Evening journal., 1908-10-14
REPUBLICANS BIG
TIME AT ELSMERE
Parade Over a FiVe-MiIe
Route and Then Have a
ROuSing Rally

AVUSiilS NuiJ
The Republicans Of Christiana hundred
might as wen henceforth be taken as the
criterion for Republican loyalty and en-
thusiasm IN Delaware. Hundreds Of Re-
publcans of the hundred turned out last
night TO participate in five-mile parade
to witness a flag nfurling at Lynam's
Corner and TO hear the very best Repub
lican arguments Of William II. Heald
nominee for Congress; Daniel o. Hastings
deputy attorney-general: Thomas }. Gay
nor. candidate for coroner and Charles
L. Lippincott candidate for sheriff. Mayor
Horace Wilson was in the celebration, too
and so was Miss Mary Sapp Mayor Will
son spoke at the flag unfurling and Miss
sapp pulled the string that unfurled it and
sent down a shower Of tiny flags.
Nothing quite so elaborate had ever
taken place in Chrlstana hundred before
The celebration was under the auspices Of
the Taft and Sherman Republican Club OF
School District No 20 and the speaking
was from the flag draped platform Of Ect
or's warehouse. Elsmere. A big crowd had
gathered under a string Of red, white and
blue electric lights at Ector's when Ed
ward Hewson assumed command as mar
shal of the parade and ordered everybody
fall i'm. About 200 members of the club
nd villagers and visitors from Newport
Stanton and other points then marched be
hind a drum corps to Prices Corner where
they met the Mil Creek Hundred Mounted
Republican Club. about eighty strong.
each man bearing torch and carrying
the march back every family on the road
turned out TO shout to the paraders.
Houses Illuminated
In one big house near Prices Corner
a lamp was burning In every window.
When the parders approached Elsmere red
light was distributed and march was
made over the entire village. Nearly every
luse had been decorated with japanese
lanterns and flags and the village had the
ir OF a summer resort during a carnival
The procession halted for an interval
at Lynams store where the flag unfurling
took place and Mayor Wilson. between
cheers, was able TO give a auccinct history
of the national banner, after which Miss
sapp pulled the string. Then everybody
made for Ectors warehouse and heard the
speeches.
William Johnson, president Of the Taft
and sherman Club presided and in a few
words introduced Mr.. Heald
Mr.. Head Speaks.
Mr.. Head was given an enthusiastic re-
ception. lie pointed out the importance OF
the campaign because of the momentous
ssues at stake. The Republicans came to
he '~,ers after four years of success
throughout the country and with can.
didate not unknown TO any country OF the
world. When the Republican party asked
support IL did so he said. holding up the
incompatible record OF William II. Taft,
who came nearer approaching the incom.
arabic Mckinley than any other man
living
Mr.. Heald saw nothing in Mr. Bryan's
platform that could even suggest pros
perity and referred TO some Inconsistencies
such as free silver and the guarantee of
bank deposits.
II know that Mr. Bryan now is glad
he never succeeded in making free silver
effective" Mr. Head remarked. The de-
posit guarantee. he declared. would make
the government the greatest monopolsuc
! body to be conceived and would put a
premium on rascality in banking. In that
plank he saw an indication Of socialism
which he deprecated.
The same condition existed In the ma.
tional campaign that existed in the state
campaien-Republican prosperity to offset
Democratic stagnation Mr. Heald en-
phasized the depleted State treasury when
the Republicans went into control after
he Democrats when the Republicans were
hliged TO borrow $4,000 to pay state ex-
enses. And now. he added, there is a
alance in the State treasury under Re
publicanism of more than s2O0O0O" He
ointed to the similar situation in New
astle county when Democrats years ago
ad to borrow S25OOoO and had nothing
more 10 show than the Court House. Mr..
Head concluded with "a resume of the rec.
ord OF the Republican party i'm the state
and county and urged that all support the
,epubiican ticket for the good Of the COM
munity
Mr.. Hastings Address.
Daniel o. Hastings, who, was the next
speaker. was given three cheers. after
which he launched into a vigorous speech
ON the issues Of the campaign. He came
into the campaign, he said, with the great
est enthusiasm of his life. AS one OF the
most important issues he noted the seec.
tion Of Congressman. The people Of Del
aware did not want man in Congress wh
knew no other mind than that Of William
j. Bryan. No reasoning man. he thought
would pay attention to such planks in the
democratic platform as the bank guar.
antee. popular election Of senator's and the
anti-lnjunction' which he declared We're In
the platform merely thar IL might no non
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