The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-04

lures being the large number Of bands
which headed the different organiza-
tions, there being fully 1900 musicians
In the civic division alone. Seventeen
states were represented by clubs and
organizations. The main division was
divided into three subdivisions. and
each subdivision into two brigades.
The first division included clubs from
Delaware. Pennsylvania New Jersey
and Georgia, and the second consisted
of clubs from the District of Columbia,
Maryland, Virginia, New York, Ken
tucky and North Carolina. In the
third were the clubs from Ohio, In
diana, Illinois, Michigan, Florida, Min
nesota and West Virginia. Mr.. Wood
mansee. the president Of the National
League of Republican Clubs, COM
manded the first division. The brlgades
were commanded by John A. Wieder-
sham of Pennsylvania. W. w. Johnson
of Maryland, Thomas P. Ivey of
Georgia, Representative Quigg of New
York, Mr.. John Fl. Cochran of New
York and Murat Halstead.
The Americus Republican club of
Pittsburs. with 15O men and the fam
GUS Sheridan Saber band, acted as the
escort to Mr.. B. H. Warner, the grand
marshal of the civic division. Samuel
d. Hubley was marshal of the Ameri-
Gus club. The famous Young Mems
Blaine club of Cincinnati. 1850 strong,
Fred Bader marshal. was the escort
for Mr.. Woodmansee. The club was
accompanied by the First Regiment
Ohio National Guard band of so pieces.
In this civic division OF the parade
Pennsylvania had Is organizations
The Pennsylvanians were disappointed
by the absence of Governor Hastings,
who Is confined to his home in Harris
burg with an attack of the grip
New Jersey had five organizations in
the civic division-the Frelinhuysen
Lancers of Newark, the Hudson coun-
ty delegation, the Lincoln club of
Bloomfield the Garrett A. Hobart as
sociation of Newark and the Republi-
can Indian league.
Delaware was represented at the in
auguration by the members of the
general assembly the delegates of the
constitutional convention, the Union
Veteran Legion of Wilmington, and
the Young Mems Republican club, of
ltical organization of the state. Much
disappointment was expressed among
the soldiers of the state because the
National Guard was not represented
in the military parade. as the guard
is without funds. For lack of money,
also, the governor and his staff did not
attend as an organization although
Adjutant General Hart, Colonels Pos
tells and Moore and others of the staff
were present.
Georgia was represented by the At
lanta Mckinley club. Maryland had in
line the Young Mems Republican club
of Baltimore, and delegations from a
number of the honest money Demo-
cratic leagues formed one organization.
There was also a council of the Union
League of America (colored) of Balti-
more, and the Fourteenth Ward Social
Republican club OF Baltimore.
The District of Columbia was repre-
sented by the Mckinley and Hobart
Uniform club, the Mckinley Tariff
League, the Virginia Republican as
sociation, the Mckinley and Hobart
club and the M. Cullom Republican
National association.
Virginia had in line half a dozen
clubs. including the Shenandoah VAL
ley Patriotic League. which is made
up largely of eX-Confederates or sons
Of ex-Confederates. This organization
had the famous Stonewall band at the
head of its line of 700 men.
New York had six organizations in
line, and North Carolina sent the For
sythe Republican club, of Winston.
Kentucky was represented by the
John Mcknight Republican, club of Cow
ington and the Garfield club of Louis
vile. West Virginia had the Elkins Ca
diets Of Wheeling, and Ohio sent clubs
from Cincinnati, Columbus and Cleve-
land. Indiana sent the Tippecanoe club
of Fort Wayne.
Illinois sent four clubs, including the
Original Colored Mems Mckinley club,
while Michigan was represented by
the Alger Republican club.
Florida had in line the Coored Traf-
fic association, and Minnesota was rep
resented by the Minneapolis Republic
can Flambeaux club, all dressed in In
dian costume.
Crack marching bodies who were
ambitious to display their tactical skill
in the parade before the largest au-
dience they ever have faced found
pigeon wings and other fancy maneu-
vers barred, for General Porter had
directed that commanders be careful to
keep their organizations in the mid
die of the street, and prevent obliqulng
at any point in the line Of march. On
a past occasion the procession was
stopped for about ten minutes while
crack flambeaux club performed two
evolutlons that brought down the
crowd, and likewise an aide from the
commanding officer.
The occupants of the reviewing
stand and vicinity doubtless rejoiced
In the order that Hail to the Chief"
should be performed by no band ex-
rept that at the head Of the column.
Several hundred bands were in line.
Another direction to the band leaders
was that in civic organizations. where
they were unusually thick, bands fol-
lowing each other In column should
play alternately.