The sun., 1900-11-19
BIG REPUBLICAN
PARADE SURPASSED
ALL EXPECTATIONS
Greatest Demonstration of its
Kind Ever Held in
This City.
MANY THOUSANDS In LINE
Wilmington Illuminated as Never
Before---The Crowds Cheered
Governor-elect Hunn---Ova-
tioh for Mr.. Addicks.
MANY Transparencies
in the Parade.
MANY THOUSANDS IN LINE

bell, the signal for the starting of
tho big Republican parade which was
given in celebration of the glorious vic
tory won by them at the recent election.
The demonstration was big success in
every way and it is estimated that be-
tween 5000 and 10000 men We're in line.
Horace Greeley Knowles, chairman Of
/ the general committee stated yesterday
afternoon that the committee was much
pleased over the success of the parade
and that everything had passed off as
arranged.
| From the time the parade started ut
Fourth and Poplar streets until it was
dismissed at Seventh and Market streets,
those in line We're greeted by the cheers
and shouts of thousands who lined the
streets along the route of the parade
Fireworks and redfre We're put off i'll
abundance and every one agreed that
the parade was the greatest ever seen
in this city
Handsome decorations of festoons of
the national colors, flags and Japanese
and Chinese lanterns and electric lights,
were displayed along the line.
At $50 o'clock Saturday afternoon
Market street from Second to Ninth was
roped off to keep the street clear and
all was then in readiness for the i'm
posing procession.
Formation of the Parade.
The formation of the parade was a,
follows:
Platoon of Police
Edmund Mitchell, chief marshal, an,
staff.
FIRST DIVISION.
Marshall and staff.
Young Mems Republican Club.
West Chester Pioneer Corps.
Dinner Pail Republican Club, of Phla
dclpha.
Dohcrty's Band of Chester.
Tenth and Eleventh Ward Republican
Clubs.
Polish Band.
Twelfth Ward Republican Club.
Inick Bioricll Band
Simon Wolf Club.
First Ward Republican Club.
SECOND DIVISION.
james II. Morris, marshal, and staff.
Band
Eighth Ward Republican League.
Newark Band.
East Side Republican Club.
Pcncader and Landenburg Clubs.
Band.
Second Ward Republican Club.
New Castle Hundred Republican Club.
THIRD DIVISION.
S. V. b. Carly, marshal, and staff.
Band.
Fifth Ward Republican Club.
Seventh Ward Republican Club.
Third Ward Republican Club.
Eighth Ward Republican Club.
Band.
j. Edward Addicks Republican Club.
Afro American League.
+. Il. Bach Club of Second Ward.
Aston Republican Club.
Maryland Republican Club.
FOURTH DIVISION.
Marshal and staff.
Oglcsby's Band.
Fifth Ward Republican Club.
ltingold Band and Hyatt's Band.
Ninth Ward Republican Club
Band.
Seventh Ward Republican Club.
Third Ward Republican Club.
Polish Republican Club.
FIFTH DIVISION.
James S. Stirling, marshal and staff
Alarshallton Band.
| Mill Creek Hundred Republican Club.
Mounted and in floats.
Christiana Hundred Mounted Club.
Band.
pusey 4 Jones Company.
AInllcable Iron Company.
Band
Harlan Il Hollingsworth Company.
Band.
Iobdcll Car Wheel Company.
Band.
Charles Warner Company.
Wilmington City Railway Company.
About O'Clock the van OF the process
sion could he seen approaching in
blaze of rcdlight as it swung into Mar
kct street and it took about one hour
for the parade to pass a given point
Govcrnor-elect Hum rode in carriage
near the head of the parade, directly
back of Chief Marshal Mitchell and his
aides. The next Governor received much
applause along the route of the parade
as he was recognized by the crowds in
the streets. In the carriage with Gov
ernor-eect Hum was Lieutenant-G Cover
nor-elect Cannon, Presidential Elector /
Charles w. Pusey and Horace G. |
Knowles, chairman of the general COM
mittee.
The next carriage in line was occupied |
by the two Congressmen-elcct, DIR. l.. II. |
Rail and " n IaHnnl.nr onl Stntr,