St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-07
SHOUTS FOR M'EINLeY
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a torch would be even hetter than card
of admission. the procession filled up
with all who could tack
on to men with torches. The
men and boys in line with and
without torches numbered about 1,400.
There was some delay in meeting
at Central park by many of the clu n,
and it was late when Chief Marsl. al DR..
Mahan and his aides arrived and gave
the order 10 proceed. DR.. Mahan ex-
planned the delay by stating that many
of his aides had gone to Fort Smelling
TO witness the sham battle. and did not
return until late. Some of the clubs
were also late in forming in their
assigned positions at the park.
The first club to arrive was fro M
Gladstone, it numbered fifty torch
bearers. They had come in on the
, limited train and pi oceeded to the park
with lighted torches and carrying BAN
nerS.
Mccalester college boys and the
Eleventh ward club appeared next, and
the boys entertained the crowd with
their college yell and songs. This Ell.
thusiastic crowd was headed by William
Brewster, E. c. Downey, s. l.. Howe
and A. E. Clark as officers of the line.
Tie state university boys, rs strong.
came next. headed by the university
band of tweuty-four pieces. First were
the cadets in uniform. carrying the
university cOlorS. maroon and gOIu.each
man having the colors Oh his sleeve.
Befing the cadets WAS a company of
npn-uniformed students. This division
was marsilaled by o. II. Peitibone with
Capt. b. Z. Shepherd at The head oi the
| un,forneds cadets and b. Z. Taylor at
The head of those in civilian suits. W.
}. Taylor had command of the battalion.
j. Z. Gregory was drum major and
| "Shorty" Pettibone the mascot. The
boys soon stirred up enthusiasm in the
crowd at the park with the university
yell and singing songs. among them
! being the Mckinley song sung last year
| by the university boys.
] Tile FIRST ward had about 400 men in
I line and was headed by band. The
| Second ward followed the First in the
| procession. and had gOOd-SIZed pro-
! cesSion. The Third. Fourth aud Fifth
! wards had no organizations worth being
( distinguished and were clasSed i'll with
| other clubs.
The Sixth ward turned out larger
| number than any of its sister wards.
Several tin babberS and transparencies
were carried by the club. The Seventh
ward made remarkably good showing.
There were number of prominent
lawyers and business men in
| the line carrying torches. They
| could not count 500. A drum corps
headed the club. The Eighth ward was
| given the place of hLnor in escurling
the distinguished speaker. and it hid
about 200 men i'll line. This club was
/ hFaded by a drum corps of eight, wear
J Ing red caps and breeches. The club
| carried torches aud wore black caps aud
| capes.
| The Ninth Ward club, numbering
| about 1G0. was headed by a drum corps.
| The Tenth Ward club and the Ham,
line university students made their
| share Of noise at the park and along the
line of march. Their college yell and
sungs helped to amuse the other march.
ers and spectators. L. II. Botkin aid
u. Cree differed them.
| North st. Paul turned out seventy
men with caps, capes. torches anu a
urun corps.
Gov. Mckinley had arrived IN the
city OIL special train, late in the even
ing, and was driven to the residence of
Hon. William R. NJ, rriam behind spau
of his FLOODED horses. The procession
| headed for Merriam hill about O'clock
and escorted the carriage con-
tanning Gov. Mckinley, Ex-Gov.
! Merriam, Harris Richardson and F. E.
! Bryant to the Auditorium. The First
!, Regiment band. headed By platoon OF
| mounted police. led the way. Next
came Chief Marshal l. H. Mahan and
his aids, on horseback. Then the car
riage containing the orator of the even
| ing an0 his escort. After that the
Eighth Ward League club and the other
| marching clubs in the order mentioned
in yesterdays GLOBE.
| The line of march was short. Ii can
hardly be said That there was much
| enthusiasm along the line OF march.
| Crowds of curious people gathered
| along the streets to SEE the ideal Repub-
! iican. who has been the Chief of his
party since James u. Blaine passed
away, but there was little else in the
| way of enthusiasm from the speeta-
| tors. There were number of ban
| nerS and tranSparencieS carried, most
| of thtm being an evidence of regard for
| county or ward candidates, but there
| was a sprinkling of Nelson banners.
| The meeting had been in progress an
! hour at the Auditorium when the pro-
| procession reached there. Tie galleries
! had been reserved for the clubs, while
| hundreds of people stood around await
| ing the arrival of the procession. and
they filled up the space not needed by
the marching clubs.