Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-11-24
ROAST BEEF FOR DEMOCRATS.
A Great Celebration and OX-roasI
at Newark, Saturday Night.


White Clay Creek Hundred Democrats
Celebrate the Recent victory--A Fine
Parade in Newark streets and an Ok
roast in the Malone Field.
neutrality-suspicious. OF Gazette ana journal
NEWARK, Nov. 2l.-Triumphant Democ-
racy was in full possession If the town ON
Saturday night and everything was given
over to commemorative the recent sweep
ing Democratic victory. From shutdown
until midnight the town was in n carnival
state and even Sunday morning heard an
occasional exultant Democratic cheer.
For week posters have been up an
nouncing grand jubilation, consisting of
an oa-rOast. parade and speech making,
and before shutdown country people began
pouring into town, many of them on
horses gaily caparisoned, intent apparently
on taking part in the parade. soon after
dark the streets became quite crowded with
people awaiting the advent Of the head Of
the procession. But it was a long and
dreary wait made worse by the setting in
of u rain, which, fortunately, did not last
long, although 1t threatened while it lasted
tn spoil the whole evenings programme.
At : oclock . walk through town disclosed
some very pretty aud effective iIlumina-
tons in stores and residences. nearly two
thirds of the places on the route OF the
parade ncing III some way especially ar
raycd for the occasion, either by light
effects or by display OF bunting trans
plrcncies.
Among the most striking IN appearance
were the places Of tho following persons .
Singles Il Nields, James Morrison, ). r..
Herdman, Joseph Luton, James Roberts,
Thompson Lilly. David Stanhupe, Harry
Campbell, benjamin Wilson, Edward Nc
Pike II. Il. Frazer, Byard Wddpts, DR..
". q. NJ. koliuck, James A. Wilson,
George Lindsey, benjamin Campbell a.
J. Mote, q. Fader, J. W. Parrish, Clark
Paxton. William II. Griffith, George
Powell, S. A. Roach, J. I. Maxwell, John
Elliot, Oliver Lockhurt Dr. q. NJ. All-
mond George q. Evans, James Hossinger,
DR.. 4. n. Raub, a. NJ. Mutherall, s. NJ.
bbnnell, Edward Wilson, Deer Park Hotel,
Theodore Il. Armstrong and Rankin Arm
strong.
The parade which was to have started Mt
100 o'clock was an hour late i'll forming at
the Deer Park Hotel, ruuscd in part by the
late arrival OF the Nmlng Mem Democratic
Club and the First Regiment Band Of Viii
minston, both of winch arrived at the Is.
4 .. station about o'clock. The visitors
were at once gwen the right of the line and
to a martial AR by the Wilmington band
the parade moved with Joseph /. Willis as
chief marshal riding ahead with several
assistants. After the band with It's IL
pieces came the Y. NJ. d. q, with 10 men,
l'encader Hundred Democratic Club with
1870 mounted men; Chester County Club.
100 mounted men; Fair llill Md. Club l5L
mounted men; White Clay Creek Club
with 100 mounted men and probably about
30 other hOrsemen who We're not attached
to any organization. In the line were fuui
bands rs follows: First Regiment OF II
pieces, ChesteryilIc. Pa. of 10 pieces, .f.tna
OF Newark 10 pieces and Cherry Hill of /.
pieces. The line contained about 700 men
and went through the principal streets
being greeted all along the street with
enthusiastic cheers and brilliant fireworks
Most every organization i'll line carried
transParencles containing the smhbOleth,
ol the calupaign, some of which were
hailed with load approval.
II was 30 O'Clock when the head of tn,
line arrived ON the Malone field south u
| town where the roasted OK in all his glory
and peculiar odor awaited the multitude
The OK, which dressed 400 pounds, hat
been roasted during Friday afternoon an,
| evening through the medium Of "A cord o
wood and the manipulation of three chic
cooks. liut Il sober regard for the trutl
prevents the assertion that this Democrat
| roast beef was gastronomiG success. o.
/ the contrary there were few stumachs am
| fewer noses in the crowd that could stanl
the feast and the really hungry ones suugh
satisfaction for the inner man at the brea,
and coffee stand The speech maxim,
which was to have followed the feast di,
not take place none of the four ADVERTISE
speakers putting in an appearance, whicl
| was source Of great regret to the commit
tee ana to the many visitors in town.