The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 1, 1896, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1896. the head of a column of fifty employes of ] #ilk banners floated in the line of men which represented the | that institution, iint and oil industry. There were fuliy 150 men in the ranks of the real estate and andowners’ section, at the head of which marched Messrs. Umbsen, Rich and Easton. The electrical workers presented a very unique sight. The Edison company’s em- vloyes, 200 strong, were under the direc. tion of F. A. Nippert. The General Elec. trical Company was equaliy as strong; all carried red, white and blue electric lamps attached to the end of their flag sticks, In the middle of the ranks was a banner, on which was the statement: “Electricity is progress, but not without sound money."” The wholesale druggists also presented a neat appearance, bedecked with badges, flags and flowers. Blanchard’s bana kept the rear of the division in step as they marched. ( SEVENTH DIVISION. MMENSE crowds on Third street cheered the seventn division as its sec- tions fell into line on Third street, be- tween Howard and Folsom. Marshal A. A. Watkins proudly rode at the kead of over 1650 men ana he was assisted by Aids J. A. Margo, John F. Miller and F. J. Sims. This was one of the most striking divisions in the parade, as it rep- resented the iron and boat building in- dustries. The hardware, stove and metal emploves came after the officers and a drum corps. Each carried a flag and wore badges. Around the hat of each man was a broad yellow band. The body of men alone filled the entire street and it was necessary to send the floats down Howara street for lack of room. When the floats swung into their places the shouts of the crowd were deafening. Mounted upon a lurge double truck was a large gasoline launch, with an enthusiastic crew and an engineer, who responded to the cheers by a blast upon the whistle, The vehicle and its marine burden were drawn by 100 horses, four abreast. The launch was built for Guatemiala. Back of this wasa smaller gasoline launch constructed by the Ban Francisco Boat-building Com- pany. The two boats and the teams oc- cupied two-thiras of a block. Each was gayly decorated with flags, bunting, etc., and the 120 men who bestrode the horses carried the flag of the country. Never before has there been such a dis- play of the wine industries. Fioats repre- senting all the features of the business, several huge wine casks on drays, with appropriate mottces, another. One over twenty feet high was stood on end and filled by the emploves of David Woener. Over this was placed a large canopy of red, white and blue. The Swiss-Italian colony’s float was equally striking, the decorations being made up largely of grapevines and” grapes. One of the most attractive was the the float of the California Wine Association, which con- tained on an elevated platiorm all of the principal apparatus of a wine cellar. At \_ the rear was a representation of the great seal of California—bear, miner and god- de- . The latter was represented by Miss Saaie Langdon, a very pretty brunette, who was attired in rich yellow drapery. After the wine brigade came the coopers of the California Wine Association, whose banner set forth that they want sound money. EIGHTH DIVISION. OT to be outdone in punctuality, Ben I. Balomon, marshal of the eighth division, and his aids—E. 0. Tuttle and P. J. Dietz—were early at their assigned station, on Clementina street, facing on Third. The Oakland Artillery band drew up in place, followed by the jewelers, 250 strong, under the charge of J. T. Bonestell. Five large followed one after | who wore the yellow chrvsanthemums and canes decorated with red, white and blue streamers. After these came 100 of the Ohio Republicans under the charge of L. P. McCarty. The crockery-dealers, 100 or more in number, swung in behind, under the di- rection of A. B. C. Dohimann, who was assisted by Frank White and A. Schwarz- schild. Yellow was the prevailitz color in tiis boly. The striking features of | the San Francisco glass-workers’ turnout was two loads of young ladies dressed in red, white and biue. The men who foliowed on foot carried a large assortment of their own products— | bottles, demijohns and flasks hung on larce canes and sticks. The next in order was a detachment from the united railway employes, bear- ing flags, streamers and emblems of patriotism. The «econd section of this division was obliged to form on Tehama street, facing |on Third. At the head was the Vienna | Band. W. Mackay marched at the head of over 450 furniture-workers, all bedecked |and enthusiastic. They pomted with ! pride to the float thev had constructed. Tt was a large truck with a canopy over | stacked rolls of carpet. Under the canopy e which were the wordas: “To be occupied by McKinley on March 4"’ The redrock and the rock industries were also repre- sented by men on foot and in wagons, NINTH DIVISION. #ONG was th: line and many were the men who made up the ninth division. So great was the column, which represented mainiy the green, dried and canned-fruit industries and the preduce and commission busi- ness, that Marshal A. D. Cutier and his chief aid, T. 8. Taylor, were obliged to appoint ma bordinate officers and cut the line up into sections over which the officers had charge. Their arrargement was in this order: Aids—J. McDonogh Jr., Paul Barbieri, Walter E. Beck, George Renner and J. A, Code. Captains—First, Jerome Porter; second, H. U. Jaudin; third, R. A.. Holcombe; fourth, C. B. Hollywood; fiith, M. Loewenstein; sixth, C. C. Gilbert; seventh, N. Kittle; eighth, James M. Hobbs; ninth, N. Wrigh tenth, H. L. Burlerson. Guides—G. A. Pope and F. L. Himer. Bugler—R. C. Delemeter. Corps. The numerical strength of the paraders in the order of their calling was as follows: Dried fruit 264, canned fruit 198, green fruit 314, bag men 118, commission men 146, produce men 137, fruit brokers 22, fruit press 5. Total, 1204. All of the men wore yvellow bands on their hats and the National flags were of tin, American tin at that, which rattled merrily whenever shaken. Many wore dried peaches pinned on their badges. Not a few «mall horns were in the line and with the flags and horns it was a noisy division. - Following the footmen were at least a dozen trucks piled high with bags and the accompaniments of the industry and displaying such inscriptions as “This is not a cut and dried affair, it isa battle,”” “By their fruits shall ye judge them: we vote for McKinley,” “Bryan, we are sorry for you; good-by.” Roncovieri’s Band. Drum TENTH DIVISION. VERY man who earns his living in the leather and textile indus- tries must have been in the line of the tenth division, which formed on Minna street, facing on Third, was placed a large chair of state, over | T Marshal Frank W. Sumner was well pro- vided with assistants, his aids being Charles L. Field, James G. Spaulding, John T. Fraser, Hermann Waldeck, Jobn Gilson, P. Fisher, 8. Nickelsberg, Albert Frank, Ed Adams, D. Hamburger, E. C. Carne and J. N. Featherstone. The harness-makers’ and saddlers’ division, 200 strong, was under the super- vision of H. A.Wegener, and the men, aside from the accepted decorations of the day, wore small leather saddle-trees sus- pended from fthe lapels of their coats by blue ribbons. Nearly sixty men of Rosenthal, Feder & Co.’s shoehouse came next, under the direction of J. L. Cal- lahan. Other shoe manufactories were equaily well represented. Along the line were numerous banners, on which were inscribed such thoughtsas: “In silver countries there is no demand for shoemakers, the people go barefoot.” “In Mexico shoemakers earn 20 cents a day.” *“Japanese shoemakers make from 10 to 15 cents a day,” etc. One man car- ried on thetop of a ten-foot pole a larve stoully made thick-soled cowhide boot on which the words *‘Solid for McKin- ley” were painted. The employes of the Frank Tanning Company, Kullmann, Saiz & Co., Bes- senger & Co., and other similar institu- tions turned out nearly 1000 strong. They were looked after by Albert Frank, Ed- ward Adams and Charles L. Field. “Gen- eral Grant was a tanner,” was the motto at the head of this line, and “No Budd benchmen in this line,” was carried well down the column. Back of this section marched the employes of Buckingham & Hecht, who came out strong, at least 125, Marching 1n these ranks were F. B. Robins, A. Dernbam and L. P. Wiel. The textile display in the tenth division was a whole show of itself. Phil Fisher was in command of fully 500 men, and he was ably assisted by such men Adam Grant, Joseph Grant, Levi Strauss, David Marks, Al Steiner, L. Weil, B. Schweitzer, Maurice Schwsitzer, 8. Simon, Henry Saxe, L. Saxe, W. Canen, M. Greenebaum, J. Mendelson, R. Simpson, V. Ulman, E. Bloch and others. The men in the line kept up a merry noise with wooden rat- tles. Several floats representative of the textile industry were in the line. The millinery employes drobped into this .column fully 125 in number and formed a unique display. At the head oi the body ‘was displayed a huge bonnet that made as much of a spread as such headgear usually does in theaters. Fastened thereon was a bunch of white ostrich plumes large as an office duster. In tbe middle of the ranks was & huge gold-satin banner decorated with violets and surmounted by a large East Indian peacock. Among the men were Robert L. Toplitz, J. C. Berendsen and Melville Toplitz. Flags were carried on long fishing-poles—not the kind that the pres- ent President uses. The wholesale grocers, provision, salt, tea and spice dealers and their employes and the druggists and chemists brought up the end of this very large division. The grocers and provisioners were led by Hugo D. Keil, F. Van Sicklen and several others in the same line. Over 400 em- ployes were out, with a drum corps at the head. Each carried a small broom on the same stick with the flag, and the signifi- cance was that there will be a clean sweep for McKinley. 1n this line the broom in- dustry was represented by a large float on a truck. It carried all the implements ONE OF THE SHIP-BUILDERS’ FLOATS IN YESTERDAY’S PARADE. used in the trade. The whole was mounted by a victure of the coming President and Vice-President. Beneath this was the motto, “Broom Industry and Home Industry.” TH DIVl K ELEVEN DIVISION, OUTH and old age mingled to- gether in joyous harmony, each and all ready and willing to endure the discomforts of a tramp over the rough cobbles in honor of McKin- ley, Hobart and prosperity for themselves and their neighbors. Hiram Tubbs, vice-president of the Tubbs Cordage Company, who has passed his three-score and ten years, took his place at the bead of his department with the same alacrity as did the youngest boy in the employment of the same company . Il '-‘?W/?",, ] ) The formation of the line on Third and the adjacent streeis between Market and Mission was somewhat difficult, in conse- quence of the electric cars on that and Kearny street being stopped on this block. This, with a congregated cluster of trucks, wagons and dump carts, which zot jammed up in promiscuous confusion between the clubs and the industrial elements that had formed according to the programme ready to parade in their respective order, made things rather perplexing for some time, until the tangle got straightened out, which it did as soon as the wool-dealers’ heayy trucks began to move. Marshal C. W. Hill, aided by Charles Packsher and James Davidson, took their places in front of the wool-dealers’ section and joined the end of the tenth division with 500 men and three two-horse trucks laden with what was before the Demo- cratic party opened the ports of the United States to the free importation of wool, a vrecious and remunerative crop from the backs of thousandsiof sheep. A band of musicians followed the trucks and led the Marin County delegates, who were followed by A. M. Peach, who mar- shaled the Cordage Company, better kuown as the “‘Potrero Rope Works.” The employes of this branch of industry vumbered 450, and they were followed by two iwo-horse trucks laden with hemp and rope, varying in size and endurance from the ordinary clothes line to the stoutest hawser manufactured. TWELFTH DIVISION. N additional foreign natioaality, which heretofore contented them- selves with either not voting at all or voting for the Democratic party, took its piace in the ranks of the Republican party. This augmenta- tion consisted of the Spanish-American Club, marshaled by Captain A. aela Torre, aided by L. C. Ratto, M. F. Clausen, 8. Bacigalupi and P. de Marfini, with 250 of its number in neat uniforms, consisting of blue tunie, white duck pantaloons and brown leggings, with a vellow sash over the left shoulder, ard each man carrying a small American flag. This uniform division was commanded by Captain Alexander Rojo and R. R. Duckworth, his first lieutenant. The 1talo-American club from North Beach, in neat uniform of blue tunic trimmed with brown, white pantaloons and leggins, 3830 strong, looked and marched well to the time of the McKin- ley club drum corps which preceded them. The Scandinavian club, the Swedish- American club and the Lincoln club of North Beach followed, each turning out a full membership, which in the aggregate represented over 1500 men. THIRTEENTH DIVISION. EXT, following in good order, came the thirteenth division closing up on the rear of the twelfth without | loss of time or distance. - Sylvester Bhaben, mouuted on a prancing steed, aided by W. A. Lampe, Joseph Coleman. Fred Rothganger, E. Taylor and William Tuggy, lead the way for the dashing, neat and handsomely uniformed division of the Pheuix Club, which marched like war veterans to the music of Nolting’s band. The members of 'the Phenix Club followed carrying American flags, with banners giving expression to | “patriotism, protection and prosperity.” There were over 800 memUers belonging to this club in line. The Howard Ciub, 1500 strong, fol- lowed immediately behind the Pheenix, and made a fine appearance. This club was marshaie¢ by Fred Fry, and in the tirst four was “His Whiskers” Judge Campbell, Dr. G. I. Drucker, Chris New- man (president oi the Howards) and Wifliam Blattner (its founder), who with Phil Crimmins started the club fifieen years ago. A delegation from the McKinley Colored Men’s Club had a place in rear of the Howards, The Western Sugar' Company and bar- rel department of the same, 2500 strong, followed, siringing out this division to an unusual length. There were an abundance of appropriate 4 letterea banners in this section, all ‘point- ing to the benefits of protection to Ameri- can-industries. One read, ““America, the Greatest Sugar- producing Country in the World.” Arother read, “We Want Good Money for Honest Labor and a Chance to Earn It.” FOURTEENTH DIVISION. ETACHED clubs and citizens who . had not sought a regular place in any division formed the fourteentn division, which was led by the Lanrel Club from the Fortieth Dis- triet. It also comprised private carriages containing ladies and old patriotic citi- zens who had advanced to that ripeags which made marching too laborious. Yet the excitement and anxiety to participate in a parade for McKinley and the party which he represents was so sirong that they insisted on being driven around with the younger and more active members of their party. FIFTEENTH DIVISION. AD the marchers been less good- natured and not so fully in toncn with the spirit of the occasion the divisions from tke fifteenth on miglit have been expected to find fault with the long but unavoidable delay to which they were subjected by reason of the enormous number of men to be placed. Asit was they amused themselves with campaign songs, club yells and good- humored chaff. The California and Knickerbocker quartets were among those who were detained longest and they fur- nished an impromptu concert of McKin- ley songs to the division in which they were placed. v Michael Haley, marshal of the division, held his line'admirably, his efforts being ably backed by his aids—Willis G. Dodd, J. K. Firth, George Wimmer, George Michaelson, Fred Bastian, James Hender- son, W. W. Fairchild, T. C. Cantrell, Harvey Harris, Arthur Lewis, J. W. Meredith, Henry L. Simon, George K. Hart, ¥. A. Hoffman, Robert Christy, Joseph -Eckels, George Sartorius, James Hamilten, R. J. Wilson, H. H. Morton, Louis de Rome, Frank Birch, Calvin Thomvson, E. T. Morris, W. C. Johnston, John Richards, George Cavanagh, Wil- liam Lambert, John Oleson, Vincent Gil- christ, R, Pengelly, Charles Eker, Patrick Cronin, Forrest Blanding and John T. Scott. Following the band which headed the division came the striking float of the Bear Club. This represented a huge griz- zly bear standing in threatening attitude over a cowering tiger. Four big brown horses drew the float. A baud followed and then came the Bear Club, 260 strong. The driil corps under Captain Judge numbered 75 men. Their natty uniforms, consisting of black jackets, trimmed with gold, white caps and trousers and black leggins, made a striking appearance. Every member of the club carried a tin bear flag. The German Republican Club, 400 strong, was led by Marshal R. Munch and President R. Wieneke. The club made a fine appearance with their flags and yel- low decorations. The iron-workers’ industry was fittingly preceded by a float bearing a model of the Oregon, the pride of every S8an Francisco mechanic. From the smokestacks of the miniature battle-ship smoke was emitted in a realistic manner and the guns belched forth little bine clouds at inter- vals. Twenty-five hundred iron-workers, re- cruited from every branch of the metal- workers’ crafi, followed. Over half of these were from the Union Iron Works, but almost every concern in the City which handles iron in any manner was represented. Held proudly aloft were the banners of the ship-builders, the riveters, ship-joiners, boiier-makers (the last named with a float pearing a stationary engine and a partially completed boiler, upon which competent journeymen la- bored right merrily), machinists, black- smiths, drydock workers and mold_ers. The molders carried a banner inscribed with the homely but practical motto, “Molders for better times and sound mouey.”’ Three hundred men turned out from the Pacific Rolling Mills. A float repre- senting a maypole with festoons of inter- twined National colors accompanied this body. Each man in line was decorFled profusely with yellow and many American flags were carried. SIXTEENTH DIVISION. NE of the finest appearing divi- siqns in the parade was the six- teenth, marshaled by L. L. Brom- well and Aid G. £. Edwards. The Encinal band headed the division, and Stockton Drill Corps, escorted by the Young Men’s Republican Drill Corps of Oakland, followed. The Stockton club brought an efficient drum corps with them. The club was uniformed in biue jackets with white braid trimming, blue and white caps and white trousers. They carried Ameri- can flags, and under the direction of Cap- tain P. M. Duffy and First Lieutenant Giovenessi executed many difficult ma- neuvers with the precision of veterans. The Young Men’s Republican League Drill Corps suffered none by comparison with their fine-looking guests. The Oak- land boys, seventy-five in number, wore plack jackets trimmed with white, yellow caps and white trousers. They were offi- cered by Captain Wethern and Lieutenants J. H. Kick and Clarence Crowell. The Independent Kife and Drum Corps pre- ceded this company. The Oakland Camp, Army and Navy League, nuder Colonel J. P. McElroy and in immediate command of W. H. Adju- tant, turned out 200 enthusiastic mem- bers. Each veteran wore a htge yeliow badge. The Oakland Sound-money Club, headed by a band, made a showing of 1000 men. A transparency -bearing the legend “We are from Oakland and in favor of sound money”’ was lifted aloft from their ranks. Then cam- 300 citizens of Alameda. They were representatives of the California Oil Company, the Pacific Borax Works and Clarg’s Pottery. This banner bore the motto, **‘No Coercion in Ours.” The Fourth and Sixth wards Republi- can Club of Oakland, under Major Frank Barnett, turned outa drill corps of fifty neatly uniformed men. Their suits were white with black braid. The Fremont Club, 1000 strong, made an imposing appearance. The club was com- manded by V. Morgan, and at its head was borne a banner bearing the likeness of James G. Blaine. The Polytechnic Cadets, with their own drum and fife corps, had fifty men in line under Captains H. Hauser and H. Morton. They carried small banners bearing the names “McKinley and Hobart.”” The Colored McKinley and Hobart Club had eighty men in line under John 8. Wilkins, president of the club. The wood-workers, fifty strong, com- pleted the division: A large rack, highly decorated and loaded with wooden buck- ets, preceded them. A . banner was stretched along the top of the rack, upon which was inscribed, “Don’t give us 53 cents for $1 worth of work.” SEVENTEENTH DIVISION, Y the time word was given for the seventeenth division to move the Plumed Knights, who have proved in many an active campaign ere now that they were better workers than waiters, had become weary of siand- ing statue-like on Howard street. Ac- cordingly as soon as they observed an o opening ahead they marched irrepressibly in before the drivers of the six-horse teams could get into motion. ‘And that is why the Plumed Knights headed ths seventeenth division ana the McKinley Invineibles had to be content with a place behind the handsome drill corps whose name suggests inspiring meémories. The Krights looked their prettiest yes- terday. They had seventy-five men in line under command of Captain J. E. Kline and Lieutenants James Christie and E. E. Parmerlee. Their uniforms con- sisted of black velvet caps, yellow lined and decorated with gold stars. They wore yellow caps and black leggins. The big float of the Union League Club fol- lowed. On one side was inscribed, “The Union League Ciub is for Sound Money and Protection.” On the other were the words, “A Double-ender, Bill McKinley and McKinley Bill” The Union League Club turned out 500 mer. They were under the command of D. E. Miles and carried American flags and immense chrysanthemums. The McKinley Invincibles had in line a great transparency bearing the following proud record: McKinley Invincibles, Prosperity, Sound Money. Harrison, 1892; Harrison, 1888; Biaine, 1884; Gar- field, 1876; Hayes, 1872; Grant, 1868.” ‘In each of these campaigns the Invincibles e et PATRIOTIOM PROTECTION PROSPERITY, L e — R ke e Day Parede OCT. 3lsT. 183Y6. Badge Worn by “The Call” Brigade. have made a hard fight for the Repub- lican nominees. ‘With the Invincibles were the California and Knickerbocker quartets. They occupied a large coach decorated with yellow and bearing the legend on its sides: “We think it better to open the mills to labor than to open the mints to the silver of the world.” Then came the Invincibles in carriages. This division was taken care of by R, R. Russ, marshal, and aids, H. B. Masters, General Freidenrich, D. E. Miles, Vaughn Morgan and James McQuade. EIGHTEENTH DIVISION, RRANGEEENTS had been made -to have the eighteenth division consist of the wine industry, which tulfilled the expectation that it would have a large showing. Through some misunderstanding, how- ever, the wine men got .in line near the front of the procession. This inadvertent change in the plans, however, in nc way Continued on Sizth Page. Miss Mildred Boyne, the Little Maiden Who Led “The Call’s® Brigade in the Great Procession. [Froma photograph by Bushneil.]