Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-01
THE PRESIDENT-ELECE.
Visitors Crowd. Around Him
All the Day.
woRsHIPPING THE RISING sun.
Every Detail Arranged for the
Fitting Installation of Our
Next Ruler.
LAssoeiated Press pispatehes TO the HERALp.

NeXG hulefs
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
WAsHINGToN, February 2S.-This wa:
Senatorial day at the Harrison head.
quarters, and quite number of Senators
had interviews with the President-elect
in many cases by special appointment
Among the callers were Senators Sher-
man, Stockbridge, Quay, Spooner, Saw
yer, Farwell and Platt. The President.
elect began to receive visitors early in
the morning and continued to do so until
toward o'clock, when he left the hotel
alone for stroll in the direction of his
old home near Iowa Circle.
ce-President-elect Morton called on
the President elect during the forenoon.
Ex-Secretaries Boutwell, and Mccullough
were among the earliest OF the afternoon
visitors. Blaine came over and spent a
few minutes with General Harrison.
Speaker Carlisle called to pay his re-
spects, and Chief Justice Fuller to in
quire as to the President-elect's wishes in
regard to the ceremonies on the day OF
Inauguration.
Other visitors were ex-senator Ferry,
General Schenck, Congressman Guenth-
er, of Wisconsin; Murat Halstead, Gen
raj Swain, of the army, ex-Congressman
Voorhees,, of New York; Governor
Cheney, of New Hampshire, and H. L.
Swords, Sergeant at-Arms of the Repub.
lican Executive Committee.
About 8 O'Clock Senator Sherman
walked in. Senator Sherman had hard
ly seated himself when the President
elect appeared. The two greeted each
other with great cordiality and shortly
retired to the seclusion of the Generals
private parlor. Senator Spooner also
had an interview with General Harrison
during the evening.
Tomorrow morning the President
elect has arranged to receive number
of members of Congress; among them
Reed, Anderson, of Kansas, and Grouse,
of Ohio.
The President and Vice-P President elect
on the morning of the Inauguration day
will go to Willard's Hotel, where they
will occupy the parlor at the corner of
Pennsylvania avenue and Fourteenth
street. President Cleveland will call for
them there and escort them to the
Capi oil.
The city is assuming holiday ap.
pearance. Flags and banners are being
put up on buildings along the line of the
procession, aad the work on the stands
and at the Pension Office is approaching
completion. There is large demand
for tickets for the ball, and it is expected
that they will all be disposed of before
the night of the Fourth.
The Senate Committee on Arrange |
ments has issued an official order of pro- |
ceedings at the Capitol on the 4th. The
building will be opened at 10 O'Clock TO |
those holding cards of admission, and at |
l. O'Clock the Senate chamber shall be |
thrown open. The blue gallery will be |
reserved for the families of the diplo- |
matte corps and the family of the
PRESIDENT OF the Senate. The
President-elect and ViGe.President-
elect will occupy seats Ttest of the diplo-
matte gallery. The remaining seats, ex-
cept those in tne press gallery. will be
open. 90 all having tickets of admission. |
The President.elect and Vice-President-
elect will enter the Capitol through the
bronze doors at the head of the marble
steps on the east front of the Senate
wing of the building. The floor
of the Senate will be reserved for
members of the Senate and House of
representatives, Justices of the Supreme
Court, army and navy officers, heads of
departments and other high officials.
The Vice-President-slect will take the
oath of Office in the Senate chamber.
After the organization of the Senate the
procession bill be formed and marched
to stand erected on the east
front of the main part of the
Capitol, where the President will
deliver his inaugural and be sworn in.
II the weather should be stormy this
ceremony will take place in the Senate
chamber.
On Saturday morning the Signal Ser
vice will issue an official weather predic-
ton for Inauguration day.
President Cleveland and General Har-
rison have agreed ON this programme for
Inauguration Day:
After the ceremonies at the Capitol,
the ex-President will return to the Exec
utive Mansion with the President. After
right refreshments, occupying but
few minutes, to which no
guests will be invited, Mr.. Cleve-
land will take leave of President
Harrison and drive to the residence of
Secretary Fairchild, and President Harri-
son will proceed to the reviewing stand
in front Of the White House and review
the inaugural procession.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland will not be
present at the inaugural ball. They will
go to New York Tuesday or Wednesday.
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