Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-28
ENTRY TO THE CAPITAL.
The vics-P Presidency Elect Welcomed
to Washington by an Bnthu.
siastic Multitude.
His Reception by the 0itiseus' Commit
tee aud the Indiana Demo-
cratic Association.
Senator Garland Said to HRvo Been
Formally rendered tho Attor-
y.0eneralshlp.
a noYAL 0nRrrINe

WASHINGTON, Feb, "a Vice pTesi-
denl-elect Hendricks arrived here this
afternoon In n special car, "rhe Mary.
land, y en- tho Baltimore \ Ohio rail-
road. The train to which the car was
attached, the Indiana section Of the
regular day express, was two houn
and fifteen minutes late. A large
crowd assembled NJ the depot before
the hour At which the train
wna due and patiently waited
ite coming and receiving constant &C.
ceaeions IA the time passed. The ~
remblage
NUMBERED SEVERAL THOUSAND.
Tho throng filled the depot, waiting
rooms and crowded about on the aide
walk In front OF the depot aud the
members of the citiVens' reception
committee and the indiana Demo
cratic association, with tho newa.
paper reporters, awaited the arrival
~ the train on the platform. All
the Democratic members OF congress
from Indiana except Senator Nor-
hees, who was detained at the senate,
and Judge Holman, who could not
leave the house, were present Nv mem
btrs OF the Indiana Democratic ALSO
1 citation Representatlves'eleo Bynum,
/ Ford aud Seward Of Indiana, and
| Col BannistCr OF thRtRtAte and MesHfs.
| M Hes and Morgan OF this city IA
representatives ~ the Indiana Demo
cratic association and the citizens
! committee, respectively, went up the
road ~ far az Hnrper'a Ferry
TO htEEr AIR lrENDmUI1s
and escort hlnl here. II had been ar
ranged by the Indiana association Ia
meet Mr.. Hendricks NJ tho depot and
give him cordial recep.
ton, without speeoh-mAlSlng or
any formRlity, and the In
RuRural committee sent reception
committee TO meet him and escort him
10 the hotel Unfortunately, however,
there was no concerted action between
the two bOdleA, and when the train
drew mp In the depot and Mr.. Hen.
bricks alighted from II, lac was
sEIXED HOLD OF
by MeFHrs. Miles aud Morgan
Of the citizens committee aud hurried
through the crowd on the platform
toward hia carriage, without being al
lowed 10 stop q moment even 20 shake
hands with mis- Indiana friends. A
few OF the latter, however pushed
their way through the crowd and
shook banda with the Viee-prcsldent
elect AZ soon an the vlue-prealdent
elect WAS recognized many spectators
on the platform
REMOVED THEIR HATB
and applauded him. Al lac pushed on
toward the carriage down tho length
OF the platform and through the walt
ing room 10 the street the applause
grew, uHtil, 40 be reached the pave
ment, II broke into enthusiastic cheer
ing, 10 which he responded by rRialng
his hat and bowling. The committee
escorted him 70 carriage, but here
| the crowd
sUR0ED ABOUT THE vRHiOLK
and prevented II from being driven
Z of, while a score or more shook hands
with Mr. Hendricks. As the driver
finally whipped up his horses and
drove OF 10 the hotel she crowd
cheered enthusiastically Tho Woe
prehident.elect was accompanied by
several gentlemen from Indiana and
the ladies OF his family.
Mr.. Hendricks had an Informal re-
ception ia his rooms at tho hotel this
morning. large number Of persons
calling To pay their respects.