Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-02-28
IN WASHINGTON.
Enthusiastic Reception of the Vice Presi-
dent-Elect.

Enthusiastic Reception of the Vice Prest-
dent-Elect.
WASHINGTON, D. c., February 27.-The
Vice President-elect arrived IN Washington,
this afternoon, on the special car Mary
land" The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
train to which the car was attached with the
second section Of the regular day express
and was two hours and fifteen minutes late.
A large crowd assembled at the depot before
the hour at which the train was due; e;and
patiently awaited its coming and received
constant accessioDs as the time passed un-
til when the train arrived the assemblage
numbered several hundred persoas. The
throng filed the depot waiting room and
crowded about on the sidewalk in front of
the depot, and the members Of the Citizens
Reception Committee and the Indiana
Democratic Association, with q few news
paper reporters, awaited the arrival of the
train on the platform. In the interior OF
the depot all the Democratic members Of
Congress from Indiana except Senators
Voorhees,, who was detained at the Senate,
and Judge Holman, who could not leave the
House, were present as membrj OF
the Indiana Democratic Association,
Representatives elect Bynum, Ford and
Howard, of Indiana, and Col. Bannister, of
that State, and Messrs. Niles and Morgan,
of this city, as representatives Of the Indiana
Democratic Association and Citizen S Com
mittee, respectively, went up the road as far
as Harper's Ferry to meet Mr.. Hendricks
and escort him to the city. 1t had been
arranged by the Indiana AS
sociation to meet Mr.. Hendricks at
the depot and give him a cordial reception
without speeches or any formality, and the
Inaugural Committee sent the Reception
Committee to meet him and escort him to
his hotel.
Unfortunately, however, there was no con-
cert of action between the two bodies, and
when the train drew up in the depot aud
Mr.. Hendricks alighted, he was seized hold
Of by Messrs. Niles and Claggett, of the
Citizens Committee and hurried through
the crowd on the platform toward his
carriage without being allowed to stop
a moment even to shake hands with his In
diana friends. A few Of the latter how
ever, pushed their way through the crowd
and shook hands with the Vice President
elect. One enthusiastic individual almost
! knocked Mr.. Hendricks over in his eager
ness to be recognized. AS soon as the
Vice President-elect was recognized, many
spectators op the platform removed their hats
and applauaicca him as he pushed on toward
the carriage down the length of the platform
and through the waitingroom to the street,
The applause grew until, as he reached the
street, it broke into enthusiastic cheers to
which Mr.. Hendricks responded by raising
his hat and bowing. The committee
escorted him to his carriage, but the crowd
surged about the vehicle and prevented ii
from being driven of, while score or more
shook bands with him. As the driver finally
whipped up his horses and drove off to the
hotel the crowd cheered enthusiastically,
The Vice President-elect was accompanied
by several gentlemen from Indiana and by
the ladies Of his family.
Mr.. Hendricks held an informal recep
ton in his rooms at the hotel this evening
large number of persons calling to pay
their respects.