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Harald

August 25

The failure of Buffalo Bill's fighters of all
nations to parade past Governor Altgeld
as he stood on the portico of the Illinois
Building caused some comment yesterday
morning. The outfit had been advertised to
ride by the big building after the
state troops had filed by, but before
the guardsmen trooped through the
gate down back of the Forestry Building
and started on their tramp on the north
end of the grounds, word was sent over to
Colonel Cody not to bring his parade in the
park. The crowd was already so big that
no more paraders could be safely handled.
There was a disposition on the part of some
at first to censure President Higinbotham's
action, but when the reasons became
generally known his course was commended.
President Higinbotham said last evening
that members of the Illinois world's fair
board had called at his office during the
afternoon and thanked him for his action.
"The fact of the matter was that we could
not handle the two parades satisfactorily,"
said President Higinbotham. "The national
guard alone attracted an enormous crowd to
the north end of the park, and if we had
added any to this by Introducing Colonel
Cody's show, serious results might have followed.
I do not know how the statement
came to be made that that Indians would
take part in the procession. They were not
invited to on Wednesday evening, to my
certain knowledge. I do know, however,
that Colonel Cody's entire show will give a
parade Friday morning.

"The members of the state board deserve
great credit for their successful efforts in
bringing people to the exposition from all
parts of the state. They have every reason
for being proud of Illinois day, and I
congratulate them most heartily on the success
of their plans."