The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-11-25
THE RALLY
CleveIand's Election Celebrated By A
Very Creditable Parade.

CieveIand's Election Celebrated By A
Very Creditable Parade.
While Thursday nights parade by nc
means fulfilled the exaggerated adj
vertisement which was given out, it
was very creditable showing. There
were AS horsemen and 800 marchers
in line by actual count, instead of 400
horsemen and 1900 marchers, as prom
ised. and but three bands instead OF
ten. Nearly a third of the riders and
marchers were young boys so that the
number Of voters in line was reduced
TO comparatively small number.
The horSemen outnumbered those
in the Republican parade about two
to one, and presented an imposing ap-
pearance. John Lulsdorf had charge
of this division.
The second division was in charge
Of ]. G.. Graham and was headed by
the Concordia band and included the
Mankato blow club, the Good Thun-
der and Minnesota Lake clubs, and a
lot of little boys pounding sticks.
Then came Superior hose Co. No. 2.
The next division, under Charles
O'Connor. was headed by the Vernon
band. which was followed by two BIZ
cyclists, boys and citizens in carriages
and large Cleveland transparency.
The industrial division came next,
under Chas. Macbeth. This was not
extensive and consisted of the follow
ing wagons:
Minneapolis beer wagon,
Cassidy Packing Company,
Candy Factory.
Standard Oil Company,
Roemer's beer garden wagon,
Bierbauer's brewery.
1t was highly appropriate that be-
sides the beer display, the Standard Oil
Trust should be represented, as its presl
dent did more than anyone else to &C
complish Cleveland's election. 1t was
probably in recognition of these SER
vices that the great Trust was given
position in the industrial display.
1t is probable that stranger, to look
at the display purporting 10 represent
MankatOs industries, would carry
away an impression that Mankato is
not the city that it is, and looking at
it from this view it was poor adver-
tisement of the city
The so-called industrial display
was followed by the St. James drum
corps, the St. James marchers,
and the Lake Crystal peo-
pie. John Krost and Chas. Wagon
were marshals of these divisions.
The transparencies bore such small
lettering that few of them could be
read, but several of them were quite
good.
The parade was late in getting
started The stores and residences
along the line Of march were beautl-
fully decorated and illuminated, Re-
publicans joining with the Democrats
in this. This feature Of the celebra-
tion was a great success and reflected
credit upon those who made the dis
plays.
The fireworks did not amount to
much. The firemen had only Roman
candles, while a few rockets were
fired from the tops of buildings along
Front street. Red fire placed at in
tervals along the line of march added
to the beauty of the scene.
Small boys kept up regular pande-
monium with fish horns, and the pa
rade was IN this and other respects
the noisiest that ever occurred in the
city.
A special train from st. James
brought in a large crowd, and the
Wells train was also packed. This
train returned after the parade.
Front street contained large crowd,
but there was hardly One-third the
number of strangers in the city that
there were at the Republican rally.
All in all, while the parade has been
eXcelled in this city on many differ
ent occasions, iG was a success, and
was probably the largest Democratic
parade that has occurred in the city.
Owing to the size Of the Democratic
victory. one could have expected more
enthusiasm along the line of march.