The San Francisco call., 1896-10-17
TO MARCH FOR
REPUBL|CAN|SM
The National League Pre-
pairing for a Monster
Demonstration.
Committees Appointed to Work
Out the Details Quickly
and Well.
LOCAL POLITICS BARRED.
The Transparencies to Be Restricted
to the Advocacy of Mckinley
LOCAL POLITICS BARRED
The Transparencies to Be Restricted
to the Advocacy of Mckinley
and Hobart.

The parade committee OF the National
Republican League is not idling away its
time. 1t is very busy and the results of
its labor promise to appear on Saturday
evening, the 31st of this month, in the
largest and most inspiring political DEM
onstration ever seen on this coast.
Colonel George A. Stone, grand mar
shal, promises $4,000 men in line and TO-
600 visitors to the City to witness it.
Every member OF the committee is en-
thusiastic and fully alive to the import
ance of not only making the procession
long but representative of the big issues in
politics this year, representative of Re-
publicanism, digniied, intelligent, IN
structive and honest.
A meeting of the parade committee was
held last evening at the National League
headquarters, Colonel Frank w. Sumner,
chairman of the committe, presiding.
The fact of the parade was first deter
mined upon, and all organizations in
sympathy were invited to participate.
That being done the men who must
gather the funds and look out for the
thousand and one details were to be
chosen. 1t was determined 10 split up the
committee into smaller committees on
finance, on music transportation, ETC.,
and il was done by Colonel Summer, as
follows:
Finance: J. Truman, Frank Johnson,
William Cluff, John F. Sheehan, Andy Branch,
I. B. Morton, Frank ID. Worth.
Music-Hugo Keil, B. w. Spear, V. T. North.
| rup.
Fireworks-Oscar Lewis, George n. Fair
| child, James Kipp.
On suggestion of Colonel Stone, the
| chairman of the general committee,
| Sn w IN
mittee on finance.
| The question of transparencies and the
| legends they should bear was called up by
| Thomas Bannerman. His suggestion fol
excluding Objectionable signs was ap.
proved and the matter turned over to the
grand marshal, who will call for reports
from all clubs as to mum bers, equipment
and the banners to be carried.
1t was suggested that committee could
do good work by originating terse legends
for inscription upon banners which could
be made to tell the whole story of the
campaign, or rather to explain the Repub-
lican view of the issues involved. The
committee named by Colonel Stone fol
this purpose included, besides himself,
Thomas Il. Bannerman and Frank w.
| Summer.
/ 1t was determined that no Transparent
cies be permitted in the line in the interest
of any candidates but Mckinley and Ho
bart and the Republican nominees fol
Congress. This was formally decided upon
by resolution.
As to the industrial features of the pa
rade Colonel Stone said all the different
industries hoping to be benefited by the
success of Republican principles and the
election of Mckinley would be invited te
join in the demonstration and make big
and interesting showing.
The committee will meet again Tuesday
evening, and the finance committee viii
| meet this morning.
/ While this was going on the Ladies'
Annex was holding a busy meeting,
directed along the same lines, in an ad
| joining room, Mrs. George Spencer pre-
siding. Mrs. N. ]. Vidaver was elected
| permanent secretary of the annex, and
Mrs. ]. e. Harvey, treasurer.
/ The following committee was appointed
on parade: Mrs. II. Noble, Mrs. Nellie
Holbrook- -Blinn, Mrs. Hester Harland
Miss Maud Jamison, Mrs. Vidaver.
| Add ssses were made by Mrs. J. Murray
Bailey, by Mrs. Ballou and Mrs. Hester
| Harland.
| An entertainment and dance will be
| given by the ladies of the annex for the
| benefit of the parade fund in Pioneer
building on the evening of the 26sh.