text_original: After the campaign opened, there was scarcely a county or village in the North without its organized and drilled association of "Wide Awakes," immensely captivating to the popular eye, and forming everywhere a vigilant corps to spread the fame of, and solicit votes for, the Republican Presidential candidate. On several occasions twenty to thirty thousand "Wide Awakes" met in the larger cities and marched in monster torch light processions through the principal streets.
text_transcription: AFTER THE CAMPAIGN OPENED THERE WAS SCARCELY A COUNTY OR VILLAGE IN THE NORTH WITHOUT ITS ORGANIZED AND DRILLED ASSOCIATION OF WIDE AWAKES IMMENSELY CAPTIVATING TO THE POPULAR EYE AND FORMING EVERYWHERE A VIGILANT CORPSE TO SPREAD THE FAME OF AND SOLICIT VOTES FOR THE REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TWENTY TO THIRTY THOUSAND WIDE AWAKES MET IN THE LARGER CITIES AND MARCHED IN MONSTER TORCHLIGHT PROCESSIONS THROUGH THE PRINCIPAL STREETS
phonemes: ˈæftɚ ðə kæmpˈeɪn ˈoʊpənd, ðɛɹwˌʌz skˈɛɹsli ɐ kˈaʊnti ɔːɹ vˈɪlɪdʒ ɪnðə nˈɔːɹθ wɪðˌaʊt ɪts ˈɔːɹɡənˌaɪzd ænd dɹˈɪld ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən ʌv "wˈaɪd ɐwˈeɪks," ɪmˈɛnsli kˈæptᵻvˌeɪɾɪŋ tə ðə pˈɑːpjʊlɚɹ ˈaɪ, ænd fˈɔːɹmɪŋ ˈɛvɹɪwˌɛɹ ɐ vˈɪdʒɪlənt kˈɔːɹ tə spɹˈɛd ðə fˈeɪm ʌv, ænd səlˈɪsɪt vˈoʊts fɔːɹ, ðə ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən pɹˌɛzɪdˈɛnʃəl kˈændᵻdˌeɪt. ˌɔn sˈɛvɹəl əkˈeɪʒənz twˈɛnti tə θˈɜːɾi θˈaʊzənd "wˈaɪd ɐwˈeɪks" mˈɛt ɪnðə lˈɑːɹdʒɚ sˈɪɾiz ænd mˈɑːɹtʃt ɪn mˈɔnstɚ tˈɔːɹtʃ lˈaɪt pɹəsˈɛʃənz θɹuː ðə pɹˈɪnsɪpəl stɹˈiːts.