Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-10-10
CHlCAGOS RIVAL PARADES
Magnitude Of the Sound Money Demonstra-
ton.
Nearly 100000 Paraders-Some Con.
spicu0us Features - The Silver
Torch Light PrOcessiOn.

Nearly 1OOOOO men marched yesterday in
the great parade in honor of sound money
and Mckinley at Chicago. described in yes
terday's dispatches to The Star. Never had
SO great a public demonstration been held
in Chicago.
The parade began to move at 10 o'clock
in the morning, and the last detachment
did not reach the end Of the route until
late in the afternoon. So immense was the
body Of marchers that some divisions did
not form until or 4 o'clock in .he after
noon. The procession was twelve miles
long and $50 bands furnished the music.
The parade was reviewed at two points:
from stand in front of the Union League
club house 1t was watched by the men,
bers of the national republican committee
and other prominent republicans. among
them Chauncey NJ. Pepew
Another stand in front of the Palmer
House contaire ed General Palmer. General
Buckner and other national democrats.
who smiled as they were cheered by the
marching hosts.
One of the most notable floats in the
procession was entitled The Key to the
White House." which represents Uncle
Sam" Offering Major Mckinley the golden
key to the Executive Mansion. On either
end OF the float were representatives Of the
farmer FAR MECHANIC: the laboring man and
wagon and 800 sign painters, carrying
palettes. marched in front of it,
Another notable float was that of the
furniture workers. representing "Colum-
bia' holding up the gold standard sur
rounded by all the Eations who are upon
| the same financial basis. This required
eight horses to move, while behind II fol-
lowed a two-horse donkey cart, containing
| a Mexican driver and a Chinaman holding
up the silver dollar.
| One of the most beautiful 1loats in the
parade was the one of the steel and iron
workers, representing labor upon a sound
| money basis. 1t evoked the greatest Ep
plause all along the route. TIE nthousand
steel and iron workers marched in front
| and behind their float.
| The paint, Oil and varnish trade had
hundreds in line. Their float represented
| the globe. surrounded by a large band, en-
| which were the words Sound Money, the
! World Over" On the float were seated
| typical figures of gold standard countries,
| while Columbia. carrying an immense
| American flag, was seated on top of the
| globe.
CHICAGO DEMOCRATS MARCHED.
| The Parade Was an Hour and a Half
| In Passing.
! The democracy held possession of the
streets OF Chicago last night AS early as
6 o'clock, within hour after Michigan
avenue had cleared up after the marching
| republicans, the leading organizations OF
the democratic parade began to appear for
poured in rapidly. and by I o'clock the
street was packed again. One division
formed on Michigan avenue, and as soon as
it had passed Washington street the sec
ond wheeled in behind. The west side
| column formed in Haymarket square, and
it poured over Randolph street bridge, join
ing the main procession at the corner oil
| Randolph and Market streets. A high vino
rose in the evening and made it matter OF
| some difficulty to keep torches lighted The
| cided against the presence of floats in the
line, and consequently the parade was com
| posed largely Of men on foot.
| The parade, after being fully formed a
| Market and Randolph streets. marched
! south to Jackson street, and then turned
| south on Michigan avenue to 10th street
along which it marched to Tattersan's
| where the silver meeting was in progress
| At this point 1t dlsbanded.
The cold wind and the fatigue of the earl,
| part of the day had its effect on the mum
Der of spectators. and the night parade v al
rot witnessed by the large crowds OF thu
morning and afternoon. However. tn
| Bryan men in the parade and those tn
sidewalk showed no deficiency of enthusi
! creasing number Of torch lights III tn
/ | parade was fully compensated for by TIL
! great number of calcium lights carried
t There were fully fifty of these, and the
; made the streets light day.
The democratic campaign managers eX
pressed themselves more than Statistic
with the parade and were greatly please
over the showing made. No attempt va
made to review the procession, ana it wa
carried through in an energetic manner
| The parade was over an hour and naif Il
passing given point.