New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-05
TAMMANY HOST FAILS
TO ENTHUSE WILSON
President Passive as Braves
Head Civic Division in
Review After Dusk.
MURPHY STARES ST0LIDLY
Toss Never Chances al Party
Eaac-New Workers Tired
- Four-Hou" Wait
Before Start.
The Tribune Bureau.

The Tribune Bureau
... ..-.c~. March 4.-Char!es F.
,i..-...,. the big boss % Tammany Hall.
IS, ..d ay twelve hundred 0; his braves,
.-.:ca.d night up to the White House to-
slant. Then ire marched right away
ass.a. It was nearly O'Clock when the
rs-.uang Society. which had the place
ce aonot ia the civic division o. the in
ausua parade. reached the stand in
con, OF the White House. where rresi-
den: Wilson reviewed the marcheis
President Wilson hsd been taking a
somewhat apathet. interest in the
parade lor some time. hut wneu tn, lone
squire OF G.. =. Murphy doomed up H.
tanned 90 Mls. Wilson as il TO cal her
attention 90 villa. was coming tn, TAM
many boss" ia common with the other
members. dotted his MAJ and rested j, on
his breast as he came IN iron, of the
President. But ne kept Iris eye, straight
ahead and marched by without So much
as batting an eyelaSh.
The President eyed ;he Tammauy co.
hort~ keenly from .ime 10 time. but Tee
tanned am absolutely passive rountenance.
lie bowed perrunctorily when several OF
the Tawmany men gave him "a spe .ial
salute. They would have given dea to-
have read ,he thoughts passing through
his mind Night was falling when The
Braves wen, cy.
"a wonder 10 this was trick they
PLAYED on US" said one of the Tammany
mcu TO start the parade so late that II
would 10. dark when W came 20 the
President"
Tanrany lrpressively Solemn.
CARRIED in dark coats silk hats and
crav gloves and carrying slender white
cares. tho Tammany contingent made an
impressive spectacle. With stin. erect
ns.re. head front and arms straight down
Al his side. the Democratic leader of New
York marched alonS without glancing to
right or LETT Most of tine way he fol-
lowed one Of the car rails as If it were
chalk line. His face wore that inscrutahle.
sphirxli'.c expression which alvats Ge-
notes ,tat his mind is filled with emo
f0ns Hc does not care 10 reveal
Entirely different was the attitude Of
John a. McCoo"y. tho debonair leader OF
Kings County. VINO led some three hun
dred of hls men With both arms swing
ing. CARRYING heavy stick I'm one. the
stout leado~ from Brooklyn Went Sayly
"u his way lie frequently lifted his
DERBY hat in recognition OF applause.
Eut Governor Sclzer. who rode horse
n thc head Of the New York State troops.
WAS the pcrsonfcation Of action. His
black SLOUGH hat-emblem Of the Pee
nul's" Governor. and the only one worn
90, a Governor in the parade--was waving
constantly N Acknowledgement Of the
hearty greeting ne received. His red
forelock waved in the breeze and his face
was wheathed in smiles. Possibly he was
thinking of himself As the New State
Leader" while &. +. Murphy was trudg-
inc along on foot some distance back.
However. Mr. Murphy had the satisfac-
ton Of knowing that his delegation re-
ceived the most attention Of any in the
civic division The fine appearance Of the
men reused general comment.
Bryan T. Henry. the Sagamore of the
Tammany Society, with the ancient velvet
can held high OF a pole led the organi-
zation Then came the venerable John
Noorhis Grand Sachem. bearing his
eienty-one wears almost Is well as If ne
we're younGster. Then followed twenty
raj Indian chiefs and thirty more or
their tribes. mounted painted and dressed
in full Indian regalia. Next was the 69th
Regiment Band and then after some in
terval the lone figure Of Murphy. He
Was followed by the members OF the or
Plantation I'm the order of the districts.
Wilson Banners Were New.
"Buy" shannon leader Of the 20th Dis
trict had a banner Inscribed: For Presi-
dent Woodrow Wilson" II looked rather
new and as If il had been made in the
same place with a similar banner carried
by Percy Nagle's delegation. Justices
David 1. We'll and Leopold Prince. OF the
Municipal Court. were seen viewing the
parade from a balcony on the New Will
lard Their comrades tried 10 get them 10
Join IN the march. but they only waved
heir hands and cheered.
Tax Commissioner Mccormick headed
two hundred men from Richmond. and
Borough President Connolly leader Of
Queens. made hit with fifty men N
mouse colored raincoats.
The New York men are tired lot 81
Democrats tonight They had 10 stand
in line for more than four hours before
the time came for them TO fall IN for the
march TO the White House.
Those who had marched in the terrible