The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-11-06
REPUBLICANS HAVE A MAG
NIFICENT RALLY.
FOUR HUNDRED IN LINE
Procession Was Over Six Blocks
Long--Big Crowds Hear
Chaplain Stu1l.

1t was the grandest aud most strik-
ing political demonstration aver seen
in Montana, east of Helena. Just
think of flower 400 people i'm line
and less than a dozen of them boys
who carried the sstransparencies. This
lie what the republicans had i'm Billings
last night. 1t closed the campaign
here and showed to the opposition that
there We're at least a few republicans
in the city. Think will you. The
parade was three times as long as that
given by the fusion democrats a week
ago which the latter had been a whole
month in preparing. And enthusiasm !.
Well, it was just rampant, the march
ers cheering all along the line and the
people on the sidewalks greeting their
appearance with applause and cheer
ing. The republican parade of Satur-
day night made the democrats sick,
while that Of last night made the cold
chills run down their necks and gave
them the ague. The democrats shook
rs they had never shaken before and
they are found today trembling like a
Lot of frightened people. And well
might they do so! They see nothing
but defeat ahead of them ait the polls
today.
The people of Billings had antici-
pated a great demonstration last night,
but none for m moment dreamed that
it would be such as it was. The
parade began to form On North TWEEN
street as early as 7 O'Clock,
the men coming from all parts of the
city. Owing to the large number TAX
ing part it took quite a time to form
the line. 1t was 8 O'Clock before the
marchers started and by the time they
the parading it was nearly
. O'Clock. The parade moved north
on Twenty-seyentb street to Second
avenue, thence west to Thirtieth
thence south to Montana ave-
nue. and down to Twenty-ninth street;
thence south to Minnesota avenue,
thence east along Minnesota avenue
to Twenty-seyenth street; thence
south to First avenue and west to
Twenty-ninth street; thence north to
avenue and east to Twenty
sixth street, where the marchers
turned back to Twenty-seyenth street,
to the court house, being over
six blocks long.
The procession was led by the
male qlartette, composed OF
Pnryis, Whitney, Graham and
Calhoun, riding in a carriage driven
BY their manager, 9, @. Beyer; next
same the Billings band, then the col
bred mems marching club, numbering
10, marshaled by Colonel Srormh0use,
captain r, B, Brooks, Lieutenants
Will Brooks and Frank McBeth; then
,ame the Republican marching club of
80 strong, carrying fabeaHx and
and wearing white capes; fol
was the delegation from Hegea
Bros, store tn the number of nearly
10, carrying a banner NPrestige at
Home and Abroad, " and shooting fire.
then came q float with an old
and his Wifei next We're about
80 more citizens wearing white capes,
red lights and an shn0tiag fire.
following were NJ employees OF
Tho A, II, Rabcpck Hardware com
,aHy, wearing working waists and
'arrying fnll dinner pals, and burning
'ed lights; then came Alexander
Fraser with his fioat of q sheep In a
wagon, above which was the very sngr
banner HPrpteet Our Fleece
he last representation was the rail-
eHd mems club of nearly 100 em
OF the Northern Pacific and