The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-04
1--WE know no class distinc-
tlon In this fair land Of ours"

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Col. Roosevelt reached the stand at ex-
actly II o'clock. He stood in his carriage
and waved his hat right and left to the
shouting throngs The governor. with his
escort, hurried to his place on the stand.
A big bunch OF roses was handed to the
governor The governors daughter ar
rived at this time. and took seat near
her father. who discarded the chairs pro-
vided for him and the other reviewing
officers and stood.
BY this time the first band, playing an
inspiring air. reached the stand. The va
cant seats had rapidly filled up. and the
long review of the huge commercial army
commenced. The men who filed past the
stand In a auickstep, barred their heads
despite the dripping rain. and the gov
ernor, In compliment did the same
Hello Teddy" Three cheers for our
next vice president" You're all right
were the shouts that greeted Gov. Roose-
welt. The continuous cheering. mingled
with the music from the bands. made n
din at the reviewing stand which drowned
all other sounds. A few Of the paraders
carried umbrellas. and these were gener-
ally lowered when the governors box was
being passed.
The comparatively narrow opening In
the Dewey arch disorRanized many OF
the companies and some of the lines were
thrown out of alignment. Each parader
wore In his buttonhole a carnation. ont
OF compliment to President Mckinley
whose favorite flower II Is. Some salu-
tations amused the governor immensely
and he usually rewarded the men in line
with a hearty response.
Cheered the Governor.
II was exactly ~ o'clock when the last
of the wholesale dry-goods men. the
largest body of marchers in the parade
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evidently kept many men from par
ticpating In the big demonstration. The
central dry goods division. marshaied by
Gen. Joseph w. Congdon. reached the
stand at 1915 o'clock after the clothiers'
legion and the merchant tailors' sound
money league had passed. The marshars
aides carried handsome blue streamers
and met with much applause. Like tho
other divisions. this organization used n
megaphone to magnify the cheers.
'Hurrah for Roosevelt, First In peace,
first In war. and first In the hearts of his
countrymen.r was the slogan of the CEN
trail dry goods division. One OF the hands in
this division played the "Star-Spangle
Banner." II was the FIRST patriotic air To
be played at this point of the parade. and
II was loudly cheered by the crowd.
1.-The rain can't dampen their enthusi-
asm." remarked Senator Scott to Gov.
Roosevelt.
Mr. Croker says they have nryan in
their hearts, but they dissemble their
feelings" said the governor. iaughlngly
The Sound Money Club. OF the Building
Material Exchange, the Railway and
Steamship Sound Money Club, and the
paper and associated trades marched In
fine form and overwhelmed the governor
with applause and cheering assurances
that he was "ail right" A band that
headed a division Of the ias,-named or
ganizatiun played '''rhcre'n BE Hot Time
In the Old Town To Might" as Il passed
the stand. The governor eheered the band
and kept time with his right hand as
though he was leading the music. In
answer 60 a question whether the air did
not remind him OF Cuba he said; We'll
I should think 50. Someone has called
that air the Battle Hymn OF the
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