The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-28

hat with q gold band. James Malarkey
captained them.
The Golden Rods" club Of frs.
voters from Wilkes Barre, attracted
more attention than almost any other
club In line, by reason Of their natty
uniforms. fine marching and noise
They wore fine suit Of white duck
with gold trimmings and a cadet cap
of gold. w. H. Mccartney commanded
them.
Alderman E. @. Kemmerer headed
the West End Republican club of
Wilkes-Barre which was attired in
long coats and derbys Of gold. They
carried canes instead of torches and
walked with a very disnified bearing.
The Junior Band led the Bowery Nc
Kinley club of Wilkes Barre. They
wore ZOuave costumes and carried
lanterns. William Miller was their
captain and he had them drilled to
high point of efficiency. The Della
ware. Lackawanna and Western club
of Kingston wore red, white and blue
capes and gold caps. Ralph Vaughn
was their captain. They did not have
as big n turnout as they had Saturday
night in the railroad mems demonstra-
tion, but they were remembered by the
crowds and the ovation they received
indicated that they had left very fav
Orable impression. The cOlored Nc
Kinley club. of Wilkes Barre, was cap
tanned by Abe Moody. They wore god
capeS and caps.
Ashley had a surprisingly large AMI
fine turnout. They marched in one
club wearing gold capes and caps and
evoked much applause all along the
line. Charles Difenderfer was captain
and the City Band. of Wilkes Barre,
led them. After last night Scranton
people will have a high regard for the
town of Ashley. 1t was hardly thought
up this way that they had so many
people In the village. And next to
them came 40 men from the little town
of Miners Mills. They wore the popu-
lar gold capes and caps. the officers
being distinguished by red. white and
blue capes. ii. T. Smith was captain.
Duryea sent up Mckinley club of GO
men and had the Garfield drum corps
to lead them. Their uniform consisted
of red, white and blue sashes and white
caps with gold ornaments. a. c. Wat
son was their captain.
There was also small delegation
from the Wholesalers Republican club
of Wilkes Barre In this division. They
marched behind the Golden Rods. They
had a very snowy uniform of gold.
WEST SIDE DELEGATION.
The West Side sent over 1900 men to
SWel tHe RAINS. lHts loilileu ti's SET
ond division and We're marshaled by w.
s. Mears. Crump's band headed the
line. Then came the West Side Central
Republican club, carrying lanterns and
wearing white caps with gold orna-
ments. 1t was one of the largest clubs
in the line. Thomas p. Daniels was
captain The West Side Republican
League, with another big membership,
followed. Charles Oliver commanded,
Select Councilman II. Il. Fellows
iharC he'd at the head of the club from
teerth. Bellevue Heights sent down Il
big representation under the charge Of
H. Mobiles. G. w. Evans led good
sized squad from the Third district Of
the Fifth ward. The Taylor club,
under the command of John Conley,
marched with the Hyde Parkers. The
William Connell Colored Republican
club marched next in line under the
command of r. S. Marshall.
The Mount Pleasant Republican
club, composed of miners from
wearing his cap and lamp. brought up
the left Of the division. Following the
West Side clubs was a wagon bearing
a large transparency which proclaim ii,
I'VE want John X. Farr for the legls-
lature. He got free text books for our
children and he can do more for u.s.
The South Side clubs were mar
shalled in the third division under COM
mand Of Colonel f. II. Ripple. They
turned out about 1900 strong. The
Germania band led and after 1t came
the South Side Italian Republican club.
The Eleventh ward Republican club,
under the captaincy of Philip Wirth,
marched with one of the largest bodies
of men in the column. William Daw-
son led the Lackawanna Repub-
lican club. which came next.
Then came the Ezra II. Ripple Repub-
lcan club of the Twentieth ward,
under command Of Thomas Grifliths,
and following them was the Nineteenth
ward Republican club. Then came 300
employees of William Connell IL Co. S
miners, each wearing miners lamp
on his cap and shouting vociferously
for Mckinley, Connell and the whole
ticket" The Sheridan Drum corps led
a large delegation from Lackawanna
and after them marched the South Side
Polish Republican club. under the cap
taincy Of Martin Woyshner. The Will
liam Connell club, captained by Charles
stone; the Moosic Mckinley club, led
by f. j. Grover and the Minooka Nc
Kinley club with A. +. Doud at its
head, made up the remainder of this
division.
The fourth division was the largest
in the parade, numbering over 1000
men. 1t was marshaled by Major
MOntrose Barnard. One reason of its
being the biggest division in the parade
was that 1t contained the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western employees
sound money clubs recruited from the
car shops and round house and num-
bering nearly 700 men. Frank Glover
1n.1 hs Oh, Il t., &
McClelland was captain of the engi-
neers' and firemen's club. A number
of trainmen marched with the locomo-
| tive men. They We're led by Guth's
band and carried at their head the big
wooden banner declaring for Mckinley
and Connell which was so favorably
commented upon in Saturdays parade.
YOUNG MEMS CLUBS.
The Young Mems Republican club
had banner declaring that "McKin-
ley Is Just Old Enough for U.s." The
| Thirteenth regiment drum corps head
ed them and Frank Schroeder was their
captain. The Young Mems Hebrew
Republican club marched in goodly
! numbers behind their captain, II. Seid-
man.
Green Ridge sent down two good
| sized delegations, the Green Ridge
Railroad mems club. captained by
George Geary and the Thirteenth Ward
Mckinley club, captained by Colonel
George Sanderson. After them came
the Dunmore contingent, led by Camp
4SO drum corps. In this squad was the
Sixth Ward Republican club, led by NJ
| NJ. Bennett, and the Harmony Legion
| captained by Frank Williams
Then came the Italian societies. At
their head rode Ferdinand Arigoni. The
Roma band, of Dunmore headed the
| squad and enlivened their marching
with national airs of Italy and Ameri-
ca. Composing this contingent were
the ItalianAmerican citizens club. of
Dunmore: the United Italian clubs. of
Scranton the William Connell Italian
club, of Old Forge, and the William
Connell Italian Republican club of
| L.ackawanna.