Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-11-24
MILFORD,
Tuesday Nights Big Parade--The Demo-
Gratis of Milford and Cedar Creek Hun
dreds Pack the Streets.
SneciaI Observation-Disclosures C;ayet,a n N a To,,rrnl

Tuesday Nights Big Parade--The Demo-
Gratis of Milford and Cedar Creek Hun
dreds Pack the Streets.
Special CorresnondenreO t Gazette and journal
MILFORD, Nov. 23.-The Democrats of
Milford and Cedar Creek hundreds are
happy set of people this morning The
grand jollitication and parade came off
last evening and more than reached the
expectation of the committee in charge,
who declare il was the best parade ever
gotten up in Milford.
Early in the day all members of the sue
cessful party here were busy in decorating
their homes with bunting, flags, Japanese
| lanterns and candles. Along the line of
parade almost every house was gaily deco
rated, and in many instances they were
the homes of Republicans who were pay
ing election bets. At all early hour Wal
nut street was literally packed with people,
while it was almost impossible to walk the
length of Causev's avenue on account of
the crowd. This is where the parade
formed.
Trusten r, Causey, son of W. F. Causey.
eex-secretary of State, and nephew of
Congressman j. W. Causey, was chief
marshal and had for his aids William
Cirwithin. Harry Vineyard, J. L. Truitt,
Leo Truitt. Theodore Shockley, Miles ].
Mills, Nicholas Stayton. Roland Carlisle.
J. h. Ellegood, Samuel G.. Fisher, j. Lynn
Pratt, Joseph Daniels, ]. D. Hill, Allen
Vineyard.
For an hour before the parade started
they were busily engaged in arranging the
different floats &C.. and though the
parade was announced to start at o'clock
| It was not until 740 p. m, that it started.
Forming on Causey's avenue it marched
up the avenue, through Causeys lawn in
front of the home of the Congressman,
through to Walnut street. from Walnut, to
Peach, to Washington, to South Second, to
Marshall, to South Front, back to Walnut
to North Fourth, to Pear, to Pullen's lane
to Walnut again. where they stopped in
front of the home OF Senator-elect William
| L. Watson, who was given ar ovation
| thence to North Second, to Truths avenue,
| TO North Front. thence to the Central
Hotel, where the paraders broke ranks and
addresses were, delivered BY ". i. Causey,
| y. i. Martin, John G. Gray, II. d. IIearne
| u. u. Marvel and others. At the conclu-
| sion OF the speech making at the Central
| Hotel the crowd were invited to the Dor
sey House where speeches we're made
| The parade was made up as follows ::
First came carriages, in which were seated
Congressman Callsey, +. J.. Martin, d. r.
Marvel, W. I, Watson, X. G. Dunn, W. +.
| Ca,isey, u. ID. Hearne John q. Gray, and
| many other prominent Democratic poll
| ticlaps i'll Kent and Sussex counties. Next
| To them came body of horsenen gar
| landed with wrenths and sleigh bells. Fol-
| lowing them was the Laurel Military
Band, which was kept busy furnishing
| music for the paraders. They We're assisted
| by the Smyrna Band, these being the only
| two bands in line Then came long line
| Of hoats men carrying transparencies and
| horsemen, the smyrna Band, floats, trans
parencles and horsemen again.
IN all there were probably 900 persons
III line. 1t required about 10 minutes to
| pass given point. The transparences
| were well gotten up and those of an insult
| ing character that usually grace parade
OF this character were conspicuous by their
absence.
| One of the most conspicuous figures in
! the parade was w. NJ. Trnitt, a Republic
| can, who was paying an election bet. lie
had his face blackened and was seated
upon Senator-elect W. T. Watsons white
horse, wearing a conspicuous black and
orange blazer. The stripes of this coat
were about one and one-half inch wide.
The bet was made with Robert p.
Davis, son of K. II. Davis, ex-State treas
urer, and q young lawyer of this town
who held him to the bet. Notwithstan ling
some dire threats that were made against
him should he attempt to ride at the head
of the parade it was done and the payer of
the bet was unmolcsted 1t was known
that the payment of the bet was especially
distastetnl TO some members of the com,
| mittee i'll charge who did all they could to
prevent its being carried out.
The Democracy of Milford and Cedar
Creek, however. may be proud of Their
parade aid jolliiication, as it was indeed O
grand success. Never was there such a
large crowd IN Milford, which was est,
mated at between 5000 and 1000. that was
so orderly. Republicans and Democrats
| alike were us good naturcd as IL was pos
| sibie for crowd to be.