, 1888-11-01
DEMOCRATIC SIDE.
Business Men Parade in New
York City.
MANY THOUSAND IN LINE
Carlisle In 1ndiana---Lord Sack
Vile and the Administration.

NEW YORK, Oct. 27....Secretary Whit.
ney's distinguished visitors, President and
Mrs. Cleveland and Mrs. Folso mwere early
astir this morning. After breakfast the
president received a number Of callers.
The rain prevented the ladies from going
out shopping. Some of those who called
on the president were Hon. Roswell p.
Flower, Hon. Hugh Mclaughlin, Senator
Patrick Collins, General William II. Bar
mum and Colonel Collins. The business
mems parade this afternoon was begun
and ended in continuous rainfall. The
streets were very disagreeable for march
ing. The start was made from the Stew
ems House. Behind 1870 mounted police
rode Grand Marshal Landers. Next came
the Seventh regiment band, leading 800
men from the produce and marine ex-
change clubs. all bearing floating handker-
chiefs. Next came the lawyers Cleveland
and Thurman club, $50 strong, headed by
Frederick b. Condert and General Barlow
The sidewalks along Broadway, on both
standing the rain. The windows along
the route were filled with people. The
young mems independent club, l,5OO
strong, followed the lawyers club. The
wine and spirit trades club turned out
280 strong. They presented novel spec
tacle as all wore bandanas. One company
carried umbrellas on each OF which was
mounted small stuffed rooster. The cot
ton exchange club, with music and 250
men with bandanas, fell into line at Beaver
street. The other clubs in line were the
coal dealers club, exchange club,
auxiliary club, consolidated stock club.
exchange brokers, law students club, GUS
| tom house brokers' insurance mens club,
mechanics and builders club, boot and
shoe club. west side business men and
hardware rod supply club; bankers in car
riaRes, also joined the parade at Chambers
street, which completed the first division.
THE SECOND DIVISION.
Next came the grand marshal of the sec
ond division with his staff, followed by
the dry goods trade club from both sides
of Leonard street. Next followed the
railroad men and publishers clubs, pho
tographers, Ras.ftters, elevated railroad
men, Independent colored club, Wholesale
druggists and consolidated stock and pc
troleum exchanges. The exchange nun
hers 2300 men, of whom 11S0 are enrolled
democrats, and of these 4S0 paraded. As
the parade started the rain came down
with increased violence. More umbrellas
went up and the line was fully canopied.
The ludicrous result of the rain was that
instead of the usual command, Forward,
ing time came the order to stop swimming
woald go forth. A delegation massed in
side the streets further up Broadway
awaited patiently their turn TO fall in, and
cheered at everything democratic which
the column encountered ard everything
republican was greeted with groans.
! There was a general cessation of music
and cheers when the New York hotel,
where Mrs. James G. Blaine, Jr.. lies dan.
| Ill Uo raanhaI Tho larnaaf
crowd below the reviewing stand was at
Fourteenth street, and the enthusiasm was
intense. Two blocks higher up Was the
banner of the national republican head
quarters. for which the moving mass pre-.
served its fund of groans, and Kisses
| famed 10 and fro Republican spectators
were massed all along the block and
groans and cheers for Cleveland and Har-
rison, cries of mo free trade, No free
whisky" and mo Chinese" arose on every
side and Mingled in the common roar.
AT MADISON SQUARE.
Coming out upon the magnificent Mad
| ison Square, the parading thousands saw
the reviewing stand, an elaborately
| trimmed structure rising above the sea of
umbrellas. The presidents box was COW
cred by an awning. The crowd in the
square and converRing streets baffied de.
scription. The president was escorted TO
his box at 2:05 p. NJ, by Eugene Kelly.
Sheriff Grant, Tammany's mayoralty can.
didate, Congressman Cochrane. General
John c. Crane, Congressman Richardson
and Colonel Isaac Reed awaited him
there. Mayor Hewitt came later. Presi-
dent Cleveland, who had been talking
with the others. turned and greeted MIN az
he entered. Mayor Hewitt advanced to
Mr.. Grant, his opponent, and said: 1--WE
will 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 to have witnessed
the affair from window In the Fifth Av-
enue hotel, opposite where the president
stood. The utmost enthusiasm prevailed
in the ranks. The produce exchange men
cried: "Grover, Grover, he's got walk
over" The auxiliary stock exchange club
The Columbia college and university
students fred their college yells at the
president. The insurance mems banner
was Inscribed: I'VE don't insure free
whisky" The metal supply dealers
cheered: Don't. don't, don't be afraid;
tariff reform is not free trade" The wool
men had a load of sheep in their wagon
and placarded. Free wool will start the
mills and employ idle labor" Buffalo
Bill rode by in a carriage. Judge Martin
walked with the lawyers club. The
parade occupied ! hour and 55 minutes in
passing the stand. Careful estimates put
After passing through Twenty-ninth
street. where the democratic national
headquarters are located, the various
hodies dispersed. President Cleveland,
wife and party started for Washington ut
Up. NJ.