The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-24
HOSTS ARE COMING
THOUSANDS ARE FL0OKING TO
HEAR TOM REED.

Csty-Eastern Okiaho68 ALONE VII
send Eight Hundred People to shon
for Flynn and Free Homes, and Lon;
and McKiniey-DIsting uished speake
VIII Arrive at Noon and Speal
Promptly at g O'Clock.
arrive today az noon on a special train
over the Frisco road
AT O'Clock promptly ne viii begin ais
speech in the big tent opposite the Au-
d.torium, on Fourth avenue.
He will remain here until o'clock IN
the evening. at which time he VIII leave
On a special train for Newton for the
purpose OF taking the California express
al s:l5.
The sun went down in the west last
night indicating fine weather and if the
suns setting is prophecy that will
not prove false the meeting 10 be held
in Wichita today will be recorded as the
largest in the political history Of Kan
sas-
Thousands Of people are coming from
al over southern Kansas. a special
train OF six coaches will run down from
Hutchinson and viii remain until after
the parade in the evening. Special
trains will also run from Newton. King
man, Wellington and Arkansas City.
The advance guard came last night
and as a result both the Carey and
Manhattan hotels were crowded
All the visitors viii wait for the even
ing demonstration. This viii be the
grandest parade ever seen in Wichita
= 4
to come from Hutchinson, 900 from New
town. as many more from Kiugman and
nearly double as many from yelling
ton.
The Newton contingent viii bring with
them cannon and plenty OF ammuni-
ton. II is expected that there will be
at least 2,o00 voting torch bearers in the
procession.
The Populist committee OF this city
has loaned its torches II the Republi-
cans for the parade in return for a like
courtesy to the PopulistS and it is very
probable that the committee may have
enough torches TO go around.
Eight brass bands viii be in the pro-
cession and tin horns without number.
The program IS as follows:
Chief Marshal Murray Myers has is
sued the following program for the pa
rade Saturday night:
The chief marshal viii be located on
the corner OF First and Market streets,
where the assistant marshais are re-
quested TO report at fifteen minutes be
fore O'Clock.
The Second, Fifth and First ward
Mckinley clubs will promptly at
o'clock take positions on West Third
street, right resting on Market.
TIE Fourth, Third and Sixth ward
Mckinley Cltihs Will take positions on
East Third street, right resting on Mar
ket.
The Mounted Travelling Mems McKin-
ley club viii take position on Market
street, right resting on Third street.
All visiting organizations will form
on Market street, right resting on Sec
ond street.
All floats will report on Second street,
east OF Market.
The Wichita Mckinley FIambeau club
xviii take position on Second street, be-
tween Main and Market.
All bands viii assemble on First
street. in front of Republican head
quarters, between Main and Market, not
later that O'Clock
The bicycle organizations will form
a the city building.
The boys Mckinley clubs will form
on Market opposite the court house.
Old soldiers organizations viii form
a Garfield hall.
The column will move promptly at 80
oclock and all organizations viii be
expected 10 be ready TO move at that
time.
To avoid accidents it is hoped that
Carriages VIII keep off Market, Main
and Douglas avenue and that the citi-
,ens will occupy the sidewalks and keep
of the streets
The parade will move at the signal of
= bomb fired from the corner OF Main
and Douglas
The bicycle clubs will move entirely
IN advance OF the marching column.
Torches viii de distributed at Second
street, Third street and on Market.
FORMATION OF COLUMN.
LIST. Bicycle Organizations
p. Marshal and Aides
Sd. Second Regiment Band.
4rh. Distinguished Guests
5th- Mounted Travelling Mems Nc
kinley Clue.
eth. Kessler's Drum Corps.
eth. Old Soldiers with Flags
Sth. The Old Guard
sth. Ladies Float.
10th. Wichita Mckinley Flambeau
Club
Hth. Visiting Organizations.
18th. Paramount College.
18th. Wichita Ward Mckinley clubs !
l4th. Boys' Mckinley CLUBS
18Th Seven or eight bands viii be as 1
signed places IN the column
The column on emerging from Mar |
ket VIII move west on Douglas 10 Main /
street, north on Main 10 Central. where I
* viii countermarch, moving south 10 I
Douglas, east on Douglas 10 Fourth. /
north On Fourth to the big tent ana /
Auditorium.
MURRAY MYERS
Chief Marshal