The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-11-15
A NOVEL PROCESSION.
BENNINGTON REPuRLICANs.

BENNINGTON REPUBLICANS.
Tho TOreh-LIght Parade of Monday
Bennington Celebrates the Victory
OF American Ideas of Isss-The Bay
Mate Sends a DeIegatIOn-Interes
ing Particulars,
Monday was the universal day set for
Vermont celebrations in the larger
towns, and was pretty generally obserY-
ed except in few instances of postpone
ments for local reasons. The smaller
towns followed during the succeeding
two days, and Manchester closes in this
county tomorrow evening.
One of the reasons for this spontane-
GUS ut.burst in the Green Mountains is
shown by Forbes in the Boston Journal,
when he says:
1.-THE prominent part taken by the
Vermont delegation at the Chicago Con-
vention in securing the nomination of
Gen. Harrison by supporting him with
unanimous vote on every ballot is
source of pride to every Republican.
The handsome majority given the Ma
tional ticket at the polls in the Presiden-
tial election-2S, 000--is very substan-
tial Endorsement of the choice of the
Vermont delegation for President at
Chicago last June. This Is IA larger ina.
jority than any Presidential ticket has
received in this State since the phenome-
nal majority of 80, 600 given Gen. Grant
in 1858. Vice President-elect Levi p.
Morton is the third Vice President that
Vermont has given the country within a
dozen years, VIM. A. Wheeler in 1876
and Chester A. Arthur in 1880 being the
other two.
THE Democratic party in Vermont
was influential through its delegates in
1884 in effecting the nomination CT Gro
yer Cleveland, and the party leaders in
this State were subsequently rewarded
for their support of President Cleveland
IN that convention by being awarded the
best Federal offices and the distribution
OF the Government patronage among the
rank and file of the party in this State.
Hon. e. j, Phelps of Burlington was
made Minister to England, Bradley B..
Smalley, the Vermont member of the
National Committee, was appointed Col
lector Of Customs for the Vermont Dis
trict; Hiram Atkins, Chairman of the
State Committee, received the appoint
ment Of Superintendent of the new pub
lie building at Montpelier; George L.
Spear, a delegate, was made Collector of
Internal Revenue; Delegate Redington
was appointed postmaster at Rutland,
John Robinson of Bennington was made
United States Marshal, F. W. McGettrick
OF st. Adams was appointed Special
Treasury Agent. In short, clean
sweep has been made OF Republican Fed
eral officeholders, with very few excep
tiona, under this reform" Administra-
ton. 1t Is not the fault Of the Vermont
Democratic Government officials that
Grover Cleveland was defeated in the
election. Collector Smalley gave the
National Committee the benefit of his
political sagacity and experience at their
headquarters in New York during the
canvass; Postmaster Redington, Treas
ury Agent McGettrick, Deputy Collector
j. Q. Burke and other Democratic Office
holders displayed pernicious activity on
the stump for Cleveland in the doubtful
States. 1t is stated that the Federal Off
GERS in Vermont contributed more mon
Ol w huO dllC Luilu lildu
all the Government officers IN the solid
South. Now that it is assured that Ben
jamin Harrison is to be our next Presi-
dent, the Federal officeholders in Yer.
mont will probably exhibit less offensive
craftsmanship than heretofore"
The procession formed at o'clock and
marched to the starting place, the depot.
The route was up River to North,
through to Main, up Main to Bradford,
thence to Gage, down Gage to School
and TO Pleasant, thence to the head Of
Union Crossing Mainl and down to
South, and to the headquarters in the
Park Block, The procession was pro-
nounced to be the finest ever seen on
our streets upon such an occasion and
was fitting close to a remarkable and
enthusiastic campaign, More than 500
men were in the procession and the so
or more transparencies lent ecldt to the
joyous event. We cannot give list Of
the sentiments expressed, hut will say
that the notices, sentences, etc, were
so well gotten up that the whole outfit
was loaned, including the log cabin.
Chief Marshal R. ]. Coffey rode at the
head and his staff consisted of about 100
mounted men. This was a fine cavalry
escort TO the long line of citizens on foot
throughout which the transparencies
were scattered at convenient intervals
To the rear Of the mounted escort came
the Republican pyramid Of 800 electoral
votes. This as we'll as the transparencies
was the work of the Y. NJ. R. G.
The second division was a broom bril-
gage on foot with fish horns, carrying
colored lanterns. This is a feature of
parades here during the campaign which
added much to all our celebrations. The
brooms were donned after election, how
ever. The next in line was Fred Silver,
dressed as fisherman riding an OK.
This was o splendid illustration OF a
Yankee fisherman taking a bull tJohn)
by the horns. CIV. Wakefield furnish.
ed the animal. Growers Monument"
built by Harrison 1. Norton, attracted
great attention and was, together with
Johnny Bull" given in charge of Bay
State Republicans, beaded by a North
Adams tally no coach, loaded with tn
thusiastic men, drawn by four white
horses.
The third division was the urch-hght
procession proper. In the front OF this
strobe gigantic rooster whose lusty
crow ''awoke the echoes of the glen.'
This funny piece of mechanism was in
vent and operated by o. w. Morrison
and Louis L. Tiffany. Along the course
of the line many incidents occurred.
The rear Of the line was occupied by a
division OF veterans of 40 In carriages
and Union veterans from the Soldiers
Home also in carriages. Many OF these
however, persisted in walking and were
the happiest people we have seen since
the close of the war, The fire works at
various points covered with flame the
moving column of more than halt mile
iD length. The North Republicans came
over and added both to the cavalry and
the footmen. Pownal also sent dele
cation, as did SALISBURY Arlington and
Manchester, although the excursion ex-
pected from the North went to Rutland
instead.
DR.. E.B. Daley and Francis Gulltinap,
leading Democrats, marched with this
procession in payment Of election
wagers, and say they had a good time.
nj, .,I -, i..,a,,da1 ~, ,,sa than hand