Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-09
CHICAGO'SPARADE
Republicans Fill Up the Down
Town Thoroughfares.
REST OF THE BIG CITY LOOKS ON,

Asssteu oy Goouiy portion OF 111fn ofs
and Other States Outside-Greatest Dem
onstration Ever Given In the Town
Fight in New York Over the "National,
Democratic Name on the Ballot-yIany
Visitors to Major Mckinley Bryan's
Tour in Iowa.
Chicago. Oct. 9.-!fAa greatest po-
litical demonstration ever seen in Chi
saso traversed the business section Of
the city this morning. From early in
the morning the streets through which
the columns passed We're packed with
the balance of the city and part OF
Illinois and other states outside. Win
dows. balconies.every point from
which the host could be seen-were
packed with people, while the road
way was mass of marchers
from curb to curb for hours. The
street car traffic in the limits Of the
line of march stopped at $3.50 a. m.
nof to resume until the last company
had passed out of the way.
Line of March of the Host.
The parade started at 1890 a. m.
and marched through these streets:
Form on Michigan avenue, right rest
ing on Van Buren, street; Van Buren,
west to State; State. north to Randolph;
Randolph, west to Dearborn; Dearborn,
south to Washington, west to Frank
lin. Franklin, south to Madison; Madi-
son, east to Dearborn; Dearborn. south
to Monroe; Monroe, west to Market;
Market, south to Adams: Adams. east
to Dearborn; Dearborn, south to jack
son; jackson. west to Market. and
dismiss. In the line We're floats repre-
sent every trade in the city,
the big stores many of them
were represented in line; the lawyers,
bankers, brokers and other professions
were there, besides thousands of the
men who work in the mills and
factories. How many were there in
line? That is at this writing an i'm
possible thing to estimate. Some of
the managers said there would be no.
0Oo; others put it at $1,000. Whatever
it was 1t took the record for Chicago.
Novel Feature Introduced.
one of the novelties introduced was
the long distance telephone to carry the
sound ofthe roar ofcheers to Canton
so that the major can hear what his
friends are doing this city. At various
points along the line of march the
great telephone instruments were put
up which transmitted the sound Of
marching feet and the applause 10 Nc
KinIey's home ard as far east as New
York city. One of these was placed al
the Great Northern hotel. Captain
Tanner was among those who reviewed
the procession from the windows of tbs
Great Northern hotel. Mark Hanna
was among the guests at the Union
: League, Chauncey M Depew was taker
care of on the grand stand erected by
the Marquette club.
How the March was Arranged.
The divisions which included the rep.
resentatives of the downtown business
houses were first in line. These formed
in the streets over which the parade
afterwards moved. They marched
from their places of formation east tc
the lake front. and fell i'm at the start
ing point. While these We're marchinc
over the route the divisions from fur
ther down on the south side formed OF
streets south of the line of march and
moved eastward to Michigan avenue
and took their places in the line. leav-
ing vacant the streets in which they
formed so that the marchers who wer.
first to dismiss had all that field fol
divisions came over the Randolph ant
Lake street bridges. moved along LAX,
and South Water streets to Michigan
avenue. and so to the starting point
When they dismissed the west side di
visions passed over the Van Buren, an(
Jackson street bridges, and thus left
clear field for the dispensing of tn,
north side divisions. which had reached
the starting point by way of the Rusl
street bridge and Michigan avenue
This evening there will be speakn.
at the Coliseum, the down town streets
being occupied by the Democrats
Chauncey NJ. Depew will he the attrac
tion at the big south side building.
Are Celebrating "ChicaSo Day."
Today is the twenty-fifth annivcrslry o
the great Chicago fire ard has been name,
'Chica2o Day since the Worlds fai
year. when on Oct. Pit was celebrated h,
the most tremendous multitude that eve
gathered in one enclosure attending tn
Worlds fair With the Democrat
parade tonight, which promises to be
huge affair. the day will have been cele
brated in most rnultitudinous manner
In Tue Chicago style.
Chicago, Oct. 9.-Chicsgo day
the anniversary of the great fire :
years ago, and the record breakin
attendance at the Worlds fair thre
years ago, was celebrated today
chiefly as a political holiday an
made probably another record breal
er in the line of political parade
Republicans and democrats cell
brated separately. each havin
their own big street parade
as we'll as gatherings indoor
Tonight the friends OF free silvt
have their procession over practi