New-York tribune., 1909-03-03
MARCH ON WASHINGTON
REPUBLICANS OFF TO-DAY
County Committee to Send Eight
Hundred Men to Inauguration.

Enthusiastic Republicans. literally by the thou
sand. VIII start for Washington to-day to take
part Inauguration festivities tomorrow ION
to Washington is happier slogan than "On TO
Richmond used by the fathers and grandfathers
| of of the who will go TO see Mr.. Taft
| inaugurated.
Governor and Mrs. Hughes passed through New
| York yesterday on their way to the capital The
Governor was attended by Colonel Treadwell. his
| military secretary In the inaugural parade ne
will be escorted by the 7th Regiment of this city
The Republican County Committee will send, for
| it. record breaking crowd. At least eight hun
dred men, travelling in two Pullman trains. Will
| leave here over the Pennsylvania this morning
at 1925 from 23d street and 1880 from Cortlandt
street The trains will leave Jersey City at 10 As.
The men from the 9Th and 14th districts. of which
| Michael Blake and John S. Shea the leaders,
will travel to the 23d street ferry in automobiles
| trimmed with flags.
After the address of Mr.. Taft Mr. Roosevelt
will take carriage at the foot of the Capitol
steps and be driven to the head Of Delaware ave-
| nue. where the New York organization will be
drawn up on both sides of the thoroughfare- As
soon Mr.. Roosevelts carriage reaches the head
of the the New York men will form hOl-
low square around it, and, accompanied by band
Of fifty pieces, take up the march to the railroad
station.
This escort Of honor to the retiring President
will be made up of many OF New Yorks proml-
citizens. and the marchers will include Sen
ator-eleCt Root Senator Depew and State Chair
Woodruff. Mr.. Roosevelt is expected TO make
a brief speech at the station to the New York
organization after which the marchers will take
their place at the head OF the first division Of the
Second Brigade OF the grand civic division for the
inaugural parade All will frock coats and
silk hats and carry canes and flags.
There will be many members of the Union League
and Republican Club present, but they will not
march in body like the delegation from the coun-
~ committee.
New York's troops which to take part In the
Inauguration viii leave this city tonight. The
largest military organization VIII be the 7th Regi-
ment. which will assemble the armory in full
dress uniform at o'clock and by way of Cort-
landt street ferry to Jersey City. There will be a
provisional regiment of twelve separate companies
from upstate The 7th will go by the Jersey Cen
tral, using twenty sleepers and five baggage cars.
The lst Company, Signal Corps. n. G. n. "
which is TO be Governor Hughes's personal mount
ed escort, will leave the armory at 34th street and
Park avenue at $40 tonight. Lieutenant William
Baldwin win command the sixty men. who will
be equipped with their olive drab overcoats
for the first time.
The ID Naval Battalion detail will leave the
Watersde armory at SD street and First avenue
Bay Ridge. at $50 p. m. for Jersey City. There
will be a provisional division OF eighty men, In
command of Lieutenant Grifhths, Commander R
P. FOrshew being Il member of the Governors
staff. The sailormen will return on Saturday morn
ing o'clock.
II its plans go through OF the features OF the
parade on Thursday will be the Fat Mems Club of
the 9Th Assembly District. Mr. Taft has been
elected honorary member of the club which
has a membership of thirteen, and weighs in the
aggregate a little than two tons. The biggest
member is "Dnr' Wilson. who weighs 400 pounds
The members will silk hats and frock coats
and will carry banners informing the spectators OF
the advantages OF adipose tissue. The members ana
weights follows: Frank J. Dotzler. $50
pounds: Dill Wilson 400 Peter F, Newburger,
Si2 Joseph Goecker. 36o: Jacob Corn, 5S5; John
Probst 32o: Albert Z. Atzert 800; Jacob GOssman.
2so Louis Zeltner, 22o; Joseph Eckert. $50; Carl
275: Herman schwarz. go Fred
Schiller. 20; total 4.152 pounds.
The Brooklyn League party OF more than one
hundred persons will leave the Baltimore & Ohio
station In Jersey City at 10 o'clock this morning
They will return on Sunday. The Invincible Club
and the Union League Cub will have special trains
on the Baltimore and Ohio. The Invincible Club
members will eat and sleep in. the cars A party
OF twenty-five will be conducted by J. Harry
poIstop executive member Of the 1st Assembly Dis
trict train OF the Pennsylvania has been char
tered.