Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-11-06
A GREAT PARADE
Fifty Thousand New York Business-Mer
in Line for Cleveland.

II ~,
men In close and even hne-that being the
number of tho Business-Men's Cleveland
and Stevenson Club--paraded the streets
of New York this afternoon. Inc weather
could not have been more propltlous. III
was cold and clear. the air was braclng
and An autumn sun lent Just enough
warmth to make the day delightful. Hours
before the time set for the parade TO start
there was great excitement along the line
of march Broadway below Chambers
street was thronged and people overhowed
INTO the intersecting streets. Banners ana
bunting foated from the windows OF
buildings on Broadway and flags were
waved by enthusiastic Democrats on tne
streets. At noon the throng IN lower
Broadway was immense.
AN IMPOSING SIGHT.
Shortly before / o'clock the clubs began
70 form In the side streets on Broadway
all the way from South Ferry up 10 Cham-
hers street. The hour for the first division
to move was 1 O'Clock, and tor the second
an bour later. General Martin I. McMs-
hon acted as grand marshal, and MAJOR =.
n. Mcdonald acted as DIVISION marsnai.
Soon after the time set Tor the parade 70
start the order 20 move was gwen, ana
amid shouts for Cleveland and Stevenson
the men began their long march. 1t was an
imposing sight, the marching or tnese
businessmen.
|. DEMOCRATIC PhINCIPIEs.
At TIE head of each detachment OF cluos
there WAS an emblem expressing the De-
mocratic principles believed In by those
II was after Q o'clock before the head OF
| the second division began to move, ana
| then the various subdivisions took thelr
places in the column as the streets on
| which they were formed were passed.
The route of the parade was up Broad
way from Bowling Green to Waverly Place,
| TO Fifth avenue, to 1hirty-tourth street,
! tho first division the second division 10
! Twenty eighth street. ,,,.
On the reviewing. stand NJ Maulson
/ Square Mr.. Cleveland and his party re-
viewed he parade. All the men 10 'n ae
nrocession saluted the ex-Presldent as
/ thew marched by. Chairman Harrity and
| other officials from the Democratic cam
paign Committee were also on the stand
OVATION To CLEVELAND.
When Mr.. Cleveland arrived at the sta stsn p
he received n tremendous ovation. "nlIe
tba Dersde passed in review he was sur
ronnded bv Mayor Grant, Richard Croker
! William r.. Grace, and q host OF other dIs-
! +inpuished Democrats, Almost every lhe
| 0f trade was represented in the parade
Men from every walk in business ana pro-
fesslonal life were On hand.
THE ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTED.
The order of the parade was as follows;
P,Iice Grand Marshal. General NJ Il
! NcNIahon and stat; escort-Conee Tx
change. j. j. O'Donohue and u. Il. her
bert, marshals. IT ,,oDono1a
ess,stant grand marshal, commanding
Wholesale dry-eoods trade; fur and hal
trode Puck Newspaper Company ano
fredericksburg companies; iron ana stee
natal and machinery trades; JefersonlaI
Club of Columbia College; College OIL
CITY of New York. ,v " v..
Second Division--Colonel w. '. Mug,
assistant grand marshall com lnanui1 Ts ~
New York Stock Exchange Cluo; ConsoI
dated Exchange Club; Produce and Mari
t;ne Fxchanee Clubs; Cotton Exchange
Clnb. Mine and Spirits CLUB; custom
uo,,se r, okers' Club; Bank Clerks Cluo
Real Estate Exchange Cluo; Lawyers
Climb Insurance Mems CLUB; Jeweiiefs
Club: Drug and Chemical merehane'
Club Mechanics ana IIsue TSoda CipS
Hide and Leather Merchants CUP; WeSt
Side Merchants Club: Hardware Mer
ohants' Climb Italian Citizens Cluo, an
Lexington Democratic Club'
SPECIAL FEATURES.
Tba deleration from the Coffee tx
change 3. 900 strong. under the dlrecti9,
cnsiKo, IL I VDonohue and u. X
~ 80 acted as an escort to the grant
.o,sIoi In the FIRST division were AIS
con students from Columbia Solese an'
400 from the College OF the Clty % ~
York From 1000 TO ,2OU men fep ll nv =
the New York stock Ehcnahkl The ays
,el n Wordeu was the mar5hal. 1he "a"
ver's Club turned out IN great huI f IS
sbo,,t . 0Og beng in line. The cali ior a.
ABOUT 800 ~ the bar interested in the eleS
.,on If Grover Cleveland and Adlai
Stnxenson as President and Vice-fresluen
80 tha tinted States, TO take part IN IN
narade. was issued and signed oy I luz
: ~ well' known lawyers. lneiu1ing rleaoi !
Il. Coudert. John ~: , boweII lame CSC G. Car
Beekman, George hoaoioy'
ter and w. II. Clarke.
THE BIGGEST CROWD.
Re far the largest crowd was AZ inc 20
per az Broad way aud worth ssrve'. VIZ W..
, tine wholesale Dry-Goods oIuo nos yer
~ ,nambers OF the fur and nat ua1'
. Tho1 ala not approach IN numosrs VI
s,ds contingent, but they MAGE ~ 7
yen,ss The members OF the frouuc
Mar;time Cleveland Stevenson cruz
a a,sh Csnna's Band, made their renaezroe
AZ Rroaiwgy and Beaver street.. ~
numbered about 4,0OO. MiSeas ~. q" g.
, them were the 1000 members VI s"' "
ton Exchange.
COLLEGE BOYS YELL.
The center of all the noise and yG gu an
, enthusiasm. however. was among Wy ~ :
iese BOYS from CoIumbis on nv rssy
; New YoyG. and the College OF me o,'S as :
New York. Many Of them VIII mot no. 'd 4,
,ha x;.bt 10 vote this year, but thai ~
4 ~, ~, rreyent them from marching ~
/. sha,,tr,rg The most picturesque iestuI
s ~ ,Sa pea,rade was the Jefferson fonee
o. Tue ps sarst,ne uniforms Of gray. yitt
Sorps I'm ~ s ss,s Aside from the flags, bot
? as mar;san and club, the only bannel
snd nisess earried wers those Of the rss
: o,sss;~sS;o, consisting OF SeW AIDS