Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-19
BIG POLITICAL PARADE
thirty Thousand Republicans in
Grand Procession at rhiladel.
phia Monday Night.
Marching Clubs by the Score in
Line The City's Big
Showing.
Police Kept Busy Keeping Back the
Multitudes Of People Conyen.
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tlOD Topics.
Philadelphia, Pa, June 19.-The polit-
ical enthusiasm of Philadelphia burst
forth last evening in a grand street pa
rade in which 10000 men participated.
1t was a great demonstration and
worthy the fine cid community that
was responsible for 1t. The visiting
clubs had their places in the line and
We're received with generous applause
turnout the long four miles of the line
of the march, but the parade was real-5
ly not so much to show them off as to
indicate to the city,s guests the dimen-
sions of Philadephia's republicanisms
There We're nearly sixty ward and local
clubs, each distinctive in dress and app
pearance and mary supported by some
unique or novel feature.
But in this, as in all other things,
Philadelphia people have regard for
iproprieties. There were novelties, but
no gauchcres. In the space between
two of the marching clubs there We're
twenty or more colored people dressed
in fancy costumes and doing cake walk
and rag-time dances to the accomparfI-3
ment of the band. A little way behind.
there was a group of Enthusiastically
dressed red Mephsstos, or devils. who
dashed about in merry dance, wav-S
ing flashing fambeaus.
Another club-the Fifth ward of Phil,
adelphia-was arrayed in Respondent
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tertious faIcy-drcss ball. Some were
clowns and capersd from one side to
the other of the street. Two proud Off
cials We're clad in robes With what
might be called wings or trains extend
ing eighty feet or more to the front.
either side and the rear. and held up
tight cough to be fat by other members
oftha club. dressed fancifully. at inter
rais of a few feet. These garments
had the appearance of glossy white
satin embossed with flowers and fig
tires in red, green and gold. Gorgeously
deeked floats and Respondents were the
decorations used by some OF the other
companies
But the greater portion of the long
procession, which consumed nearly
three hours in passing up Broad street,
was made up of more modestly decked
organizations. The smallest OF these
Ward clubs numbered not less than 200
men. ard some of them contained more
than 900. Each had its own band or
drum corps and seemed to vie with the
others in the effort to make n perfect
showing. Among them at intervals
We're to be seen few familiar organi-
cations like the Cook County Marching
Club and the Hamilton Club of Chicago.
The9police had prepared for the DEM
onstration by roping Bond street. II
was a wise forethought. for before dusk
Philadelpna's appropriately named
ihoroughfare was a mass of humanity,
which rugged attfe cableslike an ocean
liner. The entire line of march MAS a
crush, but that section of the street be-
tween the city hall and the Hotel Wall
ton Was copspicuously animated II was
in this section that there was the great
est and most artistic arrangement and
display of electric light. The south ia
lscade of the city hall was outlined b,
strings of i,acandescent bulbs, which
looked like Illuminated beads. Ropes Of
similar lights extended from either side
! of the building TO the summit Of Tho
lofty dome. terminating at the base o,
/ the Penn statue.
Ut has beer may Years since the nolict
iof Philadelphia have been called upor
/ to handle such banks of humanity. Be
/ fore the column came in sight the stree
cars on the various fntersecting line!
were permitted to break thru the crowd
1 at intervals of fifteen minutes The onl,
/ demonstration in the line in behalf of ;
set a .,,rt, n
1 play by onescinb of twenty streamers
on which "Dolliver" was painted in bi,
/ letters.
From early morning the streets wer
filled with interested thronga, band
/ playing. clubs marching and excite,
/ men hurrylng hither and thither on er
irands of mysterious import. Broa,
i street, the main pathway of the city
i traffic, and Chestnut street. a marrow
business thoroughfare crossing it a
what apears to be its base, have burs
i forth in gorgeous bunting and bril-
4 liantly colored decorations. Philadel
d phia people are doing their best to max
q the visiting hosts welcome. Such un
81 varying politeness and generosity unde
the inevitable annoyance of a crowde
city could hardly be found elsewhere.
The arrangements for receiving an
entertaining visiting clubs and delega
tons could not be improved upon. Rep
personalities of the allied republica
q clubs Of Philadelphia have met ever
inc ming company Of any considerabl
size and escorted the members to tn
neadquarters to give them luncheo
from launches Of roast beef and mas
siya boiled hams, and assign them I
convenient quarters These quarters a,
for the most part in close proximity I
!, the central scene of activity. and up
: the present there has been no crowdin,
but plenty Of room for every one /
sleep on easy beds and eat at reasonapl
hours at reasonable prices. Plain!,
Philadelphia knows how to handle
vast concourac Of people.
PASSED FORGED CHECKS.
Sioux City Police Looking For
Woman swindler.
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