The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-10-20
A GREAT DEMONS IRA ZION.
The Largest Parade ever in Cecil County
Appears for Harrison & Morton.

The Largest Parade ever in Cecil Count
Appears for Harrison & Morton.
AN IMMENSE MEETING
Splendid Speeches by able Orators from
Pennsylvania. Delaware, Virginia
and Maryland.
GREAT ENTHUSIASM DISPLAYED.
The Details of the Parade and SYNOPSIS
| of the Speeches.
The demonstration in Elkton on Thurs
dav was probably the largest in the history
o fthe county. The Republicans of Ceci
County proved that they are in earnest
in this campaign. A grand and impos
ing parade. great in numbers, was followed
by one of the largest mass meetings anC
eloquent addresses.
| The parade formed at the West End Of
1 the town. 1t was admirably conducted
and moved without hitch ref1ectins
great credit on ex-Saerilf E. W. Januey
who acted as chief marshal. His eff
cient aids were Henry VI. Mccullough,
Daniel Harvey, Jr, +. 3. Smith, Frank
j. Denny. Harry NJ. Davis, Ohio John,
son, Nelson Warner and Malvern Jones.
The Sixth District HARRISON and Nor
ton club was i'll the lead. Dressed in at.
tractive uniforms they made fine dis.
play aud attracted much attention The
Rising Sun Cornet Band rendered good
music during the march. The officers OF
the gallant Sixth district club all saw
| service in the late war, and knowledge of
drill then acquired had been impaired to
the men. They We're about 100 strong,
besides the members o. the baud. The
officers are A. 5. Elliott, colonel; J. W.
Mccullough, adjutant; II. II. Haines,
major; Samuel Hambleton, captain; J. T.
Mccullough, captain; Samuel Ryan, cap
tain.
uCiSEhtioh Soii lSb q 'dihCl
attracted general attention because it was
the identical one carried in the great
Wing demonstration here in 1910 wien
General Harrison's grandfather was the
presidential candidate. 1t was partly
lettered by Mr.. Job Haiues who was
present at the meeting. 1t predicted IA
majority in Maryland for Tippecanoe of
5000. He received 4715. A pretty good
guess. The banner was displayed at the
speakers stand 1t has been IN posses
sion of the Clayton family for many
years.
The Eighth district delegation followed
headed by the Conowiugo colored band
A number of Sixth district colored men
also marched with this delegation Jacob
Miller being captain. There were fifty
four persons from the Eighth district at
the meeting, certainly creditable dele
CATION from that district taking into &C
count the distance covered to reach here
The Fifth district Harrison and Nor
bou Nluu III VI 1bul dOoif q 10
followed. DR.. I. A Worrell was marshal
of the district. His aids We're Dr.. r G..
Underwood and Jesse d. West. There
were about 60 horsemeu and 40 on foot.
The delegation was led by the Whitaker
Cornet Band OF Is pieces which rendered
fine music at intervals during the parade.
A how Of IN, 9
also accompanied this CLUB.
The Ninth district in point of numbers
and in other ways made the finest display
of any district, sending over 300 men.
Over forty horsemeh wore handsome uni
forms and each had wreath on his
horse. VIM. d. Haddock, the president
of the Harrison and Morton Club acted
as Marshal and rode at the head of the
delegation. They had two large flags
| and a trio of banners. One of the latter
bore the inscription Ninth district solid
for Harrison and Morton" and the other
"Workingmen Look to Your Interest ~
One wagon was drawn by eight horses.
Besides the many persons there was an
an old battle flag With the words, 1--WE
Wouldn't Give it up" a horse and
wagon suggestive of free trade and hard
times driven by a man dressed as clown
was an amusing feature of the parade.
The Marshal's aids in this district were
Alfred Cameron, first; Thomas Nearns,
second; VIM. Murray, third; and John
Crothers, fourth. The Oxford Pa, Band,
fine organization, accompanied the del
egatlon.
The Fourth district followed. John W.
Miller was marshal with James 5. Smith
and Phillip Arbuckle 'as aids. There
were about 30 horsemen and numerous
wagons, mostly drawn by two horses.
We noticed in this delegation, Messrs.
|. D. Garter and Henry Carter.
The Citizens Cornet band of Elkton
accompanied this delegation and render ID
good music. The Colored Harrison and
Morton club of Ekton followed headed by
the Elkton Colored Cornet band. Jacob
Hamm was marshal and had Robel t
Gibson and George Milburn for aids. The
Harrison and Morton club of Elkton
followed. A large number were IN car
riagas. There were about 80 horsemen.
Mr. Frank Pennington was marshal with
Jacob Markee, VIM. Dean, Joshua Ash
and Matthew Pearson.
The parade was at least mile and a
half in length and 1000 persons are esti-
mated to have been IN line. Numerous
| notices were carried by the members of
the various clubs containing wise and
witty sentences on political subjects.
| Flags were numerous. The decorations
of men, horses and carriages were very
| attractive. The parade broke about noon.
The First district delegation, number
ing about $50 headed by the st. Angus
tine band arrived too late to participate
in the parade Many dwellings and bus
mess places along the route were deco
rated with the stars and stripes.
THE MEETING.
The grand stand on the fair grounds
was crowded with people, probably two
Thousand persons being therein before
| the meeting was commenced. The ground
coDtained more than as many more.
| Persons competent to judge estimate the
attendance at fully 5000 persons. A speak
ers stand had been erected on the track
in front of the grand stand. The speakers
stand was handsomely decorated with red