Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-07
The Parade.

The Parade.
splendid outpouring of American
citizens carrying aloft the American
flag with cheers, shouts campaign
cries the footing of automobile horns
and the music of three bands with
the shril notes of fife and drum
corps thrown in for good measure.
along the principal streets of the city
lined with people and ablaze with red
fire and roman candles. were the fea-
lures of the monster parade which
constituted the outdoor part of the
rally. And it was a parade the like
Of which has never been seen in this
city When the head of the line
reached City hall the rear, of the pro-
esson WAS just coming down Rines
hill, making the parade nearly a mile
in length 1t was an enthusiastic
procession and the reception given the
leaders, especially Hon. William T,
Haines and Hon. Forrest Goodwin,
was cordial spontaneous. and one
which brought gladness to their
hearts, showing as it did the true
feeling of the men in line for the can
didates on the head of the Republican
ticket
The one big feature of the parade
was the display of the American flag.
Nearly every man in line carried one.
Not one of the little sort, but a flag
36 by IS inches. and they made an
imposing and patriotic feature.
WatervIle Club a Dandy
The showing made by the Haines
f1lt1h Df Natapt+illa CT
nifcent one. There were over $50 men
in line and they brought with them
the Watervile Military Band of 30
pieces. John H. Burleigh was chief
| marshal of this division. with e. G..
Crosby, Fred d. McAlary, Frank Red
ington and Edgar Brown as aides
They came to Augusta in two special
cars, arriving here shortly before I
| o'clock. All along the line of march
| they attracted attention by the con-
tipuous cheering and general enthu-
siasm.
The Line of March.
1t was just 7.25 O'Clock when Chief
Marshal Charles P. Kinsman gave the
word for the parade to start and the
line of march was begun up Water
street to the foot of Cushnoc Heights.
Here the parade countermarched back
down Water street, which by this time
was packed to the curbing with peo-
pie. up over Rines hill. up Green street
to State street and down to the Au-
gusta House. Here another counter
march took place and the automobiles
which had been in waiting fell into
the rear of the procession. From there
back up Grove street, down Rines hill
and through aWter street. and across
the bridge to City hall the procession
was one grand and continuous ovation
for Haines, Goodwin and all the other
candidates. Red fire and roman can
dies mingled with the light of the
torches used for the musicians made
the streets nearly as light as day.
while the cheers of the marching
throng mingled with those of the
spectators on the streets.
The Parade Formation.
The procession was formed III The
following order:
Chief Marshal Charles p. Kinsman
and mounted aides. G. f. Wilcox.
Sturgjs Randall, George Stafford. Os
car Anderson, Robert Partridge. Clyde
Stewart, Charles Dutton and C. A.
NORM.
Platoon of police
Augusta Cadet Band
Augusta Republican Club.
Hallowell Fife and Drum Corps.
Hallowell Republican Club.
Waterville Military Band.
Haines Republican Club of Waterville.
Sacred Heart Band of Augusta.
Automobiles
A Notable Parade.
The parade marching down Rines
hill and along Water street formed
an inspiring sight. 1T was a parade of
| voters and offered a decided contrast
| to the parade held recently in the
| city when the majority of those in
| line constituted young men consider
| ably under voting age and boys. The
| Republican parade was one of men.
| the pride of the cities represented.
| ana each and everyone of them ready
| to do his part on Monday next.
The Automobile Division.
| Not the least part of the parade
w9s the automobiles. There were IS
autos in line for which arrangements
| had been made by the committee while
| many others from Watervile. Halo
| we'll Gardiner and Augusta Joined in
| to swell the number to over so ma
| chimes. AS in the marching divisions
| of the procession the American flag
occupied prominent place in every
| car.
| Among those in the automobiles
We're Hon. w. I. Haines, Hon. Forrest
| Goodwin, Blaine S. Viles, F.. e. Hus-
| sey, Hon. Edwin c. Burleigh, Judge
| Harold E. Cook, Byron Boyd, w. G.
Boothby, A. N. Austin, Ellis W.
| Church, Joseph Blanehette, H. II. Ell
| mer Edmond Doyon, Walter II. Davis,
| Rev. II. +. Dunnack, George Diploek
| w. IL. Fisher, Ernest A. Gray, C. S.
| Hitehborn, Daniel P. Hanson, Charles
| J. House, Frank J. Ham, Rev. B. p.
| Hope, NJ. S. Holway, Treby Johnson,
| Chasles w. Jones, f. G. Kinsman, F.
| s. Lyman, Thomas j. Lyons, John v.