Evening journal., 1888-11-14
MILFORD CELEBRATING
The Town Ablaze With Pa.
triotiSm.
DELAWARE REPUBLICANS ALIVE.

DELAWARE REPUBLICANS ALIVE.
The biggest Pageant Seen There for six
teen Years Eloquent Words of Cheer
and Congratulations by Messrs. Higgins,
Fisher, Treat, Massey, HonecIer and
others-The Town Painted in all coIors.
The Republicans of Milford and vicin
| lty last evening celebrated their victory
of November with a vim and eclat that
have no counterpart in the history of the
old town since the fall of 1872, when
Henry Wilson of Massachusetts, then the
Republican candidate for President
made speech there and drew thither all
the aggressive and most enthusiastic Re
publicans in the state. Wilmington then
as yesterday participated in lthe pagean
try and there were number of veterans
on the T. NJ. Il. G. special train yester
day afternoon, who cheered themselves
hoarse over the shoemaker statesman in
1872 II takes three hours to run a special
train from Milford to Wilmington and it
was o'clock when the local delegation.
about $50 in number reached the town
on the Mispillion. There were in the
party among many others James H. Hof
fecker, Jr.. Esq, Frank Pyle. Thomas
Darlington, lsaih Thomas, Daniel f.
Stewart, Colonel John M. Dunn,
Captain Edmund Mitchell, James
L. Hawkins. Henry f Pickles. y. Eldridge
Pierce, Colonel Samuel NJ Wood, J. Paul
Brown w. l.. G. Thomas Charles S.
Gawthrop, William H. Sherer, Francis
H. Hoffecker. Esq, Horace G.. Knowles,
Esq. George A. Elliott, Esq, Walter H.
Hayes, Esq, Harry A. Brown, Walter q.
Tatnall, Henry r. Grub, Ferris Giles,
William Simmons Walter II. Davis, J.
Norris Robinson Thomas Mitchell, Harry
Christy and Thomas Harper.
The Wilmington special picked up
probably fifty persons along the route,
Edward Challenger, late Republican can
didate for the General Assembly, got on
| at New Castle. Bradford Murphy and
Beniah Watson, Esq, joined the party at
| Dover Harry Hickey, formerly Of this
city, boarded the train at Harrington. At
| Milford William Simmons, who had been
chosen chief marshal formed line of pro.
cession and with the sidewalks filed bv
thousands who had already appeared in
| town he moved his phaanx to Front and
Walnut streets, where the meeting was
held later in the evening and there broke
ranks for supper. Sussex was there
already in strength Foremost and hap
piest was Charles H. Treat and with
/ him McKendree Downham, representa-
| tive-elect, Sheriff James II. Ward,
Charles H. Maull, representative-elect
from Lewes, DR.. Hiram r. Burton and
Roman Tammany, also of Loves, DR. G..
9. Layton, Georgetown, j. e. Griffenberg,
editor of the Seaford Review, Henry II.
Morgan, representative elect from Nanti-
coke, ex-sheriff Eli R. Sharpe, John G.
Short, Joe Frank Isaacs, Daniel r. Bur
ton, Fl. Manship, Jacob E. Faucet,
George Faucet Thomas R. Bur
ton, Thomas Curry, Harry Viven
Of Bridgeville, Charles T. Pepper
Levy Court Commissioner Of
| Georgetown hundred and hundreds OF
others There were also on hand to re-
ceive the Wilmington invaders the Rev
J. 5. Willis, DIR. George w. Marshall,
Henry l.. Hynson, William Sipple, Colonel
d. H. Davis, j J. Plunkett, Nj. H. Pretty
man, DR. r. Dawson Of Frederick. Jacob
Friedel and his fine sturdy sons from Eel
ton, J. b. Wharton, Levy Court com
missioner from East Dover hundred. Gar
rett l. Hynson, representatives. elect from
Milford hundred, and a thousand more
Republicans Of more or less promi-
nenoe from southeastern Kent and north
eastern Sussex to do the honors Of the
occasion. The streets were jammed with
people.
The feature Of the celebration was the
parade in the evening which got under
way. DR.. George W. Marshall as chief
marshal, about 8 30 o'clock. There were
probably 1900 persons in line, while as
many more crowded the sidewalks The
Wilmington boys we're given the right Of
line. cart drawn by q donkey and
loaded with a conn, symbolizing the
death Of the Democratic party, followed
1 this division. THE Unit Rule Struck
Billy Patterson" transparency led the
splendid Union Republican Club of Mil
! ford, which with its solid ranks and
taking notices evoked cheer after
cheer. 1--WE Have Come to STAY, "The
Unit Rule was Loaded" etc, etc, told
the jubilant tale of their enthusiasm
The Lincoln Club, colored, kept its eve
on 1--WE will all vote in 30. and all the
white men cheered it to the echo Free
Schools for All on transparency on a
wagon filled with colored children was
another popular metto. "Whoop Her Up
for Dear Old Sussex was the signal
given in letters of flame on monster
Georgetown transparency, which made
Kent and New Castle howl whenever and
wherever it hove in sight. printing
press run by an oil engine on . wagon
turned out tickets for the Salt river trip
and delighted the boys and girls that
eagerly hanked the curb. The NJ r.
G. of Georgetown had a number OF
wagons carrying tranparencies, of which
Goodbye Mr.. Bayard and to Your Assess
ment Law" was the most taking. This
clHb was repeatedly cheered. Lincoln
club represented the Blue Hens Chick
ems" and declared that "Clevelands Soup
is Salty" Sussex is There Too" was
obvious at every tnrn, and eve Will
Protect the Sheep" q veritable old ram
in wagon, received the hearty approval
Of the assembled mass. Farm wagons
loaded with boys, girls and women were
almost innumerable and the rear Of this
vast line was brought 9p by several
hundred young men on horseback. Red
FIRE and rockets illuminated the whole
course. After doing the town the pro
cession jamHed itself into the square
! formed by Front and Walnut streets, at
Lowerys Hotel, where the plat
form had been erected for the
! speakers. Before the speaSiug began
the Wilmington boys formed a circle in
the square and eight pail bearers in
sombre hoods and gowns proceeded to
incinerate the coffin and its contents. Al
| wild and ..barbarous funeral dance was
given and pioUs member Of the squad
| by wierd and obesity incantRtions and