The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-24
DEMOCRATIC DAY.
One of the GrandeSt Pa
rades Richmond has
Ever Seen.
IMMENSE CROWDS COLLECTING IN
THE CITY.
The Parade to Take Place, RAIN or shine

The weather being good there will be
the grandest turnout in Richmond to-day
ever seen In the city during political
canvass. There will be long line OF
good Democratic voters in procession.
There will be sn army OF Cleveland hats,
Thurman bandanas, and each man will
have along with him walking cane.
The mounted men, under the charge OF
Marshal w. Fred Pleasants. will meet in
front Of the City Hall at 1890 o'clock.
The full programme published in the
TINES Yesterday is to be carried out.
Director General Curtis and Chief
Marshal Charles J. Anderson said yes
terday that every point necessary to a
perfect and splendid parade were being
concluded
The Scldiers Home band from Hamp-
ton, who will head one of the columns,
will be in the city on time.
THE REVIEWING STAND
will be the speakers stand in front OF
Ford's Hotel facing Broad street.
GRAIN AND COTTON EXCHANGE.
At meeting of the Executive Cord-
mittee Of the Grain and Cotton Exchange
held yesterday morning, 1t was ordered
that the rooms of the Exchange be closed
st II o'clock today in order that all OF
the members may participate in the
grand Democratic demonstration.
Signed j. Ii. ELLETT,
Chairman Executive Committee.
Every club in the city will either be
uniformed or wear the regulation hat,
bandana aud cane.
1t should be understood by all that the
failure to have a hat, etc, does not pre-
vent any Cne joining the procession. 1t
is presumed that there will be ,000
men in line without the regulation in
sigma. All citizens who can are urged
TO parade in their regular citizens clothes
IMMENSE CROWDS IN THE CITY.
Immense crowds came into the city by
all the various trains yesterday evening,
and last night the hotels and boarding
houses were filled full of visitors and
strangers. A number OF these were at
tracted by the Exposition itself, but a
great majority were members Of Demo
era, clubs from all sections Of the State,
who came to take part In to days parade.
A large proportion of the visitors came
from Hampton, aua another large crowd
is expected up from Norfolk this morn
ing.
THE DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
The committee helh their regular
weekly meeting last night, very full at
tendance being present. An inyitati n
was received and read asking the com.
mittee to attend the parade in a body in
carriages. A resolution was adopted de
Gliding 10 accept the invitation to the ex-
tent of joining in the parade, but ii was
decided that each member OF the com
mittee turn out on foot with the club
from bis respective ward
A resolution was also adopted request
ing the business houses to close so as TO
enable their employees to take part in the
procession. The committee then ad-
journed.
RAIS OR SHINE
A prominent Democrat and local poll
ticisn said last night in response to a
question, that the parade would come
off o-dsy rain or shine, and that all in
dications pointed 10 the fact that it
would be one of the grandest and most
demonstrations ever seen In
Richmond.
THE LINE OF MARCH.
The line of March has already been
but for the benefit Of the pub
lie it is reproduced 1t will be 40 fol-
lows Up Main to Fifth, to Franklin. TO
Pine, TO Grace, to First, to Broad, TO re-
stand near Eleventh.
When passing the reviewing stand sll
and officers will salute; the
first division will move down Broad until
its left shall have passed Twelfth, the
second division will move north on
Twelfth until its left shall have passed
Broad, the third division will move east
on Twelfth until its left shall have passed
Broad, when all will be considered as