The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-01

every nca OF space was occupied by hui
manity. Men, women and children fousnt
with each other for vantage points from
which TO view the big procession: When
the police came along at the head OF the
parade to open the way they found TX q
matter OF impossibility, TO get ne crowd
back There was no place for the people
TO go. Formed across the cross streets 10
the south were hundreds of carriages and
wagons and from their position to the very
line or the parade thousands or people
damned and crowded each other. They
could not retreat and the only way 10 open
a line among them was by compression
And compression il had to be, though at
the best the parade had only small strip
or ground on which to march.
IL was Republican crowd. Occasional
~ good-natured crowd of BryaniteS
woulc force its way along yelling for the
Populist idol, but there was no attempt at
anything like rowdyism noticed. Both sides
seemed determined TO allow the evening TO
pass off without any scenes which would
serve TO mar the occasion. The police were
kept busy trying TO keep the crowd from
oVerrunning the marchers and had no time
to devote TO keeping order in the crowd.
But IL was not necessary. All seemed to
feel that for the night they were on their
accordingly.
By some misunderstanding or lack of
ability to properly handle the thousands of
marchers in the formation of the parade
the majority of the clubs and sections
which were assigned to the rear divisions
fell into line during the first of the forma-
sections i 2 z
T. Division No. was headed by George
opanr, marshal, and his staff of over fifty.
al mounted. Then came the First Ward
campaign Club, composed of the several
cups OF the ward, which met and organ
ized into one club for the purpose of en-
t terinS me procession in body. About fif-
" or the members were mounted and
formed an escort A brass band led the
way Tor the six hundred men on foot Most
OF the latter carried Chinese lanterns i'm
many colors. ' "
The Eighth Ward Club followed. If car
REQ many transparencies with words OF
enthusiasm painted on them One contained
a Plcsure or the American eagle and the in
Another cautioned everybody who read II
70 vote 10 save the country. Another was
DeDaSed money means debaSed credit -
Inc seventh Ward Republican Club had
several hundred men in line. They carried
hagS and lanterns. some of them CARRYING
oil lamps. One banner had the words |.
Inc government first. Bryan last s.Brv-
an speeches. are sixteen parts wind and
one part sense" was the wording of an
other
The brickmakers from a number of the
yards about the city made a good showing
with several wagons loaded with women
and with hundreds OF Mckinley wage earn
erS in line.
a colored band. playing patriotic Mrs The
e W. Fairbanks Republican Club. six hum
dred strong. fell in behind the marshal and
StaH transparency carried by a men,
Der of this club advised that prosperity be
sought where it was lost. A float contain
ing n representation of a United States
mint followed. 1t contained the words OF
MCKINLEY: open our mills. not our minis -
Inc division closed with several floats from
InahuIactur1ng interests and merchants.
one was that of the Sound-money Coal and
Coke Dealers Club. Several carriages con-
tanning pretty girls were intersperSed