New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-01
CHEER ALL ALONG LINE.
thousands Get Out Early to See
Start DoUntoscn.

I r-r,u1sx-, Of the kind that makes people get
irp On g ccld. windy morning 70 watch mes OF
t..1sdrexs man Of al eyes and occupations. narca
t-ast wsx much IN evidence yesterday even IN
sta lover sections Of city, where the orygooos
l-oer mad. their start There was no delay IN
ls>sx5nx worth Stree. at the time appointed ana
kxsi along the route the rnarcaers Joined the ire
t.nsndous procession with clock1ke regularity
The first grand division of the business men
s<ers6e took ID the uo-tkward trail OF worth
street oracsaIly speaking. According TO the per
so-sl diaries Of the raarchers the parade began
'sr many suburban towns. including Brooklyn 1ei
sey City AMI Hoboken. much earlier ii0o4-
The early trains brought into Mammalian many
s~sze~ clerks who had registered with no other N
teurson tran that CT voting for TAFT ano ohe ihi'
snd were ready tc demonstrate their Repuohcah
en*rustssrn BIZ walking miles on cold anu OlUs-
frT day
According 10 arrangements, the msrsna@s anu
ftfes- aids met No 81 Pine street ana hen pr
trseses With Mr. Sherman the Nice-Presidential
IranSjde-e n automobiles TO Worth street IAe
business men modified IN the streets on polh sues
Of Broadway. as far Lafayette and Hcosoh
xrr.e4s where they waved their flags and listened
81 the hands and drum CORPS tuning I'D in prepare
.sor for tYe grand carnival Of walking All the
Highways and byways were croVoeo Win t1e
business men.
They distributed themselves along the slde"a4AS'
especially IN Broadway north OF the City Hall. ana
Runoved numerous policemen by asking when max
parade was going 10 turn up, anyway Nearly an
TIE places OF business downtown were closed soon
after this The men scheduled to march went 10
their stores and Offices and then departed through
side doors for the street. whence most OF tleIn
made q bee line for Worth street The Wholesd4s
prveoods Republican Club was right on TIE spot
thousands strong. at o'clock, and waited palleuy
for the signal from william Z Webb, grand mar
shsi Of the division ~
Yon. Of the bands wasted any time II any one
doubted that there was going TO be parade ne
could have guessed It from the large quantity OK
,-,sic that assailed him from ell sides rags
waved breezilv SILK hats worn By many OF the
.scarporais" glistened wherever the sun came out
brilliant badges and buttons Of every possible de-
srr from the cahaIistic looking monogram which
spels Taft" 70 the complicated gold fringed affair
adorned with the pictures Of the candidates blazad
everywhere. Not many Of the maTchers wore over
ooets bit they did their best 10 look warm.
>ot only did the business men seem 10 enjoy the
lark n 2 quiet and thoroughly respectable way.
bit tv the time they reached the reviewing stand
n Madison SQUARE they had plenty Of enthusiasm
left to show Mr. Sherman that they liked him and
INTENDED 10 vote for him
The police conducted themselves well disci-
rl,aed army. Inspector Schnittberger, who had
charge Of this part Of the days york. had his men
stationed IL lunches all along the line Of parade
The mounted men also placed n convenient
stations from which they were drawn from time
60 tine $ they needed
gz-<ane cars IN lower Broadway were permitted
so operate es far north the poxtoffce- There
shex were switched off and sent back again. Traffic
was held up now and then. but rule the police
managed 81 SO deity that there little incor-
wenfence 70 .hose interested ii the parade An
other co1nrnendable feature Of the work Of the
police their intelligent method OF passing
pedestrians through lines and across streets.