The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-09
S.ChicagO Day" Celebrated This
Afternoon By Republicans.
This Evening the Democrats
Will Celebrate.
MONSTER PARADE
OF Republican Clubs Takes
Place Today,
To Be Followed BY Democratic
Clubs Tonight.

Chicago. Oct. s-Chicago day, the an
iVersary Of the great FIRE twenty-five
years ago and the day Of record break
ing attendance at the Worlds Iaif
three years ago, was celebrated today
chiefly as political holiday. Repub-
Hcans and Democrats celebrated sep
arately, each party having its own big
street parade as well as monster gath
erings indoors Practically every store
and factory in the city IS closed, as
also the board of trade and banks
From early morning the streets were
jammed with cheering thousands. strug-
Cling to gain some point OF vantage
The procession Of Republican clubs was
the first feature Of the days celebra-
ton After 9 o'clock street cars or We
hicleS were not allowed in the down
town district the streets being entirely
given up to sightseers and marchers-
The weather was ideal; not q cloud
deczed the sky, and a southeast wind,
perhaps a trifie too cool, but very
very bracing, blew with sufficient force
to keep huttering the thousands of
flags hanging from windows and doors
snd across the streets. Bands of all
sorts and conditions played all sorts
Of music Scores Of uniformed clubs
gave color to the scene Innumerable
floats, representing all kinds or trades
and business orEanizations were one
Of the fea lures Of the parade. Thous-
andS OF strangers we're In town, every
railroad running excursion trains from
points within radius of hundred
miles. and these trains, packed with
out of town sightaeers. kept coming
through the night and early morning
hours.
For such an immense crowd, the pro
cession was admirably han1led. Start
ing from the corner Of AIichf gan avenue
and Van Buren street. the procession
wound its way through All the streets
between Van Buren, and Lake, 4iicni-
gan avenue and Market street, finally
disbanding at Jackson and Market
streets.
one Of the unique features of the cele-
braticn was the immense transmlttars
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. o.. and Paterson, n j.
Tonight the friends Of free silver VIII
have their innings. Another process
sion viii be formed, this time OF Free
silver clubs which win march over
practically the same route The two
principal celebrate aside from the
paraces were scheduled for the Audi
torium and Tattersalls. For the Re
publicans Chauncsy DepeW speaks at
the Auditorium tonight This after
neon at TatteTsalls the attraction was
Henry NJ. Teller OF Colorado
The Republican parade moved with
unusual rapidity owing to the admira-
BILE police arrangements Spectators
wre kept back strictly to the sidewalks
and buildings a policeman being sta
toned for that purpose at every 81
feet along the curb on either side of
the. line Of march, leaving the street
proper entirely to the marchers VINO
moved as rule seven to u ABREAST
The parade started at 10 a. m ana
lasted far Into the afternoon Generals
Palmer and Buckner. the Democratic
gold standard candidates for president
and vice president, reviewed the pro-
cession from the balcony OF the FaliiieI
house and were wildly cheered by the
marchers