The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-10-10
WAS CHICAGO DAY
Twenty-fifth Anniversary of the
Great Fire Given Up to-
Celebrations.
Principal Features Were Three
Political Parades and
Speeches. ~
Street Cars and Vehicles Kept
Off the Down Town
Streets.

CHICAGO, Oct. 1O.-Chicago Day. the
anniversary of the great fire. 20 years
ago. and the day of record breaking at
tendance at the worlds fair three years
ago, was celebrated chiefly as politl-
cal holiday. Republicans and Demo-
Gratis celebrated separately each party
having its own street parade as well as
monster gatherings indoors. Practl-
cally every factory and store in the city
was closed, as were also the board OF
trade and banks. From early morning
the streets were jammed with cheering
thousands, struggling to gain some
point of vantage. The procession Of
Rapublican clubs was the first feature
Of the days celebration. After
o'clock. street cars or vehicles were not
allowed in the down town dlstrict,sthe
streets being entirely
Given Up to sightseers aud Marchers.
The weather was ideal. Not q cloud
fecked the sky, and a southeast WIND,
perhaps little too cool, but very brac-
ing, blew with sufficient force to keep
fluttering the thousands Of flags hang
ing from windows and doors and across
the streets. Bands of all sorts and con.
aitions played all sorts OF music. Scores
Of uniformed clubs gave color to the
scene. Innumerable floats, represent
| ing all kinds of trades and business Or
carnations were one of the features OF
the parade.
Thousands Of strangers were In town,
every railroad running excursion train.
from points within radius OF 100
miles, and these trains, packed with
out of town sightseers, kept coming
through the night and early morning
hoars. @-e-..s =.
| For such an immense crowd the pro-
cession was admirably handled. Start
ing from the corner Of Michigan avenue
and Van Buren, street, the procession
wound it's way through all the streets
between Van Buren and Lake, Mich
igan avenue and Market streets, finally
disbanding at Jackson and Market
streets.
| Cheers Were Heard at Canton.
One of the unique features of the cell
ebration was the immense transmltters
stationed at different points OF the
march. These were connected with
long distance telephone wires, and as
/ the shouting. cheering mobs passed by
their "'rahs for Mckinley and Hobart
were heard by those gentlemen in Can
ton and Paterson, N. j.
In the evening the friends OF free sil-
yer had their inning. Another process
sion was formed, this time of free sill
yer clubs, which marched over prac-
tically the same route. The two prin-
cipal celebrations, aside from the par
ades. were scheduled for the Audi.
torium and Tattersalls.
For the Republicans, Chauncey M.
Depew spoke at the Auditorium in the
evening. In the afternoon at Tatter.
sails, the attraction was the famous sill.
yer senator, Henry NJ. Teller of Color.
, ado.
The Republican parade moved with
unusual rapidity owing to the admira
bic police arrangements. Spectator
were kept back strictly to the sidewalks
/ and buildings, a policeman for that pur
T pcse being stationed at every 30 fee
{ along the curb each side of the line Of
march, leaving the street proper en-
tirely to the marchers, who moved, as .
rule, seven to twelve abreast. Th'
parade started at 10 a. IN. and LASTED
far into the afternoon.
Generals Palmer and Buckncr, tn
,, Democratic gold standard candidate
l for president and vice president, re
, viewed the procession from the balloon,
> of the Palmer house, and were Wild,
cheered by the marchers.
Among the marchers in the Republi
= can parade were two groups Of mel
. who attracted considerable attention
One was the survivors Of the old Tip
pecanoe club" men, who voted fo
3 William Henry Harrison for presiden,
and took an active part in the memor
able "Tippecanoe' campaign.
g The other consisted of about 40 mem
9 bers of the "Wideawkes," organized i
Q 1860 by young men who cast their frs
y vote for Abraham Lincoln.