Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-02
PRIDE OF cHIcAGo's DEMOCRACY.
Cook County Marching Club Gives
Omnhn a Chnnce TO Sec.

Lowering clouds and a misty rain did
not dampen the enthusiasm of the Cook
County Marching club upon dts arrival in
the city yesterday morning, but the members
were considerably fatgued by their repeated
marching and cheering at way stations along
the line of their Journey to this city, which
made their train over two hours late in
reaching Omaha.
At s o'clock about 300 members of the
Jacksonian club marched to the Burlington
depot to receive their distinguished party
visitors, and the two hours wait in the rain
failed to drive many of them away. for they
made good showing so far as numbers were
concerned in the parade afterward through
the city. Hundreds of other people gathered
at the depot to see the Chicago party come
in, and the accommodations of the Burling-
ton depot were tested nearly to the limit
without the aid of the passengers brought
on the special trains.
1t was about 1920 when the train bearing
the Chicago democrats pulled in. 1t was
composed of nineteen cars, the first being a
baggage car, and the last being Mayor Har-
rison's car. The train was pulled by two
engines. The marching club lost no time
in turning out, and the calls of the captains
of the different companies to fall in" were
promptly obeyed. There were about 500 in
the club, all wearing dark suits, silk hats,
white gloves and carrying cased umbrellas.
With the club was the Cook County Demo-
cratic band, with sixty-fve pieces and the
drum and bugle corps of the First Illinois
regiment, which has but recently returned
from Santiago, composed of sixteen pieces.
Major James II. Farrell was commander
in-chief of the club, and gave the command
to march when the companies had been
formed. In fact, he virtually assumed com
mand of the parade. When the club started
up the roadway, leading from the tracks,
the Jacksonians, who had been waiting on
the viaduct, fell into line Three battalions
Of police, commanded by Sergeants King,
Halter and Her led the way. They were
followed by band, and this in turn by the
Jacksonians. ]. E. Riley was marshal of
the local part of the parade, and his assist
ants were Arthur Metz, E. Il. Howell, John
Moynihan, George Strathman and John d.
| Ware. Following the Jacksonians came the
| Omaha city officials, with Mayor Moores,
| acting as an escort for Mayor Carter II.
| Harrison, all on foot. The Chicago band
| and drum corps were next. The marching
| club was led by a detachment of Chicago's
! city officials, who are also members of the
| club.
The visiting democrats made pretty
| show. They marched in good order and at
| intervals executed maneuvers on foot and
gave drill with their umbrellas. The line
| Of march was on Tenth to Farnam, to
Twelfth, to Douglas, to Sixteenth, to Far
man, and then down Farnam to Fourteenth,
where the line was broken at the Paxton
hotel. All along the line Mayor Harrison
was greeted with cheers as soon as he was
recognized, and he responded to the greet
ing by lifting his hat. The whole club
came in for share of the honors and was
frequently cheered as it marched along.
The club will remain in the city until
this evening, when it will again board
it's special train to return home. While ir
the city the Jacksonian club will do every
thing possible to make the visitors vel,
come, and the club rooms have been thrown
open to their use, with plenty of refresh.
ments for those who wish them. Mayor
Harrison and his immediate party, includ
ing members of the Chicago city govern
ment will be the guests of Omaha city
officials.