Wichita eagle., 1888-11-20
RATIFICATION.
YELLING, WHOOPING, footing,
FIREWORKS, &C., &c.
Thousands of People Rejoice Aloud
Over the Glorious Repub-
lican Victory.

Last night was Republican Ratlhcatlo
and any one in ten or hfteen lilies
Wichita had no trouble in finding IL ou'
1t is safe to say the city was never oeior
in its history visited with so much nols
and such variety of it. During the ia
one would occasionally hear some one TOO
horn seemingly getting IN practlce 10
the evening as it was an evidence Oh
superabundance of entbutiasm. lt wa
the talk of the Republicans: we VII
take the town tonight; the town Is ours
no Democrat need apply, and true enough
the seemingly rather wild statements wer'
correct. Shortly after 6 o'clock the klt
with a tin horn was the rule and not The
eYcention He footed at friend anC
straner alike: 1t was all the same to him
Occasionally one would seem disturbed al
the familiarity, but that made nc
difference to the kid if indeed it did not
please him. The slightly Iufi1ed fellow
would quicken his step and act as though
ne was on the near route for home and
would soon be in bed. 1t was the general
suspicion that he was Democrat or a
species of that class. BY Z O'Clock it seem
ed the city was all noise. People could
scarcely talk of each other on the streets.
The sidewalks, crossings and all available
space for comfortable standing was occu-
pied from Topeka on Douglas to Main and
north on Main to Second street. The
streets were very muddy and many sup
posed no one could or would attempt to
move around in the mud but this became
necessity, about Douglas avenue and
Main and First and Main the
streets were filled with people and the mud
paid as little respect as the side walks The
fire brigade that seemed to number hum
dreds came forth as the shades OF night ap-
proacned They had been waiting i'm
patiently for darkness to come for some
tine and were out at the earliest moment
The rockets We're soon burning holes in the
night, seemingly piercing the sullen, threat
enipg cluds. A large supply had been Sc
cured for the occasion, and they were
In experienced hands. The Roman
candles, flower pots, bengal lights,
battery stars, cannon cracturs,
sorpedos with red and green fire
were in abundance and the scene was quite
suggestive of raining fire. The kids were
supplied with fire crackers and torpadoeS
and were quite liberal with them in max
Ing noise and in firing them well directed
at the crowd.
Very soon the noise of horse-tiddles,
store boxes with an attachment of cat gut
and rosin, bells, gongs and apparently
thousand other noisy appliances were out
In full blast. The nervous Democrat had
no show for his life. and as rule ne was
not there The nervous Republican could
put up with it and almost offered to call
it music. Shortly after z o'clock
= L. "a for oil Il INN
being visited by all sounds, mechanical as
well as vocal
The Fairmount band was out in Baugh-
man g. Freeman's band wagon and sup
piled the streets with patriotic music.
The Wichita drum corps and Humphrey
drum corps and number of other similar
organizations were out in full glee.
At 7:3O the artillery commenced firing at
The foot of First street. They fired eighty
two shots recalling the fact of $1,000
plurality for Harrison in the state. A
number of windows in that vicinity soon
gave evidence of the artillery play.
The management had thought to have a
parade which would be formed as soon as
:he artillery commenced marching. BY
this time, however, parade was imposs-
Die, and the various clubs were out parad-
ing individually and the streets were
crowded with people yelling and whooping,
while all seemed to think they could do
the occasion justice in that manner. 1t
mad also been arranged to have speaking
but it was soon apparent that this was i'm
possible The iubilant Republicans
wanted no more of that They wanted to
make a noise and had no appetite for
speech hearing. There were quite num-
Der of cut and dried efforts but no one
there was in market for that sort of thing |
In that line it may be said there was a
waste but the speakers seemed to put up |
-ith it good naturedly.
One of the most attractive clubs was the |
North American Whoopers, forty strong, |
In charge of Capt. w. S. Corbett They
paraded the streets and called at the /
EAGLE office, sang number of songs and |
cbeered the rest of the time They wore !
toboggan caps with suits to correspond. |
At 10 o'clock they enjoyed lunch at the
6mith-Shinner building and again ap
peared on the streets jubilating. The low
awnings took in the flags and the
the caps belonging to tall fellows. They
have a complaint about that feature and
declare the low awnings have had their
day and must 60
There were number of dandy banners
out, the work of Mr.. Kay. One read "Buf-
falo Bull, Cleveland" while on the other
side was a drawing of the white house,
with Grover standing on the steps saving
I'm but a stranger here, Buffalo is NV
home-free trade This brought down
the crowd wherever If went. Another was
drawing of General Harrison's charge at
the battle of Peach Tree creek on one side.
side, while on the other was Grover
with Buffalo chum playing seven up for
she beer. Turn the rascals out"
drawing of man in distress saying, a
bet on Cleveland, and by the side a draw
ing OF a happy fellow saying, II did not.
Hurrah for Harrison" On the other side
was, "Old soldiers in the poor house are
halleluJah-" One of the richest cartoons
was back view of Grover stopped down
falling in the sea of oblivion and written
Dn very conspicous place of his pants.
'G. A. r." and Protection trick"
quay won the day." and
"Brice carried Texas" was another han
ner. Cleveland runs we'll in England.
Mugwumps need not apply; No mug
wamp' in this gang" were to be seen in
.he banner list.
IN 'front.' OF the EAGLE Office was several
Thousand people in the early part of the
evening VINO We're favored with a numher
OF cartoons on the canvass. One thar
seemed to catch the crowd the stroncas,
represented prominent business man in
the city who is said on hearing tb,
election news, 70 have put on
a connie of far-raacbiDr ,,a |