The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-23
A PARADE FIVE MILES LONG.
Waiting Political Clubs Wake the Echoes
OF the Powerfully Quiet
Quaker City.

Philadelphia, June 19.-Five miles II
clubs. mounted, on foot, by coach,
floats and in carriages, i~nterspersed
with music, red fire and cakewalk, is
the shortest way of describing the
turnout of the visiting and local politi.
cal clubs in this city last night
The Critics Were Too Previous.
Those who had been complaining for
two days of the unusual quietude pre-
ceding the meeting of a national con
vention must have reflected last night
that they had criticized toosoon. Those
who had attended previous demonstra-
tons in connection with similar occa-
sions liken that of last night to the
great turnout of clubs in Chicago that
was reviewed by Blaine and Logan pre-.
ceding the election of 1854.
Advance Preparations.
The police had prepared for tn.
demonstration by rOping Broad street
early in the afternoon, carrying out
the Washington idea of clearing Penn
%sylvania avenue for parade purposes.
1t was a wise forethought, for before
dusk Philadelphia's appropriately.
named thoroughfare was a mass of hui
manity, which tugged at the cables
like an ocean liner.
The Entire Line Was a Crush.
The entire line of march was a crush,
but the section of the street between
the city hall and the Hotel Walton was
conspicuously animated. 1t was in
and most artistic arrangement and dis
play of electric light. The south
facade of the city hall was outlined by
strings of ~ineandescent bulbs, which
looked like illuminated beads. Ropes
of similar lights extended from either
the lofty dome, terminating at the
base of the Penn statue.
Perfect Police Control.
For an hour before the head of the
column came into view at the variant
point of the street 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 20
lice of Philadelphia has been called
upon to handle such banks of human
ity as it confronted last night.
Street Cars We're Held Up.
Before the column came in sight the
were permitted to break through
the lines at intervals of Is minutes. To
do this the police had to unfasten the
ropes at these lntersecting points. In
opening the way, the popuiace persist
ed in holding the cable taut until the
police forced the grip upon it. When
the way was opened groups of human
ity made rushes to cross the street and
some instances succeeded. 1t was
here that the police showed their firm
ness and in finally controlling the i'm
crush they did it without hit
ling a head or causing, except in iso-
cases, any feeling of resentment.
Visitors from cities where the police
have great crowds to handle were pro-
fuse in praise of Philadelphia's police
asst night. 81
CoIored Gaze Walkers.
An amusing feature of the parade
and. by the way, an innovation. was
IN interlarded cakewalk in the col
The characters were colored
men. women and children attired in
costume made the more attractive BY
of red fire.
Vice-Presidcntial Denomination.
The only demonstration in the line
n behalf of Il vice-presidential candi-
late was the display by one club of
o streamers, on which "Dolliver" was
in big letters.
More than One Clubs.
The parade was divided into eight
divisions. in which there were more
han eighty local clubs and about
visiting political organizations.
he out-of-town clubs were scattered 3,
Trough the eight sections, and were ]
scorted by the club which was as. /
igned to entertain the visiting club
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