Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-11-13
REruBLIoANE EgJ0icIN0s.
A Street Parade Foi--t ed by "a Meeting in
Institul Hall.

ihstitul Hail.
The Republican ratification, Saturday
night, over the yitSory in New Castle
county, was simply a conglomerate
negro demonstration, during which the
colored Republicans fairly owned the
town. The nucleus of the procession
was the Young Mems Republican Club,
headed by Hyatt's Military Band, but
the balance of the line comprised two
fife and drum corps, with a crowd of
negroes who carried brooms and clubs,
swept along the streets and sidewalks in
the most offensive manner, and gener-
ally made themselves as obnoxious as
only the average negro after a Republi-
can victory can.
The parade was made vivid by plenty
of fireworks and red fire, and it held
the streets for nearly two hours. On
the way up Market street the affair was
marked by striking instance of boor-
ishnoss and ill-breeding. 1t happened
opposite the rooms Of the Young Mems
Democratic Club, on Market street
above Eighth, when several of the
young Republican paraders not little
gratified tn notice the red fire and other
pyrotechnic displays from their friends,
"the enemy" The chivalry of the
action was appreciated in true gentle
manly spirit and accordingly acknowl-
edged with cheers.
Unfortunately, however, this was not
the spirit evinced by the tail end of the
parade. As the negroes and the occu-
pants of the fire wagon drew nigh to
the Y. NJ. d. Club rooms they hooted
and yelled at the young Democrats,
jcercd at them, and shot their rockets Mt
the club members in the windows and
on the roof of the building. The latter
took no notice of the brutality but had
good reason to compare the action of the
head VS.. the tail of the Young Mems
Republican Club parade.
In addition to the gross discourtesy
of this action, the result was somewhat
of loss to the Young Mems Demo-
cratic Club, as one of the balls from a
Roman candle, directed from the hand
of lAwlcss negro, set fire to and ruined
a handsome silk flag.
The meeting at Institute Hall was
simply bowling mob, at which the
negro celebrants INDUCED in noises Of
all kinds to their hearts content Fire.
quently the speakers could not be heard
on account of the tremendous huhbub
and confusion. The only feature of the
affair was genuine ovation rendered
William Simmons, the sheriff-elect, as he
took seat upon the stage.
The speakers were Senator Higgins,
William G. Spruance, Benjamin Nields,
Washington Hastings and Hugh Q.
Browne. All the speakers dolefully
mourned the Republican reverses
throughout the country, but rejoiced
over the result in New Castle county.
They predicted Republican triumph in
1899.
The entire affair was disgusting OK
hibition, for which the white Republi-
cans were subsequently very much
ashamed. During the parade the negroes
fairly occupied the street, and the
Young Mems Republican Club paraders
could scarcely be seen for the black
cloud of yelling disorderly negroes that
completely surrounded them, At the
Institute meeting three-fourths of the
audience comprised colorcd men and
boys, many of whom clambered upon
the stage and occupied the seats reserved
for the officers. The colored fife and
drum corps paraded around the hall
and could scarcely be induced TO keep
quiet long enough for the speakers to be
heard Many of the negro roughs car
ried baseball bats and acted all the
time as though spelling for fight.
Altogether the affair was anything
but creditable to the Republican party
of Wilmington.