New-York tribune., 1900-06-19
A GREAT HOST IN TOWN.
FIVE MILES OF REPUBLICAN CLUBS ON
PARADE.

Philadelphia, June 1S-Five miles Of clubs,
mounted. on foot and in carriages, interspersed
with floats, music, red fire and a cake walk is
the shortest way Of describing the turnout Of
the visiting and local political clubs in this city
tonight.
Those who have been complaining for the last
two days of the unusual quietude preceding the
meeting Of a National convention must have
reflected tonight that they criticised too soon
Those who have attended previous demonstra-
1ions on similar occasions Hlken that Of tonight
10 the great turnout of clubs in Chicago that
reviewed by Blaine and Logan preceding
the election in 1854.
The police had prepared for the demonstra-
ton Of tonight by roping Broad-st. early in the
afternoon. carrying out the Washington idea Of
clearing Pennsylvania-av for parade purposes
1t a wise forethought, for before dusk
Philadelphia's appropriately named thorough
fare was a mass Of humanity. which tugged at
the cables like ocean liner. The entire line
OF march was q crush, but that section Of the
street between the City Hall and the Hotel Wal
ton was conspicuously animated. It in this
section that there the greatest and most
artistic arrangement and display of electric
lights The south facade Of the City Hall was
outlined by strings Of incandescent bulbs which
looked like Illuminated beads. Ropes Of similar
lights extended from either side Of the building
10 the summit Of the lofty dome. terminating at
the base Of the Penn statue.
MARCHING THROUGH PACKED STREETS.
For an hour before the head Of the column
came in view at the City Hall the thousands
who lined either side of Broad-st and who oc-
.cupied every window from the ground line to
the top. waited good humoredly. In part this
was due to their control by the police 1t has
been many years since the police of Philadel-
phia have been called upon to handle such
q aS orfr {oi1r
Before the column came in sight the streetcars
On the various intersecting lines were permitted
20 break through the lines at intervals Of fifteen
minutes. To do this the police had to unfaster
the ropes at these intersecting points. In open
ing the way the populace persisted in holding
The cable taut until the police forced the grin
upon It. When the way was opened groups oi
humanity made rushes to the street. and
in some instances succeeded. It was here that
the police showed their firmness, and, finally
controlling the impatient rush. they handled II
without hitting a head or causing except in iso-
lated cases, any feeling of resentment. Visitors
from cities where the police have great crowds
TO handle profuse in praise of Philadel-
phia's police tonight.
An amusing feature of the parade and by
the way innovation, was an interIardel
cakewalk in the column. The characters were
colored men, women and children attired in
red fire
In the prearrangement of to-nights parade it
had been decided. in spite of an expressed senti-
ment by many Of the clubs. permit nothing in
the line antagonistic to Civil Service reform.
At time a determination by some Of the
clubs to accentuate anti-CiviI Service reform
threatened to breed bad feeling. and the com
mittee in charge succeeded in eliminating what
il considered an objectionable feature. There
were. however, two violations of the order. On
one transparency. mounted on wagon was
this motto:
The Civil Service law disqualifes all over
the age Of forty-six years"
on another. carried by club foot was
this:
We are opposed to the Civil Service law be-
cause IL is un-American."
The only demonstration in the line In behalf
of a Nice-P Presidential candidate was the display
by one club of twenty streamers on which Dol
liver" was painted in big letters
THE ORGANIZATIONS IN LINE.
The parade was divided into eight divisions
IN which there were more than eighty local clubs
and about twenty visiting political organiza-
tions- The out of town clubs were scattered
through the eight sections. and were escorted nv
the club which was assigned TO entertain the
visitors. The Unconditional Of Albany was the
only visiting organization in the first division
and was escorted by the Twenty-irst Ward
The famous Cook County Marching Club of
Chicagoi the Young Mems Tariff Club, of Pitts
curg; the William J. Sewell Association of
Mems League occupied positions in the second
The first visiting club IN the third section was
the West Chester Club, OF West Chester Penn
In this division, also. Nas the Union League
Club Of Delaware County Penn.
. 1Ae William h Leeds Club. OF this city, es-