The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-11-16
JOLLIFICATION JOTS.

little furry was caused by the burn
ing of the drapery ON the triumphant
arch. but no serious damage was sustain
ed. The band was on top of the arch. One
piece of music had been played and they
were on the second when the drapcly
on the south side took ire from the
colOred lights which We're burning on
top. Parties standing near hastened to
strip the burning cloth off, and the music
stopped. hut the band nea kept thtr
presence of mind and all was we'll. The
fire alarm was turned in. the companies
promptly responded but the ire was
out before they had CHARGE to put on
a stream of water The wood work of
the arch suffered no damage at all
The most unique transparency in last
nights procession was Mr. Joseph
Blake. the surveyor elect Of Wake coun-
ty. who was elected by majority of
554. He rode white Donkey and1car-
ried IA transparency having on it his ma
jority. and on the staff a full grown
'possum and huge sweet potato.
Mr. J. Floyd Brown. Johnston cOun-
tvs popular young member elect of the
House of Representatives, was i'll the
jollifcation.
Mr. Brown is one Of the handsomest
and cleyerest young bachelors that will
be in the Legislature, and he comes to
that body by perhaps the largest ma
jority of any man i'll it. He led the
/ ticket in Johnston, and has behind him
/ 700 good old fashioned Johnston coun-
ty Democratic majority
Mr.. Gustavus G. Hopkins, exPresi-
dent of the New York Cotton Exchange,
was one of the jolliest of the jollification
gang last night.
Mr.. Hopkins is a native Alabamian
who, as Il member of the firm of Hop
kins, Dwight Il Co., of New York. has
climbed to the top of the ladder III the
cotton trade of Gotham.
| The News and Observers electric
rooster was one of the features of last
nights great jollifcation. He stood in
| front of the News and Observer office
| in Il growing position and was univer-
| sally admired by the passing throng.
| The rooster was designed by Mr.. +.
| B. Arendell, the mechanical work was
| done by Mr.. i. 7. Parham, of the
North Car0lina Building and Supply
| Company, the electrical wire arrange
ment was by the Raleigh Electric Com
pany and the varied electrical miniature
| lights were kindly loaned by the Agricul-
tural and Mechanical college. The two
brooms crossed under the electric roos-
ter were symbolical Of the sweeping
white mans victory.
| Letters and kilograms were read by
| the chairman from eminent North Caro-
| linians whose engagements prevented
| their joining with their fellow Demo-
| Gratis in the great celebration, among
them from Hon. A NJ. Waddell, Hon.
| Thos. j. Jarvis, Hon Julian s. Carr,
| Hon. VIM. A. Guthrie. Hon. Charles
| 3. Aycock, Hon. Il. b. Glenn and others.
| Their letters were received with cheers
| from the enthusiastic audience that came
| from all sections Of the State, for these
absent Democrats are dear to the hearts
of the Democratic hosts, and they were
present in the spirit.
| The committee of ten We're happy in
| the selection of the speakers Raleigh
| had sons as eloquent as any, but III the
main the speakers chosen were from
| other sections of the State, who were
| nlew Ito many of the audience. The
speeches were of II high character-witty.
happy, eloquent, telling. able, and the
| crowd enjoyed them immensely. 1t is
| our chief regret that they cannot be
reproduced as u whole in these columns.
| for they contain much of the outline of
| the legislation that will engage the at
tention of our law makers in January
and February next.
Mr.. JOsephus Daniels. who presided
over the meeting in Nash Square, start
ed to ascend the platform to introduce
| the first speaker, he was lifted on the
| arms of the Democrats, led by George
| McCullers, of Middle Greek township.
Wake county.
There was only one Red Shirt man
present, Mr. VIM f. Gibson. of Gibson
| station. and he was frequently cheered
as he rode in the procession. I'VE would
have had six hundred men in red shirts
| here" said Mr. Gibson. ''if we could
have gotten u special train. We made
| application for it. but the road is so
| busy transporting troops that it said it
| could not furnish the cars" As. Mr..
| Gibson rode in the procession. there
were frequent, three cheers for the Red
| Shirts"
When Hon. Daniel Hugh Mclean, of
Harnett in his speech last night, paid
/ tribute to the News and Observer for
| its great work, the crowd very heartily
cried out. 'Three cheers for the News
and Observer" and gave many manifcs-
tations of approval of Mr.. McLeans
eulogy This is very gratifying, for the
News and Observer stands for nothing
but Democracy, fighting factions, ano
standing up for whatever makes for
party supremacy and party glory.
The speech of Mr.. Armistead Jones,
Mt the foot of Washington's statue, well
coming the boys as they marched was
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