Evening journal., 1908-11-04
NIGHT CROWD IN
MERRY CARNIVAL
Thousands of Republicans,
Marching to Music, Happy
Over Taft Election
SERENADE STATE CHAIRMAN

AT midnight Last night there was r,,,o,
excitement It was known then that Taft
was to be the next President and the
Republicans got so FUN OF enthusiasm
they couldn't stay quiet Not that they.
were quiet at any time Of the night for
from early evening there was all kind.
of excitement, but at midnight. the Re-
publicans felt that there should be some
kind Of a special noise made; and as
about every ones throat had gone bad
at quarter to twelve, there was Just one
thing to do-get a band and raise merry
pandemonium
Some OF the knowing ones scoursd
around and it was not long before a hand
OF all kinds Of instruments was made un.
and to the blare of trumpets. aud base
horns, and comets. and base drum and
other sundry music makers and noise
makers, the band marched UP Shirley
street with wake of several hundred
screaching, yelling, men and boys. A
citizen who tried to walk through Fourth
street near Shipley al about this time
estimated that there we're million people
squeezed into the square.
Serenade For Gen. dupont.
There seemed to be no party lines
among this army of enthusiasts; and
the Bryan men cheered almost as loudly
as the Taft supporters as the band hared
up the street.
The instrument blowers finally arrived
at Republican State Chairman duPont's
residence where every musician put on
az extra blow and made the nelghborhood
reverberate with patriotic selections II
there happened to be any persons there
about who retired at the usual hour
this being merely a supposltion-it is a
safe bet that they did no more sleeping
after the band came on the scene The
musicians followed by its wake OF men
and boys, marched up the broad drive
way to General duPont's residence. toot-
ing for all they were worth turned around
and marched right out again. Then came
tho red are and more music aud more
cheers.
Cheers For Mr.. Bryan.
The band next marched to the home Of
Harry A. Brown, where another serenade
was given and more red FIRE was burned
and the atmosphere was one continuous
howl. Several other candidates on the
Republican ticket whose election was as
gramme carried out II was not until
the band fellows were wholly out Of wind
that the parade came TO n conclusion.
The small boy had fish horns and
racket wheels that made a noise OF their
own and succeeded in droRning out
everything else, including cow bells. old
Tin pans. kettles. and other household
necessities.
Only One Arrest
The only arrest that was made all night
was that OF Bayard W. Moore. a boy.
When he was arraigned in city Court
this morning however. Judge Cochran
dismissed him.
There was some crush at Fourth and
Shipley streets and Market street
roared and tinlSled and crashed and
bought soda water-there's a reason-and
everybody was happy. The cops had as
good = time as anybody and succeeded
IN keeping the streets so clear that he
trolley cars almost kept schedule time.
There were many women and young girls
and little girls and elderly gram mas and
middle aged mammas. and papas were
much in evidence smoking their election
cigars and putting on fine airs.
And everybody was glad that Taft was
elected.