Bisbee daily review., 1916-11-05
Rain Fails to Quench Enthusi- asm of Countless Thou sands on Fifth Avenue for Republican Nominee.
MIRIADS OF TORCHES
 LIGHT UP WHOLE SKY
Justice, Tired but Valiant of Heart, Closes Campaign in Burst of Glory-Demonstra- ton Lasts 35 Minutes.
(By Review Leased Wire)

NEW YORK, Nov. 4.-Charles E.. Hughes closed his campaign for the presidency in this city tonight with a big meeting at Madison Square Gar den.- The speech he delivered was his fifth of the day and followed four oth- CTS in different parts of the city dur ing the afternoon. Before the night meeting MT. Hughes rode at the head of a great torchlight procession called a wheel of fame" the nine spokes of which converged upon Fifth Aven- ue Many thousands of men, each carrying a flaming torch, were in line as the processions came together, one after another So long was the par ade that it was split into two sections one of which marched up Fifth Aven- ue and the other up Madison Avenue to the Garden.
 Scores of Bands Join
 The broad avenues were filled with long ribbons of light in which the Re publican cohorts moved onward. In- terspersed at frequent intervals were bands which played martial and patri- otic airs. The car in which the can didate rode, was the only automobile in the line.
 Much excitement was caused by an explosion in Forty Fourth Street on ly few feet from MT. Hughes as he sat in his automobile waiting for one of the divisions of the parade to start. It was believed at first that bomb had been hurled at the nominee, but h. spector .Egan of the bureau of com bustibles. declared a photographers fiashlight powder caused the explo- sion. The only persons injured, the police said, were two newspaper men who were slightly hurt
 With MT Hughes in his car were A. B. Hepburn and two detectives. The nominee did not seem perturbed by the incident and smilingly acknow- ledged the plaudits of the crowds i through which he passed as the par aders moved on, fourteen abreast.
 Rain Rains in Vain
 A driZzling rain which began fall | ing just as the parade started damp ened somewhat the ardor of the dem- | onstration which greeted the Repub- i lican candidate but cheering crowds ! lined Fifth Avenue from the time he ! passed under the Dewey Arch in Washington Square.
 Madison Square was comfortably filled by seven o'clock and every seat . was taken when the blare of bands . heralded the candidates coming.
 Mrs. Hughes, accompanied by her three daughters, Helen. Catherine and Elizabeth, MT and Mrs. Charles E. Hughes, Jr., occupied a box.
 William A. Prendergast. comptrol- Ter of the city of New York, speaking of a reunited Republican party here to the wonderful American Theodore Roosevelt" The demon stration lasted several minutes when Mir. Hughes entered the hall The crowd settled down after 35 minutes Il to steady rythm of Hughes. Hughes Hughes" The cheering had been go- ing B minutes when Mrs. Hughes was escorted to the balcony by the side of her second son
 A mamoth flag was unfurled from the ceiling. the band played the Star Spangled Banner. and the audience ceased cheering to sing.
 The demonstration had lasted forty minutes
 My voice is worn but my heart is stout and my confidence is complete that we are marching to a triumphant victory next Tuesday" began MT. Hughes. q believe that the Ameri- can people are to record in this cleo tion an expression of their opinion with respect to the necessity for prop CT preparation to maintain our na- tional defense. We believe in prepar- edness but We do not beliece in paper