New-York tribune., 1896-11-01

Rogers's 7th Regiment Band broke forth Int
the strains Of America" and the refrain was
caught up and answered by thousands OF sight.
seers. who blocked the street in the immediate
vicinity.
Seven thousand men under General +. L. Moli.
neux constituted the Drug. Chemical. Paint and
OIL trades. The division formed in Maiden Lane.
south Of William-st.. and extended along several
blocks Rampones Old Guard Band headed
It, but the division was prolific of bands and
drum and fife corps. tall .colored man at The
head OF the line. carrying one OF the bannena
was the most martial looking man in the parade.
His decorations which were gold bugs and
medalllons q huge chrysanthemum and other
arrangements. indicating his Republcanismt
were beautiful in their profusion 7
The most distinctive feature or the division
comprising the manufacturers and dealers In
supplies in steam. water and gas was ban.
free coinage Of iron? We want 10 use up our
scrap iron The water and gas men had about
15O6 men In line. and several bands. under the
marshalship OF Morse Bults.
The Wholesale Fish Dealers Sound Money
Club under command Of George T. Moon mar.
shall fell In from Fuiton-st There were about
200 men in line. All q them carried small flags
and what they lacked in numbers they made
up in enthusiasm.
SILVER MUSIC AMONG THE POTTERS
There were upward OF 1000 marchers in the
Pottery. Glass and Lamp Associ9tion which
assembled in Park Pace. 1t headed by
Chief Marshal George r. Jones. The music was
furnished by the Crescent Band. Of Newark.
~ j., the Overton Drum Corp and Mabe's
Band of Englewood. ~ j. 4 firm that mad
sixty-f men in line obtained the post Of honor
at the head. Their insignia a gilded cup
and saucer tied to their coat lapels. Nearly all
the divisions that followed had something In
the crockery line attached to their clothing,
cups and saucers having the preference.
company that made decided hit carried an
assortment OF pap!er mache horns. Of the coior-
Of bad quality OF silver. which furnished
music Of a SO per cent quality
The Hide and Leather Sound Money Associa-
ton assembled in the pathway In front of tho
City Hall. and were just able 10 crowd tneir
19v0 nIarchers between the limits OF PARK kow
and Broadway. Colonel T.. II. Conklin VINO
was the marshal, and the thirty vce-presidents
were designated by mammoth badges of DARK
and light shades Of blue. The United states
Leather Company made hit because OF lts
variety of adornment First came line made
up Of sixteen men with huge limitations OF silver
dollars with piece clippea out. on eacn was
the sentiment "J3c? Nix" Captain +. {.
Hicks who commanded the sixteen was the
one who wore a gold dollar. which was un'
clipped. The next rank was made up OF men
each one OF whom had huge letter suspendeo
from his neck The combination spelled NC
Kinlcy and Hobart"
Ar the head of the Boot and Shoe Sound
Money Association was huge white banner
about eight by sever feet IN size -Four men
carried IT on rack. ON one sid. werT - .;s
words: Mckinley and Hobart Shoe TRADE
Sound Money Association. New-fork. i>.o
and on the opposite side. The United snos
Trade" the shoe" being indicated pctorialv.
The shoe men formed on the east SIDE OF 'ns
City Hall and the Courthouse. and reached y
into Chambers-st.. spreading out both Wa!sm "
that thoroughfare. Marshal Daniel + MOT"
said he had 1.5OO men in line. The rear W.
brought up by about two hundred lleian
Americans The Lafayette Post. No. lio. Drum
Fife and Bugle Corps occupied place midway
down the lire.
For military unity in emblems and precision 10
marching the West Side Merchants Soundoo
Money Club was noteworthy. There were INV
OF the West Siders and they occupied me iaIsS ,.
part of Murray-st. In forming About 'he our
company that presented variation from wy
uniform adornment Of the association was one
the members of which had golcen oranges ~
their fag-tips and anotner that carried i.u,
white and blue lanterns. which they dio ~
light, presumably because. unlike Diog mes. t'eS
had found an honest man in Major Mckinney.
DIVISIONS AHEAD OF TIME
The saddlery and harness trade division formeo
In warren-st.. west OF Broadway. The marsna''
Colonel Van Ness succeeded In nstng into u"
men a good deal OF martial enthusiasm Ihe''
were about thousand men in the dWis'o''
headed by the Union Band. Of New-Brunsw'cH.
The division moved twenty-five minutes aheau
of time and the men were glad Of II. 49,.
The Millinery and Flower Trade hepuo,.ass lat
CIuh men began to assemble In Reade wess
of Broadway early as 3 o'clock Ihslr in. my
extended from Broadway TO Centre-st. anu ,.rv s
eral blocks up the latter thorouSnfare E',. H.
branch OF the millinery and arthciai Low, s.anA
dustry in the city was represented the gIans
marshal Of the division. John L. Baker saia sr
ne had about 1000 men in line ~.
were many odd decorative features about 'a
costumes OF the men in the Division SONIC -