The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-10-22
REPUBLICAN RALLY
Senator Higgins Given an Ovation at
the Auditorium.
PARADE OF THB CAMPAIGN CLUBS
Wildly Enthusiastic Reception of the
Marching Clubs on the Street and at the
Big Mass Meeting Beautiful Stage
observation-disclosures Higgins's
Arraignment of the Democ-
racy on State and Ma
tlonal Issues.

Senator Anthony Higgins spoke to an
audience Of about 1000 people at the Audi
torium on Saturday night The audience
was fine one in every respect many la
dies being present, and was enthusiastic
in Its applause over the telling points OF
the speaker
The meeting was preceded by parade
OF the Republican clubs Of the city. The
line OF march OF the clubs covered a large
part Of the western portion Of the city
and the demonstration was enthusiastic
oally received all along the route. The pa
rade began at the headquarters of the
Seventh Ward Club and included visit
to the club-houses of the Tenth, Eleventh
and Third ward clubs and a general rem
devious at Fourth and Market streets
Here the marching column from the west
side was Joined by the members OF the
Fifth Ward Club and the Y. NJ. Il. O.,
who had marched from the club house OF
the latter organization. At Fourth and
Market streets the clubs were greeted by
an enthusiastic crowd and the streets were
brilliantly Illuminated by fire works. From
Fourth and Market streets the line of
march was along Market to Tenth street
and thence to the Auditorium. During
this portion Of the parade the route was
marching column and illuminated the line
OF its march with house illuminations and
fireworks.
During the parade the big audience
room of the Auditorium was filling up with
an enthusiastic audience, and among the
visitors, despite the fact of there being
Democratic meeting at the Academy OF
Music there were many men who have
been voting the Democratic ticket, and
they were enthusiastic in their applause
OF the speaker, as were also the lifelong
Republicans who were present. The plat
form Of the Auditorium was beautifully
decorated. The national colors were dis
played from every coigne of vantage. Tr-
eolored bunting was draped in large fes-
toons Immediately back Of the stage and
over 1t was the legend: america first and
the world afterward' Festoons of the
came brilliant colors adorned each side Of
the stage and fioated in the form OF flags
along Its front, and from every supporting
column from the front to the rear Of the
great room. Excellent life-size portraits
OF the Republican candidates for governor
and congressional ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
II. Marvil and Jonathan s. Willis-were
displayed at the sides of the platform sur
rounded by a mass of palms and ferns and
nsgs. The portrait of Senator Higgins was
displayed from the front of the speakers
table from a back ground of star-decked
blue, and over It hung pendant two beau
tiful little silk flags.
The scene looking from the door Of the
Auditorium was a rarely beautiful one.
Seldom, If ever, have such beautiful stage
decorations been seen at a political meet
ing. Its beauty was an inspiration to the
marching clubs, and when the head of the
first club to arrive reached the door the
audience arose and the clubmen began to
cheer; the crowd in the Auditorium took
up the cheering, and from that time until
after all the club men were In the hall
and seated there was an uproar of thun-
derols applause.
The applause over the arrival of the
clubs had hardly subsidized when Senator
Higgins accompanied by Washington
Hastings and Edward q. Bradford ap-
peared on the stage and this was the Sig
nal for another outburst of cheering quite
as enthusiastic but not so prolonged as
that which greeted the marching clubs
WASHINGTON HASTINGS PRESIDED.
At about $50 O'Clock Major Edmund
Mitchell, Jr., called the meeting to order
and introduced Washington Hastings as
chairman. There were seated on the plat
form with Mr.. Hastings Senator Higgins
Mayor II. q. Shortldge, E. G.. Bradford
W. c. Spruance. George w. Bush, Thomas
u. Saycry, James G. Knowles, Thomas
Darlington, Charles W. Rowland t, Allen
Hilles, A. G. Robinson, H. r. Pickles, Al
fred Gawthrop, William Beadenkopf, Med
ford Cahoon, II. q. Knowles, William
Gregg, George A. Elliott, d. w. Smith
II. w. Hulburd, Allen Smith, Charles
Whann, Daniel Hamilton, William Drien,
Robert j. Handy, Samuel Wilson, William
Turner, Isaac Plye. John H. Taylor,
Charles s. Rowland and others
Ar. Hastings was greeted with applause
as he arose TO introduce the speaker. He
said:
Ladies' and Gentlemen: 1t is no part of
my business tonight to make a speech.
Ny province is not to discuss before this
magnificent audience those Vital questions
Of government, both national and state
which so deeply concern us all and which
are tonight stirring the hearts of this
people to their profoundest depths My
duty is simply to introduce the speaker,
winch, by the way, Is an entirely per-
functcfy duty, and preside over this
meeting. and l most sincerely ana heartily
thank your committee, Major Mitchell, for
the honor which You have thus seen fit to
confer upon me.
The gentleman who will address you in
moment or two enjoys the proud distInc-
Zion, as l take 1t, of being the most thor
oashly detested, the most intensely hated.
and. at the same time, the most profoundly
feared by the Democratic party OF any
man In this state. They have slandered
him, they have traducad him, they have
yilihed him, they have lied about him and
they have even tried to ridicule him: but
all IL To no purpose. For thirty years, in
suocess and in defeat in sunshine and in
storm, In gladness and in sorrow, in sea-
son and out Of season, when others fal- 4
fsred On fell by the wayslde this man has
never shrank from his duty, never wayered
Ia his purpose, but has always held aloft
the banner Of the Republican party and
often led the fororn hope against the
ranks OF the Democracy entrenched he
hind breastWorks o: political rascalIty and
partisan fraud. OF course they detest him
OF course they hate lin, Of course they are
his enemies; and I'VE love him for the
enemies that he has made" now have
she pleasure Of introducing the Hon. An
thony Higgins.
SENATOR HIGGINS SPEAKS.
senator Higgins, arising In response to
me introduction, was crested by an mt
sust VI applause that continued for sey-
srh minutes and during which eya,y psr.
eQn In the hall was standing and nhoutins
at the top of his voice. Car, were ,saya,s
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