The Portland daily press., 1888-09-05
A MILE OF MARCHING REPUBLICANS.
Last Nights Splendid Array Of
Paraders.

Last Nights Splendid Array Of
Paraders.
One OF the Best Displays Ever Seen
In Portland.
The Story Of the Boys who Marched
and Where They Went.
The Republican column last night was
fully a mile long, In variety Of display and
precision Of the marching 1t was as near per
feet as a political parade can be; and the
line Of march was SO long and so well chosen
that all our citizens, Democrats and ProhlbI-
tionists as well as Republicans mad the op-
portunity OF Witnessing the splendid spec
tacle. The streets were full Of lights and
music and enthusiasm from early twilight to
nearly IL o'clock, when the last bands
struggled to their quarters. The Out-of-town
companies came early, aDd the reception Of
them was In itself great work.
The scene at the old Commercial street
passenger station, between the hours Of $50
and 7.30 O'Clock. was a unique one All day
carpenterf had been at work making tables
a. which the visiting campaign clubs partook
OF supper. Long before 1t was time for the
nrst club to arrive, three tables, each 500 feet
long, had been completed and laden with
viands. The supper was prepared and
served under the direction Of Messrs.
Goudy Kent. and In every way 1t gave
great satisfaction. The lunch consisted Of
baked beans and brown bread, doughnuts
and cheese, one pilot cracker. one molasses
cookey and not coffee. As each company ar
rived IL marched to one Of the tables, par
took OF supper, which was served by numer-
Gus walters, and then moved away to make
room fer others.
The Freeport Harrison Club was the first
to arrive. and next came the different Bangor
clubs with brass band, and the Oakland
Republican club and Oakland band The
Lewiston and Auburn clubs arrived last.
All except the Loyal League Of Bangor, and
the 4th Division marched at once 70 the Re
publican headquarters on Federal street.
Ihe remaining clubs marched In the follow
Ing order through Park street to Spring, to
Temple, TO Federal, to Republican head
Platoon Of Police.
Bangor Band, stephen Greene, leader. % pieces
Loyal League OF Bangor, Capt. l.. :. ChilcOtt; lst
Lieut.. I. w. Cutter; % Lieut. Frank Bart
lett; Sd Lieut.. w. l.. Bragg;
Bangor Harrison Grub, Capt. Barney Kelley; LIST
Lieut.. Edward Legendre; "a Lieut.. Robert
Jameson. 90 men.
fst Lieut.. w. A. Bartlett; "a Lieut.. W.
Fowler, 40 men.
Lewiston Lafayette Band, d. NJ league leader,
Auburn Drum Corps, l. A. Reed Captain, seven
Auburn Harrison Guards Cant Geo. Tuas. IA,
Lieut.. w. q. Goodwin.
The Auburn Ara Cushman Republican Club, Capt.
A. Powell, LIST Lieutenant y: b. sawyer
I'd Lieutent Frank Ward,
76 men,
Freeport Drum Corps, P. L. Dennison Captain,
Freeport Harrison and Morton Club, A. t. Jor.
dan; LIST Lieutenant, J. +: Chiekering;
I'd Lieutenant, X. Weleh
az men.
Oakland Band, 5. W. Gilman, Leader, e pieces.
ems, Marshal; As men;
Cape Elizabeth Resoutes, Capt III. X. Rutter;
1st Leutent l.. w. jackson; I'd Lieu
tenant, William Waterhouse;
40 men.
A throng Of people filed the streets all
along the line OF march, flags were displayed
and many houses were brilliantly illumina-
ted. This division fell In behind the other
companies on Federal street
was twenty minutes past eight o'clock
when the procession was formed and ready
to move from the Federal street headquar-
ters, under the command Of Chief Marshal
Arthur M. Sawyer. Marshal Sawyer was as
sisted BY the following staff: Arthur X.
K. Hunt Adtt General; Merven w. Clark.
Asst. Adit. General; Aides Chas. p. Fessen-
nden. N. Z. Redlon, George Sylvester, Sew
all Lang, Samuel Thurston, George Staples,
Frank e. Lowell, l.. +. Hoyt, H. f. Vose.
The division commanders were Leroy
Sanborn. Major w. II. Green, II. NJ. Sargent,
X. G. Berry and +. K. Haggett. As the col
umn started from Federal street It moved In
the following order;
Chandler 5 Band
Harrison Pioneers, Portland.
Harrison Drum Corps.
Banner Ward Seamen, Portland.
TippeeanOe Guards, Portland.
Reed Guards, Ward Seven, Portland.
Maine State Fife and Drum Corps.
Harrison Guards, Portland.
Harrison Artillery, Portland.
vo,,a SIsi,nap Wan,I bhsna, CaPe Eilzabetn;
Legaulps Band, OF Portland.
Harrison cadets Ward one, Portland.
Bangor Band.
Bangor TippecanOes.
Harrison Guards, OF Bangor.
Bande Lafayette, OF Lewiston.
Auburn Harrison Guards
The Ara Cushman Republican Club, Of Auburn.
Lewiston Drum Corps.
Freeport Harrison and Morton Club.
GllmdnS oakland Band.
Oakland Republican Club.
Drum Corps.
Cape Elizabeth Resolutes.
Bangor Cowboys, (mOunted.1
Deering Cavalry.
WestbroOk Baud.
Cumberland Mills Republican Club.
Saccarappa Republican Club.
G0rham Drum Corps.
G0rham Republican Club.
The appearance Of the companies was very
fne. The Portland companies, the Pioneers,
Seamen, TippecanOes. Reed Guards and
Harrison Guards and Artillery and Cadets
were out with full ranks and uniforms In
the neatest attire The marching was fault
less, the Guards particularly distinguishing
themselves by their movements In full COM
pany front. With the uniformed clubs, were
the Young Mems Republican Club Of Port
land, In their citizens uniform. They were
the largest company In the column, and were
under the command Of Captain George NJ
Goold and Lieutenants James q. Fox, John
4. Doldt and Charles Tolman. On their
transparencies were the inscriptions:
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