The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-08-02
VERMONT AROUSED,
GRAND DEMONSTRATION by re
PUBLICAN LEAGUES AT
BURLINGTON.

GRAND DEMONSTRATION by RE
PUBLICAN LEAGUES AT
BURLINGTON.
VormonI's YeOmanry I'm Magnificent
PrOcessIon-TellIng Speech by Hon
Warner Miller on the TariH-Ad'
dresses by Senator Edmunds, Ber
Butterworth aud Others,
The opening rally of the campaign
for Harrison and Morton in Vermont
held at Burlington last Thursday under
the auspices Of the Republican State
League, was the greatest and grandesl
political demonstration ever seen in the
Green Mountain State. 1t is doubtful
if political meeting Of such magnitude
as this one has been held in New Eng.
land since the war for the Union. The
Great Harrison mass meeting which
took place in this city in 1910 was at
tended by some fifteen thousand people,
but the Harrison rally Of 1888, which
opens the Presidential campaign in Yer.
mont, attracted more than 20, 900 people,
some estimates placing the crowd in at
tendance as high as 25 900, The process
sion was the largest and most imposing
ever seen in this part of the country,
fully 10000 men and 30 bands of music
and drum corps being in the parade.
More than 100 Republican League clubs
were represented at the rally, the most
which came with their complete organi.
cations, The farmers Of Vermont left
their hay fields, the wage earners the
shops and factories in the villages and
among the hills, and the business and
professional men their accustomed yo-
cations and rallied in the Queen city for
Harrison, Morton and protection. More
than 500 Harrison veterans Of 1910, most
of whom were present at the great
Wing rally held here 49 years ago, made
the meeting an occasion for reunion
ard q ratification of the nomination OF
the grandson of Gen. w. II. Harrison.
The New York Republicans came over
in large numbers to help the Vermont
Republicans ratify the nomination of
Harrison and Morton. The miners and
iron workers from the Adirondacks, &C
companied by bands of music, left the
mines and furnaces for day and cross
ed the lake to join the protection army
Of Vermont.
HANDSOME DECORATIONS,
Before the procession formed and the
exercises of the day began, every eye
was busted with admiring the handsome
and appropriate decorations OF the park,
the square, the main streets of the city
and the route of march. Never has
there been finer display of flags, ban.
ners, bunting, streamers and other pat
riotic decorations in Burlington than
was made Thursday in honor of the
nomination of Harrison and Morton.
The City Park was completely surround
ed by magnificent festoon of evergreen
supported by colored columns decorated
with national flags, The speakers stand
was handsomely trimmed with flags
and tri-colored bunting, and the band
SfHunrdd oWas decorated with fluttering
arches stood at the i TnEE4 Grand double
streets at the north and south ends Of
the park, The supports were Of ever.
green, while the arches were gay with
bunting, and displayed IN large letters
on white background such appropriate
Republican notices as American
Wages for American Workmen,' '25,-
900 Majority din September mills Will
Find Free Salt up Salt River,
American Markets for the American
People, England Asks Irishmen to
Vote for Free Trade Election Day La
borers Day
The arch over College street facing
west bore the inscription, Welcome,
Republicans and was the first to meet
the eye of incoming delegates. On the
north side OF the st. Paul street arch, in
large letters, were the names of the Re
publican nominees, Harrison and Nor
ton. The business blocks and hotels all
around the square were almost covered
to the roof with banners and bunting.
The Van Ness House and the American
House made particularly fine appear
ance. Church street from end to end
looked like an avenue of flags. Many
OF the blocks were festooned with Stars
and Stripes and bunting, while flags
futtered from the roofs and upper
stories, and handsome designs and mot
toes filled the show windows. On all
the principal buildings the Stars and
Stripes floated proudly against the sky,
and the large campaign banners over the
line of march spread their starred in
scriptions to the breeze. All along the
route of march the residences of citizens
were gay with flags and bunting.
THE PROCESSION.
The procession started from the city
square and marched through Main,
Church and Pearl streets, Ellswood ave
nue., North street, North Winooski ave.
nue. to Main street, up Church and COL
lege streets to the City Park, The pro-
cesslon was an imposing affair, being
without doubt the grandest ever seen in
Vermont, Gen. Wells was in command
Of fully 100 mounted men, with Gov.
Ormebee on his right and DR.. w. S.
Webb on his left. Next came Gen. 7.
S. Peck, Chief Marshal, and his aides.
All the hOrsemen were decorated, and
the mounted division presented fine
appearance. Sherman Military Band of
this city came next, followed by the
headed by the U. S. Grant and Young
Mems Republican clubs Of this city, ali
of whom carried campaign flags. Among
their notices were !: I'VE will back
this by $4,000 majority AT Chicago
Gov. Proctor said Vermont casts her
eight votes for Gen. Harrison 'Tippe-
canoe and Eorton too The old flag
good enough for us, and others.
Next came the Essex log cabin drawn
by horse team and OK team. The Col
chester delegation, 200 strong, followed,
bearing two fine flags and notices.
Next came the Hinesburg club with a
fine banner and numerous flags. The
carriage division was led by that con-
tanning Senator Edmunds, Hon. Warner
Miller and Col. LeGrand B. Cannon,
another with four lake captains who
were on duty in 1840-CapLs. lyon,
Proctor, Mayo and Anderson-Two
large four horse wagons, with go veter
an voters of the campaign Of 1910, and
others followed.
The New York divisions followed, led |
by the Plattsburgh band, and contained
the Pittsburgh clubs, HammOndsville
band, the Crown Point club. the Mine
vile band and club, and other organi-
cations: all bearing flags or banners or
other decorations. The Addison county
division was represented in this part Of
the line by the Vergennes band and
club Of 200 hundred members wearing
white or blue helmets inscribed 'Harri-
son and Morton An attractive feature
of this delegation was a silk banner Of |
the campaign eff 1910. Franklin county
was the banner county in the number OF
organizations present and in the number
Of voters In the'prbeession. The delega-
tion from Franklin county was preceded