The Washington bee., 1888-11-17
REPUBLICAN PARADE.
A GRAND DEMONSTRATION. OVER
SEVEN THOUSAND IN LINE.

Although there was a cold and
disagreeable rain on Wednesday
night there were over seven thou
sand brave Republicans in line to
celebrate the election of Harrison
and Morton. The procession
was under the marshalship of Mr..
Root. s.. Fletcher. There were
six divisions all of which were
repres snted. The most significant
organization was the Tammany, of
the 9Th District, under the com
mand OF Mr.. Robert Brown. This
organization looked we'll In their
black silk hats and dOL BILE breasted
trock coats and PANTS to match.
FIRST DIVISION.
The procession was headed by
several hundred wheelmen, carry
ing lanterns They were com
manded by Capt. H. s. Owen,
with George s. Atwater aud
Cha les A. Nealle as chief aides.
L. w. Seeley and A. P. Smith
performed the duties of peace
makers. The four divisions were
oficered as followers: Verticals-
Benjamin w. Hanna, chief; L. s.
Baker, Charles Barrack, aids
Capt. Muhleisen, chief: Messrs
Hill, Ides and Babcock, aides;
safeties-Lieut. J. G. Fremont,
,jr., chiefs; Dr. SchooIey, Z. LII.
Graham and w. Ell. Low, aides,
Tricycles Francis II. Noyes,
chief.
SECOND DIVISION.
Following the bicycles came
the second division, headed by a
squad of police, the chief marshall,
Robert S. Fletcher, and the assist
ant marshalls, Capt. d. L. NJ.
Peixotto, Ira Godfrey, Frank
Ward, II. D. Barr, Donald Nc
Cathran, E. Switzerland, L. w.
Talmadge, A. s. Tabor, DIR. g
A. Leech, w. H. A. WormIey,
Mai. w. G. Cox. r. b. Robinson,
Andrew Gleason, Ralph Worm
ley, Charles A. Moss, Frank
Aldrich, Elphonzo Youngs, j. G..
Hensey, Fred. w. Evans, M. E.
Urell, Col. Darlington, George
McElfresh, Frank Joyce.
The Republican Invincibles, 400
strong, led the van proceeded by
their president, DIR. E. A Adams,
and secretary, j. H. Herrell, in
tastefully decorated carriage.
The men carried torches, campaign
lanterns and transpare ences with
unique and original mottos. A
small log cabin was proudly born
aloft by an enthusiastic partisan,
while the entire solid North was
represented by men carrying
inscribed shields with the names
of the republican States.
Brooms were flourish ed, and to
carry out further the idea of
clean sweep, large transparency
was made conspicuous bearing
this suggestive ligend: eve
believe 10 civil service reform Just
like the other fellows Other
transparances read: "Fling out!
fling out! with song and shout,
your banners to the wall, for
Harrison and Morton receive the
peoples call! 1--WE have come to
stay" Harrison and Morton
have swept the dust and mopped
the country.
The rear of the Inyincibles column was
guarded by four stalwart men bearing lofty
monument with appropriate inscriptions to
the memory of the recent dead:
10 lhe memory of the monumental liars
Hesota %no sns to carry Mehgan Iowa Min
free trade. died Nov. 8, 1888. Let her rip"
Weep not for me my Golden dear - sacred
10 Lne memory or the rainbow chaseIs,
An there, Brice! we will carry New York by
59'W0 S90 10 40,OOO; New Jersey by SUO0; Indiana
The Washington Glee Club, comfortably
mounted on an express wagon. followed the
lnVlncioles, varying the music of the band
with campaign songs, principally suggestive
OF leave-taking with Grover, "Goob- bye INV
Grover. Good bye" The Harrison and Nor.
ton Club OF South Washington, offcered by
Pres dent q. F. McLa Ighlin, Secretary Il,
W: Bresnahan, and Marshall c. T. Lawson
followed the Glee Club. This command car.
ried about two hundred torches, and q very
dead cock, with the ins ription, "Iook what
free trade did for me-" he rear of the
second division was brought up by the VIII
mot Lake Pick and shovel Brigade under
command of Albert Lake. About 100 Iador.
ers carried Chinese lanterns on their picks
and shovels.
THIRD DIVISION.
Perry Carson, John Freeman marshalIed.
aided by Tillman Dorsey and Ralph Worm.
ley The division was headed by the Nat |
londl Band, George Carter and Blaine Irwin
clbles under the command of George Boston
president of the club, with John W. Freeman
as vice president. Tue Blaine InviucibIes OF
the First district under the command OF the
president, Capt, w, y. TalliaferrO nopo no, od |