The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-28
REPUBLICAN PARADE
DENOMINATION N WINDY CITY
LASTED sIN uoJHs.
STARTED OFF WITH A SCRAP.
sEN NEIlAL COLLISIONS BETNEEN
OPPOSING VOTERS.

w. ~ " NAAAnA anu
That Was About All THAT Was
! Done-some Unique Features tn
tho Parade Such a. "a Republican
Donkey and an Empty "t'uii Din-
ner PaiI''-Eiephants Led tho Cir
Gus Parade.
Chicago. oct q --For six hours and a
hslf to-day Workiucmeu from every
branch OF industry in Chicago. lawyers.
merchants. railroad men, nnauciers.
marched through the down town streets
OF the city IN the parade 90 Republican
voters which was planned as the culmina-
t.on Of the national campa so IN Chlcaro
Between two solid lines of spectators
stretched from the starring point o. tho
long march on Michigan avenue 90 its
disbandiug place on Jackson boulevard.
near the river. and underneath thousands
OF nalH and banners. stretched between
the big orice buildings and waving :rom
the windows and roofs the paruders
trampcd from 10 O'Clock in the morning
until tso O'Clock in tho afternoon.
The day was practically holiday in
| Chicugo. The Board of Trade. the banks
ahd many OF the downtown stores were
closed. uud the residence districts were
partly deserted for hours. white the pep-
pie massed themsolyes along the miles o.
I the torfuour limo OF march and applAudcd
l TO their hearts content
Tho day Wns q perfect one Hardly =
| cloud hevked the sky. whEe cool breeze
/ from Lake Michigan tempered the warm
| rays Of the sun and kept hutterinE the
| iags ana streamena which decorated the
l line OF march. and moo high .n the air
/ the scores Of Immense kites from which
were suspended Mckinney aud Pros
/ perity' banners.
4 scrap at the start.
| Promptly at 10 o'clock tho head Of tho
parade. composed Of a doahlc line of ro-
I lico and followed by Col D. g. Young
and stan, chief marshnl moved FROM ths
starting point az seventh avenue and Rom
dolph street and from that time tho
marchcrs. with scores of bands playing
al kinds 81 music COOL tad and indif-
ferent tramped steadny over the granite
pavomouts past the reviewing stand on
Jackson boulevard 60 jackson aud Marke.
streets. whore they dishandcd
Al nearly every point alonr the ine of
parade the marchers. cheering. waving
/ haga, blowing horns and singing campaign
songs as they nled hy were chcered in
| turn hy he deusely packed masses on tho
l sidewalks. hut here and there "a
I counter-dcmoustua ration in favor OF Bryan
was made bs the thIougs aud .n one IN
stance riot took place in consequence.
! lu front of the clty hail on Washington
street were gathered crowd of enthu-
/ sias,ic Bryan shrutcrA an waving ulr-
turcs OF the Democratic -rcs deutial can
didate. Someone IN the crowd on the walk
| threw "a potato into the ranks Of West
/ Side marching club g0inE by The potato
I hlt marcher in the eve ana forced hlm
| 10 leave the ranks Another maro scr
/ plunged into che crowd and forced his way
/ to tho thrower In AN instant there WA
free for Oh nrht Three companies of
I the mar-h,rs broke ranks and. with up-
/ llfted canes. rushed into the struggling
I shouting mass on tho sidewalk
Il took vigorous work by over 'hiiiy
I policemen before things wera luietei dow @
I and in the meantime black eyes and CORY
noses had accumulated 60 an alarming
degree.
FuII of "Iniaue" Fcntures.
Tho parade was rfplete with unique fca-
I lures Well up toward the head ~ The
| p-rndc and preceding the members ~ the
Marquette cub. WHO were in tHlIy-nor,
I two elephants numbered along bearing uu
I their hugo sides banners inscribed "G. -.
I T." Thee were thc contribution Of the
Marquette club C,osc behind the eie-
I phants came a dimlnuflve donkey This
was labeled. 81 am fourd money don
key" The Hamilton club contributed a
loat hearing stuffed elephant aprroprt-
/ atelv decorated ard bearing various L.
gcnds. Furnace in fui blast. with rows
of persplring workm. caught the fancy
Of tho crowd as did an enormous dinner
pail. mounted on trucks and festooued
with cauvaeed hams and ionsee OF bread