New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-02
IO-DAYS GREAT PARADE
CANCELLED BY WILSON
called OFF Because Sherman
Funeral Takes Place at Hour
Set for Review.
1900 READY TO MARCH
Decision Put Up to Democratic
Nominee-Other Wilson Day
Celebrations Go On as
Planned, However.

The great political parade planned by
,,s Democrats for to-day has been can
c.ued. at the request of Governor VIII
.on IN tribute 10 the late Vice-President
James Schoolcraft Sherman, whose
funeral Is to take place at Utica st about
the hour at which the parade was ~ nave
rroceeded along the streets of New YORK
City.
The Democratic National Campaign
Committee debated several sours yester-
dav afternoon as to the proper demonstra-
Ion Of the nations grief TO be made TO-
Soy NV the Democratic parsders. Several
.,,,bers of the committee appeared to
believe that halt in the parade al the
,,or,ent of the Vice-President ourlai
might be an appropriate tribute but most
,Derbers OF the committee were OF the
0n,njon that the parade should be can
celled 49,
!, was decided finally to submit the
....,sr 70 Governor Wilson, who sent the
,ollowing telegram from Rochester 10
chairman William F. McComos:
Homo that arrangements for parade In
! New York City will be canGeile0 ILL, as tbe
IIee,ojiy and friends OF the late vice
! PSresidsnt, / know that this is your feei-
Ing.
Chairman McCombs Immediately took
stems to inform those in charge Of the ar
rangements Of Governor wilson 8 decision
IN the matter and issued the following
statement:
The parade tomorrow was cancelled al
the request Of Governor wilson as spe-
cial mark of respect TO the late vice
PRESIDENT of the United States. The Gov
ernOr felt that il would not be htung ISa
hin, TO review a political parade Whl4e
The funeral of the NiCe-Presldent OF tls
limited States was going on. we leaTheu
ONLY to-day that the funeral was 10 DC
held tomorrow afternoon. AFTER le $1Sri
ing this l conferred with Governor II
son, and We both agreed that the pafaue
ought 10 be cancelled. 90
| concur fully in the Governor view VI
tine matter, the good taste and teeIns OF
which, l am sure, will be approved ~
every one. -. q,
New York tomorrow does not mean thdt
the Wilson ddy celebrations which nave
been arranged to take place throughout
the country will also be abandoned. Inc
Wilson day exercises Will go on as
planned These exercises have been ar
ranged for weeks ahead, and II would not
The parade in New York was TO nave
been participated in by Governor Wilson
himself and besides IL was 10 have been
hel5 in Nice-President Sherman home
state II was therefore felt by the Gov
ernor and myself that, as a special mark
Of honor and respect 10 the memory o.
the Nice-President the New York parade
should be abandoned.
/ know that the 1900 men who were 70
have taken part in the parade will concur
fully I'm this decision, great as the disap-
pOintment Will be 10 them after all of the
hard work they have done. Mr.. Edwards,
Mr. De Saulles and their associates have
been at work for a month organizing the
parade and they had arranged for what
would have been the largest parade ever
seen I'm this city. Mr.. Edwards informed
ne to-day that 1900 men had enrolled 20
march In the parade.
At the same time Chairman McCombs
sent the following letter TO Commissioner
William II. Edwards. who was to be
grand marshal of the parade:
have Just received a telegram from
Governor Wilson, in which he states that
ihe feels II would be inappropriate for him
ITO participate in the parade here while the
funeral of the Nice-President Of the
United States is icing held. AS you
know, Vice-President Sherman's funeral Is
70 take place at his home, in Utica at 2
o clock tomorrow afternoon. the exact
hour that the head Of the Wilson parade
Is planned TO reach the reviewing stand.
heartily concur in Governor Wilson 3
feeling III this matter, and feel that, as
ia special mark of respect TO the Vice
president, all arrangements for the pa
rade tomorrow should be cancelled.
In doing SO, wish TO take this occasion
no convey TO you and your aids my spe-
lSial thanks for the great labor which you
nave given 10 the preparation of a parade
which would have been the largest per-
haps ever held in this city. / appreciate
the fact that IL will be difficult for you
,ucipants In the parade, but trust that
this can be done without too great in
convenience. ] know that all of the
irnarchers will join in the sentiment which
'Ieo Governor Wilson 10 his decision.
, similar deep tribute to the death of
lVice-President Sherman was paid yester-
lday by the executive committee of the
Democratic County Committee, which met
81 Tammany Hall. Charles F. Murphy,
leader OF Tammany Hall, offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
The executive committee of the Demo
cratic County Committee OF New York
JOINS In the nationwide mourning over
the death Of the Hon. James s. Sherman,
Nlce-President OF the United States, and
expresses It's deep and profound sorrow
upon the loss which the people of this
country regardless OF party. have sus-
tanned by the demise Of the distinguished
statesman, a capable and efficient public
orncer and one Of the most prominent and
esteemed citizens Of the State Of New
Hork. Therefore be II
resolved, That this committee. out Of
respect TO his memory, do now adjourn.
The motion was adopted unanimously.
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