The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-03

NEW YORK, Nov S-The free show
given the citizens Of New York by the
Republicans today was great fzzle. TIE
Providence, which, in silent partnership
with Mr.. Mckinley, has been comforting
unlimited agricultural and industrial pros
perity upon the American people, has ap-
parently dissolved its political relations
with the Republican party in the drizzling,
cIammy rainstorm today, which literally
knocked the bottom out of the much-her-
aided sound money" demonstration.
It is estimated by those who are good at
mathematics that there were not more
than 20, 600 persons in the parade that
dribbIed through the borough of Manhat-
tan this morning. in the sloppy streets,
struggling with unwieldy umbrellas to
keep off the moisture and anathematizing
the genius OF Hanna which had begotten
the notion of this closing demonstration in
honor OF the trusts and the imperialisuc
policy.
There is no doubt that the rainstorm
made the demonstration a worse failure
than it would have been with a blue sky
and sunshine: but il was the dismal and
disagreeable weather that furnished the
last straw to break the elephants back.
There are some who witnessed the dole
ful parade who estimate the number of
men in line at twenty-five or thirty thou
sand, but as the men were marched
around and around, passing the same
point at different times, the undiserimi-
mating members of the bedraggled crowd
were willing to believe that there were
even fifty thousand paraders. It is known
that there were thousands of men who
were strong in their professions of Re
publican faith who had been unwilling to-
march, and to these the rainstorm of to-
day was as welcome as the flowers in
spring It gave them an excellent reason
for declining to tramp through the streets
at the behest of the Republican managers.
The Republican Excuse.
1t began to rain during the night and
despite the invocations at Republican
headquarters continued without let-up.
The day dawned with a misty, drizzling
storm which made the pavements slippery
and took every whit of ardor out of the
paraGers. Although the cheerful Repub-
liean optiInists al the beginning of the
morning declared that the weather would
have no appreciable effect in diminishing
the proportions of the demonstration,
there was evidence even then that it had
met with decentralization. There were pre-
dietions yesterday that the exhibition
would not be success, even with the
best of weather, but the rainstorm will
n
for the utter failure of their closing effort
to amaze the voters in the Borough of
Ma Ihattan.
TAa men who were to parade began to
gather in Battery Park and its environs at
an early hour, this being the rendezvous
for formation The decorations through
the dry goods district and along the route
OF march. thanks to the liberal expendi-
turA of campaign funds, were profuse and
gorgeous, but the fine rain. driven by
biting wind, made a sorry spectacle of the
hag.l and banners that had been flung out
and the bunting that had been spread
across the streets and along the fronts OF
the big buildings.
spectators in Bad Humor.
The crowds that had been attracted by
predictions of the greatest campaign
show OIL earth" were undoubtedly large,
because New Ve-lzAss dearly love a hur-
rah celebration, but that they were more
than disappointed was everywhere evident.
The bad weather put them severely out of
temper and the failure of the Republicans
to live up to their promises regarding the
demonstration added to the general dis
gust.
The Wholesale dry goods section Of the
pageant left Battery JPark soon after
the clock struck 10. to ytart the ball roll
ing. According to the Eorigfnal plans the
tail end of the pro 3ession was not to
leave the park until after O'Clock this
afternoon, but there is not the slightest
probability that there VIII be any signs
of parade left at that hour. unless the
Platt headquarters passes word along the
line that the weary trampers are to be
marched over the route again by making
a detour.
Governor Roosevelt, who was advertised
as the leading attraction of the day, and
who was appointed to review the parade
at Madison Square, arrived in Jersey City
at o'clock this morning and came across
to be ready 20 receive the parade commit
tee which escorted him to the Lawyers
Club rooms in the Equitable building for
breakfast, He was driven from the Cham
bers Street ferry TO the club where
brief reception was hel5. George T. VIII
son acted as host at the breakfast and
the guests were Col. C. F. Homer and
Frank Brainerd, Vice President of the Re-
publican Business Associations. State
Senator Laughlin and Walter c. Embur-
son were also in attendance, the latter
being a Maine friend of the Rough Rider
The affair was strictly private and there
was no speechmaking. After the break
fast, the Vice Presidential candidate was
hurried to the Produce Exchange. where
he made a characteristic speech. Al
e:25 o'clock the Rough Rider left the bat
terry,
Eighty members OF the Executive Com
mutee of the Business Mems Republican
and Sound Money Association. composed
of two representatives from every Giyis-
ion in the parade, escorted Roosevelt with
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