Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-04
A BLAZE OF GLORY.
The Myriads Of Democratic
Torch Bearers.
A GREAT DAY FOR GOTHAM.
The Two Opposing Parties Vie in
Displaying Their Patriotic
Enthusiasm.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD
New York, November 3.-The Demo
cratic parade tonight started an houl
later than scheduled. The crowds were
immense; the sight OF tens of thousands
of men, all bearing torches or lanterns
battles description. The paraders were
Enthusiastically decorated and bedec'ked
with flags and bandanas in every con-
ceivable way. They moved along twelve
abreast, but were frequently blocked
by the crushing crowd whom the police
seemed powerless to handle. Every.
'What's the matter with Grover? ?" with
the regular answer, "He's all right"
Another refrain they seemed to enjoy
was, "Ben, Ben, he'll never see the
White House till the robbins nestagain." ("
Behind the dry goods men came the
wholesale cloak manufacturers, who pro-
claimed their sentiments thus: "Free
raw material will give us the world for a
market"
"Where's Sackville- West ?" was con-
slant query, which called forth the state
ment, "He's in the SOUP"
Among the clubs were the Wholesale
Dry Goods Porters and Truckmen, Stock
Exchange Club, Railroad Club, West
Side Business Men, Wholesale Jewellers,
Insurance Men, Custom House Brokers,
Wholesale Druggists, Boot and Shoe Men,
Young Mems Independent Club, Ele-
vated Railway Employees, Produce and
Maritime Exchanges, Coffee and Cotton
Exchange, Real Estate and insurance
Agents, and a vast number of political
marching clubs.
While the procession was passing
Twenty eighth street and Fifth avenue,
a we'll dressed unknown man dropped to
the sidewalk dead. His body was taken
to the station-house.
PICTURESQUE SCENE.
When Governor Hill and the members
of the Reception Committee arrived at
the grand stand, it was 80 O'Clock, and
for an hour previous the streets had
been packed with people. So dense
was the mass that 400 policemen
mad difficulty in keeping the road clear
for the procession to pass by the review
ing stand. The scene witnessed by those
fortunate enough to secure seats on the
principal stands was picturesque in the
extreme, and the array of torches borne
by the thousands of paraders had the
appearance of a gigantic flame as the
bearers neared Madison Square. Several
companies of mounted men made a
splendid appearance. The well-known
figure of Joseph ]. O'Donohue, at the
head of the Downtown Business Mems
Cleveland and Thurman Association, was
greeted with three cheers and tiger
from the vicinity Of the Governors box.
1t took nearly four hours for the process.
sion to pass the grand stand. Estimates
of the number in the procession range
from $4,000 to 75, 900.
EXCITEMENT AT REPUBLICAN HEADQuAR-.
TIERS.
At Republican headquarters up to
midnight was most exciting. Fifty police
were kept busy clearing the crowds from
the vicinity. The officers had all they
could do to quiet the disturbances which
occurred between the representatives Of
the different political beliefs.
All the Democratic organizations of
Brooklyn, numbering 25,0O0, made the
final demonstration this evening by a
grand parade through the principal
thoroughfares.