New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-05
Great Outpouring of
Business Men for
Candidate
CHEERING HOSTS
LINE 5TH AVENUE
Miles of Torches and Red
Fire Mark Progress OF
Wheel of Flame


Hughes.
Four strong phalanxes, moving
under the quivering red aurora OF
torch fires, which played weirdly on
the floats, the banners and the faces
OF the marchers, surged into Madl-
son Square at 6 o'clock from the four
quarters Of the compass. Thence
the quadruple pageant-a mighty
living symbol $1,000 strong-swung
up the rain-wet asphalt of Fifth
Avenue, between solid ranks of ac-
claiming thousands, past the review
ing stand at Thirty-ninth Street and
under the eyes of their leader
Charles E. Hughes.
Mr.. Hughes led the first division
from Madison Square as far as the
Union League Club, where he took
his place in the stand at 1885 o'clock.
For two hours before the candidate
began his address at Madison Square
Garden the marching columns
stepped by. For an hour after Mr..
Hughes had uttered his concluding
sentence and the applauding throngs
at the Garden had gone their ways,
the sound of marching feet filled the
avenue.
It was ended on the stroke Of II,
when the last sections reached FIFTY
ninth Street, where the procession
disbanded.
Spirit Of Crusaders
1t was Americas greatest parade on
behalf of a candidate for office, with
the possible exception Of the Sound
Money parade for Mckinley, which
passed along the same avenue in 1885,
greater than the Free Silver parade
for Bryan in Chicago the same year;
greater in numbers, in spirit, in dis
play. in significance. It was essentially
bipartisan and non-political. 1t was
more than a parade. 1t was crusade,
for the spirit of crusaders was in 1t.
Mr. Hughes Joined one Of the feeder
columns at Worth Street and Broadway
and rode at its head to the converging
point at Madison Square, where he
took the head Of the first division. 1t
was a continuous and tumultuous ova-
.ion for the candidate all along the
line at the Union League Club.
His appearance on the reviewing
stand was greeted by deafening ap-
plause. He stepped forward with A
Barton Hepburn and Lawrence Green
his secretary. Former President Will
lam II. Taft, who had mounted the
stand a few minutes before with for
mer Senator Elihu Root and General
Horace Porter, was the first to greet
the candidate.
Hello. Charlie, how are your!
beamed the ex-President, grasping Mr..
Hughes's hand.
The candidate clasped the hands OF
Mr.. Root, General Porter and Robert
Bacon. and lifted his hat in acknowl-
edgment to the plaudits Of the march
ers.
Miles of Winking Lights
With blaring bands and glaring
torches the parade was streaming past
The candidate enjoyed the demonstra-
ton. He leaned over the balustrade
for a glimpse of the glitter of winklng
|, lights, which could be seen mile down
the avenue.
Mr.. Taft caught sight of a regiment
of paraders garbed in the oldtime OIL
cloth capes and bearing the oldtlme
oil lamp torches. He looked on with
a reminiscent smile, and ex-senator
Root, too, with an expression tnat
seemed to say, 1T carries me back.
Mr.. Hughes watched the procession
for fifteen minutes and then retired IN
side the clubhouse. where he dlned and
rested, if rest could be had within the
sound Of the cheering throngs. until
a few minutes after 8 o'clock, when
he slipped into an automobile and was
whisked away TO Madison Square Car
cen.
Governor Whitman. William VI. CAL
der. Republican candidate for Senator;
Charles II. Sheriff.. grand marshal and
organizer of the parade; Charles war
rem Lane, William r. Wilcox and other
notables appeared on the reviewing plat
form. Mr.. Taft and Mr. Root did the
principal honors. however. They were
repeatedly cheered. and once Mr. Tart
took mis- hat in his hand and led three
rousing cheers for Hughes.
Huge Wheel Of Flame
general scheme by which the pa
rade was carried out may be likened
IN wheel. There were nine spokes,
reaching 10 Fifty-seventh Street a9 the
north. 20 the East River. 70 the Hud-
son River and south TO the Battery
In four principal columns they ap-
preached Madison Square whence the
grand procession moved iour'een
abreast. up Fifth avenue.
The parade included hfty DIVISIONS
renresenting trades. crafts and pro-
cessions. The civic and non-political
element dominated. Political marching
clubs turned out less than 10000 Of the
65 900 that marched.
Six thousand college men, from every
largo university in the country.
marched. Tho delegation from Cornell
rarried A gigantic model OF the White
Honse on one side was marked Exit
Wilson," and the other, Enter hugnes;
The parade presented innumeraoie