Evening journal., 1916-11-06
REPUBLICANS SHOW
The SPIRIT OF '76
Monster 6. o. ?. Parade
RoutS Hopes of Demo-
cratic Victory in State
ELEPHANTS LEAD
TRIUMPHANT MARCH


Indicated in AN emphatic manner that
( This state Is for lughcs and gave un-
, nistakabi' answer TO the rainbow claims
OF the Democrats about CARRYING Deh.
ware for Wilson The parade was big
Ct 'moistiation of Rcpuhlicausm and did
nuch TO further TIA" Hughes, DUPONT and
Miller cause. The marching divisions,
/ with their inspiring music and their en-.
thusiasm formed the best kind Of an
argument as 90 the strength OF the party
la this epuntv.
he parade, saturday night, the mass
meeting al the Playhouse IA urdav oven
ing and at the Majestic Theatre SUNDAY
afternoon were the wind.up of the cana.
paign for the Republican Party The
parade was one of many held in the
larger cities OF the United States Satur-
day night "a. an answer 10 Secretary
Daniels slur upon American patriots OF
10. Despite the threatening weather the
streets along which the procession was
/ advertised To pass were lined with spec
iators for an hour or two D. fore the
head Of the line came in sight and the
marchcrs were greeted with an enthusi-
astic welcome that spoke volumes tor
the Republican vote tomorrow
No accurate estimate OF the num-
bor in line could be made Saturday
night but the length Of the process
sion can be Judged from the fact that
long after the head Of the parade had
passed the First Presbyterian Church
on Market street and had turned into
Tenth street, The marchers were still
passing the rear OF the church prom
erty on King street on their way 10
Fourth. II was estimated that 5000
men were in line. II took the line
a. minutes 10 pass a given point.
Afeature OF the parade was two
huge elephants marching at the head
of the line. They were hired for
the occasion from an amusement COM
pany showing at Ha,rc de Grace
Each elephants blanket bore the let
tors &C. O. p and the appearance
o. tho animals was n the nature Of
"a surprise. Three youths dressed 20
represent Tho Spirit of rs marched
directly behind tho elephants A de-
tail If police. headed by Sergeant
Aonzo King. headed tic line Close
behind them came Colonel Weller y.
Stover grand marshal Of the parade,
and his aides Charles II. Grantland
and Ralph Saltzman. secretary 90
Mayor Price. Every division received
It's share Of applause.
4 iprctt! feature OF the parade was
the presentation to Governor Charles
r. Miller Mayor James p. Price and
Colonel Stoyer OF handsome bouquets
by Mis- Margaret Elizabeth Adams az
Seventh and Market streets.
and some had two bands To the spec.
tators standing along the streets il
seemed as il the music of one band
was lost in the strains from the next
one
Behind the marshal and his aides
and the First Regiment Band came
the Young Mems Republican Club.
which had the largest number in
line c. Sherburne Rice was the
marshal OF this division Close be-
hind them came the Hughes First
Voters Club headed by Edward
Abrahams. Jr., with Harry Conner
and George .Stradley as aides. Gov
ernor Miller and Mayor Price rode
In an automobile near the head OF
the line.
The number OF men who marched
behind the banner OF the Hughes
College Alliance was quite a surprise
TO the spectators Men from Har-
ward Yale. Princeton and the Uni !
yersity of Pennsylvania helped swell !
the number Of this turnout Close |
behind these marched the Italian |
section under Marshal DR.. p. A. NJ |
Rovitti. with Anthony CorlettO and |
Joseph U'AmicO as aides.
Men OF all walks of life were in the |
parade.
Among the incidents in the parade |
we're the actions Of a number OF small |
boys who lodged m and ont among |
the marchers bearing Wilson banners |
and trying 10 divert the attention Of |
the spectators 10 themselves Finally |
some OF the Negro marchers chased |
them out Of the line and destroyed !
the Wilson placards they carried The |
paradcrs bore no transparencies or
banners that might give offense 10 the |
opposite party. and the demonstration |
was dignihed manifestation Of party
sympathies. Redfre and sparklers |
added life and color to the scene. but /
IL was more OF a silent argument as
20 the party'e strength in this section /
than anything else.
Most Of the Negro marchers we're |
included in the second division under /
Marshal Charles Il. Colburne Under |
the leadership Of Furman Cole came |
the marchers from various wards in
the city This comprised the third di |
vision Of the parade. There were
seven wards represented in this di-
vision. the other ward organizations /
being placed in the fourth division. |
In the shird division also marched !
the Polish Republican Club
About c ghty horsemen comprised ]
the turnout from the MIL Greek Hun /
bred Mounted Club and the Brandy
wine Hundred Club. The division /
was headed by Joseph Gould riding
his $4,000 horse Happy j. Besides
these there were clubs from Richard
son Park with the redoubtable "Bill'
T nsman in the lead. and also clubs
from Newport, BrackEX and other
outlying sections.
AT various places along the route
Of march those who had charge OF
the parade had arranged TO have the
marchers showered with confetti and
lot vari-colored streamers fall. but
some defect in the manner
these things were placed they failed
10 work. Most OF the marchers car
ricd American flags and some also
carried Japanese lanterns. All the
divisions and sections that comprised
chem were designated by banners TO
Edica.e. where the marchers were
from.