The Portland daily press., 1892-09-16
The Parade Last Night Great Success
Thousands Saw the Battalion and Hun
dreds of Republicans Illuminated
Their Houses and Celebrated With
Colored LIGHTS and Fireworks

mand forward" Monument Square was
mass of humanity through which It
was difficult to make ones way The
Lincoln Club was brilliantly Illuminated
and bore on its front, rows of Chinese
lanterns. This was the point of depart
ure for the battalion. The Evening Ex-
press and John G. Hayes building close
by were also brilliant, and red fire and
Roman candles added to the effectiveness
of the display. This was the formation
of the battalion:
Col. T. E. Hartnett, Commanding.
W. H. Googn Adjutant, Richard H. Berry and
N. w. Trefethen, Aids.
Chambers Band, rs pieces, W. E. Chandler,
Harrison Guards, 70 men, Captain Geo. w.
Gilchrist First Lieutenant Frank Welch,
Second Lieutenant Charles M. Hol-
land, Third Lieutenant Ernest
E. Brooks.
Tippecanoes, 40 men, Captain F. I. Waldron,
First Lieutenant F. s. freeman, Second
Lieutenant HI. Coffin.
Kilborn, First Lieutenant James Harris,
Second Lieutenant Carl Wiggin.
Harrison and Reid Drum Corps, 20 men, I'll. j..
Fowler, leader.
Reed Cadets, so men, Captain W. W.. Cookson,
First Lieutenant F: 3. Beck, Second
LlGut0lldutC DduUOTu.
Harrison Drum Corps, Westbrook, IL men,
Harrison Guards, Westbrook. 35 men, Captain
Cloudman, LieuJenants Melcher and
Hunt.
Carriages with Citizens.
A slight change was made in the route.
The companies poured down Middle
street from Monument Square to the Fal-
mouth Hotel, the residence of Governor
elect Cleaves. Here the battalion halt
ed, the drums rolled and stentorian
cheers brought out Mr.: Cleaves, accom-
panied by Mr.. Carroll w. Merrill, repre-
resentative-elect and president of the
Lincoln Club, who made a stirring adj
dress, frequently interrupted by applause
and then introduced Mr.. Cleaves, who
was received with .rousing cheers, Mr..
Cleaves said:
Mr.. C1eaves's Remarks.
Neighbors and Friends:
l come to express my sincere and
heartfelt appreciation of the kindly
feeling exhibited by my fellow citizens
and neighbors. l come to express to
you my appreciation of your renewed
confidence and support; and it will be
my earnest effort in the future to merit
continuance of the same.
Though party lines may be closely
drawn, though political contests may
come and go, though men may differ in
the discussion of the great questions
that agitatei the public mind, we are all
citizens of this growing and prosperous
state, citizens of the same great republic
and interested in the happiness, advance
ment and prosperity of our own people.
AS one travels from the western to the
eastern line of the state, from the coast
to the northern boundary, he beholds
the evidence of thrift, he sees our great
manufacturing and industrial establish
ments increasing every year, he sees the
cultivated farms and prosperous homes
of the people, our growing cities and
towns and our advanced educational in
situations. And the more one travels
the stronger he becomes in his attach
ment to that grand American system of
government that has enabled the people
to work out the great progress we have
witnessed in this country during the last
quarter of century.
congratulate you upon the grand VIC
tory you have achieved. And | extend
to you and to all of my fellow citizens
my best wishes for continued prosperity
and happiness. CONTINUED cheering.]
The Parade.
After Mr.. Cleaves had concluded, Mr..
Norton, presented the Harrison
Guards fine banner from Col.
f. n. Dow. Then the drums beat
and the line of March was taken up to
Exchange street, to Congress, the COM
panies as they passed the PRESS Office
giving this journal the compliment of
long continued cheers. The PRESS office
was dressed with Chinese lanterns and
battalion was returned with display of
fireworks. If it had been known that
the parade was coming through Exchange
to Congress, and thence back to Monu-
ment square, there would probably have
been other Examinations on this part of
the route.
The companies looked finely and
marched with great steadiness. The
Westbrook company is new one, but it
showed steadiness not to have been ex-
pected from only few drills. The uni
forms were very neat, consisting of white
blouses and trousers, with a stripe on
the side of the trousers. light belts,
and white helmets with gilt spikes. The
officers wore red coats and white trous-
ers. The young Reed Cadets Jr. were as
alive to the occasion as their older COM
panions. They wore red caps, blue
blouses, and white trousers. The Harri-
son Guards always attract attention
from their striking uniforms and white
bearskins. The carried beside their new
banner a very large portrait of Hon.
Thomas B. Reed. The Tippecanoes and
Reed Cadets, as usual, were very at
tractive and marched with great steadi-
ness.
When the battalion reached Nh. Reeds
residence at the corner of State and