The record-union., 1896-11-01
Monster Demonstrations in Honor Of the
Republican Presidential Nominee.
The Greatest Parade Ever Witnessed
at New York City.
One Hundred and Twenty-Five Thou
sand Men March in Line, Shouting
for Mckinley and Sound Money
Great Demonstrations at st. Louis
and San Francisco.

Great Demonstrations at st. Louis
and San Francisco.
NEW YORK, Oct 31.-Probably
never in the history Of political cam
paigning in this city have the streets
CT New York presented a brighter or
more animated aspect than to-day, the
occasion being the parade of Republ;
can organizations. Practically no bust
ness was done in mercantile establish
ments, interest in the mammoth demon
stration obliging those even not In SYM
Iathy with the Republican cause to
suspend operations.
The parade was to have begun 1T
9:30, but owing to the great number
comprising it, there was considera BILE
delay in getting under way Hours and
hours before there was any chance Of
the advance guard appearing the side
walks along the line of march were
scarcely passabe. At points where re-
viewing stands had been erected the
people congregated in ever widening
circles. Street cars We're stopped early
and the drivers of wagons found they
had to make lengthy detours to reach
their destinations.
But downtown, along Broadway and
the streets that stretch east AMI west
from it, the press was greatest. 1t was
in this section, where 125, 900 paradars
gathered, that the first realization came
81 how gigantic the gathering was
Just before the start everything seemed
confusion, and the onlookers from
thousands Of buildings wondered how
the paraders and Spectators could ever
be separated
The multitude that damned Broad
way from the building lines was like
sea, which moved from side to side.
swept down obstacles and oblitera ted
the familiar sight of the show windows
Whenever mounted officer of the pa
rade attempted to force his horse
through the throng of those who looked
oil, man and animal We're swallowed up
as If they had plunged into water in
stead of humanity.
And above all the motion there arose
the thunder of voices and the blare of
riusicai Instruments that made the
scene more bewildering, more wonder
full, more real than the city has seen
for many days. Along the route of the
Zig parade from the Battery t. Forti-
eth street. there was a lavish display
of flags and bunting The spectacle
presented on Broadway and Fifth ave-
nue. exceeded anything of the kind ever
witnessed in this city. Myriads OF
American flags of all sizes and thou
sands of yards of bunting tastefully
arrayed floated in the breeze from
roofs, windows and doorways of the
lire of march.
At short intervals huge flags bearing
the names of Mckinley and Hobart
ard in some instances appropriate cam
paign fiage stretched across the street
Each of these big flags represented az
organization Of business men. Some
Of the legends were Law and Order"
For Honor and Prosperity National
Honor Must Be Preserved" 1.-THE Ma
tons Credit Is the Nations Life" and
"One Hundred Cents in Dollar
noticeable feature of the decora-
tons was the absence of pictorial DC
litical banners and transparencies
which formed so conspicuous a part
of the decora tons OF former campaigns
Only occasionally was the picture of
one or both Of the Republican candi-
dates exhibited, and then invariably it
was framed with flags.
The resources of the flag and bunting
makers Of this and neighboring cities
were taxed to their utmost to supply
their orders. One large dealer estimated
that not less than half a million dollars
had been spent by the business men of
New York in decorating their estab-
iishments.
Broadway was a vista of flags. The
draperies on the big office buildings in
the lower part of Broadway were in
r.any instances very elaborate and ex-
pensive.
At least one church on the line of
march was decorated. This was the
Marble Collegiate Church at the corner
Of Fifth avenue and Twenty ninth
street. over the main entrance of which
were draped two silk flags.
One dealer said: Il have been forty
eight years in the business of making
flags and bunting, and l never saw so
great a demand for my goods as has
existed within the past few days. 1
should say not less than 5000 Amer
lean flags are waving in New York City
at this moment"
The number in line exceeded 12J, 900.
The mounted escort to Grasd Marshal
General Horace X. Porter WAS impos-
ing. All were mounted on magnificent
horses.
There were no distinctive uniforms,
but each club or body had its dis
tinctive mark, sometimes hats, but
more frequently badges and banners.
Flowers were worn by many down.
town organizations, chiefly yellow
chrysanthemums The Columbia Col
lege boys, who numbered about 500,
wore white sweaters, and on each was
great blue letter arranged so each
line of the company spelled Columbia
University Sound Money Club"
One hundred students of the Uni
versity OF New York paraded in their
mortar board caps and college. gowns
The Cotton Exchange Club carried cot
ton bolts in their buttonholes White
badges, on which appeared pictures of
Mckinley and Hobart and the club
name in red and blue letters, were worn
by the Bankers and Brokers' Club
This division was led by the Seventh
Regiment Band.
Members of the Iron Exchange and
the New York Protective Machinery,
Railway Supply and Metal Association
wore red badges. surmounted by yell
low silk bows, bearing the club name
n,d ricfr,reS IF the RpplIhlfcan randi.