The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-27

The Popocracc free silver parade is
thing OF the past, and the $50 men.
women and boys who shouted themselves
hoarse for Bryan and population are
slapping themselves on the back for hav-
ing beaten. as they think. the monster Re-
publican parade OF last Thursday night
The number given above. $50, is fair.
liberal count, as that is the average ar
rived q, By employees of the Post-lnteiA-
gencer, who made a careful, count from
the windows facing on Second avenue.
This included every one participating IN
the parade and Is in excess OF the num-
Der counted By disinterested citizens from
different positions along the line OF par
rade. s. NJ Preston, who stood on Second
avenue between James and Yes.er. made
the total number OF people in line z.s2o;
w. O. Johnson. 400; conductor on the
Grant street road. $40. Victor Croissant
and Carl Stcltenberg. of the Pacific Coast
Steamship Company, 2.7is: Tracy Robert
son, 30es; Dell Hicks. ASS. including the
band. four employees of NJ Seller Co.
l3s gir.s, $50 boys, / Goat, l mon
key, l mule, 24s from Tacoma, 1856
seattleites. making total Of $500;
Capt. Anderson. 2.s3s men: Clarence
Bagiey. $40 Abraham kistler. zU
men, 33SS in al: Mr.. Potts, at the Diiler.
$50 men. Beside these there were num-
Der OF other counts. all under 1000 1t took
point. including all stops
The parade itself, other than from sta
tistical standpoint, was exactly what was
expected by those who have watched the
ARRANGEMENTS for the past several. days.
Goaded by the magnificent showing made
by the Republicans in their turnout. they
made up their minds to make up IN noise
what they los, in numbers, but in TINS
they were not very successful women
on horseback and in floats were drafted
In. and while they made pretty sight
and added effectiveness to the pageant.
and more than all, swelled the numbers,
they did not make the same impression
the solid lines of marching and mounted
voters did in the big Republican parade.
But where the Populists did get In
strong was in the Juvenile department.
Boys are all right as rooters. and they
always use their big voices to great ad-
vantage in tearing the atmosphere. out
their votes count no more than DO those
of the women, and this could not help
but be remarked by the crowds that
looked on last night. Two counts were
made Of the boys alone. and In each IN
stance the total was over 100.
Transparenciesw were numerous. and while
the spelling on some was frightfully jun
bled and mangled, the inscriptions evoked
some laughter and stu greater cheering
from the Bryanites. There were several
very pretty floats filled with women and
young girls. and a uniformed Bryan Club
from Tacoma. Towards the tail end OF
the procession was a large goat, said by
an onlooker to be John Wiley in sleeps
clothing. This was meant TO be the mas
cot for the parade. To the martial music
OF drum and fife marched fifty-two civil
war veterans and fifty-two "Soperites.
as tersely put by member of the Re-
publican Veteran League. The music
rl,n.l hx- hwa .,.4 y, irh
when Cherry street was reached on the
march down First avenue. marched up
and joined the parade on Second avenue,
making it appear like two bands in the
procession. This doubling up was not an
uncommon occurrence. as the two blocks
Of horsemen left the head OF the parade
at Pike and Fifth and galloped down to
Yesler way and rejoined the tail end.
This effort to swell the parade was well
planned. but unfortunately" it was wit
messed by a number of people who
thought the incident too good to keep.
notable feature in the parade was
John r. Rogers. seated in hack and
waving above his head an American flag.
The Puyallup statesman Is a believer in
the free use of the American flag in a
procession for political effect, but could
never dream of seeing one floating proud
iy over a schoolhoase.
About the only excitement OF the par
ade was when Clark Davis (ex-Prohih)
was disturbed at one of the Transparent
cies which did not suit him. and walked
into the line and seized 1T. Against Sc
we're remonstrances he attempted to
demolsh IL. but IL was afterward repaired
and did good service. Curiousiy enough.
the transparency was in Fifth ward
delegation and carried by the redoubtabie
Patsy Carroll, all OF whom the ex-clergy-
man hopes to have as supporters and later
as constituents.
Some OF the boys employed by the
Washington Shoe Company subscribed
sufficient money 10 purchase a banner in
scribed 80 to l for Bryan" One of the
proprietors positively stated there were
only two voters IN the crowd.