New-York tribune., 1900-10-28
DRYGOODS MEN TO LEAD.
CLUBS WHICH LACK IN NUMBERS WILL
MAKE IT Up IN ENTHUSIASM.

The first place in the line has been accorded to
the Wholesale Dry Goods Republican Club. They
will the parade at Broadway and Worth-st.
They have been honored because they will have
the largest representation of any branch of trade
or business. It found necessary to divide this
army into two parts. There will also be five sub
divisions. each under its major Miniature silk
flags attached TO canes will add color to their
ranks. Plenty of music has been secured and
bands will be placed at frequent intervals.
The Mckinley and Roosevelt and Sound Money
Drug Paint, Oil and Chemical Trades Campaign
Club has reported the Central Committee that 1t
will muster thousand strong. Meetings have
been held daily since October Is, in the clubs head
quarters, at No. 81 John-st. and enthusiasm marks
its preparation for the big display. Major-General
E L. Molneux will act grand marshal. His two
sons Lester E. and Cecil s. Molineux, will
sist him. The Paint and OIL division will be di-
vided into five sections. each under the command of
a captain. The 18th 23d and 7th Regiment bands
in addition to the Brooklyn Marine and the Pas
sale Military bands have been engaged. The sing
ing of the Metropolitan Quartet during the halts
along Broadway will be feature of these trades
demonstration.
From four TO five thousand men will form the
columns Of the Electrical Trades Sound Money
Association. This win be the first appearance of
the electrical trades in public parade, and there
Is Keen desire on the part of the club to make
fine impression. In 1896 the trades were split up
among the metal and machinery divisions Three
bands will be with them. II. L. Shippy will act
marshal
The Jewellers Mckinley and Roosevelt Club six
thousand strong will form in Maiden Lane under
their marshal, Colonel John L. Shepard. He will
nave a staff of thirty-one aids. There will be
three divisions of two thousand each. Two sections
Of the old 7th Regiment Band have been engaged
The jewellers will have four banners. and each
member of the trade will wear yellow silk badge
and Mckinley carnation.
COAL MINERS IN THE LINE
A circumstance that may be Of some interest 10
those who have been endeavoring 10 make Demo-
cratic capital out Of the coal strike is that even
the miners are anxious TO march for sound money
platoon of miners. dressed in their colliery
clothes, bearing either pickaxe shovel on their
shoulders and with mine lamp affixed to their
hats. will head the coal trade paraders The Coal
Trades Sound Money Club will have twelve hun
dred men to fly its banners. Marshal Charles s
Phillips has secured honorary staff COMPOSED
Of the leading coal dealers of the city.
The Sound Money League of the manufacturers
of confectionery and chocolate and allied trades
with headquarters at No. $50 Nassau-st will turn
/ out fifteen hundred men, Chairman F. p Tarbeu
secretary of the Executive Committee hopes to
make the candy manufacturers appear to their
best advantage The Harrison IN j. band OF
thirty pieces will encourage the marchers Each
OF these will carry a cane made to represent a
peppermint stick. and several banners with appro-
priatey ettered appeals for protection to trade in
terests will be feature. Louis Runkel will be
grand marshal.
Lumber
mems Sound Money Club. Morris H. Norden is
secretary. The number of lumbermen who will
participate is only five hundred but this small
number is peculiarly significant. A leading mem
Der Of the lumber trade, who knows personaI ~,
every lumber dealer in greater New-York is an
thorty for the statement that as far as he CON
find there only three BRYAN men ar,ore
the lumber dealers of the metropolitan district
He averred that many of the five hundred man
who will march are normally Democrats Walter
G. Schuyler is grand marshal. Those who have
organized the movement Richard S White
John F. Sleeves Walter G. Schuyler, H E Stew
. Robert w. Hgbee, J. Sherlock Davis Fred
erick w. Starr, Walter T. Hart and l. p Wander
beck
The public expects interesting show from the
insurance men. and they will not be disappointed
There Will be five thousand insurance men behind
the Letter Carriers Band Of sixty pieces Colonel
Ezra De Forest has been appointed marshal
A MAGNIFICENT GROWTH.
From seventeen hundred to Ave thousand IS a
goodly increase in a clubs membership I'm four
years. This growth has been made since the 1895
parade by the Machinery and Metal Trade Asso-
citation. This club will form on Saturday morning
in Liberty-st, Trinity Place. Greenwich and Church
SITS. blue and gold banner will be their symbol
and every man will a gold eagle Reeves
American Band. OF Providence. r. l.. has been en-