Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-11-03
GREAT Big REPUBLICAN PARADE.

tains and inspectors were early on the
scene The FIRST persons 70 take seats
IN the reviewing stands were women.
Half dozen we'll dressed women
braved the east wind and arrived short
~ before O'Clock and took seats under
the shelter Of tree around which the
stand was constructed
Within less than a block u the spot
where the governor was To- take his seat
as reviewing officer WAS stretched one
Of the many strips Of muslin put up
by Tammany Hall and bearing the
words They may make me parade. but
they cannot make me vote against
Bryan"
This was stretched across Fifth ave-
nue. at Twenty street, and like all
the others was guarded by a policeman
instructed to keep any one from dam
aging II or tearing 10 down.
AT lO:45 the big stand. designed to
hold 1000 persons contained less than q
third Of that number.
In the space reserved for the governor
were benjamin 3. Odell, Senator Scott
OF west Virginia, Franklin Murphy.
General John Brooke oscar 5. Strauss,
Charles 5. Fairchild. John D. Cnmmlns.
Charles A. Schieren. John A. Mccall,
General Francis V. Greene and others.
big banner was stretched IN front
Of the stand from a street across Fifth
avenue bearing President McKiney's
words 90 the late eX-Mayor Strong
We know no class distinction In this
fair lands OF ours
Col. Roosevelt reached the tlnd at
exactly II o'clock. He stood IN his
carriage and waved his hat right and
fn H..
ernor with his escort. hurried 70 his
place on the stand. 4 big bunch Of
roses was handed to the governor. The
governors daughter arrived at this time
ana took seat near her father. who
discarded the chairs provided for him
and the other reviewing officers and
stood
BY this time the first band, playing
an Inspiring air, reached the stand. The
vacant seats had rapidly nlled UP and
the long review u the huge commercial
army commenced.
The men who filed past the stand in
quick step. barred their heads despite
the dripping rain and the governor in
compliment did the same.
Hello Teddy Three cheers for our
next Vice President" You're ali
right We're the shouts that greeted
Governor Roosevelt The continuous
cheering, mingled with the music OF
the bands, made a din az the reviewing
stand that drowned all other sounds.
A few OF the paraders carried umbrel-
las. and these We're generally lowered
when the governors box was being
passed. The comparatively narrow
opening in the Dewey arch disorganized
many Of the companies and some Of the
lfFfna HhrlN.n ~ uitaumanf
Each parader wore In his button-hole
a carnatlon out Of compliment 70 Pres
ident Mckinley. whose favorlte flower
II Is. Some salutations amused the
governor immensely. and be invariably
rewarded the men In line with hearty
response
Ii was exactly l2 o'clock when the
last Of the wholesale dry dOogs men
the largest body Of marchers In the
parade-passed the reviewing stand.
The rain had evidently kept many men
from participating In the big demon
stration. The central dry goods diyl-
sion. marshalIed by General Joseph W.
! Congdon, reached the stand at R;l6
! o'clock after the c0thlers legion and
| the merchant tsilUrs sound money lea
| que had passed. The marshals aides
carried handsome blue streamers and
won much applause Like the other d.
| vision this Organization used mega
| phone TO magnify the cheers.
"Hurrah for Roosevelt. First In peace,
first IN war and FIRST 10 the hearts Of
| his Countrymen was the slogan OF the
| central dry goods division. one Of the
| bands I'm this division played the star
| Spangled Banner Il was the first
patriotic air 20 be played at this point
! ~ the pargdp and IL WAS loudly Cheered