The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-18
MAYOR NOT In THE PARADE,
THEREBY GRIEvING SOME LOYAL
SONS or ST. PATRICK.
Mix.Up as to His Honor's Acceptance ana
Thcy waited for Him I'm fain-Cantor
Not There. Either-But Leader Murphy
Was-And sure II Was the Bigsest Ever.


Was-.And Sure II Was the Bissest Ever.
Those who delight in measurements said
vasterdav that the St. Patricks parade
- The longest contained the largest
,,,,,,har NJ nersons and was viewed by
more thousands than any similar ceiepra-
ton of the day ever held in Manhattan;
Surely II took longer in reaching the emo
nj the line of march than any oil It's preoe-
cessors. for it's head got to Harlem iu'er
Park at Sis O'Clock.
PART of the delay in starting was due 10
the wait for the Mayor His Honor hao
been billed TO ride at the head OF the paraoe
and review IL at the Harlem park. ne quo
neither OF these things Mayor 10" saio
afterward that the paraders could not nave
been disappointed at his absence because
the officials in charge OF the ceieoratioh
must have known that he would not Dc
present.
"A committee called upon me, ne saio 10
n Sun reporter, about ten days ago ASKING
me TO lead the parade or TO review II.
told the committee that ! could give no
defipite answer then, but that woulo "ri'e
tn them later. Last Friday sent ie'ter
IN the committee stating that had 30 many
hearings and other pressing city business
that It would be impossible for me 10 'ake
part in the parade. . -, ~.
Meantime, however. In the rush Oh o.
fcial business Assistant Secretary MORAN
had sent a letter Of acceptance ior u'e
Mayor. 40 that the situation wasnt ciear
NJ ali IN the committee as . whole some
members expected his Honor ana IN
sisted on waiting for him for reasonaoie
time. Finally the Mayors secretary ar
rived with word that MIR. Low had near
ing on his hands.
About the same time message came
from Borough President Cantor that ousi, I,
ness held him at the City Hall. rev Oh
the nsraders thought the Mayor had acted
in bad taste. .
1T WAS bad taste and poor discretion
said Gen. James X. O'Beirne. Even the
President of the United States could not
afford to miss a thing like tins.
In the Mayors absence the place OF
honor in the parade WAS taken by Charles
F Murphy, the leader Of Tammany HAN
Mr. Murphy and his former associate IN
IN. Dock Board. j. Sergeant Cram. now
chairman OF the general connittee OF
Tammany Hall, rode in victoria n
said Of them that they wore the TWO eni'Aes'
hats ever seen in q parade. -, ..,
"a
sun came through the clouds, when mao
been mildly thr atening TO spoii l,E s,Tn ri
IL formed at Fifth ave nue and forty.thro
str. ct with the gallant Sixty-ninth IN 'front.'
closely followed by the FIRST lr'sh 'oiui
teers. ra Marshal
The Tammany chieftain and other guests
az honor in carTia ges were IN the olNI4o,i
With the grand marshal. Then caine
long lire OF Irish societies, sodahtits, clups
and associations. with proht@ H. priIj pe N''
The parade made detour from ru.n
into Madison avenue TO Pc unit Archmshop
Farley TO review 1t. The Archbishop was
on the steps Of his ho'ne at fifthth st.e'
| and Madison avenue, surrounoeo W n~n
| hers OF his Official household.
Returning TO Fifth avenue the psraoe
wont on until II reached Mount MoTrlt
parry. where the Slxty-ninth drew up ioi
review. A. l27th street and ~ como atn u
! the Irish Volunteers were inspec'eo oy ''N
Many ~ the guests. like Comptroller
! Grout and ex-Comptroller Bird 5. Coler
! did rot continue with the paIede 70 me
/ end. but for lack OF time fell out ana re-
! turned downtown. The SOLD IamPany
Casino. where a picnic under the manage
| ment OF the Ancient Order OF hibernians
WAS he There was a big crowd there
az dinner time and II was larger stu IN
! the evening. - A.. -.
turned over 10 the Hibernian Institute
now under way at Fifth avenue and ioo'il
LEADER Murphy. with John T. Oakley
; big Tom" Foley, Francis J Lantry, 81 O.
! tor Frawley and other lights OF the Mig
wan. entered Into the picnic delights with
or, az zeal, rot negec 90 see the doe
horn with a shamrock on his back.
The green flag marked with Q COLDER
harp did not hoat over the City hall yetter
day Three rational nAgs' Guy nag IT.
q State flag waved there. But all over me
r.st OF tho town the green flag was d's
1 ria we'd