The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-11-15

Republicans Turned Out En- Masse to
Show Their Qualification at the
Election Results.
DEMOCRATS ALSO IN LINE
Houses Were Illuminated and the Marchers
Greeted With a Display of Fireworks
Fire Alarm Caused a Panic.

The election is now over and the
people of Kenosha can now settle down
to the pursuits of life. The Repuhli-
cans of the city and county, generously
assisted by the Democrats, wrote the
last chapter of the campaign of 1900
| Thursday night, when they held
monster demonstration to celebrate
the election of Mckinley and Roose-
welt.
| Long before the time for the march
| ing to begin the streets were filled with
people and, notwithstanding the cold
winds which were blowing off the lake,
the crowd was very good natured> and
enthusiastic. Horns were very much
in evidence and the success of the Re
pub1icans was greeted with perfect
din of footing horns and whistles. The
houses in all parts of the city were
Illuminated and Democrats and Repub-
1icans alike, seemed to vie with each
other, to make the best showing.
Many of the houses were decorated
with flags and banners, while pictures
of the successful candidates were to be
seen everywhere.
The cold weather forced the parade
to be much smaller than was anticipat-
ed, but fully six hundred men gathered
at the headquarter at 7:3O and then the
march beg, n. The line was headed
by the Simmons band and the Prosper
ity club. The old banners and trans
parenCies of the campaign had been
thrown aside and in their places were
found the banners of victory. Nothing
in the parade was in any way personal
but those carried by the army of
marchers showed that they were happy
over the result of the battle of the bal
| lots.
The parade took in nearly all the
streets on the south side and all along
the line of march the men were greet
ed with great enthusiasm. Homes OF
prominent Republicans were visited
and the men who had given help in
the campaign were cheered to the
echo. At many points along the route
red fire and fireworks greeted the
marchers, while enthusiastic crowds of
cheering men and women greeted the
parade at almost every corner. There
were many Democrats in the line, but
their enthusiasm was the greater be-
cause they were Democrats. They had
voted for Mckinley and they were
glad to let the people know that their
votes had been counted. The march
down Main street was in the way of
| triumph, Red fire was burning at al
most every store and sky rockets and
Roman candles kept the air 1urid with
| fireworks. Great crowds thronged the
streets and it was almost lmpG~ sible
for the men to find their way through
| the mass of people.
AS the parade started down Main
street the factories took hand in the
Jubilee and whistles were tied down in
all parts of the city. The factories
started the screechers going and this
gave the idea that a fire had started
and some one turned in an alarm from
box 80. This started a small panic on
Market Square aud it was necessary
for the police to clear the street in or
der to allow the fire wagons to get
through the crowd.
The parade ended at the Republican
headquarters and a few of the men
gathered around the fire to tell how it
all happened, but a greater number
started out on the streets to continue
the blowing of horns. For another
hour pandemonium reigned. Every
one was blowing something and they
were not particular as long as it
made noise and lots of it. There was
no disorder and the celebration passed
off in a jolly way.
Now it's all over, Mr.. Democrat and
Republican, shake.