St. Paul daily globe., 1892-10-20
MARCH OF TRIUMPH.
That Is What the Big Eighth Ward
Club Showed in the
Fifth.
Prominent Politicians Visited and
Speeches Of Welcome Made
Along the Line.

The trilHnphal march Of the big
Eighth Ward Cleveland. Lawler and
Castle CLUB was made through the bor-
ders of the Fifth ward last evening. and
created the greatest enthusiasm the
Democrats of the Fifth have ever seen.
1t was all imposing sight as they
turned the corner of West Seventh and
Ramsey, under the leadership of Capt.
Metzdorf, nearly 200 strong, and fol-
lowed by the Eighth Ward scandinavian
club of fifty men.
The platoon that led the procession
ahead OF the drum and hfe corps were
the proudest men in the line as they
cast their ewes around the curve and
saw the success with which their efforts
had been crowned. What do you
think OF this?" was the chorus OF that
platoon, and Representative "Bilr"
kodger, President j. }. Ryder, Frank
Battley and A. n. NormaDdin had a
smile on their faces which seemed to in
dicate that Representative ''BilP' had
landed the Eighth ward club on the
'tee." and there wasn't ward in tie
city that could ''chip the winner"
ii was nearly O'clock when the club
turned up Goodrich avenue to pay its
reaching there, the cheers that echoed
up Oakland avenue seemed loud enough
to reach over the hills To the very homes
of the unfortunate Eighth warders
who had not joined in this glorious
march. jim was called to the front,
and in neat speech welcomed the club,
| and compiimented the Eighth warders
| OH their appearance, turnout and en-
| ergy in the cause of Democracy. He
| invited them to rest and join him
| i'm q social cigar, but the
| club said no to the first
proposition, accepted the latter, and
| insisted that Jim march at the head OF
the column and escort them through
the ward. In a few moments the club
was again in line, each putting cigar
TO further light the way, and before
they had proceeded far Jim Burns, Chris
Dorniden, William Koch and William
BanholZer were pressed into duty to lead
the marching throng which had now
been sWelled by hundreds OF the resi-
dents of the ward. 1t was expected
that the Fifth Ward Cleveland, Lawler
and Castle club would meet the Eighth
at Seven corners, but owing to an un-
fortunate delay in the arrival of uni
forms, this idea had to be abandoned
and the members joined as citizens.
After forming again Oh WeSt DeNeutn
street the club, which had been added
to by nearly five hundred marchers
without uniforms, proceeded on their
glorious march. Aid. Dorniden was
given an ovation, and so was Charles
Lauer, the Democratic candidate for
county commissioner, after which the
entire body proceeded to the residence
of William BanhOlZer, where refresh
ments were servrd. During the
entertainment President Ryder, of
the Eighth ward club made a
brief address of encouragement and
asked every member Of the Fifth and
Eighth Ward clubs to turn out Saturday
night and go to Minneapolis and hear
II. O. Mills speak. Transportation would
be furnished free and he hoped these
two clubs would be the largest in line.
Three cheers were then given for Will
lam Banholzer, jim Burns, Chris Dor
niden, William Koch, John Ii. Ives and
the balance OF the Democratic ticket all
along the line, when the march, with
urum and fife, was resumed hOmeward
through the Fifth, into the Seventh and
then home.