The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-10-17
NINTH WARDERS AWAKE
Much Enthusiasm All Along the Line of
March--Red Fire and ROusing Cheers
Greet Paraders Eighth Ward Banner.


Greet Paraders Eighth Ward Banner
If party enthusiasm is any criterion
of presidential possibilities in this cam.
paign it is undeniably evident from the
republican parade and rally in the
| Ninth ward last evening that New Ha-
ven will give to William Mckinley q
| big vote on the 9Th of next November
About 7.45 o'clock the parade formed
at the Young Mems Republican head
quarters on Temple street, corner OF
| Grown, and that spot was thronged by
a vast concourse OF people. First in
line came the Second regiment band
playing an inspiriting quick-step. Next
followed the Eighth Ward club, the
Wide Awakes, the Fifteenth Ward club,
the Meriden Rough Riders and the Hill
battalion of Norwalk
Conspicuous in the procession was a
banner bearing the legend:
1--WE Remember North Carolina
Another bore the admonition:
'Vote for Averill, Blakeslee and Hail."
One transparency startlingly pro-
claimed:
Bryan Carries the Ninth Ward
The sequel to this appeared on the re-
verse side of the transparency as fol-
lows:
"After We're ALI Dead"
cts Mckinley from Hamden to
Broadway"
Proclaimed one banner that attracted
much attention.
Jake Hodges Ninth Ward Regulars"
was somewhat of an enigma to some,
but it's meaning, judging by the laugh
ter it created, seemed clear to hundreds
along the line of march Vociferous
cheers greeted the procession as it
passed from Crown to Church street,
the sidewalks of the latter thoroughfare
being densely packed with people.
From Church the line of march was to
Wall, to Orange, to Trumbull, to State,
to Eld to Orange, to Trumbull, to Tenn
pie, to Wall, to York, to Elm to Dix
well avenue to Shelton avenue, to
Thompson street, to Dixwell avenue, to
Henry street, to Ashmun street, to Ad-
miral, to DiXwell avenue, thence to the
republican headquarters on the corner
of Dixwell avenue and Foote street. All
along the line of march remarkable en-
thusiasm was manifested.
The paraders We're positively deluged
in red light shed by the torches of en-
thusiastic admirers all along the line of
march On State street. in the Eighth
ward, the parade halted underneath a
newly raised republican banner and
gave vent to their appreciation in rous-
ing cheers Arrived at the headquarters
Of ha NJ h pIlt pf 70
and DixwelI avenue, on a platform
erected in the open, the speakers of the
evening were Immediately introduced
by President Allen. The hour being
late the remarks were short but to the
point. John r. Light of Norwalk said
the chilly weather made him think of
the cool reception Bryan was receiving
in the west. Mckinley stands for the
honor of the old flag" he said but
Bryan represents free trade and free
riot"
Congressman Sperry was the next
speaker. Loud cheers greeted his in
PRODUCTION. Il will be BRIEF he said
Although you have demonstrated
yourselves patriots by your long march
tonight, / don't think it humane to
keep you standing here in the cold.
you don't want dollar that will
buy you only fifty cents worth. You
want a one hundred cents dollar every
time Work for the republican ticket
and William Mckinley will justify all
your expectations" Cheers greeted his
remarks.
Major Blakeslee said the voters of the
Ninth ward would not place their conf
dence in him in vain.
Attorney George Hall eXhorted every
wage-earner to vote the republican
ticket. Vote for the party" said he, |
that favors your interests. Mckinley
and Roosevelt stand on platform that
takes special cognizance of the wants |