The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-09-05
A MILE OF REPUBLICANS.
rcoSrrS,1rn FROM FIRST PAeE.1

rison Guards, of Auburn, both conspicuous
Freeport sent a finely uniformed Harrison
and Morton Club of sixty-hye or seventy
men. one of the best companies in line:
Oakland had a band and her Republican
Clnh' the first citizens of that town don ming
their white hats and busters to take the
The Cape Elizabeth Resolutes did that
town especial credit, and balanced off for
the South side OF Portland the good appear,
ance which their rivals from Saccarappa and
Cumberland Mills made for the other side of
our city.
Goriam also sent in fine club fifty or
SIXTY strong, with drum corps.
As whole, the procession was one Of the
best appearing that ever paraded these
streets in a campaign. There were many
hundreds Of men in line taken altogether,
some judges estimating them as high as two
thousand. The column was probably more
than mile long as it started out, and some
of the companies were marching fifteen or
sixteen men abreast.
The column was enthusiastically received
by the loyal Republican citizens along the
line.
A vast thrcng assembled in Lincoln Park,
prior to the starting of the procession. Fire
balloons were sent up from the Park by
William Allen, Jr., and red lights burned in
many places. The Nominations were nu-
merous and beautiful. thousands OF Japan
csc lanterns, candles and colored lights
lighting the way.
Among the many citizens of the eastern
part of the city, along Congress, India, st.
Lawrence, Monument, Lafayette, Quebec,
North and Cumberland streets, who brill
liantly Illuminated their residences, the fol-
A. Barrows, Leroy Sanborn, DR.. Palmer,
Alderman James Cunningham, Mr.. G. X.
Thompson, James e. Lawrence, John Cous-
ms. A. Il. Hatch, Geo. Trefethen, William
Smith, A. Chase, M. A. Floyd, w. j. Jones,
S. Morrison. M: z. Reed, Jabez True, Reu-
ben Noyes, V. V. Fuller, II. p. Huston, Will
son Sprague, j. II. Davis, Thomas j. Briggs,
Frank Floyd, Sewall Pollister, o. w. Full
lam, w. W. Mcintyre, G. M. Adams, W. B.
INV W. Hs% amin j. A. IidbacR, ohas KeS.
nard, ii. M. Noyes, Josiah Burnham, John
e. Burnham, DR.. John I. Palmer, A. Bragg,
w. Q. Blades, L. w. Lewis, Geo. l.. Norton,
e; G. Merrill, F: w. Wiley, A. n; Watson.
j. M Conway, A. W: Beal. II. F: Hutchins,,
Gardiner Floyd, w. NJ. Staples, l.. G. Fow-
Ter, Mrs. Eliza johnson, John w. Smith, c..
u. Benson. j. M. Rowe, Reuben Noyes, Chas.
Mclean, l. "a; McKenney. +. N. Calder
wood, Alpheus Griffin, FL. Il. Hallett, r. K.
Galley, Robert Ross, Geo. NJ. Goold, Henry
Sargent, w. NJ Latham, Warren Cole, Ly-
man Cousins, G. Il. Jordan. AT the resi-
dences of many of the above citizens fire.
works were displayed which were discharged
as the procession passed.
Along Cumberland street from the junct-
ion with Myrtle the Nominations continued
to the west end of the city, displays being
made by these citizens:
Walter Bailey, Chinese lantern and lights,
e. S, Sise, strings of lanterns and flags, A. S.
Mitchell, Chinese lanterns; Mr.. Morse, flag
and lights Geo. w. Bailey and Ira Berry,
| illuminations.
Mr.. HIT Thompson's house could be dis
| tinguished long way off by the Transparent
cies in the window which read as follows: