The daily Republican., 1902-10-09
MANY VETERANS
IN GRAND MARCH.
President Roosevelt Drivss
Along the Parade
Route.
GREAT DAY FOR SOLDIERS
For More Than Six Hours
Streets Of Washington
ResOunded to The
Head Of Heroes.

| WASHINGTON, oct. 0.-For more
than six hours yesterday the people in
! Washington Lummed the chorus of the
! old civil war song, "Tramp, Tramp,
the Boys Are Marching" and for All
equal time the veterans constituting
the Grand Army of the Republic made
good the claim. NE parade was the
climax Of the thirty sixth encampmcnt
of their order The occasion was in
every way worthy of the Grand Army,
and the parade did not fail appropri-
ately to dclincatc the spirit of the war
and the memory of the glorious
achievements the army seeks to keep
green in the minds Of the American
people.
beginning at Il few minutes past 10
O'Clock, when the head of the column
moved from its station at the capitol,
it was almost ) O'Clock when the last
squad in the line had passed the place
OF disbandment west of the White
House. None of the soldiers was
marching any great part of the time,
tor the entire line of march did not eX
coed two and half miles in length.
but those who composed the rear de-
tachments were on their feet practical
ly all day, much of the time being con-
SumCd in waiting to take their places
in the line.
The route Of the parade was down
historic Pennsylvania avenue, along
1, 4
recruits in going to the war in 1861
and 1862 and many others on the oc-
casiun of the grand review after the
close of the war in 1865. The partici-
pants in the imposing pageantry en-
tered with life and vgor into the spirit
OF the occasion. Each countenancc
bore evidence of the joy the experience
brought TO the Individual, and it was
plainly evident that there was in the
occasion much Of the restoration Of
youth for most of them. The "oll
boys for the time being evidently
Wtt'" rVliNing the days Of their youth.
Not MANY Of them exhibited traces Of
age in their marching. Almost without
exception they walked along with alNc-
rily and kept step with precision.
If til" veterans had needed any spur
to their cnjuym,nt, they wouid have
found it easily in the crowds who
throngrd their pathway and in the
smile which Providence bestowed on
them, for the weather was perfect.
The sp ctat0rS were limited in num-
,pt I,,- ,,'t ina,
Sidewalks, th" stands, the parks, the
windows and the h"uSrtups along the
lin" Of march to hold them. The GOV
crnm"mt departments and the schools
were closed for the day. and prICticaf-
ly til" entire population Of washington
turned out TO do horor to the veterans
along with the 1uU.uUO visitors to the
city.
The crowd was enthusiastic and out
spoken in aLmir#tio greeting every
diyjSion uf III" procession with cheers
aigI dismjs.img it with Il "God speed
that hhI in it both praise and feeling.
The president Of the Iuit"d States
also lent his rurrgi'S to the cmtcrtain-
nrut ur the caUitaTs guests. Unable
to endure III" strain O.! reviewing the
colunIn from Il stand he rose from his
reclining chair and had himself driven
up and down til" line. Tine unusual in
t"grNt thus manifested was appreciated
by the oId soldiers. and the president
was everywhere received hy them with
loud appIaUsr.
NuYn thuu five hours time was con
stunned hy the procession in passing the
reviewing sand in front Of the White
House.
There were At least $1,000 men in
line, and til" c~tiinEtu of Commander
in chief Turranc" ram ~ high rs 10000
men.
AT night tho veterans held camptrcs
in til" big tents i'll the Whit" lot.
The three active candidates for the
honor Of entertaining the G.. \. T.. at
the next annual "nrHnlpu"nt Of the
G.. A. K. are Saratoga, Atlantic City
and san Francisco. There seems to
be quite Il sentiment in favor of choos.
ing some city between the Ohio and
Mississippi rivers. and it is said that
tn" pncampncnt may 90 to neither of
til" three cities named if Il city in the
middle west actively pushes its claims.
TNp leading candidates for com
mandcr in chief are General Stewart
Of Pennsylvania, General john {.
Black Of Illinois, Colonel McElroy of
Washington and General Daniel Sic
klrs of New York. General Stewart
is thought to have the lead at present,
though General Blacks friends claim
about an equal number Of delegates
pledged.
Governor bliss Inhorscd.