The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-10-14
MONSTER RALLY
IN SIXTH ward
Republican Demonstration A.
tTacisd Big Crowds Last Night
ROOSEVELT BANNER UNFURLED.
Parade Was Followed BY Speech Making
Near Congress Avenue 'TsddTs Rough
Riders Turned Out for First Time.
ROOSEVELT BANNER uKFURLED.

hllslS IuIRtu WI iuI THsi IilDs'
Hundreds Of fiarins torches. bursting
bombs and a glare Of red hre that could
be seen for miles were the setting for tho
bfr demonstration Of me Sixth ward Re-
publicans last night when about thou
sand uniformed men paradsd for Roose-
~s,t and Fsirbanlts. Aldrich. Capron ana
URtsr before the admirins eyes OF thou
sands Of citizens and ladies' who lined the
sidewalks an along the route. There were
many peysous VINO fnsistsd that the pa
nNds was hrgr than The ono which ap-
tpSsssd a the Fourth ward demonstration
nctmhds turnout Of ths young voters Of
ne city and suburbs. the only dfficulty
sHns ths Isngth Of the march.
I3ds was . feature that the campaign
erS not1oed much moro than tho msre
spso4AAxs. for me former had to ambls
hbcut nvs miles. The cavalry for the
knost part were a. badly on for the men
hid not BEEN riding much Of late and
NJ unaouustomsd strain was something
~ Q trial after an hour or 30. Tho doco-
kGt1ous along tho route were excsilent
! Tho Sixth Ward Marching clubs head
lHuartsFy ak the corner Of Broad street
md Congress aveuns was used as a rally
1nS point for tho big celebration was
undsr the AUSPICES OF the ward commit
- and the Sixth Ward Republican club,
de Demonstration being n sign that per-
fest harmony existed In the ward Chief
4zArshal Fred NJ Rhodes had his head
quarters In Congress avenue. and the
various commands formed on Broad
street IN the direction Of Trinity squrae
where Teddy's Rough Riders, who made
their initial appearance on this occasion.
assembled.
This command in charge of Captain
George l.. Darte made an excellent ap-
pearance with its 45 mounted troopers.
The troop had guidons OF yellow silk bor-
dered with blue and the men wore the
regular Rough Rider uniform of canvas
with yellow facings. the officers carrying
sabres.
Leutenants Alfred H Johnson and T.
w Baker and Sergeant John Wall shared
the responsibility Of keeping the iles OF
the troopers closed up during the march.
William Fl. Draper. who is a member
Of the troop. received a large bouquet last
night while he was acting as an orderly
on the staff Of the captain
The Aldrioh battery, with r. Merle
Bixby In command, made as big an i'm
preston as before. the men making a
splendid showing with their natty red
and white uniform The salutes fired
during the unfuriing Of the flag were also
. pleasing feature. though they made the
cavalry horses Dance
The Sayiesville battalion, which was
dressed In red and had a rattling big drum
corps. performed some marching evolu-
tions IN manner that testified long prao
tice and hard work at marching move
menta.
The route OF the march follows: Broad
street Congress avenue, Hamilton street
Adelaide avenue. Broad street TO the cor
ner or Eddy street at Washington pnrk
countermarch on Broad street TO Prairie
avenue, TO Thurber's avenue. 10 Burn
SIDE street to Public street, Broad street
20 Congress avenue.
THE LIVE.
The line was made up IN th,s orssr.
Rocket Brigade.
Chief Marshal. Fred NJ. Rhodes.
Mounted Star
Chief Of Stan Herbert w. Rice
Aids-Howard r. Jencks, Joseph Baker
Jr.. Claude G. Ball. Harry S. Wolfe
Frank p, Williams. william q. Cham
bsrs, Torrance M O'Re!lly. Robert G
soot frank X Wallace @. H. Morse,
Imperial band.
sixth Ward CLUB, Captain L. w slmons
three neutenant-B men
A1dr1ch Battery. Captain Z. Merle Bfxby
-12o men.
Fife and Drum band
Ninth Ward Marching club CKimball
uuards)--60 mon
Major J. Allen BURLINGTON.
Company A, Captain A. L. Lake.
Company d. Lieutenant ]. Taylor.
Company G, Captain Louis Cappozou
Drum Corps.
Fourth Ward battaiion-60 men.
Budlong Guards.
Utter Guards
Kimball Guards
Fifth Ward Republican Marching club.
Captain S. T. Goss. Ieutenants T. w.
Husband and w. G. Kenyon-4s men.
Drummers
B. A, Ballou & Co. battalion. Captain F.
G. Lakey-a men.
Washington Park band.
Colonel w. A Beathman
Fire and Drum Corps
Theodore w. Foster g. Bro. company, |
Captain Henry Woicott-so men.
Band.
Roosevelt-capron Guards. Company q. /
North Providence-i00 men
Drum Corps
saylesville Republican club. CAPTAIN /
John G. Ainsworth--72 men.
frederick Douglas club. Captain Bunt--
20 men.
Drum Corps
haryvine Marching club Captain
Thomas A Csvanaugh--loo mer.
Ieddys Rough Riders" Captain George
l.. Darte-4S men
~ was shout 1870 when the Roosevelt
ana Fairbanks banner was unfurled Al
the corner Of Congress avenue and Broad
street. while the band played star Span
Gied Hammer ard then speeches were
made by Washington r. Prescott. Rich
ard w. Jennings. and Colonel Daniel r.
Ballou.
The meeting broke up ~ Ills. and ra-
fions were served the hungry marchers
Catherine O'Rourke OF - Stanford
street reports that az 7.15 O'Clock last
evening willis she was taking IN a wash
ting. q man came up behind her, exclairi-
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