Evening journal., 1900-11-12
BUSINESS MEN
OFFER PROTEST.
Want Parade on ANY Other
Night Than Saturday
Committee Thinks Arrangements
Have Gone Too Far TO Change
Them Now

At a meeting of the Republican Pa
rade Committee held on Saturday even
ing at the Young Mems Republican
Club, the following petition was re-
ceived:
We, the undersigned business men
and merchants of the said city Of Will !
mington, represent and petition as fol- |
lows:
That the proposed jubilee and parade |
for November IT, 1900, will very much |
interfere with the business Of the mer- |
chants of the city because the day
fixed comes on Saturday, which is the
one evening in the week when all mer-
chants are open for business and when |
the most business is transacted, and |
such a parade as you are well aware, |
prevents the transaction Of such busi- |
ness.
We therefore ask that scme other
evening than Saturday be selected by
your committee for the proposed jubi-
lee and parade
John J. Finn, Eugene Wyatt, G. w.
| Darrell, II. c. Pierson, Walter j. Scott, !
! George r. Miller, Charles l.. Meiler. NJ
Matthews, William Kirby, George w
klrkly, A. X. Taylor, Augustus Ferschke,
I
Lynch & Co., J. Lewis Row & Co, j.
W. Kitchen, T. NJ Wier, w. e. Frank,
NJ. w. Burleigh. Janvier Sh-e Store.
! W. L. Douglas Shoe Co., Clarence r.
Holt, Wright G. Davidson Co. James l..
I Willis. w. r. Meller, w. r. Mearns. J.
H. Percival George V. Anderson, r.. II.
Morrow. A. Dixon, V. V. Harrison, c.
NJ. Almond. Julian b. Robinson, George
NJ. Fisher, Hanscom Brothers. +. p.
| Turner, Kennard & Co., Humphrey
Bros. William LawtOn, Crosby 6 Hin
/ Wyatt & Co, Frank WOrkley, o. James
| Belt James T. Mulhn & Son. Max
/ Ephraim, Hayes e Co., T. H. Ponnock,
e. S. r. Butler, G. p. Alexander, j. p.
D-ughten, o. W. I.add, E. II. Rum
| ford, Miller Drug Co.. c. f. Rudolph.
| Brand & Bro, l.. Thomas & Co.
The members cf the committee
unanimously agreed that the arrange
ments have gone too far at present to
change them now. The committee in
charge has sent out the following cir
cular:
ITO all clubs. organizations, mem
bers and friends of the Republican
party: A cordial invitation is extend
ed to you to take part in the celebra-
ticn of the glorious Republican vic
tory won at the polls last Tuesday,
which celebration is to take place in
this city next Saturday evening, No
vember IT, In view of the extent of
the Republican victory I'm our State
and country. it is desired that the dem
onstration shall be as great and COM
plete as our narty's success. If 1t is
Z your intention to participate
in the parade you Will
piease report to the marshal in charge
Of your county delegation, or the pa
rade committee of your ward. Horace
G.. Knowles, chairman; Thomas IL.
Savery, Jr., secretary.
Chairman Horace G. Knowles an
uOunces the following additional mem
bars Of the General Committee; Sam
uel K. Smith, G. c. Byron, Col. A. G.
McCausland, Robert w. Smith, James
]. Keenan, and Edmund P. Moody. Also
the following members of the Parade
Committee: Robert S. Baird, chair
man; Thomas H. Buckley, Otto Scheu
Frederick II. Stevenson Thomas w
McVey, James j. keenan,, Jr., Francis
Maguigan, Albert F. Neutze. John H.
Shipley. John Wetherill Alton c. Pyle
Harry w. Chairs, H. Richard Carpen-
ter. William H. Deer, James McKelvey,
Robert NJ. Burns, John j. McCaulley
Parke Mason, William Lyons, Isaac r
Brown, Elmer E. Kirk, Elijah Green
Frederick Henderer, William File and
Thomas W. Curlett.
Once Of the failures of the parade will
N be the prevalence Of the Stars and
Stripes. It is proposed that every mar
in line carry a flag, no matter whai
the size may be.
It may be that the Young Mems Re
\ publican Club will entertain the Pho
u neer Corps, of West Chester. one @.
= the foremost Republican marching
i, clubs in this section of the country.
\ The Young Mems Republican Clul
4 will parade in three divisions. In thu
r first will be uniformed men, and thu
second division win be composed r
; men wearing dark suits and silk hats
= The third division will comprise mel
{ attired in dark clothes and derby hats
All horsemen will form a mounte,
=, division. Mill Creek hundred expect
= to send two hundred horsemen, and tn,
= surrounding districts also will furnisl
I, three hundred mounted men.
V CLUBS TO ARRANGE FOR PARADE
Il The Young Mems Republican Clul
a will meet tonight to arrange for tn
lel parade. other meetings will be hell
n Tonight in the following places: Nc
,e 9OS King street, No. 2127 Market street
re East Side Republican League head
ic quarters, and Citizens League head
quarters
D. All Inscriptions to go on Transparent
sr cies that are to be carried in the pa
lt rade must first pass through IN
% hands of a committee of which HoTac
rs G. Knowles is chairman. II is r,
o. quested that the people of the city sen
e. suggestions to Mr.. Knowles at once.
&C. 5000 WILL PARADE.
be Horace G. Knowles. chairman Of tn
We General Committee on the propose
i'll Republican celebration, said thl
C. morning: "I have received assurance
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