The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-10-28
MARCHING IN RAIN
The New York Business
Mems Parade.
A VAST SRA OF UMBRELLAS.

OoAlorB ana Otner A0voe1eeo o
TariR Refsrn rurn Out IN Con,
siderable Numbers and Are Re.
viewed by Lord saekvilie's CandI,
date
NEW YoKK, Oct. s7.- Secretary
Whitney 5 distinguished visitors Presi
dent and Mrs Cleveland, and Mrs
Folsom, were early astir this morning
After breakfast the president received
number OF callers. Rain prevented
the ladies from going out shopping,
Some of those who called on the presi.
dent were Hon. Roswell p. Flower,
Hon. Hugh Mclaughlin, Congressman
Patrick Collins, William Henry Bar.
mum and Col Caluin s. Brice.
THE PARADE.
The business mems parade thi:
afternoon was began and ended under
continuous rainfall. The streets were
very dissagreeable for marching. The
start was made from the Stevens
house. Behind 100 mounted police
rode Grand Marshal Landers- Next
came the Seventh regiment band. lead
ing COO men from the Produce Mari.
/ time Exchange Clubs. all bearing float.
ing handkerchiefs. Next came the
Lawyers Cleveland and Thurman
Club, 250 strong, headed by Frederick
Il. Coudert and Gen. Barlow. The
Young Mems Independent Club. 15t
strong. followed the lawyers club
The Wine and Spirit Traders Clut
turned out 1G0 strong. They pre-
sented q novel spectacle, as they all
wore bandanas. One company in the
parade carried umbrellas, on each oi
which was mounted q small stuffed
rooster. The Cotton Exchange Club
with music and $50 men with ban,
danas fell in line at Beaver street.
Other clubs in the line were the Coal
Dealers Club, the Stock Exchange
Club, the Auxiliary Stack Club, the
Consolidated Stock Club, Exchange
Brokers, Law Students Club, Custom
House Brokers, Insurance Mems Club,
Mechanics and Builders Club, Jewel
ers' Club, Hide and Leather Club, Boot
and Shoe Club, West Side Business
Men and Hardware Supply Club
Bankers in carriages also joi1ed the
parade at Chambers street, and com
pleted the first division.
Then came the grand mashal OF the
second division, with staff, followed by
the first and second division of the
Dry Goods Trade Club, from both
sides of Leonard street. Then fol-
4, L. D.sl-~sI Ao~ and D.rllfah \
ers' Clubs, Photographers, Gas Filters
Elevated Railroad Men, Independent
Colored Club, Wholesale Drug Men
and Consolidated Stock and Petroleum
Exchange. The exchange numbers
$500 men. of whom 11S0 are enrolled
Democrats, and of these 4S0 paraded.
ALONG THE LINE or NARcE.
The sidewalks along Broadway on
beth sides were almost impossible,
Notwithstanding the rain, and the
windows along the route were filled
with people. As the parade started
the rain came down with increased
violence, more umbrellas went up and
the line was fully canopied. A ludi
crous result of the rain was that in
stead of the usual command "for
ward" the leaders cried out swim,
and when the halting time came the
order "stop swimming" would &C
forth.
The delegations massed in side
streets further up Broadway awaited
patiently their turn to fall in and
cheered, too. Everything Democratic
which the column encountered wa:
cheered, and everything Republican
was greeted with groans. There was
general cessation of music and cho
ruses when the New York hotel, where
Mrs. James G.. Blaine, Jr., lies danger
ously i'll, was reached.
The largest crowd below the review.
ing stand was at Fourteenth street
and the enthusiasm was intense. Two
national Republican headquarters, for
which the moving mass presented it
fund of groans and Kisses. flowed to
and fro. Republican spectators were
massed all along the block, and groan:
and cheers for Cleveland and Harrison
and cries of mo free trade, ""No free
whisky and mo Chinese" rose on
every side and mingled in common
roar.
THE REVIEWING STAND.
Coming out upon magnificent Madi-
son square the parading thousands
saw the reviewing stand deliberately
trimmed, the structure rising above q
sea of umbrellas. The presidents boz
was covered by an awning. The crowd
in the square and converging streets
baflled description. The president wa.
escorted to his box at 2:05 O'Clock by
Eugene Kelly, Sheriff Grant, Tam
many's mayoraity candidate, Con
gresham Cochran, Gen. John Coch
rane, Congressman Richardson and
Col. Isaac Ii. Reed awaited hint there
Mayor Hewitt came later. President
Cleveland, who had been talking with
the others, turned and greeted him a
he entered. Mayor Hewitt advanced
to Mr.. Grant, his opponent, and said
"We'll have TO shake hands, Mr.. Grant
across the president. not across the
bloody chasm."
The head of the procession reached
the reviewing stand at 2:39 p. m. Mrs
Cleveland is said 10 have witnessed
the affair from a window in the Fifth
Avenue hotel opposite where ths
president stood. The utmost en-
fhusiasm prevailed in the ranks. The
Produce Exchange men cried. "Grover
Grover, Grover. he's got a walk-over.
The Auxiliary Stock Exchange Clut
chanted, -Four, four, four year,
more" The Columbia college and
University students fired their college
yells at the president. The insurance
mems banner was inscribed, I'VE
don't insure free whisky" The meta
supply dealers cheered, Don't, don Z
don't be afraid; tariff reform is not
free trade The wool men had load
of sheep in a wagon and plaearded
Free wool viii start the mills and
employ the idle labor
Buffalo Bill rode by in carriage.
Judge Martin walked with the lawyers
club. The parade occupied one hour
and SIS minutes in passing the stand. A
careful estimate puts the total mum
Der in line at IL 900 men. After pass
ing through Twenty-ninth street,
where the Democratic national head
quarters are located, the yariou.
bodies dispersed.
President Cleveland, wife and paFts
started for Washington at p. m.