The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-11-04
HUGE PARADE IS
VIEWED BY BRYAN

Chicago, Nov. 3.-When William J.
Bryan stepped down tonight from the
reviewing stand at the intersection Of
Plymouth place and Jackson boulevard,
from which he had -ratched touight's
Democratic parade, and Left for his home
in Lincoln, the Democratic campaign in
Chicago, Cook county, and the state of
Illinois was practically over For hours
after Mr. Bryan had gone, the cheering
crowds swept down the boulevard, for It
was a great paTade-the greatest and
most successful affair Of the kind ever
managed by the local Democracy. It was
tntondoG 20 be the crowning effort OF
Mr. Bryan's followers in Chicago and the
county of Cook. and il proved in reaIizs-
ton all that the most ardent Democrat
sula have desired
The weather was perfect-a clear,
bright moonlight night, with a cool
breeze blowing of Lake Michigan. The
streets were filled with cheering multi
tudes that packed the sidewalks and the
windows and found points of vantage
upon tops OF street cars and the roofs of
buildings II would be difficult 20 tell
which checEed the more-the crowd of
maYc6ers or the crowd of 0nloOkers, but
while the parade was IN progress the
streets gave forth one continuous roar
of human voices, punctuated by shrill
blsStz from tin horns and the crash of
r-us-c from the bands. All along the
l-.-a of march, which was confined
tsrelY 20 the downtown streets, men
had been stationed with unlimited sup
plies of red IRE and positive Instructions
TO keep her burning" The orders were
Obeyed 10 the letter and the pale yellow
CLEANS from the torches of the marchers
were throughout many positions of the
route made insignificant by the bright
crimson glare from the many fires along
the sidewalk.
Admiring Cheers for Bryan.
Upon the reviewing stand stood Mr.
Bryan, Senator Jones, chairman of the
Democratic national committee; Samuel
governor of Illinois; Mayor Harrison and
q number of lesser lights of the DemOc-
raCy. The greetings extended to the
Democratic candidate by the aaen in line
of march were enthusiastic n the eN-
treme.
COrDs-the first corps, which held the
right OF the line. being composed of
Ger the leadership OF Alderman JOnn
Powers OF the Nineteenth ward John ).
Cooper commanded the second corps.
men from the North Side, and NJ. G. Nc
Donald led the third corps, the voters
from the outside. The three corps were
given precedence in the line OF march
according to the number of men they
were able to bring into line and rs the
West Side Is as large as both In, North
and South Sides combined. the corps OF
Alderman BOWefS easily secured the
post of honor. Directly behind the COM
mander of the first corps came a band
of sixty pieces and then the Cook Coun-
~ Democratic Marching club, an organ
iZation that always presents a maSnin-
cent appearauce 1t was given the first
INLLN t+ftr - - -
pesrance until the rear of the third corps
had passed the cheering was without
cessation.
W I'd Clubs in Full Force.
There were Bryan clubs, Bryan leagues,
AIschUler clubs and leagues and Bryan
and AIsChuler clubs and leagues seem
tngsy without limit The great strength
Of the parade lay, however, ia the ward
clubs which turned out with overflow
Ina ranks. Even In the command Of Mr.
Mcdonald. whose men came chiefly from
wards which in all previous elections
have been eternally and hopeiessly Re
publican. there was an immense turnout
Great numbers of transpareacies were
carried. many of the sentiments eVOking
much laughter and applause
The parade was three hours, almost to