The age-herald., 1900-11-04
A MONSTER PARADE Reviewed by Democratic Presi-
 dentiaI Candidate CHEERING THOUSANDS iN LINE MT. Bryan Brings His Work to al. E Id With Four Speeches, and
 Leaves for His Home
 in Lincoln
CHEERING THOUSANDS IN LINE

Chicago, November 8-When William J. Bryan stepped down tonight from the re- viewing stand at the intersection of the Plymouth Place and Jackson Boulevard, from which he had watched the big Demo- cratic parade, and left for him home in Lincoln, the Democratic campaign in Chi cago, Cook County, and the State of H. linos was practically over.
 For hours after MT. Bryan had gone the cheering thousands swept down the boule- wards. It the most successful after noon ever managed by the local Demoera- cy. The parade proved all that the most ardent Democrat could have desired. The weather was perfect, d clear, bright, moon light night with a cool breeze blowing off Lake Michigan. The streets were filled with cheering multitude that packed the side walk, the windows and found points of vantage upon tops of streets cars and the roofs of buildings It will be difficult to tell which cheered the most, the crowd of onlookers or the crowd of marchers, but while the parade was in progress the streets gave forth one continuous roar of human voices, accompanied by shrill blasts from tin horns and the cheers of people.
 Along the line of march, which was con- fined entirely to the downtown streets, men had been stationed with unlimited sup plies of red fire and positive instructions to keep her going" Orders were obeyed to the letter, and tn pale yellow gleams from the torches of the marchers was throughout many portions of the route made insignificant by the bright crimson glare from the many fires along the side walk.
 Upon the reviewing stands stood MT. Bryan, Sen. James K. Jones, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, Sam uel Alschuler, Democratic candidate for Governor of Illinois, Mayor Harrison, and a number of lesser lights of the Democracy. The greetings extended to the Democratic candidate by the men in line were enthus- iastic in the extreme.
 Three Corps
 The parade was divided into three army corps, the first corps, which held the right of the line, being composed of men from the west side of the city, under the leader ship of Alderman John Powers of the One Hundred and Ninth ward, who, for this special occasion, was dubbed Major General Powers-a title assumed also by John c. Cooper, who commanded the sec- ond corps-men from the Northside and M. c. Mcdonald, who led the third corps composed of the voters from the South- side. The three corps were given prece- dence in the line of march according to the number of men they were able to bring into line and as the Westside is as large as both the Northside Southside combined the corps of Major General Powers easily secured the post of honor.
 Directly behind the commander of the first corps came Debaugh's band of fifty pieces, and then the Cook County Demo- cratic Marching Club. It was given the first round of cheers and from its appear ance until the rear of the procession had passed the cheering was without cessation. There were Bryan Clubs, Bryan Leagues, Alschuer Clubs and Leagues and Bryan and Alchuler Clubs and Leagues seeming. ly without limit. The great strength of the parade, however, lay in the ward clubs which turned out with overfowing ranks. Even in the command of General McDon- aid whose men came from wards which in all elections are hopelessly Republican, the members of the ward clubs were pres ent in full force. Great numbers of trans paroles were carried and many of the sem timents evoked much laughter and ap- plause.
 Four Speeches
 Wlln TOUT addresses In Chicago and one at Harvey, Mir Bryan today practically closed his campaigning struggle for the Presidency. Tonight from in front of the Union League Club on Jackson boulevard, MT Bryan reviewed, amid a fire of can- mons and glare of fireworks, the immense parade of Democrats which marked the closing of the Democratic campaign in Chicago, and afterward left on the Burl- ington road for his home in Lincoln, where, with his family, he will receive election returns next Tuesday.
 The third day of MT. Bryan's speech making in Chicago was marked by a tre- mendous crowd at each of the three meet. ings addressed by him, and the parade de- veloped into one long ovation, the cheer ing for the Democratic Pl esidential cam didate being incessant from the time he stepped into the reviewing stand until weary of his arduous work of the past few days he got into his carriage and was driven to the station.
 At noon today the Irouuois Club gave a banquet in honor of Mir Bryan, at which many of the members who opposed him in 1896 pledged him support on next Tues- day At 10 o'clock MT Bryan began his days speech-making ut big ope1 aiy meeting in front of .te Transit house at Tcrty-second and Halsted streeets, In the stock yards district. At 2:30 o'clock he spoke at an open air meeting at Maxwell and Union streets, and at p. m. at an- other open air meeting on the Lake Front, Washington and Michigan avenue. From there MT. Bryan took train th Harvey,
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