The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-06
tuesdays Glorious Victory Will Be
Celebrated.
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ITT0BE.

victory in fitting ma nner on Saturday
evening, if the weather is suitable, and
if not then the celebration will occur ON
Monday night. The arrangements for
this celebration are being made by
special committee appointed by the Lin
coin club consisting of President George
Libby. John ID. Printable Horatio
Clark, w. Edwin Ulmer, Calvin E. Wood
side and Samuel A. Stone. This COM
mittee will be assisted In making the ar
rangements for the celebration by the
Republican city committee. Mr.. Alexan-
der 7. Laughiin of the Milliken-Tomlin-
son Company, representing the CONNER
oial street merchants and many of Port
lands most prominent business men.
The necessary money for this jollifica-
ton is coming in rapidly. Every business
house and prominent merchant in town
are doing their best to make the affair
a grand success and worthy of the vioto-
~ the city and the Republican party Of
Maine whiohsoontributed so much to the
national endorsement of NICK inley and
his sound money principles.
A meeting of tho committee which has
the celebration in hand, was held last
night at the Lincoln club and consid-
cradle progress was made in the arrange
ments.
The uniformed campaign compa MES
from Biddeford and those from Saco,
comprising 600 enth usiastic young Re-
publioans, will come into the city Oh a
special train from those cities and
doubtle less will be accompanied by many
Republicans from York county. who will
participate in the jolliloation. Besides
these uniformed companies other orga-
nizations out of the city have been invit-
ed to attend and doubtless most of them
will accept the invitation. There will
probably he special trains run into
Portland on the Boston Il Maine and
the Maine Central to enable the Hepub.
licans of other cities in Maine to partici-
pate In this celebration and great time
is looked for.
The Lincoln club will turn out three
hundred strong and all business houses,
trades and firms which have been bene-
Abuo0 ny tno Vi uuo 6UUH0 UuOu6y
cause are invited to join the procession or
contribute decorated team to it's float
division.
All Republicans and sound money
citizens are invited to assemble as early
as O'Clock in City hall on Saturday
night to organize with companies repre-
sent ting the different wards in the city.
These citizens will select their command
ing officers and will be provided with
torches. AS many Republicans as can
join this ward division are expected to
participate.
Mr.. Alexander L. Laughlin will have
charge of this gathering in City hall
and will aid in its organization.
All Republicans and believers of sound
money from out of town are requested
to form division by themselves and to
join the procession. Suitable arrange
ment have been made for providing
them with torches and tranpaI encies.
Citizens with carriages may join the
procession and on applying to the chief
marshal will be given a place in the
line.
Many of the Com mercial street bust
ness houses and nearly all of Portland's
large firms will be represented in the
parade either by decorated floats or by
marching companies.
Tho High School cadets will be invited
to participate in the parade and big
delegation ia expected from the military
corps Of this school
Plenty OF marching music will be pro-
yided for thu parade. Chandler's the
American Cadet and Merriman' g, bands,
the Maine State Bugle, Fife and Drum
corps have been secured, and many other
drum corps have volunteered their SER
vices.
All citizens with horses who desire
to form a cavaloade, are requested to no.
tify Capt. John d. Printable at the Lin
ooln club, who will make arrangements
for organizing them into company.
The visiting companies will be fur
nished collation. at the Lincoln club
rooms during the evening. An invitation
will be extended to the Governor and
Mayor TO ride in the procession and re-
view 1t at Congress square.
The meeting last night decided upon
the following
ROUTE OF THE PROCESSION.
Congress street to st. Lawren ce street,
st. Lawrence to Eastern Promenade.
Eastern Promenade to Atlantic, Atlantic
to Lafayette, Lafayette to Quebec,
Quebec to North, North to Cum berland,
Cumberland to High, High to Desring,
Daering to State, State to Congress, Con-
gress to Carleton, Carleton to Pire, Pine
to Thomas. Thomas to Spring, Spring
to High. High to Congress, Congress to
Exchange, Exchange to Middle Middle
to Free, Free to Congress Square and
disband.
All citizens along the line of march
who are Republioans.oi who believe in
sound money are urgently requested to
illuminate their residences and to display
an American flag. 1t is hoped that this
request will be generally regarded and
that the streets along the line of march
will fairly blaze with light.