Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-02-28
THE VICE.PRESIDENEELECT.
MIR. Hendricks Arrives In Washington-An
Informal but Cordial Reception.
u, O.. hl. nlanQ tnn


lBy telegraph TO the Dispatch.l
WASHINGTON, February 27.--Vice-
President-elect Hendricks arrived in
Washington at $3.50 o'clock this after
noon on the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road two hours and quarter behind
the schedule time. A large crowd as
sembled at the depot before the hour
at which the train was due, and pa
tiently awaited its coming, recelv-
ing constant accessiOns as the
time passed until, when the train
arrived, the assemblage numbered
several hundred persons. The throng
filled the depot waiting-room and
crowded on the sidewalk in front OF
the depot, and members of the Citizens
Reception Committee and the Indiana
Democratic Association, with few
newspaper reporters, awaited the ar
rival of the train on the platform in the
interior of the depot. All the Demo-
cratic members Of Congress from
Indiana, except Senator Voorhees,.
who was detained at the Senate,
and Judge Holman, who could not leave
the House, were present as members
of the Indiana Democratic Association.
Representatives-elect Byrum. Ford, and
Howard, Of Indiana, and Colonel Ban
mister, of that State, and MesSrs. Niles
and Morgan, of this city, as representa-
tiycs of the Indiana Democratic Asso-
citation and the Citizens Committee
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 lndi-
ana Association to meet Mr.. Hendricks
at the depot aud give him a cordial re-
ception without speechmaking or any
formality. and the Inaugural Commit
tee sent the Reception Committee to
meet him and escort him to his hotel.
Unfortunately, however, there was no
concert of action between the two
bodies, and when the train drew up in
the depot and 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 Indiana friends.
A few of the latter, however, pushed
their way through the crowd and shook
hands with the Vice-PreSident-elect.
One enthusiastic individual almost
knocked Mr.. Hendricks over in
his eagerness to be recognized
and to shake his hand. As soon as the
Vice-President-elect was recognized
many of the spectators on the platform
dotted their hats and applaudcd him as
he pushed on toward the carriage down
the length of the platform and through
the waiting-room to the street. The
applause grew until as he reached the
street it broke into enthusiastic
cheering, to which Mr.. Hendricks re
sponded by raising his hat and bow
Ing. The committee escorted hin
TO the carriage, but here the Grove
surged about the vehicle and pre-
vented it from being driven off while
a score or more shook hands with Mr.
Hendricks. As the driver finally whip
ped up his horses aud drove off to tn,
hotel the crowd cheered enthusiastical
ly. Mr.. Hendricks was accompanied
by several gentlemen from Indiana anc
few ladies of his family.
Mr.. Hendricks dined quietly at VIII
lard's Hotel tonight with Mrs. Hen
| bricks. and in the evening held an in
formal reception in his rooms in tn
hotel, quite a large number Of person
calling on him to pay their respects.