The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-10-12

;. Glution of RepLUncan Clubs. JOIN
Hays Hammond of New York pre-
sided.
Election of officers preceded the ad-
dress Of Mr.. Hammond. James NJ
Linton, Columbus attorney, was
: chosen president of the Ohio Republi-
can league for the Nensuing year.
Charles Cottrell of Toledo was elected
first vice president and James R. Hop
ley of Toledo, second vice president.
DR.. Clarence Maris Of Columbus was
reelected as secretary of the organi-
cation and c. Earl Ellis, also of Co
lumbus, was named assistant secre-
tary. The league has thousands of
new members in Ohio, many of whom
are first voters.
Parade Forms.
While the Hughes party and the
Ohio candidates were at lunch, the big
parade, with 10000 in line and 80
| bands, which was a prominent feature
OF the campaign opening, was being
! formed. The parade,> >made up of five
| divisions, was in charge of Walter D.
Cline and a committee Of prominent
DAYTON Republicans.
The parade moved from I'd and Lud-
low streets promptly at 1 o'clock,
headed by the parade commander and
his staff This was followed by auto
mobiles carrying Mr.. Hughes, Gov.
Willis, Myron r Herrick, Senator
Harding, John Hays Hammond,
Charles S. Hatfield and other notable
visitors and guests, with an honorary
escort of prominent Dayton leaders.
The first division consisted of the
Blaine club Of Cincinnati, the Buckeye |
club of Columbus and the Clarke !
County Republican club.
The second division was composed |
OF the Montgomery County Republican
club, West Side Republican club, HarN
rison Township Republican club.
Eighth Ward Republican club and
many smaller Republican organize
tions in Montgomery county.
GIee Clubs.
The Urbana Glee club, the LIncoln,
league, Colored MEMS Hughes-HeF->
rick-Willis club, West Side Colored
Republican club, Wllbertorce Btu
dents Republican club and other or
gani5ations of colored men made IN
the third division.
Clubs, from Greene county, Xenia.
Lebanon and Warren county, Fayette
county and Washington G. H., Clinton
county and Wilmington, and Highland
county and Hillsboro comprised the
fourth division.
The fifth division was composed Of
clubs from Preble, Darke. Champaign.
1alfia and Knox counties.
Garry Stars and Stripes,
Every man Of the thousands IN line |
,arried an American nag, and ths4o
we're more than 80 bands in Hne.
Every division was headed by q band
md many Of the organizations repre-
'sntsd had their own musical orGnnk .
ations in uniform.
The streets along the line of march v
'ere packed with immense crowds, n
of the spectators having
ONE to Dayton from surrounding
ounties. The procession moved s
trough the downtown section and out
the Montgomery county fair
rounds where the booming of cannon n
otified waiting thousands that the no - -
Ibles were arriving - -
Overflow Crowd. 80 80
Charles s. Hatfield, chairman of the " "
ate executive committee, introduced -
enator Warren G. Harding of Marion, N
no presided at the meeting. -
The presidential candidate was the .
st speaker. AS he stepped to his ~
ct an ovation lasting Is minutes ho
me from the grandstand, showing mr.
9 feeling which Ohio people hold
the former supreme court justice. a
Myron T. Herrick was the second y
eaker, and Gov. Willis delivered the y
al address The governor, too, was
ven tremendous ovation in spite
the fact that he was speaking in
home town of his opponent, James
Cox
following this meeting, the biggest =
litical gathering held in Ohio in
re than half century, the capdi-
tes returned to the headauarters
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