The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-11-02
4 UUVln'llII - / Al,ADE
One Of the Biggest DemOnstra,
tiOns in the History of Polit-
ical Campaigning.
Over a Hundred Thousand People
in the Republican
Parade.
All Business in Down Town Dis
tricts Forced to SuS-
pend.

NEW YORK, Nov. 2.-Probably never
in the history of political campaigning
i'll this city have the streets of New
York presented brighter or more ami.
mated aspect, the occasion being the
parade of the Republican organization
in honor of the party's presidential
nominees, Mckinley and Hobart.
Practically no business was done in
the mercantile establishments, the in
terest in the mammoth demonstration
Dbliging even those who are not in SYM
pathy with the Republican cause to
suspend operations for the day. The
parade was to have begun at 8 80 q. m,
but owing to the great number COM
prising it, there was considerable delay
in getting under way. Hours and
hours before there was any chance of
the advance guard Of the great parade
appearing, the sidewalks ON either side
of the streets named in the line of
march were scarcely passable.
At the points where the reviewing
stands had been erected, people congre-
gated in ever widening circles.
Street Cars Were Stopped.
Street cars were stopped early, and
drisers of wagons found that they had
to make lengthy detours to reach their
destination. But it was down town,
along Broadway and the streets that
stretch east and west from it that the
press was greatest. 1t was in this Sec
ton, where the l25. 900 paraders gath
cred that the first realization came of
how gigantic the gathering was.
Just before the start everything
seemed confusion. The onlookers from
the thousands of buildings wondered
how the paraders and the spectators
could ever be separated. The multi.
tude that jammed Broadway from the
building lines was like q sea, which
moved from side to side, swept down
obstacles and obliterated the familiar
sight of show windows. Whenever
mounted officer of the parade attempted
to force his horse through the throng,
to those who looked OH, man and ami
NAL were swallowed up as though they
had plunged into water instead of
humanity. And above all the motion,
there arose the thunder Of voices and
the blare of musical instruments, that
made the scene more bewildering, more
wonderful, more rea, than this city has
seen Ill many day.
1t was 10 o'clock to the minute when
General Porter, grand marshal, gave
the order to march. After the grand
marshal, his staff and aides followed q
detachment Of mounted processionists.
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Hewitt and their escort, the latter be-
ing afoot. When the mayors carriage
had passed Worth street, the dry goods
division wheeled into Broadway headed
by band, and costly white banner
with gold letters reading DRY Goods
Division, Mckinley and Hobart, 1885,"
AS the vanguard marched up the
street the other divisions fell into line
until all were in motion, forming one
of the most notable demonstrations ever
witnessed in this city. The two re-
viewing stands were in Madison Square.
The stand on the easterly side of the
avenue extended from Twenty third to
Twenty sixth street, and was divided
into two sections, in one of which was
the space allotted to the reviewing Of
ficers and the special guests Of the oc-
casion. Stretched along the top of this
stand was huge banner bearing this
inscription:
1--WE know no enemy's country in
this fair hand of ours"
Chairs had been placed sn the enclos-
ure reserved for the reviewing officers
and the invited guests. To provide the
necessary illumination for the evening
portion OF the parade, II lime lights
were distributed on the grand stand.
BY 10 O'Clock both the stands were filed
to their utmost capacity, the one on the
westerly side Of the avenue being occu-
| pied by the families and friends of the
Business Mems Republican and Sound
/ Money association.
1t is estimated that 10000 men
were in line.
Lavish Display Of Bunting.
Along the route of the big parade,
from the Battery to Fortieth street,
there was q lavish display of flags and
bunting. The spectacle presented on
Broadway and Fifth avenue exceeded
I anything Of the kind ever Witnessed in
this city. Myriads Of American Aags Of