Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-11-24
new CASTLE DEMOCRATS
They Made the Ancient City
Lurid, Monday Night.
SOME SPLENDID ILLUMINATIONS
Senator Gray Speaks at the
Opera House Meeting.


Special Correspondence of Gazette ana journal
New CASTLE. Nov. GAS Senator Gray
said during his speech at the Opera House
last night. the Republican party had their
jubilee before the polls closed November
Sth, and it was only fair that the Democ-
racy, especially the New Castle hundred
contingent should have theirs now. They
had it last night
IN A BLAZE OF GLORY
when the old town celebrated the victory
of Grover Cleveland and tariff reform. in
the regular old fashioned, noisy, joyous,
happy, but peaceful way,
The visiting Democrats began arriving
in town shortly after 6o'clock and an hour
later the crowds, swollen by the local
shouters, tlocked on Delaware street and
nearly blocked that thoronghfarc. The
fireworks display was something fine.
RED AND BLuE FIRE
burned increasingly and a large majority
of the stores and residences along the line
ofparadc were illuminated in honor Of the
even. state Treasurer Herbert's residence
was among the most admired Every
window and door in the spacious building
was adorned with flags and flowers and
when the light shone through the effect
| was very fine. On the front Of the house,
| in big black letters We're the words Home
Again and on each side We're the apprO-
PIRATE inscriptions: And He Winked the
| Other Eye And the Next bay 1t
| showed"
The residence of j. Harry Rogers, on
| Front street, was beautifully illuminated
| with hundreds of Chinese lanterns Of
| various styles and Cnlors. Among the
Others which were pronounced very hand.
| some were the places of Dir. i. J. Black,
| ]. O. Lamhson. Charles Il. Ferns II Son.
| la |
Truitt \. b. Manlovc John Naylpr W.
| c. Worthington, Charles V. Wise, Wilmer
Hanson, John A, Walls, John IL. Rodney,
| X. H. Morrison. Alexander b. Cooper,
David Boulder and many others.
The parade although not as large os
was expected. was nevertheless
VERY SUCCESSFUL AFFAIR,
and was pronounced very good for the
shorttime that was occupied in arranging
for it. 1t formed at 7.SO O'Clock IN Della
ware street and marched through the prin-
cipal streets and through the suburbs of
Dobbinsville, Murrayyille and Shawtown
amidst red fire and enthusiasm. The for
nation Of it was as follows
Chief Marshal Colonel Il. g. BOYD and
% aids, uniformed and mounted; City
Cnrnct Band, % pieces l'ayard Legion
Young Mems Democratic Club, First
Voters Cleveland Club, a delegation of the
George Gray Club Wilmington: Baby
Ruth Fife and Drum Corps Baby Ruth
Democratic Club Central Democratic
Club; Young Mems Democratic Club, st.
Georges Band; floats, banners; Charles
Davidson, marshal, and 30 horsemen,
uniformed.
CHEERS FoR WILMINGTON.
The Wilmington Democratic clubs re.
ccived applause all along the line for their
fine appearance and excellent marching
some OF the floats were: A decorated plow
Wi
and on the same was the inscription 1.-The
machine that plOwed the q. q. T.. under
Nov sth; siSteen-foUt monument to the
memory Of the enemy contained among
Others the following inscriptions, $40 the
memory of the Benjamnitcs, who departed
this life ON Nov sth IS TO the memory of
the brihers and booders who had their
leg pulled the day before it showed" REST
in Peace" &c.
The banners contained some amusing
inscriptions among them of course, And
the next day it showed" Others were .
the other eve" I'VE told Won so T." ',Thc
IIare's Corner assessment-they had them
all assessed and then we got 256 majority
awfully, awful. Jim Hance," king had
the Bible and Taylor the Doodle, Tin,
, tin, American tin-they spent barrels Of
il and then didn't win" THAT d---n
little corner of Sussex" "Ifouest ballot
on Mckinley, friends, "Bcnjamin Har-
rison says Where am att ~
Several young Democrats carried a coop
. containing Il Cleveland and Harrison
rooster; the latter was u corpse, while the
O other one was growing over the body
William II. saunders, a member of the
Republican county committee, turned out
1 IN the parade, on an election wager and
/ William {. WorthingtOn, also u member
Of the committee had his residence bril-
Q liantly illuminated.
Y The store and residence of John Thnmp.
+ son, Republican, were decorated, on a
, wager he made with one OF his clerks
= THE OPERA HOUSE MEETING.
u After the dismissal of the parade the
= participants crowded into the Opera House
? and after music by the baud John r
: Campbell chairman Of the hundred execn
tive COMMITTEES; called Dir. j. j, Black IL
It the chair. The chairman in few pointed
remarks introduced senator GRAY, who
said in part
Is | am pleased to be with YOU TONIGHT
8 fellow Democrats, in my old home, one oI
the citadels of Democracy. We have beet
lighting fur%1years AMI have gained littipb,
little until we now have the whole TINTED
L states with US. J congratulate the Demo
l. Gratis Of New Castle for the noble part the,
., took IN the battle. You all have a Ierfec
- right to rejoice tonight, because Won hayt
l. won the fight nnbly and hOnorablv, woi
"a i BY yuuf manhood and citizenship, all,
= BY standing by the ancient principles i
d Democracy Let me again extend nj
jr heartfelt congratulations to Won. For iii
i, first time in my recollection and that o
" amy Democrats here has the tuiut of cor
n rupt practices been put into play il
b. this hundred III order to overthrow Demo,
M racy. but you have proclaimed to all tn
~ state that the New Castle Democracy can
n be either scared or hought. and the thre
ct counties have proclaimed that the peopl
!, shall always rule delaware NOu prt
~ scnted a united front against the enem
Sc and no blame can lie attached the Ne,
re Castle Democracy for the defeat If Hone,
. Jim Toner. lie will have his rights an
P, Will be vindieatCd. Loud and continue
I'll cheering.
Mr. Toner was n conspicuous figure j
the parade. The Democratic members ,
the Bill Nye Club were in line and sun
-Four More Years of Grover" and othl
a selections.
he About IA barbecue,
MS Special Correspondouce Ga2otte and Journal