Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-11-03

New York, Nov. 3.-Much to the dis
appointment Of all interested In the
parade held under the auspices Of the
Business Mems Republican and Sound
Money association todays weather was
very unpleasant. The early morning.
opened with a cold rain falling and the
streets were IN bad condition for the
marchers Governor Roosevelt, the re-
viewer Of the parade. arrived in New
York at S o'clock and breakfasted at
the Lawyers club
The streets along the line Of march
were beautifully decorated. The down
town section OF Broadway was blaze
Of color from the enormous number Of
flags displayed In some Of the sky
scrapers each window displayed the
stars and Stripes, and In each block
from the Battery 10 Fourteenth street
there was large flag bearing the
names OF Mckinley auu Roosevelt
Along the line uI march were wooden
poles about twenty-five on thirty lee'
m height. erected boy the Democrats, On
which there We're such sentences as
The trusts can make you maIch out
cannot make you vote against Bryan
This Is a trust parade ana not a IKE
publican parade. .,.-
on some OF these poles were portraits
OF Bryan and stevenson. Each OF lhehe
poles was guarded by policeman
After breakfasting Governor I'oohe-
welt went TO the Produce eAchahsei
where he was given a reception. IN
response to repeated calls TOT speeOH'
Governor Roosevelt SAID
Gentlemen. ] shall not attempt 10
make "a speech. ] shall merely say how
glad am TO see YOU. In this contest
We appeal 10 all good citizens ana not
TO party lines That is our Idea
throughout
Gen. McCook. grand marshal Of the
PROCESSION. and his STAFF were at the
Produce exchange and at the close OF
the reception the line started ny Broad
yay. The route was Broadway 70
Wayerly Place. 10 Fifth avenue, 70
Fortieth street The reviewing stand
was al Madison Square The lorna
ton OF the parade consisted OF single
platoons OF sixteen files front includ-
ing right and left guides and each pla-
t0on was commanded by "a captain.
The first business organization IN the
line was the Wholesale dry goods Re
publicans. which marched In sixteen
sections They were followed by repre-
sentatlves Of the clothiers merchant
tailors. retail dry goods men. the haber-
dashers. mNliuers, hatters, florists,
builders. the paper trade, the coal
trade the shoe trade, the cotton and
coffee exchanges. the tobacco trade, the
furniture trade the hide and leather
trade. the bankers and brokers' Re
publican and Sound Money club, and
in fact representatives Of practically
every branch Of business IN the city.
The honor Of having the largest num-
Der Of men In lire was claimed by the
wholesale dry goods trade. their mar
shall estimating that they numbered 49,
900 men.
When Governor Roosevelt arrived at
the Battery there was prolonged cheer
ing He was accompanied by First
Vice President Charles Homer. Second
Vice President Frank Brainard. and
Secretary r A. Drake. OF the commit
tee which had arranged today's demon
stratiou The governor seemed 20 be IN
excellent spirits and bowed repeatedly
IN Acknowledgement of the reception.
After about fifteen minutes DELAY the
head OF the lire started with the can
didate for Vice Presidency in an open
barouche. The governor declined TO
shield himself from the rain. saying
that he could stand Il better than the
thousands who We're 20 march.
The governor stood mp 10 acknowl-
edge the greetings Of the crowd
1T seems TO take something worse
than an ordinary rainstorm 20 dampen
q SOUND money crowd he said. as the
procession started away from the ex-
change az 1885, Just twenty-five minutes
behind schedule time.
The number OF patrolmen guarding
the line Of march for today was 253S.
OF this number 5l5 were around the
reviewing stand These men were In
command Of six inspectors and an the
deputy chiefs We're along the line OF
march
The immense crowds which were eX-
pectod ta gather IN and around the re-
viewing stand, IN Madison Square. early
In the morning had not appeared AT
1880 O'Clock The drlzzling rain which
had fallen Tor hours had soaked the
seats I'm the stand and gave the decora
tons a bedraggled appearance The
committee iu charge Of arrangements.
hopeful Of fine weather. had made no
preparations Tor adverse conditions.
therefore no means were az hand OF
erecting q shclJerlng canopy over the
seats.
rlatoons Of police in charge Of cap