The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-10
Republicans Complete the De-
tails For the Big Parade
Which Is to Take Place Next
Wednesday Evening.
Where the Various Detachments Will
Report The WheelmenWinL Lead
the Van, Followed by March
ing Clubs and Horsemen-
A Big Demonstration
Promised.

Wednesday evening met Saturday even
ing and issued the following order con-
corning the arrangement and formation
of the line of march:
The first division, composed of the
wheelmen of Topeka, under command
of Captain ]. B. Doncyson, will parade
in four divisions and form as follows:
First division of wheelmen of the
First ward, on Tenth street east of
Kansas avenue, facing west; second di-
vision, Wheelmen of the Second ward,
on Quincy street between Tenth and
Eleventh, facing north; third division,
wheelmen of the Third ward, on Quincy
street between Ninth and Tenth streets,
facing south; fourth division wheel
men of Fourth and Fifth wards, on
Ninth street, between Kansas avenue
and Quincy streets, facing east.
The commanders of the various divis-
ions are as follows: First, E. A. Star
bird and A. s. Kane; second, Tom Ma
son and J. Boyd; third, F. A Dries
bach and o. Townsend; Fourth, c. c.
Claudy and NJ. Stevenson.
The second division of the parade will
be composed of the citizens mounted
brigade and all other mounted clubs.
Marshal, Geo. NJ. Eagle; aides, DR.. w.
S. Lindsay, John Van Vechten and A.
". Dana.
The. citizens brigade will form on
Quincy and Eleventh streets, Mission
Township F'Iambeau and other mounted
clubs on south side of Tenth street west
of Kansas avenue.
The third division will be composed of
all the marching clubs of the city, with
NJ. C. Holman as marshal They Will
form at the following places:
All First ward clubs on Kansas ave-
nue. north of the bridge and will march
to Third and Kansas avenue, where they
will be met by the Topeka Flambeau
club and MarshalPs band. They will
be escorted to this position by the re-
form school band. This ward will be
represented by the North Topeka F4am-
1T1T Tr1z n raj nj TAI n
North Topeka COlored club, w. E. Stew
art, captain; North Topeka Mckinley
Curtis club Geo. w. Baird, captain.
The Topeka Flambeau club, under
command of Captain A. NJ. Fuller, will
form at Third and Kansas avenue.
The Second ward clubs will form on
West Third street in the following Or
der:
The Santa Fe Shops club on Third
street, right on Kansas avenue; the
Colored Santa. F'e Mckinley club on the
left of this club, and will be in com
mand of Captain Hollis Frazier; the
Second Ward Mckinley club immedi-
ately on the left of these two clubs.
| This club will be in command of John
Alexander.
The Third Ward Mckinley club will
form on the vacant lot on the west side
of Kansas avenue between Ninth and
/ Tenth streets; A B. WO0lVerton, cap
tain.
The Third Ward Colored Republican
club will form on Fourth street, be-
tween Kansas avenue and Jackson
street; w. T. Mcknight, captain.
The Hotel ThroOp Mckinley club will
form on north side of Fourth street, be-
tween Kansas avenue and jackson
street.
The Topeka Railway Mckinley and
Hobart club, D. F. Wyatt, captain, will
form on Sixth street, between Kansas
avenue and Jackson street.
Fourth Ward Mckinley club on Sixth
street west of Jackson street; James
Sain & SINNERS Prairie PulImans."
containing Mckinley and Hobart on
their way to the White house, will form
on Kansas avenue south of Tenth
The Fifth Ward Mckinley club. Sam
GrOSch, captain, on Kansas avenue i'm
mediately south of Tenth street, west
side.
The delegates to the state convention.
/ 600 strong, with State Treasurer O. L.
Atherton as chief marshal, will form on
Ninth street, between Kansas avenue
and Jackson street.
The tin horn brigade will parade in
the rear of organized clubs and will be
under the direction of Geo. Burghart.
All other clubs desiring to participate
will form on West Seventh street, right
on Kanss avenue.
Patriotic citizens are urged to turn
out
The wheeImen will make the first
good demonstration of the year in this
parade. The l.. A. w. members and
all local riders are urged by the COM
mittee, composed of H. D. Crosby, VIM.
Hodson, C. H. Nettels and w. w. Webb,
to turn out and furnish some evidence
of sentiment in favor of road improve
ment in this state.
There will be many thousands of men
in line, and it is very important that
the parade move promptly at o'clock
p. m. in order that the parade feature
of the demonstration may be finished
in time to allow all to hear John M
Thurston of Nebraska speak.
All drivers of vehicles are requested
to keep off the avenue after O'Clock.
The police will furnish bicycle riders
with ample protection from stone
thrOWerS. Fifteen large transparent
signs have been made for the wheel
men and Will be distributed along the
line of riders, besides many other beau
tiful and attractive features.
The chief marshal of the parade re-
quests clubs as far as possible to pro-
cure banners, transparencieS and flags.
The parade win be under the manage
ment of Captain H. NJ. Phillips, with
the following aides: Trumpeter, o. s.
TAYLOR: A. L. Brooke, ThOS- Haskell,
Major c. P. Drew, H. NJ. Kenderdine,
T. F. Doran, NJ. c. Holman, W. z. Bru-
baker. w. A. S. Bird, Richard Waters,
". E. Stewart. Frank Blanch. J. E.
Larimer.
MarshaPs headquarters will be at the
Republican county central committee
rooms, 525 Kansas avenue.
A competent aide will assist clubs to
move from their places of formation in
to the marching column
/ The chief marshal will be indicated
! by a red sash and assistant maFshals
| by blue sashes.
Dr. 4. P. Sawyer; L have used one
/ box of YOUR Family Cure for A severe