Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-10-03
Rousing Political Pageant.
BIGGEST DENOMINATION EVER STAGED
IN OXFORD COUNTY.

Did the Oxford County Republican
do themselves proud at the celebration
of the recent victory at South Paris snt
Norway last Tuesday EVENING" Asl
any one who saw it and they will tel
you and tell you the truth, that 1t wal
easily the biggest political demonstra
ton ever staged In this locality. Tit
great Oxford Bear parade was an even
long to be remembered. 1t was spectao
ular in the extreme. The Hughes-Fair
banks Clubs of South Paris and Norway
the many citizens along the route of tht
parade who decorated and Illuminated
their homes and places of business snd
the various delegations of Republican,
of other towns who assisted In this event
are all to be congratulated and giver
credit for the unqualified success of the
affair.
Such celebration as 1t was! The
great parade more than mile in length
and made up of more than four hundred
torch bearers and nearly hundred deco
rated automobiles, headed by mounted
m arshals and the Rumford Band, and the
South Paris fife and drum corps, formed
on Western Avenue and amid the boom
ing of guns, the shooting of Fireworks
and gorgeous blaze of redfire and II.
lu minated and decorated homes and
places of business, marched up Western
Avenue to the sled factory, thence down
High Street to Market Square, where
it was halted and w. L. Gray introduced
Congressman elect Wallace a. White,
Jr., of Lewiston, who thanked the people
of Old Oxford County for their loyal
support and declared that the Republi-
cans of the state and nation would exper-
fence another great victory in November.
Rousing cheers were here given for all
the candidates.
The mounted Oxford Bear, the G. o.
P. elephant and numerous banners bear
ing political inscriptions we're interest
ing features of the parade, which was
again formed, the line of march extend
ing up Pleasant Street to Norway. Ar
irving in Norway the line passed up Main
Street to Bridge, to Water, to Pleasant,
to Crescent, to Pearl, to Deering, to
Main, to Cottage, to Beal, to Wetherell
Park.
When the great crowd had all assem-
BLEED at the park Hon. John A. Roberts
read letter from Governor-elect, Carl
E. Milliken. The letter was dated at
Island Falls and in the message he ex-
pressed his regret that he could not be
in attendance at the celebration and he
expressed his appreciation for the splen-
did support given him by the voters of
Oxford County. In closing he said,
g. oil ~
sure them that would surely have been
present had it been possible"
A message of regret was also read from
Col. Frederick Hale of Portland. U. S.
Senator elect Bert NJ. Fernald was then
introduced and said that 1t was the first
time in his life that he had spoken to
acres of people, for virtually there were
people present by the acre. he spoke
of the great success of the Republican
party in the state and complimented the
voters of Oxford County for what they
had done.
Nearly every place of business was IL
Illuminated and decorated and the illumi-
mated houses along the route were 30
numerous as to forbid individual descrip-
ton. A very effective feature Of the
celebration was the display of fireworks
BY George R. Morton from the hill near
his home.
The arrangement of the line was as
follows: Mounted Marshals, chief marsh
al, Capt. ]. Waldo Nash, aids, Albert D.
Park, Erland Torrey, Phil Everett; Rum
for Cadet Band; the G.. o. P. Elephant;
Hughes & Fairbanks Club OF Paris;
South Paris Fife and Drum Corps; the
Oxford Bear; Hughes & Fairbanks Club
of Norway; nearly 100 decorated autos.
The crowds that lined the streets along
the line of march and the dazzling dis
play of Examinations made scene never
before equalled in these villages and one
that will be recalled In many future po-
litical campaigns as record breaker for
hrilliancY and anthusiasm.