Evening journal., 1890-11-15
povER,s DEMONSTRATION.
he Largest Parade That Ever Took
Place IN Dover--The Cltv Decorated.

The Largest Parade That Ever Took
Place IN Dover--The CItv Decorated.
Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL,
DOVER, Del. Nov. 15.-The largest
political demonstration ever known In
Kent county was held In Dover last
night by the united Democrats of Della
ware. It consisted Of gigantic parade
and monster mass meeting on the
Green. The attendance was fully
2, 800.
During the afternoon and evening the
different organizations which went to take
part in the demonstration came into the
state capitol by rail- wagon and on horse
back. Such gathering OF all classes
and.condltions of mankind Is seldom seen
in country town
The arrival of the Young Mems Demo
cratic Club Of Wilmington shortly after
o'clock was the signal for the moving
Of the parade. AS the Wilmingtonians
left the train aud formed In line they
We're greeted with hearty cheers, aud
when the 300 men got In line, four
abreast, with their silk hats, dark clothes,
gloved hands, and canes carried at the
shoulder, they made such fine appear.
ance that they were greeted with ap.
plause aud complimentary remarks along
the entire route Of the procession, which
began to move down Loockerman to
state street AZ $50. The Wilmington
visitors had the right Of line, and were
headed. by the First Regiment Band.
which accompanied them from Whining
ton
They were followed by the Democratic
Clubof Dover, its members carrying new
brooms at their shoulders; and in turn
the Democratic Clubs OF Rising Sun,
Magnolia, West Dover hundred, Little
Creek hundred, Magnolia, Wyoming.
Milford and Camden, as well as q Sussex
delegation. Several OF the organizations
were accompanied by bands and fife and
drum corps The transpArencies were
plentiful, and while not elaborate In de-
sign, conveyed their meaning with true
rural emphasis and earnestness. Some Of
the farm wagons were beautifully dec
Grated with flowers and evergreens.
The horsemen are worthy of mention,
as there were several hundred OF them.
Every horse had garland of flowers
around its neck, and the riders were
grotesquely costumed and many Of them
masked.
The illumination.
The citizens resp onded to the call for
an illumination with an illumination that
surprised even the promulgators Of the
movemert The houses OF Hon. James
L. Wolcott, DR.. Henry Ridgely, John d.
/ Burton, Jones Brothers, j. Alexander
| Fulton. @. II. B Day, r. NJ Dunn, DR..
Edward Lewis, the State House, Capitol
/ Hotel and the Bayard House being con-
spicuous in this respsc' The business
houses we're generally illuminated and
the streets were thronged with people.
The route Of the parade was on
every street OF Importance In the town
and the lines were often broken by the
muddy condition of some of the thor
oughfares.
Torches, red and green fire. Chinese
lanterns aud calcium lights were carried
by those in the procession aud the spec
tecular effect was grand.
Ehe Mass Meeting.
After the parade was over, and Harry
A. Richardson, the defeated Republican
candidate for governor, had been seren-
AIDED and responded with a neat little
speech, the head OF the line turned into
the public square, facing the State
House, where the speaking was TO b
T heard.
At the State House, Governor -eleci
! hcy noiuo was lutruuuIou W tnb laIE
audience from the balcony by Lewis Q
Vandegrift OF Wilmington, who pre-
, sented the handsome live rooster, which
had been brought for that purpose by
the Wilmington Club Mr.. Reynolds &C
cepted it and made a brief speech o
thanks and congratulation.
, Impromptu speeches were also made b.
] Chairman Willard Hall Porter Of VIII
mington and E. D. Hearn of George
! town. Short speeches were also made b,
! Colonel Cooper aud others at the Bayart
Z House