The sun., 1916-11-03
PARADERS WHOOP
IT UP FOR WILSON
Represented by
About $500. With Charles
T. Murphy in Line.

With all the elements of old fashioned
political parades except torchlights. a
crowd Of Democrats estimated Mt 10000
tfamped from the southern end OF Gem
trail Park to do honor 10 Woodrow Will
son at Madison Square Garden last
night. All along the line of march tho
slightest reference To the President ON
sign or banner was the signal for cheers.
and when he joined the parade In m
automobile at the Waldorf the entlusi-
asm became voclferous.
Not h least dcmonstrativc were the
delegations from Tammany. which has
been singled out as AN organization that
was not quite whole hearted IN ius sup
port Of Mr.. Wilson. Charles r.
walked In the line OF sachems. and was
among the FIRST to take of his hat when
the President appeared.
Sheriff Alfred r. smith was grand
marshal NJ the T~aminanyltes. who as
sembled In Fifth avenue from Eiftieth
street north to Fifty-eighth. ny the time
Sheriff Smith gave the order TO march.
shortly after z o'clock. more han 1900
members Of the club were In line. many
of them wearing frock coats and tile
hats and all OF them carrying small
American flags. II was Intended Mt first
To have to%rchlights. hut the flags were
substituted at the last moment.
Many CsMpsnies Of Boys.
The major portion of the procession.
how ever. WAS formed of boys and youths
who had scarce. attained the shaving
age, Their numbsr was estimated AT
5000. and whole companies of them wore
costumes modelled after t'ncle Sans. 4
band accompanying almost every district
club blared forth az they started. with
Sheriff Smith leading the way.
Behind him a me Secretary Thomas
Smith, his chief aid. and the grand
sachems. led by John II. Voorhees,. SO
years old. Fifth avenue was lined with
spectators all the way. The marchers
whooped loudly NJ they passed tho cleo
trio align OF the National Democratic
II At Forty-eighth street with It's
Wilson and Marshall. Peace and Pros
perity.' A. they passed tho Hughes
amer near the Union League club.
whose Republican members watched 81
lently from the windows. Kisses Of a
decidedly Democratic character arose.
When the head OF the column had
passed the waldorf-Astor word was
brought to Sheriff Smith that the rres-
ident Was about tn cave for the Garden.
Ex.SheriN Tom Foley stopped his club,
the first In line. and n lauc was formed.
uDWu WHlFn rnc tTtNlteTlt car maIe u
triumphsl progress.
Two Professions Meet.
While the crowd shouted -Four years
more e. the President bowed to the grand
marshal and then passed on ahead -
the Garden. The paraders FOLLOWED him
to T~wenty-sixth street and then turned
east.
Another procession merged with them
about this time. composed Of Wilson and
Marshall clubs. They had formed at
Columbus Circle and marched south In
Eighth avenue. flllng the air with PEN
nants and cheers. The Wilson COLLEGE
Mems League. led by IN. Bill' Ed
wards. and the National Italian Demo-
cratic League were also on han Rut
any one who expected to get inside the
Garden was sorely disappointed. for all
the doore had been barred by the Fir"
Department and not a man entered. A.
ter circling about the Garden the parades
d~lsbanded.