The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-11-03
TO HONOR GEORGE CLARK.
THOUSANDS OF LOYAL DEMOCRATS
C0NGREGATE AT DALLAS.
1t was Regular "Turu Texas Loose" Day
and the Enthusiastic Crowd Paraded
the Streets With Torches
Flambeaus, Etc.

DALLAS, Oct. 26.-This has been
S'Turn Texas Loose" day in Dallas
with vengeance and at this writing
thousands of enthusiastic supporters
of the "Little Giant are painting the
town red with torches, flambeaus, etc.
1t has been a day of wild excitement
and red hot enthusiasm. Last night
the Clark men began to pour into tho
city from all sections of the state.
Colonel Rodgers, candidate Tor lieu
tenant governor, and q number OF
friends came in from Austin this
morning. Forty-four coaches making
two special trains and the regular
came from Fort Worth loaded to the
guards. Mai. B. B. Paddock and 1900
loyal Democrats came from Panther
vile, also the George Clark colored
club. Abilene sent great delegation
of Parker county citizens headed
by John Haering and other stalwarts.
Mckinney, Greenville, Denison,
Sherman, Ennis, Houston and hun
bred other towns sent delegates of
progressive Democrats to do honor to
the matchless chieftain of Democracy
anu LIS CduSo. AL udJ lJuS UhO
wearers of blue badges lined the
hotel Hobbies. The streets, the bust
ness houses and the fair grounds
fairly swarmed with them. Great
preparations had been made for the
torchlight procession tonight and the
procession was hummer.
At :30 the procession began to form
and at 8 o'clock moved and it was the
.grandest and most imposing ever
witnessed in the southwest.
Judge Clark was expected with a
thousand men from Waco at 7:10, but
word came that his train was one
hour and thirty minutes late. Led
by brass band the procession moved.
First came the Dallas Flambeau 300
strong and the boys fairly illumined
the heavens with their fireworks dis
plays; then came the Clark Marching
clubs under captains from out of town
and it seemed as if the whole town
was lit up by the torch bearers;men on
horseback, men in carriages, thous-
ands on the sidewalks also made a
scene of dazzling splendor and the
continuous cheering for George Clark
lasted from 7:3O till II m. The de.
vices on transparancies were
telling one wagon contained
fat hog dressed and ready for the
frying pan. Another represented
Geo. Clark dressing fat porker. One
banner read: "Colin County Will Give
Clark 1000 Majority" Many referred
to the International and Great North
ern, to Coke and to his Hillsboro
speech, to Headsman Baker and local
assistants, others taught object lessons
for the voters of Texas. One flaming
banner read "Elect Clark and Restore
Prosperity" Men from all classes
and trades were represented in the
torch bearing detachment from the
millionaire to the laborer, and it was
q most imposing demonstration.
John s. Allsdorf, who was instru-
mental in getting them, informed
your reporter that they had
furnished 600 torches to the
members and in addition to this there
were 300 Flambeaus, six bands fur
nished the music, and "Dixie," "The
Bonnie Blue Flag" and other familiar
airs set the crowd wild. All the
principal streets were lined with peo-
ple. and after parading to their hearts
content the boys broke ranks opposite
the city hall, and the streets in all di-
rections were blocked with cheering
and exultant multitudes. 1t had been
announced that Judge Clark and
others would address the great as
semblage from the balcony OF the
Oriental hotel. Judge Clark arrived at y
o'clock and was given royal welcome.
He was placed in carriage and drawn
to the Oriental hotel. On the balcony
were seated the local committee on re-.
ception and many distinguished Dem,
ocrats from abroad. Before his arrival
several speeches had been made to
the great assembly by Hon. e. o. NC
Dowell of Gatesville, Judge Norman
q. Kittrell, w. II. johnson and Col.
Jonathan Lane. All these gentlemen
spoke of the great uprising OF the peo'
Die in all sections Of the state that re-