New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-01
CITY CHEERS MIGHTY
REPUBLICAN PARADE
TAFT And SIBERIAN HON
ORED BY 10000.
Thousands Line Broadray for Hours
as Marching Throng Files By scitb
Flags FLYING and Bands Playing.

With flags
host of ninety thousand Republican supporters
Of William Howard Taft and James Schoolcraft
sherman and the other Republican candidates
Yesterday marched up Broadway with It's cheeT-
ing thousands and its gayly decorated business
houses and into Fifth avenue. where roar after
roar greeted them, increasing IN volume "a the
rnarchers neared the reviewing stand. at +eth
street in which the Vice Presidential candidate
stood for hours acknowledging mis- wonderful
tribute to the Republican party and the men
selected to carry outfits policies.
This enthusiastic army. which vas in hns 70
demonstrate its unbounded confidence in judge
Taft and Congressman sherman represented tha
BUSINESS Mems Association. an organization
made up OF all trades and professions Az
moved along with a snap and dash that shove
they considered it pleasure and not duty 10
march for miles the city pavenents that
the citv and country might know New York vas
proud to be able to vote for Taft and sherman
These scores of thousands moved along IN per
feet order. with never sign OF trouble in the
ranks of the rlarchers or among the half million
spectators who looked with approval
The parade stared at 10 O'Clock yesterday
morning and to review il were Secretary Root
and James s. Sherman. Republican candidate
for Vice President. Mr.. Root stayed IN the re-
viewing stand short time only. but MI Sner-
| man became a familiar figure during the long
y
ouent as time wore on. and finally that term be-
came acceptable throughout the ranks Of the
hundreCi Of thousands who watched the parade.
Mr. Sherman seemed to enter into the spirit OF
the occasion. and he was kept busy for more
: than six hours bowling TO the passing legions-
| II there had ever been what Mr. Bryan called
Republican panic" no one showed any scars
| OF 1t when the beginning Of the great parade
/ swung northward past the reviewing stand. in
Fifth a-enue at Madison Square Because OF
/ the cold weather the stands were only half full
/ at the time the marching columns were due, and
/ so the crowds were allowed to filter into tbs
vacant seats before noon But soon after the
4 marching thousands began to tramp past thers
wasn't empty seat
ALL BROADWAY DECORATED
/ Broadway was logged out in gala attire all tbs
way from the Astor House up to the reviewing
stand and beyond. Hardly business house
without some decoration and the majority OF
them were covered with flags and pictures OF the
candidates Some of them had streamers reach
ing from basement to roof. WITH clusters of Tags
on every floor. II was long. beautiful lane
through which the parade passed.
The cool. crisp weather flied the men Nth
| ginger, and the marching throng swept BY with
the sharp. quick step of the regular on dress
| parade.
An enlivening feature of one Of the early sec
tions Of the parade was furnished by the repre-
sentatives Of the hide and leather trade. They
wore aprons OF colored Ieather-red blue ard
green-on which. in white letters. spelled
Taft and Sherman" But this only when
they marched in line. Occasionally some apron
wearer dropped out for the nonce and the Hv-
ing alignment pas pied"
Close behind the leather trade cams ths
Wholesale Dry Goods Republican Club the
Central Dry Goods Taft and Sherman Club and
the Millinery Trade Taft and Sherman Club.
who, with their yellow badges. frock coats and
silk hats. made an impressive spectacle. They.
with others sang to the air Of Marching
Through Georgia" a song expressing their sentI-
ments Of which the chorus ran:
Hurrah hurrah. the fun has just begun:
Keep it up TIL Election Day,
Then vote from to
While we are marching to victory, g
CHEERS FOR COGHLAN.
This song was taken up by the shouting
thousands and rang from WaverIey Place to
10th street But the nero singing could not
compare with the volley Of approval which
greeted the arrival OF Rear Admiral Coghlan.
the grand marshal OF the parade. There were
cheers too, for Inspector Max Schnttberger.
who, in a big automobile. scurried back and
forth within the police lines directing the Tvs
hundred men whom he had keeping the way
clear.
Every line OF trade In the downtown district
was represented OF course. there were bankers
and brokers and insurance men and lawyers and
real estate men, bat besides these there were
thousands from the professions that OF less
common note. The Custom House brokers to tbs
number Of two thousand made a most impress
sfve showing With their banners borne By
negroes and their insignia confined simply to
large yellow chrysanthernunn and wide blue
badge they went by the grandstand cheering.
The largest delegation was that contributed
by the Bankers and Brokers' Taft and Sherman
Club. There were close TO six thousand OF them.
and in their frock and silk hats. they were
walking examples OF prosperity
| Every man carried a small American haS. and
by a prearranged code they gave distinctive
salute TO Mr. Sherman. waving the flags above
their heads and placing their hats upon their
breasts From an outsiders point OF view IL
seemed as II this delegation had more personal
acuuEintances along the side lines than did any
other.
WORE HATS MARKED BILL"
Among the drygoods men was squad wear.
ing pasteboard hats high enough and broad
enough 20 make fairly good imitation OF a
grenadier|s shake on the front each hat bore
a portrait of Judge Taft with the single word.
bill" Each man also carried big stick, .
with which he presented arms as he marched
past Mr. Sherman The ice-Presidential can
didate entered into the fun OF the affair ard
laughed as he doffed his silk hat this platoon
Some time after 6 O'Clock. when the parade
was nearing end. the crowd in ard about the
stand broke forth in great yen as the West
Side business men trudged past. carrying the
Sound Money banners that they had borne IN
the parades OF the campaigns Of 1895 and 1900.
Mr.. Sherman, who presumably had almost
hfG h1r apt hat an