The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-28
AFRAID OF THE PARADE
POPOCRATS WANT NO COMPARISON
OF PARTY STRENGTH.
Republican Affair for Saturday
Night Called Of.

indications seem to show that there is al
organized movement on the part of TIN
Popocrats throughout the country to heat
off the final Republican demonstrations il
large cities, where it is known that tn,
demonstration will show that the Popocrat.
are already defeated. This seems to be true
in this city, but there is little likelihood OF
the scheme of the Popocrats being success
full. Two weeks ago tomorrow the Repub-
leans through the columns Of the Journal
announced that they would wind up the
campaign in this county next SATURDAY.
night with a big parade. The line of march
was printed and many of the arrangements
were given at that time. Several days later
the Popocratic leaders announced that they
would also have u parade on that night
and they laid out line of march thar
crossed the line of the Republican parade
at several points
Then they went to Superintendent of Po-
lice Colbert and complained that there was
likely to be trouble on account of the two
parades and asked him to see what he
could do to bring about an arrangement
between the two parties. Accordingly, he
wrote letters to the chairmen of the COM
mittees asking if they could not make some
arrangements whereby there would be nc
clash. Any fair minded man would have
said to the Popocrats that the best way to
avoid trouble was to allow the Republicans
to proceed alone, as they were the first to
select next Saturday night, and had many
of their arrangements made long before
the thought of parade for that night en-
tered the minds of the Popocratic leaders
But this was not done. In answer to the
letter of Superintendent Colbert Chairman
Young replied that as he had arranged for
the Republican parade before the Popocrats
thought or such move he was not in the
least disposed to call it off now, but that
1t would be carried out according to the
original programme. Then to carry out the
morning suggested that it might be well
to declare both parades off, SO as to pre-
vent any possible trouble by a clash: That
is the final suggestion which shows the pur-
pose of the Popocratic announcement of a
parade. The Republicans do not want
trouble and will do all they can to avoid
it, but they do not intend to be driven out
by any such flimsy scheme this.
The same tactics have been followed else
where and in some cases the Republicans
Rave simply '.greed to have no parade so as
to prevent possible boodshed. 1t Is not be-
lieved the matter viii go as far as she'd
ding blood in this city and the Republicans
will not give in. In Chicago the Republic
arranged to have @ big parade next
Saturday night and in that city there cai,
be no question as to who had the first nj ;ht,
for 1T is necessaryato get permit from
the chief of police before the streets can
be used for such purpose. The Republic
ans secured the necessary permit to use
the downtown streets and then came the
announcement from the Popocrats that
they intended to have a parade the same
night. The chief of police refused to issue
them a permit, on account OF the previous
right of the Republicans, and the Popocrats
became very angry and threatened TO
take the matter into the courts, which
would probably have been useless. Finally
they accepted a permit to use the West
Side streets, which the Republicans did not
intend to Later, however, they de-
cided that they would have their parade
down town or not at all. Then the chief
of police seeing that with sucn Il crowd az
the Popocrats would bring ous mere would
be sure to be trouble, asked the Repub-
licans to agree to have no parade. In The
interest of peace the Republican managers
agreed that they would call OF their pa
rade. This was done and the Popocrats
succeeded by these tactics in keeping
down the final demonstration.
Precisely the same thing is being at
tempted here, but on account of the differ
ence in the class of people who will take
part it is not considered that there is likely
to be any serious trouble, even If the pa
radeS should come together, and for that
reason Chairman Young has decided that he
will not be driven from the streets in any
such manner. The desire of the PopocratS TIC
give a parade is not by far as strong as
[ l. cir desire to defeat the Republic ans IL
TT cir efforts to have one
met in the Criminal Court room last night
and organized into body to take part in
the parade Saturday night. The meeting
was a large one and the organization was
effected in about twenty minutes, Robert
Martindale acting as chairman.