New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-06
IA NEW PLAN PROPOSED FOR THE PARADE,
HOW MORE PEOPLE COULD SEE MR.. BLAINE

HOW MORE PEOPLE COULD SEE MR.. BLAINE
AND THE PARADE
A gentleman who has had a military training and
who familiar with the management and Organization
OF parades, made suggestion yesterday in regard to
the procession which will DO reviewed by Mr. Blaine
which would make the line OF march materially
different from that which is proposed by those who
have the arrangements Of the march in charge His
idea IS that thore will be numbers Of people in
the city from out Of town who will DO extremely anx-
Ious to see Mr.. Blaine He thinks tho present plan
Of starting the parade at Fify-nlnth-st. and having
the different divisions fall In line from the side streets
the head Of the column moves down have
and thus combining tho whole parade 10 Fftha ave- be-
tween Twenty,thid and Fifty ninth SITS. Will deprive
many thousands Of people OF seeing the parade; Will
cause great confusion the parade itself account
Of tho great numbers who will take part In ID, and
will prevent many thousands OF people also from
seeing Mr.. Blaine himself, who, according to tho
present plan will remain all the time in which the
parade is forming and marching on the reviewing
stand at the Worth monument
In order that many people as
possible may sec Mr. Blaine and also have
an opportunity Of seeing the passage Of the great
parade, he makes the following suggestions Let the
grand marshal Of the parade with his aids and the
prominent people who to be with Mr.. Blaine start
from the Fifth Avenue HOTEL Mr.. Blaine being in an
omen carriage and 90 around the lower end OF Mafl
son Square, I'D the side OF the square and begin
tho parade say, at Twenty Let the divisions
which are 10 fall into line after the head Of the pro-
cessop assemble IN the side streets along Madisonave
beginning at Twenty -sixth-st. Then the parade
would move up Madison to Fifty nth st-or, II
necessary need go far uptown-cross through
any street desired TO Fifth-ave.. then move down
Fifth-ave. as a complete, welLorganized procession
entirely without the confusion which comes from the
first formation Of such parade.
ain this way the trouble which will come from
attempting to start the parade in the comparatively
limited space between Fifty ninth-st and the other
streets would be avoided Mr.. Blaine, In his open
carriage going up Madson-ave. through the cross
streets and down Fifth ave-, would be seen by many
thousands who are anxious to see him ard
do honor him, and the object for which the parade
has been finally organized would be accomplished moro
thoroughly According to my plan as soon as tho
head OF the column should reach the reviewing stand
the procession could be halted Mr.. Blaine leave his
carriage and take his place on the reviewing stand
with those who would be there with him TO review
the whole parade.
"Th!s plan would consume moro time, perhaps,
but It would prevent many people the annoyance and
delay Of the formation Of the parade and would,
of people who would TO the city for the purpose
chance not only to see Mr. Blaine, but to see the
great parade of Republicans. II the present plan
Is pursued the thousands who wish TO see Mr. Blaine
wifi be compelled crowd themselves into the small
space In front Of the Worth Monument"