The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-02
THE NIGHT DEMONSTRATION.

LIE NiCHl
The evening demonstration was as far
ahead of the days demonstration as the
days demonstration was ahead of the av-
erage Peoples party demonstration. 1t
was demonstration that will live in the
memory of the young people now living
until they are old and gray, when they
will recount to their grandchildren the
event, Ms the old veterans who paraded
yesterday recount to this generation the
stirring scenes of 1910 when the elder Har.
rson was running for the presidency. AS
a matter Of course the drawing card Of the
evening demonstration was Senator
ingalls,, not John James ingalls,, of Atchi-
son, personally, but ex- United States Sem
ator Ingalls,. the representative and en-
bodiment of Kansas Republicanism.
The demonstration began with a torch
light procession. the greatest by 200 per
cent that has ever been held in Sedgwick
county The lowest Alliance estimate of
the number of torch bearers in line is
$500, which estimate would justify any
body in putting it down as 3 600 for every
good Populist will subtract from Repub-
lican parade about what he usually adds
to Populist parade. Douglass avenue
was veritable sea of fire from the Carey
hotel to Main and from Main to Oak
street. It was magnificent parade and
one that cannot be duplicated by all the
parties and fractions of parties outside of
the Republican party if they had fused
their combined efforts into one. Men who
conld not get lanterns. for the :, 200 on hand
were soon exhausted, made cotton balls and
Oh in oil upH in he
ranks in this way. II the usual marching
distance had been observed the parade
would extend over distance at least
three miles long. Senator Ingalls,, Judge
Strang. Hon. Joe Ady and many local
prominent citizens reviewed it from a
stand Oh the corner Of Douglas and Main,
and each pronounced it the finest ever seen
In Kansas.
The pyrotechnic display was simply
grand, while the operations of the shotgun
club helped TO arouse intense enthusiasm.
As each division passed the review staud
loud cheer was given for ingalls, and
everything Republican. and the pitch Of
enthusiasm went higher and higher as
division after division passed the distin-
guished kansan. One very attractive
feature of the parade WAS tue company OF
masked men, imitation outlaws. that car
ried a banner referring TO the assassina-
ton of Simpson. This was really
very clever feature, and attracted
much comment and attention, for
the suggestion it expressed. The parade
ended with a rear guard consisting of s
colored club made up of men in whose
hearts still burns the FIRE of gratitude to
the Republican party for the blessings
they are enjoying through that party's
patriotism aud blood and legislation aud
general good faith.
AT THE OPERA HOUSE.
Long before the time appointed for the
beginning of Senator Ingalls, speech the
Crawford Grand opera house WAS more
than two-thirds full aud i, could be easily !
seen that standing room would soon he AT /
n premium. Just at this time there were
5 coo people holding down seats in the /
open air space where the day meeting was I
held expecting that the speak 1
ing would take place there /
aud they didn't know any better till after I
Mr.. ingalls, had commenced spraA' >.