New-York tribune., 1912-11-05
WILSON PARADE THIN
LINE OF 5000 MEN
Tammany Refuses to Coop
crate with College Mems
League in Demonstration.
BANDS HELP TAME AFFAIR
Grand Marshals Walk, Instead
of Riding Chargers" as in
Old Days - Few
Floats in Line.


The Wilson parade. managed by the
College Mems Wilson and Marshall
League, twisted up Broadway last night
as far as 42d street, after formation In
and around Washington Square.
Music, and plenty Of IT. was the re-
deeming feature of what would otherwise
have been mighty tame affair for an
election eve parade. but though there
were only about Ave thousand men and
boys in line they had brass band be-
tween every few hundred, and the music
kept things stirred up.
william F. McCombs, national chair
man OF the Democratic party, reviewed
the line from a stand in front OF the I'M
periaI Hotel, and II took the marchers
Just forty-hve minutes TO pass by, that
time including several waits.
Not single Tammany leader was TO
be seen in the line, but Senator OSor-
man and Thomas +. Smith. secretary or
the Hall, were among those In the re-
viewing stand. II was said that the Will
son supporters had asked Tammany' s
aid, but their request for delegations from
district organizations had been turned
down on the ground that Tammany didn't
intend 10 have their men up late the night
before election.
Turned Down by Tammany.
The College Mems League thought 70
70 over Tammanys head by writing let
ters urging their request for delegations
OF the district organizations from the dis
trlct leaders direct, but as soon as they
heard of that move at the Wigwam,
which was late yesterday afternoon tele-
grams were sent out Immediately worded
briefly:
Disregard parade request"
60 Tammany wasn't In the parade
big Bill" Edwards. with John l. De
saulles, Joseph r. Truesdale and r. X
McLea, the chief marshals, led off the
line of marchers, and the four men
walked. No chargers "a parade marshal
on a horse Is always referred 10 as riding
"charger'O for them. Every one else,
except score OF lucky ones In the hall
dozen floats, walked. so the marshais
walked. too, and set a good example.
OF course there was red fire strewn lio-
orally along Broadway, and though no
one cared very much about II Tor the
most part there was one point In the
parade when the spectators were glad
that the MANAGEMENT had so thoughttully
provided footlights.
That was when a division came along
headed. Wilson Speakers Bureau" An
ordinary bunch OF speakers wouldn't be
much to get excited over, but this was
an extraordinary bunch. There were only
four OF them in the first detachment OF
this division, but they had been picked
with care. college boys are said TO have
excellent Judgment in matters OF this
kind1 Here are a few OF the comments
that greeted this section Of the parade.
But do those girls speak at regular
political meetings.
Sure, they address the college men
political meetings; you see. this is col
lege mems parade"
Gee, I'll bet they could argue me into
voting for Wilson, dead easy"
Honor Place for Princeton.
In the college delegations Princeton had
the place Of honor. Each college delega-
tion carried a big banner announcing Its
Identity, and II the banners told the truth
there were delegations from Princeton,
Columbia, Cornell. Harvard, Manhattan
Michigan. New York. Pennsylvania. Vir-
ginia. Yale, Xavier and Syracuse univer-
stiles.
They had a real live elephant In the
line. leading the college men, and half
dozen floats, one Of which was given up
10 setting forth Theodore Roosevelt's an
nouncement to the effect that "a third
cup OF coffee" was bad for any one.
There was an imitation bull moose,
with scraggly horns, stuffed with straw
and a standard oil can tied to It's tail.
and scattered throughout the line were
three or four long-eared donkeys.
The parade was rather slow in getting
started. and It was S:i5 o'clock before the
head OF the line reached the reviewing
stand. With Chairman McCombs in the
stand were Senator O'Gorman, George
Gordon Battle. Justice James w. Gerard,
bob" Adamson. Walter Vick, assistant
secretary Of the Democratic National
Committee, and "rom" Smith.
broadway was lined solidly from 23d
street 10 i2d street, where the parade dis
banded; and It was short enough and
over with quickly enough so that none OF
the spectators had chance to get tired
watching IL DasS,