The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-11-11
INDIANA CARNIVAL.
Fantastic JubilatiOn Over
Harrison's Triumph.
WEST VIRGINIA FOR HARRISON
Republican Gain In New Hampshire
-Trickery Of Delaware
Democrats.

IspHASAroLTs, Nor. 10. The weather
was unfavorable to-day and tonight
for the great ratification meeting that
was advertised to take place Early in
the day a steady drizxling rain set in
and continued until nightfall- The
sidewalks and streets were eonse-
quently deluged with mud, and alto
gether il was the most disagreeabie
day of the season. In view of this
unfavorable outlook for an outdoor
demonstration the committee having
the affair in charge, early in the after
noon called meeting and postponed
the ratification until next Wednesday
night However, the postponement
by the committee was too late to pre-
vent the arrival OF a number of dele
cations from Charlottesville, Clinton
county, and several small delegations
from other places in Indiana and Illi-
nois. The demonstration tonight was,
therefore, purely an impromptu local
affair. Gen. Harrison did not come
down town, the weather being to in
clement.
Early large crowds began to congre-
gate on Pennsyivania avenue and
Washington street. Ii was the same
molly looking crowd that has filed
the streets for the past four days,
blowing their tin horns and ringing
bells. As evening approached they
were reinforced by several hundred
out-of-town Republicans, notably the
delegation from Charlottesville, which
was accompanied by five uniformed
drum corps. About O'Clock the rain
ceased and people began gathering on
Pennsylvania avenue and around the
New Denison hotel. not knowing that
the big demonstration had been post
poned.
By 8 O'Clock the jam was terrific.
The sidewalks were nearly impossible,
and far into the muddy streets the
crowd surged back and forth, making
a hideous din with their thousands OF
tin horns, drum corps, torpedoes and
lastly incessant cheers. Within the
New -Denison the scene was a repeti-
ton of Thursday night. All sorts of
outlandish garhs were TO be seen.
Some wore Chinese dolls on their
breasts. Others had their plug hats
covered with red flannel, while not a
few had paper log cabin stretched
over their hats, giving them the most
unique appearance. Many were
covered with little flags, while their
head gear rivaled that of Sioux
chief. Others again wore red calico
pants or bright-colored coats, any
thing to be odd.
When the Charlottesville drum corps
marched past the hotel, at o'clock,
the excitement reached its zenith.
The men cheered themselves hoarse.
Then came horsemen dressed in fam
tastic garbs, with hats full of flags and
coats chalked with figures. Following
this cavalcade came band; then
about 400 veterans, who were also COW
cred with flags and pictures. Sky
rockets, Roman candles and cannon
torpedoes in profusion greeted the
procession as it passed down Pennsyl-
vania avenue into Market street Fol-
lowing the veterans came nearly a
thousand nondescripts gorgeously ar
rayed in old plug hats and brilliant
suits. No two men were dressed alike,
and many of them were shooting Ro-
man candles.
Perhaps the best display was that OF
students OF the Indiana Dental Col
lege. They carried a coffin. Within
sat an upright skeleton with foot
protruding and the head swathed in a
bandana. The inscription of the cof-
fin was, Free Trade Baby. The
students provoked storms OF applause
as they marched through the great
crowds. Another device that caught
the crowd, was small coffin carried
on a pole and inscribed, Death to
the red bandana," and beneath, the
words, Goodbye, oh Grover, good
bye" An expreSs-wagon, hauling a
mammoth Grandfather hat, over
three feet in diameter painted red, was
vociferously cheered. Some half-dozen
drum corps were consolidated, and be-
hind them came an endless mob OF
horn-blowers, whose object was TO
make as muIh noise as possible. Many
carried strings OF sleigh bells. Others
had hand-bell. and devils drums and
horse-fiddles, and their success was
unquestioned. They marched through
the city for two hours, and at mid
night goodly number OF them are
still on the streets.
AT HAgEIsoN's HOME.
The continuous din of the past four
days has grown Uonoionous to down
town residents, and regular boarders
at the hotels are leaving TO
escape the affection. All
this time Gen. Harrison sits quietly in
his library. reading the news OF the
day and chatting with an occasional
friend who calls Among his callers
to-day were Gen. Lew Wallace, Con-
gresham Barry of Chicago, also John
Devoy, president, Joseph Il. Ryan,
first viee-president, and Michael Bres-
lin. second e-president, OF the Asti-
Cleveland and Protective League OF
New York. They came expressly to
the general and were cor