The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-11-06
TALLAHASSEE'S

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THE SPIRIT OF 10 ABB
Last Saturday was red letter day in
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Day-Democratic
Day; day of rousing Democratic enthu-
~slasm, and day to be long remembered.
AT early dawn the patriotic citizens
were astir, preparing fer the grand Dem
ocratic parade and barbecue. Never be-
fore was old Tallahassee so bedecked in
bunting. Never before had our citizens,
big, little, young and old, displayed so
much interest in a political gathering
1t augured well, and the day was ire
mendous success.
At an early hour enthusiastic Demo
Gratis, both white and colored, came pour
ing into bandana bedecked Tallahassee,
on horseback, on muleback, in wagons,
IN carts, in buggies, in carriages and
on foot. Horses richly caparisoned
with red bandanas pranced and danced
through the streets, while from their rid
ers' heads and shoulders bandanas waved
gaily to the breezes. Men and little bows
with bandana shirts on, young ladies and
little girls elegantly dressed in bandana
costumes, and hundreds of other Demo
Gratis, wearing bandana shawlS, bandana
hats, bandana cravats, ETC., thronged the
streets on either side.
THE DECORATIONS
A large United States hag-the proud
old stars and stripes-was run out across
the street in front of the Democratic
County Executive Committees rooms.
and upon it were hung large engravings
of Cleveland and Thurman. A flag pole
was run up from the top of Mr. w. A.
Rawls' store, and from its topmost peak
another flag waited gaiy on the breeze.
Among the neatest and most attractive
decorations were two large colored pic
lures, one of Grover Cleveland, the other
of his noble and beautiful better-half.
Francis Cleveland, one on either side Of
the entrance to Mr. w. A. Rawls' drug
store, and both tastefully decorated with
bright colored bunting; these attracted
considerable attention, and many Dem.
+Ocratlc cheer rent the air in front of these
two splendid pictures. The St. James
Hotel WAS bedecked from top to bottom
with gay bandanas The long verandas
of the Leon were hung with BUNTING
flags aad bandanas The stores were
nearly all bandana bedecked and their
arents were testooned with bunting.
IeRg banners of bunting hung from each
Window of Tom Costa's restaurant and
boarding house, the Monroe building.
Chas. Munch's restaurant was aelow with
bunting and bandanas. Mr.. E. B. Clark
ran out big bandana flag and testooned
his billiard larlors with bandanas.
Messrs Byrd & Denham's was the most
deliberately 'ec ,rated of all the stores.
The FLoRIDIAN Office ran out bandana
flag and long feAtoons of bandanas. Res
licences in every part of the city were
bandana and bunting bedecked, and the
entire city was painted so red that a rose
ate hue rested up the azure skies.
FORMING FoR THE PARADE.
AT 10 o'clock the immense crowd be-
gan to gather IN Adams street. on the
west side If Capitol square, preparatory
80 forming the line Of triumphal march.
Leon Cornet Band was seated in a double
pyramid band chariot, which was gailv
covered with bunting. Each member of
the band wore a black prince Albert coat
and tall silk hat, with bandana band,
and from the rear of the chariot tloated
the State flag OF Florida. A long line Of
carriages formed on the south side of the
Capitol square, in the foremost Of which
were four OF 1allahassee's fairest daugh-
tiers, Misses Matte Honstoun, Sadie
Williams, Amelia Munro and Oracle
Hartt, all elegantly dressed in bright red
blndaua costumes and with waying ban
danas in hand. \ long line of mounted
citizens and visitors formed in the square
just south Of Col. j. hn y. Iender~on's
residence Tne band struck ND. Loud
cheers cleft The air. an the parade be-