New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-26
THE BIG PARADE ABANDONED
MRS. HARRISOXS DEATH THE CAUSE.
BUSINESS MEN DECIDE NOT TO HAVE THEIR

BUSINESS MEN DECIDE NOT TO HAVE THEIR
GREAT DEMONSTRATION OK SATURDAY.
The Busirc,s Mems Republican parade, for
which extensive preparations had been made, VIII
ROT take Mace 1t was decided at a meeting of
the executive committee OF the busiiicsn zen
Ho,ublican Association, held at no. 236 Fifth
ave- last evening 10 abandon the big demon
strotion The reasons fer this action are given
in = letter cont 70 the association b. General
Porter. the Grand Marshal and also in rcsoli-
,ions which wcr, adopted a. last nights meet
iro General TcrtcrS letter is as follows:
me- NcwYo,k oct. - io32.
Tho cad new, h boon received that the wife OF our
President has Ja.ssd away ilom Garth "l' Gun,
fpicIously representative Of The Ame'o"" "o"' n
~ dat virtues has been closed The people th'.uk
,r tho gnd are suffering from sense OK grI AKIN "
the sorrow Of po sonal oniiction, AMI are eVefy"n'e
r,anifcstIng profound sympathy for the
husband. Under these painful circumstance, 10
icvcd thet there would be- manifest impIopH,S !" |'u
snectoce OF political parade in the streets oil ou' o!
on SATURDAY ncNt and by common consent "e u'.'''
,traton appointed for that day has been aosn1oneu
HORACE PORTER, Grand Ma'sha'
The resolution adopted read
Resolved Thai the executive committee on the fu'"e'
Men, Republican A.sociaton Of New-iorN feIro'e.'
rc 80 600 of Ia business men, in consideration {" '
Death II Mr. Harrison extend their profound symlH'h!
to tho President Of the United States In his deep aco"
Resolved That with recognition OF WIN +" ~ '"@
the occasion II thought best u foreso inc se"c''
,ar,dc ~ the Business Mems Republican ASSOCIATION OF
Ncw.Yoro now ordered for saturday. October ~ ana
~ which all ARRANGEMENTS have been made. and we
thus cvincc share in the ere: o. the berNeu '"''
and in the universal public sorrow.
w. I. STRONG. President.
T. A. DRAKE. Secretary
Whom tine meeting was called to order by Coi-
oncl Strong. it was decided by unanimous vote
70 abandon the naradc. and the following commit
700 vc,, Amounted 10 draw up suitable resolutions
John F. Plummcr c. f. Homer and James ~
Smith.
General Horace Porter was called upon 10 mah'
a few remarks lie said he wished to thahA 'he
committee for the honor they mad cohier'cu III
appointing him grand marshal.
III is 70 bc regretted that the big dcmonstra-
ton of tie business men has Dceh ap'Huonc"'
aid lie for AN convinced that 80 should nave
had 10000 men in line. However. am SURF
that We are taking the rlsh: step in abandoning
the parade.
\ vote Of thanks was extended to General
Porter for the arIuous work h" had accohp"s''"
since he was appointed grand MARSHAL
Tho Rusinc.s Mons Republican A~ochlNi,
,,bich WAS Organized for the purpuse OF hla"'ii~
ali the arIanf .mcnts for the parade VIII ho' "1
with the abTndonment ol me ucho'n' ,no,in,,
vii live until after election. and iig nee.lns
viii be Lcld under IT,, auspices on the hlS". ~
%nvcmber 3 The meeting would hav" been he,,I
in Madison square Garden but that place c"u,'
not be secured Tor any night before N9iem~r l.
some Of the clubs that mere 10 he III III" par" 'r
,vjT march 10 carnegie Music Hall, and the onE
Uniformed lji organization that was to have taken
part in the demonstraticn-the Lincoln rion ,,I,
jor~-will be Ia line. LIE i % 90 ,ha mise
| hall . ,,. ,,A d os.oci,,ion.
wore cre,t'v disappointed when they Learned
| w.. 10 cv, cutfye committee had decided not 10
haYo ,T. p.rre 1hcy hal wad, clahora,"
nrcnarItlons t. make a hne showns when IN
Inc, AMI had cnr'e"d bands OF music M =" eN-
p,n,c Of FROM 500 10 $500 for the day