Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-03
REVIEWED BY GOV. ROOSEVELT.
He Stands in the Rain as the Parad-
Pass,

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, November 3.-Much to the
disappointment of all interested in the pa
ra.de held under the auspices of the Busi-
ness Mems Republican and Sound Money
Association, today's weather very un-
pleasant. The early morning opened with
d cold rain falling and the streets We're in
bad condition for the marchers. The rain
also caused little delay in starting.
Governor Roosevelt, the reviewer of the
parade arrived in New York at s o'clock
on an Erie railroad ferryboat He went
Immediately TO the Lawyers Club. where
he breakfasted. The streets along the line
of march were beautifully decorated. The
downtown section of Broadway was a blaze
OF color from the enormous number of
flags displayed In some of the sky-scrap
ers each window displayed the stars and
stripes, and in each block, from the Battery
TO 14th street. there was a large flag bear
ing the names of Mckinley and Roosevelt.
At different points alCng the line of
march were wooden poles about twenty-five
or thirty feet in height, erected by the
democrats on which there We're such SEN
ttnces as the following:
The trusts make you march, but
they cannot make you vote against Bryan
This is a trust parade and not a re-
publican parade.
on some of these poles were portraits of
was guarded by policeman.
Reception to Roosevelt.
After breakfasting Gov Roosevelt went
to the produce exchange, where he was
given reception. He was met there by
Gen. McCook. the grand marshal Of the
parade. and his staff, and at the close OF
the reception the line started up Broadway
only few minutes behind the scheduled
time. The route was uo broadway to Wav-
erly place, to J>h avenue, to 4Oth street.
The reviewing stani WIS at Madison
Square.
The formation of the parade consisted of
single platOOnS of sixteen files front, in
Guiding right and left guides, and each
platoon was commanded by captain. The
first business organization in the line was
the who!esa dry goods republicans, which
marched in sixteen sections. They were
followed by representatives Of the cothiers
merchant tailors. retail dry goods men, the
haberdISherS, miilnerS. matters, florists
builders, the paper trade, the coal trade
lumber men, the furniture trade. the hide
and leather traie. the shoe trade, the cot
ton and coffee exchanges, the tobacco
trade. the Bankers and ErJaers' Republi-
can and Sound Money Club, and, in fact
representatives of practically every branch
of business in the city. Included in the
marchers was large division from Brook
lyn. The honor of having the largest num-
Der of men in linz was claimed by the
wholesale dry goods trade their marshal
estimating that they number 1900 men.
INSIDE the produce Cxcn&nge, while Mr..
Roosevelt was shaking hands with the
brokers, there we're repeated calls for a
speech. to which lie responded as follows:
Gentlemen. ! shall not attempt to make
a speech. | shI!l Guerely say how glad
am to see ypI. IN this contest appeal
to all good Gltizsno. and not to party lines
That is OUr lIseI throughout"
After about II n minutes of delay the
head OF the lin. started with the candidate
for the vice pres. 4en,y in an open barouche
1t was ST sgested 10 him that 1t would be
advisable to raise the hoSd oS the barouche
but the governor declined - shield himself
from the rain. saying that he could stand