New-York tribune., 1920-10-29
$4,000 Desert
Cox and March
With Coolidge
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old and the new in the matter of equip
mcnt of the marchers. Four thousand
workers in the dry goods trade. most
of them women, carried swagger sticks,
on the ends Of which were American
flags and parti-colorcd electric lights
Other marchers carried plain flares of
what might be termed the middle po-
litical era, and in the line were thou
SANDS Of the old-iash oi-burning
torches which helped inspire enthusi-
asm in days that can be recalled only
by voters who are gray or bald, or
both.
One of the big features of the parade
was the first appearance OF women as
voters. The spectators were watchn ing
for them. The first women were the
smartly attircd feminine voters in the
wholesale drygoods division. right up
close behind Governor Cooldges auto
mobile. They were neatly uniformed.
wore Tam O Shanters and carr'el Har
ding and Coolidge banners. The crowd
chccrcd them.
Fully % per cent of those in the
parade were women. They showed
every evidence of a game detcrmina-
line Of march.
The various divisions were marshaled
on the side streets when the parade
started. All southbound traffic on
Fifth Avenue was diverted to side
streets, and police reserves formed a
Gordon along the avenue to Fifty
seventh Street.
Coolidge Chcercd Wildly
The climax came with the arrival of
Governor Coolidge at the reviewing
stand. Previous 10 that his course up
Fifth Avenue had been marked by en-
lined both walks from curb to wall.
The Governor was escorted by twenty
five mounted police under Lieutenant
Harry Eason, Inspector O'Brien riding
ahead in an automobile. The 7:a Regi-
ment Band Of fifty pieces came next,
followed by General Charles l.. Sheriff.,
grand marshal of the parade, and the
following aids:
Rhinclander Stewart, Colonel E B.
Hoppin, Major Snowden Fahnestock
Lieutenant Colonel H. T. Kingsbury,
Lieutenant Colonel Charles + Warren,
Captain John S. Rogers, Louis B.
Gawthric, Colonel Howard S. Borden
and Colonel Arthur f. Schermerho
mobile. With the nominee were Michael
Friedsam, president of 'he Business
Mems Republican Association; Roger
w Allen, secretary, and William War
rcn Barbour, treasurer
Torches Light the Way
All along the route colored fire blazcd
from buildings Marchers used Roman
candies and there was constant fare
from torches and various electrical dis
plays. But all other lights were dimmed
in the blaze at the reviewing stand.
Here. on Governor Cooldge's arrival,
the band swung quickly into The
Star Spangled Banner and the crowd
Presidential candidate.
In the grandstand at the Union
League with Governor Coolidge were
Elihu Root, Senator William NJ.
Calder, Senator J. W. Wadsworth ir.,
ex-senator Chauncey NJ. Depew,
National Chairman win Hays, ex-
National Chairman Charles D. Hilles,
ex-senator John W Weeks, Of Massa-
chusetts; Frank A. Munsey, A. T. Hert
national committeeman from Kentucky
George Glynn, chairman of the Repuh-
lican state committee; Lafayette B.
Gleason, Colonel Theodore Roosevelt
jr., Benjamin B. Odeu, Arthur S.
Tompkins, Henry L. Stoddar1. General
Nelson A. Miles, A. c. Gushing and
James j. Lyon, acting chairman Of tne
committee on arrangements.
1t was 7:40 o'clock when the Gov.
ernor reached the reviewing stand anu.
with Senator Root and Senator Ca der
beside him on the platform, proceeded
to review the parade.
War Veterans in Line
There were cighty-four sections. each
made up Of men and women of different
branches of industry. Some of the
sections included automobile trucks
carrying choruses OF singers, who
shouted campaign songs through mega
phones. There were many floats bear
ing campaign slogans and pictures of
the hepub jcan candidates.
Veterans Of the World War marched
IN separate divisions with snappy step.
carrying torch topped poles. Harvard
with Captain Arnold Horween, of the
Crimson football eleven. at the held.
TUFTS, Boston University and Massa-
chusetts Institute Of Technology were
represented with an effective mass dis
play OF yellow torches and rcd fire.
Powerful searchlights played along the
llne from automobiles and electric flash
lights were worn by players in the
tWenty-od bands and carried b. pla-
toOn heads.
number Of the Governors class
mates led the Amhurst delegation Of
marchcrs.