Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-10-31
MARK HANNA'S ESTIMATE.
EtEIhlsy Has 81 Electoral Yolssi
Bryan rs; Others Doubtful
1uE DELEGATIONS TO CANTON.
n,,au In Iaws-u. Reptile. 90 ouss.
Observation-Disclosures
Crowds.

NEW YomS, Oct. ~. - Probably
never In the history OF political cam.
paigning Of this oily have the streets
Of New York presented n brighter OF
more animated aspect than touay, the
oecaflou being tho parade Of the Ro'
publican equalization. Practically
no business Vas done In the morcanlils
establishments, the interest In tho
mammoth demonstration obliging
those even not In sympathy with the
Republican cause 10 suspend opera.
tons. The parade was to have begun
at $50. but owing to the great number
composing II there was considerable
delay In getting under way. houtn
aud houts before there wac any chance
oi the advance guard appealing, tho
sidewalks along the line Of ma feh
were scarcely nassablo. At points
where reviewing stands had been
erected people congregAtVd In ever
widening circles. Street cars were
stopped carly. and drivers OF wagons
found thor had to make lengthy
dstoun to reach their destinations.
But down town along Broadway ami
the streets that stretch east aud we,t
from II. the press was greatest II was
In this section where 10000 pataders
gathered that the nrst realization came
o. now gigantic tho gathering vas.
just bsf3w tho start everything
seemed confusion. Onlookcfs from
thousands u buildings wondered
how the paTsdcn and the
spectators could ever bu sspnral-
ed. Tue multitude that damned
broadway from tho building lines was
like . zee which moved from slide 10
side, swspt down obstacles snd Oh.
litsratei tho familiar sight OF the show
windows. Whenever a mounted oil.
cer OF the parade attempted 10 iofc, hts
horte through tho throng TO those who
looked on, man and animal were
swallowed up a. " they had plunged
into water instead OF humanity. And
above ali there arose thunder o.
voicss aud tho blafo OF musical In
stiumentn that made the scene more
bewildrring, more wonderful, more
real than the city has aeon for many y
DAY.
Along the route OF the big parade
from the battery 10 FoTtieih street,
was n lavish display Of hAga anu
bunting. The spectacle presented on
Broadway and fiith Avenue ex.
osedod anything Of tho kinG ever vii.
messed IN this city. Mytisds "
American Hays 81 all sises and
thousands Of yards OF bunting taste.
fully aIrayed nutterei ia the breeze
frsm roofs. windows and doofwnys on
tho lin, OF march. A. short Intervals
huge nags bearing the names OF Mc.
Kiulsy and Hobart ana 10 Boms In.
stances appropriate campaign flags
stretched across the street. Each OF
these zig flags represented an ofgani.
xation OF business men. somo legends
we're "Tawanderdor;D "For Honor
and Prosperily;p "NAtionai honor
must be preserved !" "fho nstion's
credit 10 the nation's life" aud zone
hundred cents 10 y dollar" A motto.
Able feature OF the dtc,rations was
the absslee OF pictorial political bau-
nefp aud transparenelss, which have
formed such conspicuous part
VI the decorations Ia former cam
palgns. Only occasionally was q
picture Of both the HepuDlio,n csndi.
dates exhibited, anu then Invariably
irsmed with flags. Tho RESOURCES OF
nag and buniing makeft In this and
nelghb1flng cities were taxed 10 the
utmost, ~ supply orders. One VI the
large ueaiers estimated that not lslu
than hall a million dollais had been
spent by business men 10 New York IN
the decoration OF their establishments.
Roadway was n vista OF 1aIs. The
uTsperi,s on the big ofiioo buildings IN
tue lower part Of BrOadway were ~
many Instances very elaborate aud
expensive, some decorations costing ~
much a. u 900. At ieAst one church
on this linz VI march was decotated
Tnls was the marble collofiate church
on tho corner Of Filtn avenue anu
TwBniy.ninth street over the mar
entrances, which was diapsd In i've
ailk tags.
Quo dealer taid; al have been 4.
ysaTb In business makiag flags ant
bunting, and never saw NJ great
utmAnd for my goods M has existoG
within the past few days. l shoul,
.ay not LET'S than 100000 Americsi
hAgs ara waving in Now YORK City
81 nus moment"
Toe lumber in Inns exceeded ITO,
wv Ths mounted escou TO Gran,
Marshall Gunofal HeEsce X. Porte
wAs ilnposingj NIL were mounted OF
magnificent nofses. ..t.s.|
Theirs was no distinctive unto rms
.ui hlill each club OF body had its dls
hhollve MARI, sometimes hats, bu
more frequently badges and banner
fio"efs were worn ny many down
.9wh organizations, chiefly yellow
ehlyaantDtmumH.
inc COLUMBIA College boys, nun
penng about iva hundred, wore whit
sealefs, on ehcn Of which was ligh
plue letter, 40 that each llns OF letter
peiiei "Calumbia Sound None
Siub." The students OF the Univenit