Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-11-14
MILFORD CELEBRATES
ENTHusIA sTlC REPUBLICANS
"A LARGE TURNOUT.
One Hundred and Fifty wIImingto-
mans, &C ccomPanisd By HyEtts
BAnd, Participate - The
To-th-Light Parade.

Tuesdsy afternoon one hundred and
| fifty. three enthusiastic Republicans, 40
oompRnied BY HyAtt's Military Band,
left the p, W. & B. depot on special
traini at LAO en- route for Milford, Del
The special contested Of Ave cArs, drawn
oy engine No. so. The cars WtT5 dec
GRATED With led, white and blue stream.
era and the stars and stripes. Away
sped the tEain towards It's destination,
Ihe hot bed df Republlcsnism In DslA
ware. The first stop was made at New
Oestle few minutes before 2 O'Clock,
where thred enthuslAstio Republicans
Joined the pAf'y. Twenty Eve minutes
after o'olodk tbs trhln pulled up 81
mldaletoWn and ieT more pass0Dg5rs
were taken dn.
The next atop was made ct Clayton;
Dover WAS reaohed few minutes after
o'olonE, ben the psrty got out and
assembled 81 the depot and gave three
cheers for NJ. Richardson, the Senator.
eleot OF that town; three cheers for
Uncle BIZ, and the whole Republican
ticket. They fairly made the welkin
ring with their shouts Of victory.
Numerous persons got on the train
here, and htlpad TO swell the numbers.
FELTON, wAs made about s. 90 O'Clock, and
Harrington, the junction OF the Della
ware road, was made at 3.46 O'Clock,
whore the train wAs delayed for nearly
twenty minutes. Harrington Waa alive
with Its eHthusiAstlc Republicans, ana
the DemoclRtH took In the train and lts
occupants with diBtended eyes and
look OF holy horror pictured on their
faces that the Republicans should have
any ocoAsidn for q jo!llhcstion in Della
vAre, II was something unheATd-of In
toe history Of the young Democracy Of
Delaware
The Republicans everywhere you
would meet them were fairly bubbllnR
over with delight ~ the political sOmeF-
sa1lt OF old Kent ana Sussex counties,
and there are great many Democrats
who think the Eeturns are q big nistAks
10 DelaWate's political history.
A few minutes after O'Clock the
traia sped away for Milford, which live,
and Ro-Ahaad town was reached after q
delightful ride OF some twenty. five
minutes. The town had turned out en-
mssse to greet the Wilmington Rspub.i
oAnsi and their appearance was the oC-
csslon OF cheer after cheer fer the boys
rom the tiR city Of Shs Diamond State.
Ihe boys foil in line aud, headed by
Hystts Band, marched through the
principal streets. In front Of LoWery's
Hotel they were dismissed, TO meat o.
o.SO o'clopk for tbs torohlight process.
A few EninnteH after o'clock the pre-
oessjon bad formed and taken up the
line Of mbroh. Tbs houses and stores
Tero bri IliAntly illuminated from top
10 BOTTOM while the streets were as
light Is day, made 80 by the electric
Lights stEunR over the centre OF the
principal streets, while old Sol shone
forth In oil Its brilllanoy on this MArdi.
grAs parade Of the burial Of Democracy
in Delaware. The procession WAs CON.
plete sucbess, and the WilminRton dele.
cation met with spplAuse oil along the
line OF nlaroh. Speeches were made IN
the even ing By numerous shining lights
AND the Speakers were attentlvely lis.
tened TO. The return trip WSs made a
tew minutes after IL o'clock and the
train reaohed our city q few minutes
atteL O'Clock this morning without an
accident to mar the occasion OF q rsal
rcd letter day In Milford, Del. The
people ~ Milford are jolly, whole.
souled people, and numerous houses
were thrown open and the hospitality
freely offered to the Wilmington boys,
Ran Tor Milford and Its fair lhdIeg,