Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-10-16
ON IT'S ANNIVERSARY
PARADE IN CHICAGO rs YEARS AT
TER IT'S BIG FIRE.
Gold Men Ont in the Morning--At
Night silver Forces Had
Their Innings.

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the greatest parade the west had ever |
seen passed through the streets OF Chica-
go as portion of the celebration OF tlep-
ication of buildings of the Columbian ex-
position. That parade was, however, sur
passed today by the purely non-partss.s
march of the men who uphold the Sold
standard In questions of finance ana
politics in celebration OF the great nre
OF rs years ago. The estimates Oh the
different parties vary widely as 70 the
number of men in line, but 10000 Is lust
half way between the number claimed
by the republicans and the count given
out by the national committee heauquar-
ters Of the democratic party. The ar
rangements pere perfect and they were
carried out to the letter. After 9 O'Clock
in the morning not single car, not a
single wagon, save those carrying the
United States mail and police ambulanceS
we're allowed to cross the west ana nortn
sides and all those coming from ne
south were turned back at Van Buren
street Every street between Van Buren,
on the south, the river on the north' IN
lake on the east and the river on tnss
west, was absolutely free from all inipsu-
iments.
Eighteen hundred policemen lined the
route of the parade, and the Immense
throng that packed the walks was KEPT
firmly back to the curbs. General JOS
eph Stockton, the marshal OF the paraue'
had announced that at 10 O'Clock the
march would begin no matter VINO was
ready or who was late. There was no
delay, however, and at exactly ~ CLOCK
the advance guard of l5O pohceInen
SWING around the corner of Van Buren
street and Michigan avenue, and the par
ade was on. For five hours 1t swept the
streets from curb to curb, we'll closed up
and marching rapidly. ,,
The reviewing stand Of the republican
national committee was erected Just III
front OF the building of the Union League
Club on jackson street. Here Mark Han
ma Senator Cullom and various members
of the committee took their stand 10
review the parade. 1t was exactly Ia
o'clock when the head OF the parade
turned into Jackson street for the march
past the stand, and at the same instant
Mr.. Hanna stepped from the WINDOW VI
the club house upon the stand ron
that moment until a few minutes altei
o'clock Mr. Hanna, with the exception
of one brief interval, Was standing VIII
hat in hand bowling his ACRIMONIOUS,
rnents OF the cheers of the marching col,
umn From stand erected on a leve
with the entrance of the Palmer house
General John M, Palmer and Genera
Buclner reviewed the parade. The tWS
white-haired veterans as they STOOD slu'
by side with their heads barred were rec
ogntzed by marchers and were constant
" cheered. AZ the columns came VI
thousands of hats came off In homeg
to the venerable men, and all thfousi
the hours the parade required to pas
that DOint. the cheering was COllSttuN
UNIQUE Features of the Pnrnde.
The gold standard clubs or the greA
down town business houses were spec
tally enthusiastic as they passed. Iher
were II floats in the parade. anu man
Of them we're exceedingly handsome an
all lavishly decorated. A string OF car
riages, bearing the white-haired member
OF the old Tippecanoe Cub, composed
men who voted for William Henry liar
rison evoked loud cheers, as did mum
ofc Ri lad
bore above their first carriage. wv
fought with Grant and Mckinley.
A unique feature of the parade wa
the use made by the long distance tee
phone to carry the sound of cheers tina
rose from the parade to the other lnrs
cities of the country. Across Washing
ton street in front of the telephone e>
change was stretched banner pearln
the Inscription: ''Your cheers here wi
be heard throughout the nation" If the
were not 1t was no fault of the men
the street. In many places along III
route, great "mouthpleces nxea aooN
the street by numbers or guy ropes col
centrated the sound waves upon the ui'
phragms Many smaller "mouthpeces
which are really tunnels five Feet ION
were attached to long distance telephoh'
at various attitudes. These helped
swell the noise In distant receivers. MI
Tor Mckinley, in his library at Canto
heard It and Mr.. Hobart, at headquarte
In New York city, also received the
surances of the shouts.
The crowd that witnessed the para'
was tremendous. 1t filled every sid
walk from the walls of the buildings
the curbstone, and every window al
nearly every roof that possessed vie
of the march was damned full of head
and the many stands erected for spect
tors were filled to the limit All Il
trains from out of town were load'
down with excursionists, and the dep
masters estimated that between 6 a. /
and noon, $1,000 people came in throue
the Union depot alone. The total NUMB
of people who saw the parade based u
on the statement of the street car cor
panies regarding the fares collected, WI
100000.