand strong. During the
march there was a constant discharge of fire.
works from the balcony in front OF the wig
to 1000.
At s 20 John ". Parsdhs, chairman OF the
Central Commit,.e, tapped to order, and after
announcing that the wigwam would be open
Saturday night for all corners and on Monday
night ior reception of election returns, and
as these were going to be favorable there
would be jsmboree. He presented as chair
man OF the meeting Mr.. R. F. Hayward, who
met with a most cordial reception. He said
he knew not why ne had been chosen for this
duty, as the committee knew as well as him
self be was no speech maker. He was, how
'ev I, he would say, a Republican and for
James P. Goodwin for Mayor. loud ap-
h., 1,
matter OF the nomination he was first a Re-
publican and would bury all personal feelings
in devotion TO bis party. If he had any friend
who was undecided with regard to next Mon
days election he hoped ii was not asking too
much to request each and all to vote and
work at the polls next Monday for james P.
Goodwin and the Republican ticket. That
was all he had to say.
Mr. Geo. c. Rawlins, Esq, was received
with enthusiasm, and after some chsrac-
ie-istic humorous remarks, said he
was glad to meet 'the bjys"
and was mighty proud of the ticket. He
couldn't conceive how the Democracy ex-
pected success next Monday. The compli-
ment paid the head OF the Republican ticket
Dy placing him there was one in which every
man who is honest, just, brave, tender and
true may feel as a compliment. 1t wasn't
wealth that placed him III re. II was his
good name and character. IL is untrue that
such men, the men 10 our shops, will sell out
their feliow.workman. All that is necessary
next Monday is to get out the vote and hon.
est, ,rder-loving Democrats with the Repub-
licans will see 10 it that the ticket wins.
Mr.. Thomas J. Jewett was next introduced
said he heard one Democrat admit, as The
Plug Hats ma ched past just now,
that if, as some claimed, the Republican
party was dead, it was tie livellest corpse
be ever saw. He commended The
Republican city ticket as representative
OF no one interest or class Of men, but of all
He spoke for the colored voters Of the city
and said he bad beeu asked TO state that if III,
whites worked as hard and voted as straight
as the colored men the Republican ticke
would have not 1000 but / 500 majority
ICheers.l And il will be no fault OF the C, |
orei voters if We do not elect Republican
adminisratio in 1888.
After "Red, White and Blue" by the hand
AN. Summers, Esq, stepped to the iron
and was received with applause. He enters'
upon a brief review of the record of tie Re
publican party, and contrasted the sitast o.
at the time when that party came into pow e
with that when the Democracy again cam
into power. He spoke eloquently of Lin
coin. Garfield and Grant as self-made men, q
a source of inspiration 10 vIuug men. II