The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-27
TONIGHT'S GREAT
M'KINLEY PARADE
II Will Be a StupsndOus Event, Say the
Managers.
ABOUT 5000 WILL BE IN LINE
Marchers Are to BE Reviewed at the
Wyoming House by the County { IN.
didates..TO Be Five Divisions and
Will Include a Large Body Of
Wheclmen..Line of March Through
Business and Residence Section.

1t Is promised that tonight's Repub-
lican parade will be a stupendouS al
fair. Not only is 1t promised that 1t
will be a great campaign event, but
such is indicated by the preparations
being made for it, The final general
arrangements were considered at a
meeting of the parade committee yes
terday afternoon, and everything was
practically Consummated at last night $
meeting of the Central Republican
club, which is fathering the under
taking.
As many as 5000 men will be in
line. That is one of the things prom
ised and indicated and will probably
be realized unless rain interferes. in
which case the parade will be post
poned until Friday night. AT all events
the number of marchers is expected
to be SO great that the parade will
form in five divisions, and even then
1t will require all that tact and exc
cutive ability OF Major james w. Oak
ford. chief marshal; d. II. Atherton.
chief of staff, and the many efficient
division marshals and aides to prevent
the confusion that sometimes threat
ems parades of the character and size
of this one.
From the Wyoming house the pa
rade will be reviewed by the county
candidates. The lige of march will be
from Franklin avenue M LackGwan-
ma avenue to Adams avenue, to Spruce
street. to Jefferson avenue, to Pine
street, to Washington, to Mulberry
street, to Penn avenue. to Spruce
street, to Court House square, where
the parade will be dismissed.
PARTICULARS Of PARADE.
The formation and other particulars
are contained in the following order,
issued by Chief Marshal Oakfo:d:
Office Of the Chief Marshal.
General Order No. THE clubs which
have reported are assigned to their places
in line as follows:
FIRST DIVISION.
Colonel Asher Miner. Marshal.
Clubs from Wilkes-Barre and Vicinity.
SECOND DIVISION.
w. S. Mears, Marshal.
Crump's band.
West Side Central Republican club. Cap
tain, Thomas =. Daniels.
West Side Republican league. Captain,
Fifteenth Ward Republican club. Cap
tain, Fl. r. Fellows.
Bellevue Heights Republican club. Cap
Third District Fifth Ward Republican
club Captain. G. W. Evans.
Mount Pleasant Republican club. Cap
tain, Thomas y. Sprague.
William Conneil Republican club. Cap
tain, II. a. Marshall.
THIRD DIVISION.
Colonel Ezra H. Ripple. Marshal.
Germania band.
Eleventh Ward Republican club. Captain,
Philip W.rth.
Lackawanna Republican club. Captain,
William Dawson.
Ezra II. Ripple Twentieth Ward Repubi-
can club. Captain. Thomas Gritiiths.
Polish Republican club. Captain, Martin
Wocs.ner
william Connell Republican club. Cap
Moosic Mckinley club. Captain, F. J.
Grover
A!inooka Mckinley club. Captain A. F.
FOURTH DIVISION.
Major Montrose Barnard, Marshal.
Guth's band.
The D.. l.. & W. Employees Sound Money
club. Captain, Frank Glover.
The D., l.. 4 w. Engineers and Firemens'
sound Money club. Captain James A.
Young Mems Republican club. Captain.
Frank Schroeder.
Young Mems Hebrew Republican club.
Captain. II. Se!dman.
Dunmore Italian club. Captain, Frank
United Italian clubs. Ferdlnando Arlgo-
nj, Captain.
Bauers band.
Junior Republican club. Captain, G. A.
Millett.
Thirteenth Ward Mckinley club. Cap
tain, George Sanderson.
Green Ridge Railroad Mems club. Cap
tain. George Geary.
Keystone Republican club. Captain, G.
W. Brown.
Sixth Ward Republican club, of Dunmore.
Captain, NJ. NJ. Bennett.
Harmony Legion, Dunmore. Captain,
Frank Williams.
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