The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-06-06

nessed by an Enormous Crowd
ST. LOUIS. June ga gorgeous parade Of
10000 uniformed Democrats Ia procession was
witnessed tonight by people In such numbers
they could be estimated by hundreds Of thou
sands The procession started at an early hour
and at 1O:40 was still moving. Before the march
began Olive street. the thorouehfAre leading 70
the convention hall. was iammed for over mile
pavement. sidewalk, cutters and stairways-
with such wild mass of human beings as per-
haps ever before gathered in any American
city. At short intervals over the
entire distance great arches Of flame
lie mp the scene. making the long vista . spects-
Gle of SURPRISING brilliancy. The street was
only cleared sufficiently for the procession by
pounding q passage through the mob with trains
of cable-cars. Wild enthusiasm Was evoked
everywhere by the display of Thurman bandau-
nae among the marehers. First in line came the
grand marshal COL John l. Martin and staff.
followed by the First Battalion Of the Missouri
National Guard end the Marmaduke Guards Of
Kansas City. great host of sem;-miiitary fra
ternal associations next appeared, while the sue
ceeding division contained political marching
organizations by the score. including Tammany,
the Hendricks Association of ST Louis the
Cleveland Club OF Ohio. the Randall clubs Of
Pennsylvania, the Duckworth Club of Cincinnati,
the Cook county lIllinoisl Democratic Club. the
1roquois Club, OF Chicago, and the Hawkeye
Club. of Burlington. Ia The next division con-
tanned a great number of similar organizations,
particularly the Kansas City Democratic Club
500 strong. and the Topeka Flambeau Club, Of
Kansas. More marching clubs. each with baud
of music, but Learly all local ST. Louis associa-
lions formed the bulk of the fifth division,
while the sixth contained what was one Of the
features OF the procession-a large force OF vet
eran Union soldiers A magnificent display by
the ST Louis fire department wound up the pa
Fade.
When the parade disbanded. about IL p. NJ,
the large Tammany Hall delegation. headed by
a band, marched TO the Southern Hotel their
headquarters, playing and singing the "Red,
White and Blue" with Tammany Hall accom-
paniment Instantly the beautiful air was
caught up by the crowds outside and IN the ho-
the great hotel. from cellar to
garrett, and thousands stretching away
for blocks up Fourth, Broadway and
Walnut streets, took ND the song, and swelled
the chorus to wonderful volume. which rang
far and wide, with rousing hip. hurrah.'
ending to every verse. In the midst Of the ex-
element some body raised large national flag
in the Southern rotunda- Instantly the crowd
went wild, and "Old Glory" received such q re-
ception az only a crowd of Democrats could
give. The air fell Of red bsndannas and
white hats, and it was nearly midnight before
the excitement Gained down and the singers
ceased.
Novel Construction of the Unit Rule.
ST. LOUIS. June 5.-Ons of the main subjects
of discussion this morning before the convention
met was the action of the New York delegation
in caucus last night The meeting was held at
Tammanys headquarters. The delegation was
overwhelmingly Thurman, but the Indiana peo-
pie had shown themselves so thoroughly in
earnest IN their opposition to the old Roman.
or rather in their advocacy Of Gray, that it
placed New York in delicate position. If the
weight of its influence was thrown against Gray
his chances would be slim indeed and in this way
New York would not ocly secure the presiden-
cy, but decide who should have the second place.
Not caring to sntagouze Gray's friends, the del
egaNon finally concluded, after exhaustive de-
bate, TO leave the choice of Vice-president TO
the other States, and the following resolution.
| introduced by ID. Cady Herrick. was, after pu-
merous amendments and substitutes had been
| offered, discussed and Withdrawn. unanimously
passed:
Resolved, That when New York is reached upon
roIcal for the vice presidency, the chairman ash
that New York be passed. that il permission 10 re-
fused the delegation then request leave 10 retire for
consultation.
| In this, New York was to avoid voting until
| every State in the Union should have an.
nounced its preference. In the debate upon the
| motion it was decided that the delegation was
controlled by the unit-rule instructions Of the
| State convention. and that unit ruiz meant
such action as the majority might choose to or
| der. That is to say, the delegation might di.
| vide its vote between four candidates, as was
contemplated in amendments offered by Mr.
| Raines, OF Rochester, and yet preserve the
| spirit of the instructions This novel PROPOSE
ton seemed to receive the assent of the deleRa-
ton.