Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-19

view-spIendid Police Arrange.
ments.
PHILADELPHIA. June 1s.-FfvA
miles of clubs. mounted, on foot. by
coach, floats and in carriages, inter-
spersed with music. red fire. and a
cake walk, is the shortest way of de-
scribing the turn out of the visiting
and local political clubs in this city.
tonight.
Those who have been complainine
for the past two days of the unusual
quietude here during the meeting of
a National Convention must have re-
fiected tonight that they criticised too
soon. Those who have attended pre-
vious demonstrations, in connection
with similar occasions liken that of to-
night to the great turnout OF clubs in
Chicago that was reviewed by Blaine
and Logan preceding the election in
1884.
The police had prepared for the
demonstration of tonight by roping
Broad street early in the afternoon,
carrying out the Washington idea OF
clearing Pennsylvania avenue for pa
rade purposes. 1t was a wise fore-
thought, for before dusk Philadelphia'sl
prominent t~horoughfare was a mass of
humanity which tugged at the cables
like an ocean liner. The entire line
of march was a crush. but that section
of the street between the city hall and
the hotel Walton was conspicuously
animated. 1t was in this section that
there was the greatest and most ar
tistic arrangement and display of cleo
trio lights.
The south facade of the city hall was
outlined by strings OF incandescens
bulbs which
looked Like illuminated Bea6w~
Ropes Of similar lights extended from
either side OF the building to the sum
NIT of the lofty dome. terminating at
the base Of the Penn statue.
For an hour before the head OF the
column came In view at the city hall.
the thousands who lined either side Of
Broad street and who occupied every
window from the ground line to the
top, waited good humoredly. In part
this was due to their control by the
police. 1t has been many years since
the police OF Philadelphia have keen<
called upon to handle such banks Of
humanity as they confronted to-nigh
Before the column came in sight II
street cars on the various intersectirI
lines were permitted to break throu
the lines at intervals of IS minute
To do this the police had TO unfasq
the ropes at these interesting poin
In opening the way the populace
sisted in holding the cable taut u
forced to loosen their grip uponl
When the way was opened grouI.
humanity made a rush 10 erossl
street, and in some instances sud
cd. II was here that the police =
their frmness in finally controlling
impatient crowd and in this they a
It without hitting a head or causing
except in isolated cases, any feeling OF
resentment. Visitors from cities where
the police have great crowds 70 handle
Were Profuse in Praise
Of Philadelphia's police.
An amusing feature Of the parade and
by the way, an innovation. was an inter.
larded cake walk in the column. The
characters were men and women and
children attired IN costumes made the
more abrasive by torches Of red IRE.
IN the prearrangement Of to-nlght'a
parade it had been decided IN spite Of an
expressed sentiment by many OF the clubs.
to permit nothing In the line a~ntagonistic
TO civil service.
The parade was divided into eight d.
visions. in which there were moro thar
eighty local clubs. and about twenty vis-
fling political organizations. The out-of-
town clubs were scattered through ths
eight sections and were escorted BY the
elsb which was assigned to entertain thu
visiting clubmen.