Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-16
GREETED WITH CHEERS.

GREETED WITH CHEERS.
The Republican Clubs Make a Good I'm
preston on the Southside - Cheal
Money Scattered on the Streets-A Tai
Escort-Formation of the Parade.
The Republican demonstration was q sue
cesstul one. At least 1000 men were in line
and an excellent appearance was made The
men looked well and handsome uniforms
and good marching were the order. Car.
son and Sarah streets along the line Of
march were ablaze with fireworks, while
lanterns and decorations adorned q greater
number of the houses.
Conspicuous among the clubs was the c.
L. Magee Guards, formerly the Six-Footers.
Every man was over six feet tall, and with
their high shakos they looked like giants
They acted as escort to the marshal and hi.
staff
The Knoxville Washtub Club attracted
considerable attention. Its members were
arrayed in gaudy colored skirts with hoops
and bonnets, and presented ludicrous ap
pearance A halfdozen wagons from the same
borough were loaded with men and ban.
ners. One of the wagons was gotten up to
represent estate bank of Democracy
Imitation paper money was thrown from il
bearing the inscription: "Will pay bearer
IS in notes of any other bank not worth as
much as the notes OF this bank" Their
banners bore various inscriptions, one of
which was: eve Kept the Democrats Clean
Before the War; We Won't Do 1t Now"
Honors for the Conkling Club.
The Conklin Marching Club was another
of those conspicuous bv reason of q fine ap-
pearance and good marching. They carried
long red, white and blue plumes and looked
very imposing.
By no means least was the Young Mems
Republican Tariff Club. 1t was 300 strong,
and with white hats, canes, CATERS, ETC.,
they looked handsome.
Allegheny, McKeesport, McKee's Rocks,
Mansfield and Bridgeville were all repre-
sented by clubs.
The Southside clubs formed on Carson
street. with the right resting at the Pitts
burg and Lake Erie Railroad depot. The
other Pittsburg and Allegheny clubs
formed on Water street, with the right
resting on Smithfeld street. They then
moved across the Smithfeld street bridge and
fell in on the left of the Southside clubs
The line was not split into divisions. They
Thirteenth street, to Sarah street, to South
view, to Carson street and were there dis
missed.
How the Men Marched.
The order of parade was as follows:
Squad of Police.
Captain Stewart and 20 men.
Brass Band.
G. l.. Magee Guards, Acting as Escort to the Mar
shal and staff.
Captain Hubbard and 100 men.
Marshal John P. Eberhart.
D. ]. McGarvy. Adjutant General. Christ. Hart
lep. Chief Of staff and IS Aides.
Brass Band.
Young Mems Republican Tariff Club. Captain
William Ewing and 300 men.
Tariff Cadets,
Captain Harry Fineberg and 100 men.
Union Republican Club, Of McKeesport Captain
w. E. Thompson and $50 men.
Allegheny Cadets, a% Captain % Fowler and $50 men.
Twelfth Ward Republican Club of Allegheny, Cap
tain William WhitIinger and Umen.
Colonel W A Stone Republican Club. of Allegheny
JaGag p'1n Fe6aSSRs Ii sSR5uns Gas sna %ason,
Harrison and Reid Club. captain Russell and 16o
Mansfield Marching Club. s'i Captain Wilson and rs
Drum Corps.
mChces hOCk 3 Aluletlc Clup, Capt8ln hlIker ana
Twenty-frst Ward Republican Club. Captain W.
ID. Lowe and 1876 men,
Drum Corps.
Young Mems Fourteenth Ward Republican Club,
Captain E. A. Parson and It's men.
Knoxville W ash-Tub Club.
Cantain Seeds and rs men.
Eight Wagons With Knoxville men.
Brass Band.
Bridgevflie Republican Club.
Captain Glenn and IS men.
Drum Corps.
Conklin Marching Club and the c. L. Magee
Guards. Together With Captains D. L. s.
Mcdonald and L. s. Coslett
and $50 men.