Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-11-01
CLUBS FROM ABROAD
Visiting Republicans from Other Cities
Dashing Uniforms Splendid Bands.

Visiting Republicans from Other Cities
Dashing Uniforms splendid Bands.
The depot presented busy scene indeed
yesterday, and early in the morning people
began gathering, waiting for their friends
and relatives on the incoming trains. At
10 O'Clock the crowd had increased to hun
dreds, and still more were coming from
| town.
A Reception Committee of Resolutes. ),
consisting of Senator William Johnston.
J. w. Guthrie, c. W. Baker, Howard Kim
brough, Mayor Gregory, George Clark. ]
B. Gilbert j. N. Blair and others, were
present to see that the different delegations
were escorted to their proper headquarters.
During The early part of the morning, at
about 3 o'clock, a special arrived rom
Chico, bringing about TWO hundred visitors
and the regular Woodland train brought a
large number from there at Z o'clock in the
morning. None OF the clubs had arrived
on these trains, however
| The hrst club to arrive was on the Stock
| ton traln-three coaches and baggage car
which came steaming into the depot at
exactly 1O:20A NJ, twenty five minutes be.
hind time. As the crowd in the depot
| caught sight of the snowy uniforms of those
on the train, grand shout went up, which
| lasted several minutes. The train stopped
and the two clubs from Stockton formed in
line along the track, while the many who
were not going to participate in the parade
went OF to the respective hotels.
The first club was the Republican Drill
Corps, OF Stockton, commanded by Captain
Robert E. Murray, and Lieutenants A. s.
V1char and Charles McGann. They were
dressed IN very brilliant uniform. consist
ing OF red coat, striped with white and
blue, and white pants. neat skull cap.
aud handsome leggings completed the out
h. Each carried a torch, and the corps
was headed by four drummers.
The second club, entitled the Harrison
and Morton Hat Brigade, of Stockton, cor
sisted of about forty members, and were
commanded by Captain f. P. Dunlap and
Lieutenant w. Goodfriend. The greater
part OF them wore white plug hats and
sash of red, white and blue.
Both OF the above delegations were
headed by the Sixth Regiment Band. of
Stockton, consisting of eighteen pieces
Leaving the depot they marched to the
Governors Office, where they rendered him
serenade, and thence to their headouar-
teTs, under Pioneer Hall Hon. Arthur
Thornton, candidate for State Senator from
San joaquin county, and Hon. S. i. Wood.
y.
The next train to arrive was the Red
ding, which pulled into the depot at pre-
ciseiy 1O:30-ten minutes behind the Stock
ton. The Redding train consisted of nine
coaches and baggage-car, and carried the
Harrison and Morton Club of Gridlev, to
the number of fifty or sixty. About 300
visitors also arrived or the train from wav
stations. The Eureka Brass Band, of Grid
ley fourteen pieces, accompanied the ex-
curslonists, all of whom were in charge of
G. s. Young and J. F. Shaeffer. The club
was marched to its headquarters.
The San Francisco train-nine coaches
and baggage e-car-arrived at 1i:55 A. NJ.
bearing the Harrison and Morton Club of
Dixon and few of the Benicia delepa-
ton tmost of whom came later, hoyeyerl.
Inc Dixon club, $50 strong, was COM
manded by George Frahn, and escorted
by 9 band of thirteen pieces. Their
costume consisted of white and blue
blouses, skull-caps and black pants. Two |
transparencies were also carried. Hons. !
Joseph McKenna and L. B. Mizuer, of
Benicia, and s. G. Little, of Dixon, accom- !
panied the clubs.
AT exactly o'clock in the afternoon the
Keno local arrived at the depot, bringing !
the Republican club of Auburn and the /
Hat Brigade of Newcastle. Each num-
ssred about fifty men, the former COM
manded hy Msjor Fred BirdsalI. and the
latter by W. B. Thorpe The Firemen's
Band, Of Auburn, escorted the clubs.