Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-11-03
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Today,s Political Parades.


Chicago, Nov 3.-The democratic
parade will take place today. No Of
fetal estimate of the probable number
of men 10 liDe has been given out by
the committee 10 charge Of the parade,
bnt among The party workers the claim
il made that $4,000 democrats will be
10 line. The column will be composed
mainly of the democratic ward cluos.
There will be traDsparencies and bands,
floats representing democratic idea
and other campaign devices. Besides
the regular war designs there will be
various Bryan clubs, Spanish war vete
rams. business mems clubs and dele
gates from several trade organizations.
Tue parade will be reviewed by MIR.
WIN. ]. Bryan, the county and State
candidates, and Representatives OF Inc
democratic county and State natiODs,
committees.
New York, Nov. 3.-The metropolis
awoke 10 the sound of music OF brass
bands aud of bugle and drum this mort
log. Ii was the day for the business
men's sound money parade. 1t ralneo
heavily during the night and this morn
ing settled into misty drizLle, which
made the streets uDcomforta0 for int
paraders. Despite the unfavorab lie COO
ditions of the morning, however, toe
number of men in line was not per
ceptibly affected. The vanguard OF tins
parade left Battery Park shortly aitel
| 10 O'Clock, and by nine o'clock or so 10
night probably 10000 marchers viii
have traversed the route up BrosdPs,
md Fifth Avenue to Fourteenth street
the disbsnding point. Todsys demons
stration is counted by those who arraD g
ed il as the greatest peace pageant New
York has ever seen. Manhattan islaD'
rom the Battery far up town was goT
geous 10 its dress OF red, white ant
blue. Almost every building wore som
sort OF decoration. When viewed iron
the top OF a lower Broadway sky scrs
per, the seemingly endless file of men
marching Is abreast, 10 the music q
more than 200 bands. might have bee
iikened TO mighty river winding II
way through palisades formed OF tn
national colors. The panorama Wa
viewed by hundreds OF thousands, ID
streets adjacent to the route beio
crowded with humanity.
There are no doubt some men marcel
ing who will not vote for Mckinley az
Roosevelt, because they object to psEi
of the platform. All the men 10 &c
days parade, aside from lhoe who M
be marching for dishonest purposes, ca
be counted on to either vote for the n
publican ticket, the prohibition tlcke
the labor ticket or DO ticket at al
they surely will not vote for William
Bryan. The wholesale dry goods r.
publican club, 10000 strong, the laree'
organization in point OF numbers, va
assigned to head the column.
The United Italian Business Men
Club, which will bring up the rea
will not move from the Battery unit
4:30 this afternoon. In this manner,
will be a continuous parade for ten
eleven hours.
| Governor Roosevelt, who arrived
the city at o'clock, joined the parsd
at Worth street and Broadway. A
: along the line to the big reviewln
stands, at the Navy Arch, where ID
) Governor stopped to review the parad
he was cneered by the multitude. Pres
dent Mckinley sent letter eXpressln
his regret at not being able to witne
the demonstration.
Hartford, Conn, Nov. 3.-The cap
: tal city of Connecticut ID gay vii
, bunting today in celebration OF Il
2 stand for sound money. Marchlr
+ clubs paraded, with thousands of man
I facturers, insurance men, bankers, me
P cnauts, lawyers, doctors, high scho
D BOYS and large delegations from clti
: and towns In various paris OF the Sta
line, All interests are represented Al
! all business suspended. The stree
: are flied with people, who cneered Il
f procession as it moved by.
Cleveland, o., Nov. 3.-Fifty thou
4 and men ere expected iu the prosper
: parade" this afternoon. Shops al
D stores will be closed to allow she Ell
!. ployes to march. The democratic cor
+ mit.ee issued proclamation the 9th
A day advising democrats to particlpa
iDasmuch az it was prosperity"
fair and the democrats were just as
spousible for the prosperity of the CT
as the republicans. A howl went
and the republican committee empn
sized the fact that it was a Mcklu i
parade. Fear is expressed among Il
{ cool or heads on both sides, that the
y will be trouble if aBy democratic o
CARNATIONS participate. The police a
. prepared for riots.
EnrafUn AatUa.