The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-06-26
DELEGATION
RETURNS.
A Popular Demonstration by
Citizens At the
Depot.
OVATION TO THE BAND.
Two Sections Carried the Local Con.
tingent and Trains Are Late.
DENVER DELEGATIONS ALONG.
Enthusiastic Receptions Greeted Canton's
Musical Organization Everywhere
Demonstration of APP
proval At Con-
ventiOn.
OVATION TO THE BAND.
Two Sections Carried the Local Con-
tingent and Trains Are Late.
DENVER DELEGATIONS ALONG

vention.
A thousand people were assembled at
the Pennsylvania depot Friday night
when the first section containing the
local delegates to the Philadelphia con-
vention pulled into the depot. A second
train followed which carried the men,
bers of the Grand Army band and the
Colorado delegation with George w.
Cooks Drum and Fife corps of Denver
Colorado. AS the first train pulled in
the depot there was no cheering or un-
usual demonstration, when the dele
gates stepped out of the cars. 1t was
the second section that was greeted
with an ovation of cheering and hur-
rahs, and that demonstration was par
ticularly intended for the Grand Army
band. There was an immediate rush
for the forward car in which the band
men were seen looking out of the win
dows, and when the train stopped, the
car was surrounded by hundreds of
people who greeted them enthusiastic
cally.
The train was due at 9:27, the dele
gates leaving Washington at 7:45 Fri
delegation at Pittsburg, Friday evening.
1t was 20 minutes late, however, and
there were expressions by railroad men
who stated that the delegation did not
leave Washington until Friday after
noon and that they could not arrive
in this city until possibly 4 o'clock
Saturday morning. Naturally this had
a tendency to send a few of the crowd
home again, while many of them waited
to take the chances of their friends
coming in on the regular train. AS
the train stopped and a number Of well
known citizens stepped from the cars,
there was pell-mell rush for the rear
cars Of the train and the other dele
gates were seen preparing their pack
ages to get off the train. AS the band
was not seen anxious inquiries were
made and hundreds Of the people waited
on the second section to arrive.
1t was only a short while after the
arrival Of the first section that the
second section pulled in, amid the
shouts from the hundreds of throats.
1t was Immediately noticed that the
other cars in the rear contained stran-
gers, from another state, and after
welcoming the band men the crowd
surged around the other cars out of
curiosity and questioned many of the
strangers as to the destination.
The Colorado delegation consisted of
several passenger coaches and sleepers,
with an observation car in the rear.
The first few coaches were occupied by
the Drum and Fife corps, composed of
about SO young men who developed a
spirit of activity when the train stop
ped and they jumped off the cars to
the platform. The boys evidently long
to do something to recall their passage
through this city, so several Of them
hastened back to their cars, which had
been fitted up with sleeping hunks, and
pulled a blanket off one of the hunks
and ran out upon the platform. Eager
hands grasped hold of the sides of the
blanket while several of the more
athletic fellows caught young fellow
who was standing upon the platform
and hurled him into the blanket, and
he was given a genuine blanket toss"
There were shouts Of laughter when the
fellow was thrown into the air and re-
bounded again and again. Nor was this
all, for just before the train started
a larger fellow was apprehended and
pitched into the blanket and he was
put through the same formality. The
boys barely got through in time to jump
upon the train which had begun NOV
ing. They were heartily cheered and
there was a waving Of hands and caps
from the boys.
Leader George Heale, Of the corps,
stated to a News-Democrat reporter
that the Denver delegation contained
about 200 men ,and that the drum
corps headed them when they marched
into the city of Philadelphia. The ex-
penses Of the corps aggregated $4,000
and several millionaires paid the bill.
The organization was formed IA years
ago and contains expert musicians, and
they have Travelled 10000 miles in
playing engagements. Recently a ban
ner was presented to them by Million
aire Ed. Smith, of Denver, costing $500
which they carried in the convention
parade. They have received attention
at the Worlds fair at Chicago, where
they were engaged and in other cities
of prominence at national gatherings
An equipment costing $500 is carried
Millionaires w. S. Stratton and d. H
Moffet, Of Denver, contribute largely to
the organization.
1--WE are for Mckinley, In Colorado
| said Mr.. Heale, as the train started to
move" and you can count upon it that
we will assist in electipg him this fall.
The corps boys rendered their yell
before the train got any distance away
Naturally the crowd of people waitet
in expectancy, believing that the mem
bers would assemble and march W
street discoursing music, but this wa.
not the case. 1t appears that when thu
band men were released from their en-
gagement in the east, they departed fol
other eastern cities and resorts for tn,
purpose of spending a vacation, and
thus about ten or twelve men were no
with the band when 1t arrived here ant
the Instrumentation was incomplete
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