The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-22

vIsIting Political Club. Wake the lcho.,
OF the Pr"verbiaiiy Quiet
Quaker CITY.

Philadelphia. June i0 Five miles II,
clubs, mounted, on foot. IN coacb
floats and in carriages, intcrsperS.a
with music, red fire and cakrwalA. !.
the shortest way of describing III,
turnout Of the visiting and local pol.ti.
cal clubs in this city last night.
The Critics Were Too Previous.
Those who had been complaining for
two DAYS Of the unusual quieiudc ORE.
ccding the meeting Of a national con.
ycntion must have T., Elected last uipht
that they had criticized too soon. Those
who had attended previous dcmonsira.
tions in connection with similar occa.
sions liken that of last night 10 III,
great turnout of clubs in Chicago Thai
was reviewed by Blaine and Logan pre-
ceding the election of 1881.
Advance Preparations.
The police had prepared for the
demonstration by roping Broad street
early i'm the afternoon, carrying out
the Washington idea of clearing Penn
sylvania avenue for parade purposes
1t was wise forethought, for before
dusk l'hiadelphia's appropriately
named thoroughfare was mass Of hi
manity, which tugged at the cables
like an cCean liner.
The Entire Line Was IL Crush
The entire line Of march was crush
but the section of the street between
the city hall and the Hotel Walton was
conspicuously animated. II was ID
this section that there was the greatest
and most rtisticarrangement and dis,
play of electric light. The soutt
facade Of the city hall was outlined b,
strings OF incandescent bulbs, whic
| looked like illuminated bead. Rope,
of similar lights extended from either
side of the building to the summit %
| the lofty dome, terminating al III,
base of the Penn statue.
Perfect Police Control.
For an hour before the bead OF the
column came into view az the variant
point of the street al the city hall. I'll,
thousands who lined either Side ~
Broad street. and who occupied every
window. from the ground line TO tA
top. waited good humorcdlv. In part
this was due To their control by Ill,
police.
II has been many years since the pV
lice of Philadelphia has been calia
upon to handle such banks Nj human
ity as it confronted last night.
Street Cars Were Held IN.
Before the column came III siplt ihf
street ears on the various infcrscctln-
lines were permitted 10 break through
the lines at intervals az t. minutes. ",
do this the police had 70 unlasfen th'
ropes al these intersecting points. lf
opening the way. tihc popuaee per7isi
ed in holding the cable taut until ihe
police forced the grip upon ~. Nhci
the way was opened groups OF humaA
itN made PUSHES 10 cross the street ahD
in some Instances succeeded IL was
here that the police showed their firm
ness and in finally controlling III" i'm
patient crush they did il without hit.
ting n head or causing, except IN iso
lated eases. any feeling OF resentment
Visitors from cities where the pole,
have great crowds To handle We're pro
fuse ia praise Of Philadclphia's polic'
last night.
CoIorcd Cake Walkers.
An amusing feature OF the paraaf
and. by the way, an innovation. Ma'
M intcrlardcd cakcvalll in the COZ
nmn The characters were eol"r''
men. women and children at'ired o.
costume made the more attractive hA
torches of red fire.
Xice-Presidcntini Demonstrated
The only demonstration in me lin
in behalf of vice-prcsdcntial candf
date was the display by one clun q
70 streamers, on which "DOlliscr wa
painted in big letters.
More than One Hundred clubs
The parade was divided into ei4N'
divisions. in which there were NOR
than eighty local clubs and al"'
: twenty visiting political organizations
! The out-of-tovn clubs were scattrit'
through the eight sections. ana wf''
escorted by the club which WAS N
signed TO entertain the visiting eiuO
men.