St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-11-13


Johnsbury has probably ever wit
messed took place Tuesday evening;
when the election Of Mckinley was
celebrated. All day long people had
been busy decorating residences and
blocks. and when the candles were
lighted in the evening the village
presented most brilliant scene.
Many came from a distance to see
the sight aud there were some from
all the surrounding towns.
The Parade.
The parade formed on Main street
in front of the Town hall and at
about O'Clock commenced its march
with not far from 500 men in line.
The parade was headed by Chief
Marshall H. K. Ide and aides L. P.
Wood and ]. II. Brooks, mounted.
The St. Johnsbury band was next,
followed by a village wagon filled
with rockets and red fire. st. Johns
bury Guards, Academy students,
mounted citizens, Harmony band,
torches and transparencies, Bryan
and his palace car, "Idler," Barnet
band and fife and drum corps with a
delegation of Barnet citizens carry
ing torches. The route of the pro-
cession was down South Park,
Western Avenue, up Summer, down
Main and Eastern avenue, Pearl to
South Railroad, then north to Port
land street and back to Town hall
via Concord avenue, Maple and
Main streets, march OF about four
miles. Though the route was 'ong
and somewhat hard on account Of
an inch or two of mud, erybody
stuck to the ranks and displayed the
greatest enthusiasm.
The hit of the evening was Bryan's
palace car, manufactured by the
boys at the pattern shop. 1t was
good representation of car. On
each side were the words, "The
Boy Orator, Homeward Bound"
Through Train to Silver City, via
Mckinley Junction." and the name
of the car, "Idler," the name OF the
one Bryan travelled in during his
record breaking, speech-making trip
in the Middle states. The car was
good, but the hoy orator" on the
rear platform was better. 1t was
Burns Gammell in a shiny plug hat
and a mouth full of speeches. Burns
doffed his hat and smiled in true
candidate fashion to the numerous
cheers with which he was greeted.
Wheneverhe noticed group Of peo-
pie he gave them taste of silver
tongued oratory. He proclaimed
himself a man of destiny, he knew
that he would be nominated at Chi
cago and both himself and wife pre-
dicted his election by big majority.
He invited all to come and see him
at the White House after the 4th Of
March next, where he would intro
duce them to his accomplished wife
and beautiful children. When the
crowds called for his wife the boy
orator" explained that she was
inside the car, completely exhausted
and unable to appear, otherwise she
would come out and throw them
some roses and kisses.
The boy orator told the poor to
vote tor him and he would see that
they had money to burn after the
4th of next March. He explained
how wheat and silver went down to-
gether, but like the original, forgot
to explain how wheat went up alone.
He said the popocrats were glad to
get rid ofGrover Cleveland, Secretary
Carlisle, Elisha May, Major Bow
man, Tom Rickaby and all other
gold democrats; told the people
that the enthusiasm with which he
was greeted that evening was simply
a continuation of the demonstration
that he had met with during yhis en-
tire lightning trip from his home in
Lincoln, Neb., to Bath, Me. Burns
broke the speech-making record ior
St. Johnsbury and when the parade
disbanded he was too boarse to make
any more.
Rockets were distributed among
the paraders and the air was full o.
them during the entire march. Rec
fire was was also continuously
burned. There were probably not q
dozen houses along the line of marct
that were not in some way illumi
mated and many of them beautifully
decorated. 1t was about half pas
niue when the parade disbanded, tax
ing almost two hours to 60 over tn,
route.
The Decorations.
The public buildings, residences ant
stores of this village were never NOR
generally or handsomely decorate,
than on Tuesday evening. Almos
every house in the village was illu
minated and it would be impossibl
to name them all, The Athenaur
was elaborately trimmed with rec
white and blue bunting with rows