The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-10-20
ITS GHOST WAS ON PARADE
THE SHOOK OF DEMOCRACY PASSES
 THROUGH NEW HAVEN'S STREETS.


 Spectators Saw the Spectre and Marvel,ed Enthusiasm Which Was Not Present.
 Twas a Sad and solemn Procession-Sue.
 gestive Moonshine lit Its Path-speals-
 CTS Tell the Same old Story Der aud Der.
 The remarkable thing about the popocratic Bryan and Sewall demon- stration of the Sixth and Seventh wards last evening was the enthusiasm which was not present. So striking was this lack of enthusiasm that the average spectator was led to wonder if this much advertised free silver demonstra- ton was political jollification after all.
 Anything like enthusiasm was not to be found anywhere along the line of the parade or at the speakers stands or among the 'processioners" themselves. The latter especially seemed to take things very seriously, as indeed 1t was very proper that they should.
 Occasionally trio or quartet of them conspired to create some enthusi- asm, but the enthusiasm lacked con- tagion and never attacked the specta- tors on the sidewalks.
 There was little illumination. as well as little of enthusiasm about the pa- rade. An occasional stick of redfire or burning broom served for the most part to mark the line where the Bryan paraders were vending along their weary way.
 third thing lacking in the parade was the sympathetic illumination of residences along the line of march. For entire blocks the paraders marched in almost total darkness and their pres- ence would hardly have been guessed had not round face Luna illuminated their ranks for them with mild sug- gestive n1oonshine,
 The only illuminations of any import. ance were those of the saloon whose proprietor. with an open eye for busi- ness, used illuminations as sort of beacon light for the thirsty ones. At the speakers stand no one seemed to take anything seriously. but the speakers.
 If anyone started to cheer, he never got help enough to make the cheer | heard across the street. and as a gen- eral thing cheering was hardly atten1pt- ed At the stand on Grand avenue. where all the big guns of the jolliffca- tion were planted, the crowd, which was large one at the start, had melted almost into nothingness before the speakers had preached anywhere near as much of the free silver gospel as they intended to- The line of march of the parade was:l Out of the north gate of the green, through Elm, Church, Chapel, and | State streets, Grand avenue East to St. John, to Wallace, to Greene, to Olive, to Grand avenue, to Wallace, and countermarch to Jefferson. A stand, which was the main stand. was in front of Aliens blacksmith shop on Grand avenue. John F. Shan- ley presided. The speakers were: James T. Lynch of Bridgeport, Alexander Troup, Daniel A. McWilliams, Frank Andrew and J. B. Sargent. | Stand No. ? was on Jefferson street, south side of Grand avenue Dr. F. J. Brothers presided, and speeches were made by Seth c. Bingham of Nauga- tuck, John J. Clerkin, James B. Martin, Dr. A. B. Fuller and John J. Hogan Stand Mo- was on Jefferson street, north of Grand avenue. James Hogan | presided, and speeches were made by Judge Sheldon, Judge Callahan, John W. Chapin, Judge James J. Walsh of l Danbury and T. B. Kelly. Stand No. was on Bradley street, near Grand avenue. James J. Capoale presided, and speeches were made by Donate Vece and Donate Salvatore.