New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-06
ECHOES OF THE BIG PARADE.

REPUBLICANS CONGRATULATED ON THEIR SUI
CEssFUL DISPLAY OF SATURDAY.
The Republican Business Mems Parade COMMITTEES
met Yesterday afternoon in the Fifth Avenue Hotel
10 straghten up the unfinished business OF the parade
The highest compliments were paid to the ongShoie
men and workingmen's organizations, and to The
Dry.Goods Club. To this club is largely due tho
success Of the parade and the members Of the conf
mitee expressly request that the members Of the cun
be thanked publicly for 1t. They stood fcr nearly
three hours in the cold and damp ana then march'o
1000 strong. At least $500 men became so colo
and tired that they left the ranks before tho march
Of this organization began X. u Murphy
of the Bankers and Brokers' Club, is muen
incensed at the untruthfll report in The World a.
regards this organization. He said: " As commits
sarv of the Bankers and Brokers' Club, purchased
and distributed $500 and $500 badges 70 tna
members of the organization which Included oahhcrs
and brokers, clerks and employees. dld not ha'e
enough badges and canes to go around at that" Iho
Jack who marched with the ongshorcmen did nos
come from Jay Gould's yacht ATLANTA, but reported
for duty on their account and without giving any
notice f,om the manof-war Atlanta. The reply 20 tho
invitation sent to General Harrison was received yes@
terday; it follows:
E. G. Drake, secretary, ETC., New-York City
NV Dear Sir: the honor 70 acknowledge the re-
cept invitation from the Executive committee OF mo
Harrison and Morton Business Mems Association to review
the parade to be held Saturday, November r. "
would give great pleasure to accept this inviaton'
but there which seem to me TO be Conclusive
why should remain at home and deny myself the pleasure
Of witnessing what have no doubt Will be very noao'
demonstration With thanks for your attention, sn
yours Bf-N'AMlN HAnniSo 49,,
Among the hundreds of signs in the great Republic
can parade Of Saturday showing the DRIFT OF pupnc
sentiment not the least significant was the delega-
ton from we'll known bum-manufacturinS mouse.
Eighty. of the employees and Others took part IN
atfan yyhi
teen were in the Democratic parade -Four years ago
100 men, Including nearly every voter In the house,
marched under the Cleveland banner.
g p. MITCHELL the grand marshal Of the parade said
vas erday that he wished TO offer TO tho marshals OK
the respective divisions, to his personal stan ana
mounted aids and especially TO their chiefs, MAJOR
Charles watrous and Captain Waldo Sprague, his SIM
cere acknowledgements for the splendid discipline
maintained by them from the beginning 70 e S ss
the largest Of its kid has taken place IN
NewYork City, ard consequently IN Amenea rS snr
her duties wes Of hse duties made the parad
SO successful in plomptness, discipline and rapidly OK
movement am confident that the success OF , inc
partv mat favors protection to American industry
one Of tho features Of Saturdays business mems IS
narado which did not receive all the attention due 70
was that of the clubs of the paper and associated
trades. 1t was dark when these men reached me me
Reviewing stands and the electric lamps had not yet
heen lighted SO that the clubs did not show 10 good
advantage. Nearly half an hour was occupied oy
dTsIons included the carpet trades, the haters, fur
rers and straw goods men, gas fixtures empoyes 'no
W6oesaie Millinery Club the brass workers and many
smaller organizations. The only woman VINO
| marched in the parade accompanied the wnoiessls
millinery Club Every organization carried banners
| with appropriate notices A. .. sur,
Samuel S. Butler, of the wholesale DRY gooos nrin
Of butler Clapp, Wentz & Co., has requested that
correction be made OF the statement published In sun
Jday's Heraldv that he had marched in the DEM
ocratic parade Saturday night Instead OF that
tramped through the mud from Leonard ST. TO Forty
seconds,. on Saturday afternoon as one OF the hos'
who will vote to-day for Harrison and Morton.