The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-28

by n band, followed the Lawyers club.
They numbered about $50 aud walked
twelve abreast. The rain did not seem
90 dampcn their ardor. Shouts and
cheers were heard on every side. Sections
OF ticker tape hung iiom many OF the win.
dows along Broadway. The Wine aud
Spirits Traders club turned out
100 strong. They presented n novel
spectacle, as they all wore bandanas. One
company in the parade carried umbrellas,
in each Of which was mounted a small
stuffed rooster. Some men had bandanns
wrapped around their hats 10 preserve the
gloss. AZ the big parade moved up Broad
way the various clubs fell into line In pre-.
arranged order The Cotton Exchange
club, with music and go men with Ian.
lanas, fell In line at Beaver street. Other
clubs in line were the Coal Dealers club.
Stock Exchonge club, Auxiliary Stock
club, Consolidated stock .club, Exchange
brokers, .Liw Studcnis' club, Custom
house brokers, Insurance Mems club.
Mechanics and Builders club. Jewellers
club, Hide and Leather club, loot
and Shoe club, West side Business Men
and llardnam Railroad supply club.
Bankcrsin carriages also Joined the parade
at Chambers street and completed the first
division.
Then came the grand marshal Of the
second division with his stat. followed bY
the first and second division of the Dry
Goods Trade club from both sides Of
Leonard street. The Commercial club
also fell In line from the east side 81 Icon
ard street. Then followed the Railroad
Mems and Publishcu' club from either side
Of Franklin street. The Photographers
club also fell Ia from franklin street, the
Gas Filters managers from the west side,
and also the Elevated Railroad men, the
Independent Colorcd club and the whole
sale drug men fell In from White street.
The Consolidated and Petroleum Exchange
club was headed 10y the One Hundred aud
Thir;y.cighth Regiment band. The cx-
change numbers 300. Of whom | 800 arc
enrolled Democrats. aud Of these $50
paradcd.
As the parade started the min came
down with increased violence. Moro um-
brcllas went up, aud the line was canopicd.
The parndcrs pccrcd ont from under their
umbrellas aud returned the waving II ban.
danas aud cheers which greeted them on
| both sides. One ludcr0us result Of the
rain was that instead Of the usual com.
nand, forward" the leaders cried out
SWIM and when hating time came the
order stop swimming would 20 forth.
| The delegations masscd in the side streets
further mp broadway and waited patiently
their turn 10 fall In, aud chccrcd, too.
| Everything Democratic which the column
encountered was chccrcd, and everything
Republican was greeted with poans.
4 There was n general Cessation oi music aud
cheers when the New York hotel, where
Mn. ); g. Blaine, IT,, lies danger
ously III, was reached. Tho column
wheeled into Waycrly place around
Washington square into Fifth avenue
The largest crowd below the reviewing
stand was ut Fourteenth street. and ~,
enthusiasm was intense. Two blocks
higher the banner Of tho National Repub
lean headquarters, for which the moving
mas reserved iiS fund Of groans and Misses
iloalcd 20 aud fro. Republican spectator
were massed al along The block and gruan
and cheers for Cleveland aud Harrison
cries Of mo free trade" mo free whisky
aud mo Chinese echoed on every sid,
ard mingled IN common roar.
Coming out upon the magnificent, Mad
son square, the pamding thousands ~,
tho reviewing stand, an deliberately tim
med structure raising above sea Of um
brcllas. the presidents box was coyerc
by an awning. Bunting covered its side
and golden eagles NJ every post gazcd con
poscdly upon the crowd The crowd /
the square and conyerging streets battle
description. A fringe oi blue coated d,
liccmcn extended as lar AZ the ego coul