Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-10-29
ARENA OF POLITICS.
President Cleveland Reviews a Great
Parade in New York.
BLAINE TALKS AT NEWARK.
Monster Parade Ia the Rain in the aictrop-
olis-Thc Plumed Knight Addresses
the First Presidential VOTERS
inson at Grand Rapids, Mich.

NEW YORK, Oct 20--New Yorll's bust
ness men TO the number Of nearly $1,000
turned out in the rain Saturday to honor
President Cleveland and the Democratic
cause 1t was a parade such as never was
seen in the city before.
Broadway was turned into q veritallc
human river. For three hours the traffic OF
the busy thorcughfare was suspended. and
$1,000 American citizens marched over the
roadway from Bowling Green To Thirty-sec-
ond street, keeping step to the strains OF
martial music and waving aloft the Stars
and Stripes beside the red bandanna, while
thousands more crowded the sidewalks.
Even the rain did not prevent the draping
and decorating of business houses along
Broadway, and the gay colors of the Stars
and Stripes, the Thurman bandanna and red,
white and blue bunting, lent a holiday ap-
pearance to the great thoroughfare.
For once the countless number of trucks
and cars, wagons and carriages, and other
vehicles were swept from Broadway, and as
far as the eye could see, up and down the
world famous street, nothing was to be seen
but solid mass in marching line, winding
their way like an imncnse serpent through
Broadway.
1t was announced that President and Mrs.
Cleveland and party would leave Secretary
Whitney's mansion on Fifty-seventh street
about 80 - view the parade, and half
an hour before that time a crowd gathered
about the place. About 1:J0 the president,
in company with Eugene Kelly, Charles M.
Fry and James +. Wheeler, appeared on the
door step. Three cheers were Immediately
given by the crowd which were followed by
three more and tiger, as the party took
seats in the carriages awaiting The presi-
hat i,,r
the signal for more cheering, and amid plaud-
its Of the crowd the carriages started on their
way TO tho reviewing stand. The presidents
carriage was driven down Fifth avenue,
closely followed by the carriages containing
Mrs. Cleveland, Mrs. Folsom and Mrs Har-
mon sister of Mrs. Folsom, Secretary
Whitney. Col. Dan Lamont and Mrs. Secre-
tary Whitney. There were three carriages
I'm all.
The route was down Fifth avenue to the
Worth monument, where the reviewing stand
was erected. The back part of the top of the
carriage in which the president rode was
lowered, and he and Mr.. Kelly, who occu-
pied the rear seats, were fully exposed to the
drenching rain that was falling at the time
The president was constantly cheered by the
crowds on either side OF Fifth avenue below
Twenty-ninth street who had gathered to see
on either side as an escort. When the car
riage reached the reviewing stand at the
Madison square plaza it was met by the
chairman of the reception committee, who
escorted the president to his scat. The ladies,
with Col. Lamont and Secretary Whitney,
were driven in closed carriage to Albemarle
hotel. Here rooms facing Broadway had
been secured for them and they viewed the
parade from the window
Promptly Mt the hour announced as the
starting time the immense throng marched
up Broadway from Bowling Green to the in
spring strains of martial and other music,
unmindful of the downpouring torrents of
of rain, Indifferent to the muddy streets.
When the early hours presaged wet and
nasty day, the disappointment was great,
as it was feared that the inclemency of the
weather would result in small parade, but
those interested were happily disappointed
Immediately after the parade had passed
the president and party were driven back to
Secretary Whitney's house. Secretary Whit
ney and the ladies arrived soon after. Lunch
con was awaiting them, and the entire party
sat down to the table together Shortly
after luncheon the president, Mrs Cleveland.
Mrs. Folsom, Mrs. Harmon and Miss Ward
re-entered carriages and were driven to the
Desbrosses Street ferry and crossed over to
Jersey City. The private car upon which
the president came here on Friday night was
backed down on a side track at the Pennsyl-
vania depot awaiting the party 1t was
brilliantly lighted and tastefully decorated
with numerous bouquets of choice flowers.
Rain was failing heavily when the carriage
containing the president and Mrs Cleveland
drew up under the shelter of the station e
few minutes to Z.
The president Immediately alighted and
handed Mrs. Cleveland out. Arm and arm
they walked to the car few PAGES distant.
Mrs. Cleveland wore a tight fitting, dark
gray ulster and a soft brown felt hat with
dark feathers She carried in her hand a
large bouquet of beautiful flowers. A sec
ond carriage, containing Mrs Folsom, Mrs.
Harmon and Miss Ward. followed few sec
onds later. The ladies were assisted to alight
by COL Lamont. After boarding the train
the president stood-for a few minutes on the
rear platform of the train looking at small
crowd which had gathered to witness his de
parture, and there were no demonstrations
The crowd simply stood still and gazed. In
less than five minutes after the party
boarded the car the train moved out from
the platform