The Saint Paul globe., 1896-09-13
1T WILL BE A HOST
EIGHTLEN THOUSAND MEN TO BE
In LINE In THE GREAT DEM
ONSTRATION.
SOUND MONEY PARADE,
ASSUMING PROPORTIONS ASTOUND-
ING EVEN TO IT'S MOST SAN
GUINE PROMOTERS.
WELCOME TO DoURKE COCHRAN
Promises to be a Gigantic Affair
Some of the Features to BE
Displayed.

The event par excellence of the COM
ing week is the great sound money
demonstration of Wednesday night. 1t
will, without doubt, be the greatest po-
htical demonstration in the history of
the city 1t win not be pageant; it
will have few features to attract the
curious crowds, except men marching to
show how they will vote in November.
Never in any previous campaign In
Minneapolis has there been the union
of forces which is represented in the
forthcoming demonstration. The sound
money movement is one OF broad
Americanism. 1t knows no classes, ex-
cept the distinction of honesty and dis
honesty; of a sound money and bad
money; of patriotism and anarchy,
There will be men in the line Of march
who work as day laborers in the most
humble positions and they will march
side by side with the wealthy captains
of industry, who keep the machinery
of business in motion. Clerks and the
men who own the stores, mechanics
and the proprietors Of the factories,
lumbermen and lumber mill employees,
every CLASS OF dIlO dtA IHC IlCH
who earn their bread by the sweat or
their faces will be there.
A great many of the marcherS will
carry some special design in the way
of dress or accoutrement to make the
affair as effective as possible. Several
thousand transparencies will be car
ried and every one of them VIII be
patriotic and broad-gauge in tone.
Some of the marchers will carry a new
chimney, colored to look like gold and
wear gold canes and wife caps.
The lumber men will probably be
armed with laths and carry an Ameri-
can flag on one end in the position Of
shoulder arms. Other trades and or
ganizations will wear similar marks of
their calling. Only one carriage will be
in line That will be for the speaker
of the evening accompanied by c. A.
Pillsbury and probably two Democrats,
who will vote for sound money. There
will also be a float device to illustrate
the money question after the fashion
of the newspaper cartoon. The latter
is under the charge of Chief Marshal
Calderwood and H. ]. Smith The ar
rangements and the design are being
kept a secret for the purpose Of giving
the people a little in the nature of a
surprise.
A novel feature of the parade will be
a division to be known as the Sound
Money Farmers. There will be 200 Of
them from St Louis Park, 10 from
BLOOMINGTON, 100 from Richf1eld, go from
Edna, rs from New Brighton and 350
from Hopkins. The latter will be large
Iy the working men employed in the
threSher works at Hopkins. The far
mers will be under the leadership of
James MacMullen. Each division will
have one or more bands. at least Is
being in line The Minneapolis Flam-
beau club will also be in line and will
discharge fireworks en- route to the
Exposition.
Some idea of the extent of the prepar-
ations may be had from the amount of
supplies ordered. Among the several or
ders given are the following: 4,20O flags,
1 $50 transparencies, $4,000 badges. Th1s
does not include the supplies which are
bought and paid for by the marchers
themselves, which In many respects Is
quite an expenditure.
The headquarters Of the sound money
denomination presented scene or
great activity yesterday. Business
men and laborers alike were on hand
to secure badges and be assigned
places in the parade. The Kenwood
club, fifty strong, have notified that
committee that it will parade and
carry specially prepared gold lanterns.
The employees of the North Star WOOL
en- mill will wear blankets made espec-
tally for them. Four hundred Poland
ers, under Marshal J. E. Schunert have
asked for a place in line. They are
from the First and Ninth wards.
George A. Bracket, marshal Of the
unassigned, has called meeting of
such people at the safe deposit vault,
Guaranty Loan building, Monday at
SD. m. Tenants of the Guaranty Loan,
Temple Court, and New York Life
buildings are invited to attend.
The general committee will meet
Monday night, and 1t is argued that all
clubs and organizations wishing to
take part in the parade, report at head
quarters not later than Monday, that
the committee can form an estimate
as to the number of men to be ac-
commodated at the exposition building
Wednesday night.
The Second Ward Republican club
met last evening at the Oak street
wigwam. The club will participate in
the sound money parade next Wednes-
day evening, and James Everington
was elected marshal. He will be as
sisted by Charles Barbeau, David Arm
strong, Fred Armstrong, B. H. Timber
lake, J. P. Gilmore, w. G. Bailey and
Simon Michelet. The club will probably
turn out with 500 men in line.
The executive committee Of the Rail-
way Mems Sound Money club of Mime
apolis held a meeting last evening at
1710 East Franklin avenue to arrange
for the Wednesday evening parade. The
railway men say they will have a rep
resentation covering 1000 railroad men
in line Wednesday evening. A final
meeting to perfect arrangements for
this demonstration will be held at the
West hotel Tuesday evening, at s
o'clock.
The Central Railroad Mems Sound
Money club held well attended meet
ing last evening at A. o. u. w. hall, IA
Washington avenue north. The club
elected T. A. Brand as their captain
for the sound money parade, and de-
cided to meet at the A. o. u. w. hall
on that evening, and from there pro-
ceed in body to Nicollet avenue and
Tenth street, where the different rail-
road organizations will form. Mr.
Brand was also appointed to represent
the club at the meeting of the railroad
clubs. which meets at the West hotel
Tuesday evening for the purpose Of