Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-31
MONSTER PARADE ON
100000 Taft Followers
Marching in New York.
REVIEWED By SHERMAN
Rear Admiral Coghlan, Grand Mar
shall, Leads Business Men.
NEARLY ALL STORES SHUT UP
Dry Goods and Millinery Trades
Have Greatest Numbers in Line.
5000 Lawyers, 5000 Bankers.

NEW YORK. October 31.-Ideal march
ing weather was the good luck of the
Business Mems Republican Association
this morning for the Taft-Sherman pa
rade.
The procession was expected to excel in
numbers any parade since the sound
money demonstration of 1898. 1t was
estimated that upward OF 100000 men
would be in line. A start was made
promptly on time. The divisions began to
gather in the downtown streets early. ac-
cording to the program. Each section
had its appointed place.
The majority of the wholesale business
houses on Broadway were closed. The
shutters were not even opened on the
windows. Clerks and other employees
showed up at the usual hour and went i'm
mediately to the side streets assigned TOT
their meeting place.
Those few stores that were open did lit
tie business. Employees sto.d outside
watching the paraders get into position.
In the streets or Broadway from Wortn
to Lispenard the Wholesale Dry Goods
Republican Club assembled. At S..o
O clock there were several thousand wait
ing for the signal to start. Crowds Lined
the sidewalks at this point. Nearly every
one had either flags or some noise making
device.
Ready to Start.
BY 9 O'Clock almost every division was
ready for the start. 1t was estimated
that the Dry Goods Club would have
about 1000 in line. The paraders carried
large flags and each wore a huge button
of Taft and Sherman.
The grand marshal, Rear Admiral Cogh-
Ian. and his SIAN assembled at 80 Pine
street, where the Republican Business
Mems Association had It's headquarters,
before 8 clock. Inspector ScnmittDer-
ger, who had charge of the ponce az
rangements, was on hand with an escort
Of fifty mounted men, the pick OF the de-
parImentS riders. .
Sherman, the vice presidential candi-
date, arrived at the meeting point at S:5O
o clock. He wore big fur coat and
Secretary Root. who was to have ac-
companied Sherman, did not show up.
Sherman explained he had strained a
ligament in his foot while walking yes
terday afternoon. for which reason 1t was
thought advisable he should not go to the
reviewing stand until noon.
Parade Moves on Time.
Soon after Sherman's arrival he was
escorted to his carriage by Inspector
Schmittberger. A bugle then sounded the
signal for the mounted squad to get under
way. There was great clatter of hoofs
and shuffling of feet in the narrow street.
Then away went all with a brave show Of
pennants and flags. 1t was then 10
o'clock.
The first division to fall into line was
t. Wholesale Dry Goods Republican
Club, which swung in behind the carriage
containing Sherman. After them went
the Central Dry Goods Club, the men Of
the millinery trade, the merchant tailors
and SO on. every trade in the city being
represented
The largest divisions were those of the
dry goods men and the millinery trade.
The Bankers and Brokers Taft and Sher-
man Club had 5000 men in line. The
Lawyers Taft and Sherman Club turned
out 5000 strong.