The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-11-01
NEW YORK.
President Cleveland Reviews m
Immense Parade-Mrs.
Cleveland Present.
Nearly Twenty Thousand Men in
Line-A Prodiglous Popular
Demonstration.

NEW YORK, October %. Secretary
WhitEey's distinguished visitors, the pres
iaent and Mrs. Cleveland and Mrs. Fol-
som, were early astir this morning. After
breakfast the president received g num-
Der of callers. Rain prevented the ladies
from going out shopping. Some of those
who called on the president were Hon.
Roswell P. Flower. Hon. Hugh MoLaugh-
lin, Senator Patrick Collins, Boston; Judge
Maurice j. Power, Joseph OrDonohue,
General William II. Barnum and Colonel
Calvin S. Brioe.
After reviewing the parade the presi-
dent dined at Secretary Whitney's, ard
then left on the afternoon train for Wash
ington, on the Pennsylvania road, from the
depot at Jersey City. He was accompa-
MED by Mrs. Cleveland, Mrs. Folsom and
Colonel Dan Lamont.
TIE PARADE.
The business. mems parade this after.
noon was begun and ended under a
leaden sky and continuous rainfall. The
start was made at 1870 o'clock from the
Sttvens house. The sidewalks along
Broadway onss both sides were almost i'm
passable, the throngs of spectators being
so dense. Notwithstanding the rain the
windows of buildings along the review
were filed with people. As the big parade
moved up Broadway various
clubs fell into line in pre-
arranged order, all branches of business
being represented. Everything republic
can was crested with groans There was
a general hush of music and cheers when
the New York hotel, where Mrs. j. G.
Blaine, j., is i'll, was reached.
Mayor Hewitt came later. President
Cleveland greeted him as he entered.
Mayor Hewitt advanced to Mr.. Grant, his
opponent, and said:
well, we have to shake hands, Mr..
Grant, across the president, not across the
bloody ohasm."
The president smiled and the two oandi-
dates for the mayoralty shook hands amid
the satisfied smiles of the icrowd. Hon
VIM. R. Grace, not to be outdone in hui
NOR, remarked that the gathering was @
peculiar one since it contained an ex
mayor, mayor and the hext mayor.
The head of the procession reached the
reviewing stand at 2:30 p. m. Mrs. Oleve
land is said to have witnessed the atfai
from window in the Fifth Avenue hote
opposite where the president stood. TIL,
utmost enthusiasm prevailed in the ranks
The produce exchange men cried:
"Grover! Grover! He's got walk
over"
The Young Mems Independent club wal
silent, saluting with uplisted hats. The
Auxiliary Stock Exchange club ohanted
-Four, four, four years morep
The Columbia college and university
students fired their college yells at thu
president. The insurance mems banner
was inscribed:
"Don't vote for free whisky"
The metal supply mems chorus was;
"Dont, don't be afraid,
| Tariff reform lie not free trade"
The wool men had load of sheep in
wagon placarded:
"Free wool will start the mills and EN-
ploy labor"
Buffalo Bill rode by in q carriage
Judge Martin followed with the Two years
club. The parade occupied one hour ant
fifty-fve minutes in passing the stand. A
careful estimate puts the total number il
line at 1900 men. After passing through
Twenty-ninth street and where the demo
cratic national headquarters are located
the various bodies dispersed. Presiden
Cleveland, wife and party started TO
Washington at "a p. m.