At noon of on autumnal day, more than two centuries ago, the English colors were displayed by the standard-bearer of the Salem trainband, which had mustered for martial exercise under the orders of John Endicott.
Endicott gazed round at the excited countenances of the people, now full of his own spirit, and then turned suddenly to the standard-bearer, who stood close behind him.
The horses took fright, and dashed across the camp in the direction of the
standard-bearer, attracted by his waving flag.
There was the smiting of the rock, and the gushing forth of the waters; and there was a temperate man with 'considerable of a hatchet' (as the
standard-bearer would probably have said), aiming a deadly blow at a serpent which was apparently about to spring upon him from the top of a barrel of spirits.
So, cutting the lashing of the water-proof match keg, after many failures Starbuck contrived to ignite the lamp in the lantern; then stretching it on a waif pole, handed it to Queequeg as the
standard-bearer of this forlorn hope.
Just behind the royal
standard-bearers came the Princess Ozma in her royal chariot, which was of gold encrusted with emeralds and diamonds set in exquisite designs.
And later on came the evening of the great meeting of the campaign, when Jurgis heard the two
standard-bearers of his party.
Suddenly the gates at the far end, next the tents, opened wide, and a courier in scarlet and gold, mounted upon a white horse, rode in blowing lustily upon the trumpet at his lips; and behind him came six
standard-bearers riding abreast.
Remember how a president's son ran as the
standard-bearer of a party for security guards?
At the event, the state chairman of the party, Ogunlana Rotimi, said Laosun had complied with the extant electoral laws in ensuring his emergence as the party's
standard-bearer.
The Executive Committee of the NPP at a recent meeting chaired by the
Standard-Bearer of the party, Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor, voted unanimously to reinstate former party members, but the Chairman of the party James Biney refused to embrace the decision, claiming that it was illegal.