Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-03-06
HARRlSON'S HAkDSHAkE
He Distributes 5000 of Them
 Among His Admirers.
A CRUSH AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

A Trying Ordeal for the New President.
 NIT. Blaine and Gen. Tracy Among the
 Callers - Haltord Sworn In- Secretary
 whitney's Farewell.
 WASHINGTON, March Notwithstanding the fatigue occosioned by the long ceremo- nies of Moniay p.esidelt Ii :rrison arose early in the morning ansi after light break fast went at once to his desk. Here he worked until 10 o'clock at which hour he proceeded to the east room for the purpose o' receiving the thousan Is of people who hal congregated outside the White House.
 The president was attired in suit of black broatcloth and stood . few feet away, facing ,he west door of the east room. through which the crowd entered. Miltiamen, polit- ical organiZa ions, bands and other visitors -sere lined outside the closed gates and along the iron ralings of the White House grounds. Policemen stationed at these entrances sue ceeded in keeping the crowd at bay. By special appointment the late Repubh- can ratification committee called upon the president at 1i50 o'clock, and afterwards paid their respects to Vice President Morton. Organizations which desired to leave the city during the day were next received. Each contingent, headed by its band, marched up under the north portico of the mansion and passed in the main doorway to the east room. Nearly all of the bands i played the inspiring Hail to the Chief" during the march through the White House i grounds
 i Col John M Wilson. of the army, stood by the side of the president during tho reception | AS each delegation in its president, cap tain or leader introduced the members. The crowd passed through at the rate of forty per minute, each person receiving shake of the presidents hand Mir. Harrison gave a hearty grip and showed by the expeditions manner in which he performed the duty that he had had exper.ence at hand>haklng, Among the callers was Governor Hoard, of Wisconsin, ! with twenty members of his staff. The gov ernor chatted for few minutes with Gen. Harrison. The Home Market club, of Boston. fine appearing body of men, presented a magnificent floral eagle to the president. ''This is the Home Market clubs eagle," said one of the men who carried the device, land she has been screaming ever since the cleo tion." The president laughed and said he would be pleased to examine the bird when | he had more time.
 The Salem (MasS) Republican club and tine Young Mems Republican Club of Providence brought large contingents.
 About II o'clock the pre- i1ent took short rest from the handshaking, and about II :3C started in aga,n.
 Mir E. w. Halford was sworn i'll private secretary to the president Monday night, and in the morning the president signed his ap pointment Miss Alice B. Sanger, the pres
 dents stenographer, and Mir. k. F. Tibbet
 were also sworn in as clerks. Capt Dns
 more, the veteran doorkeeper of the White
 House, who resigned during Mr. Cleveland: administration, will superintenI affairs at the mansion until order has been established. MT. Windom called upon Secretary Fair
 child and had a long talk with hiul.
 MT. Blaine was one of tine callers on th. president, He passed along with the rest O the visitors to the White House and spent
 few minutes in conversation with Presiden Harrison As Mir. Blaine passed out of tn,
 White House he was recognizeI, and
 deafening shout went up from the assemble, crowd. They crowded about him, shook hi
 hand and cheered Justify. It was only afte strenuous efforts on the part of MT. Bain , and several policemen that the former man
 aged to get away. Gen. Noble was anothe
 caller, and late in the afternoon Senator His
 cock called with Gen. Tracy.
 7 At 80 the president ceased shaking hand
 and went to luncheon, and at o'clock Wa
 again undergoing tho pump handle process At 2:30 there was still a great crowd abou
 the mansion, and the president determine f: not to shake any more hands. He agreed h however, to stand on a temporary platforI
 near the entrance and allow the crowd to St . him. For an hour continuous stream C
 people passed in review, the president fir, e quently dotfing his hat ill response to tn
 cheers. About 3:SO p. m. he decided to SC
 no more people, and went back to his desf
 It is estimated that during the day he ha '. shaken hands with $ 900 persons and had T., T viewed pearly as many more. He had bee d on bis feet from 10 o'clock until 3:30, wit IS the exception of the intervals mentioned, an 1, another one of fifteen minutes, in which It signed some papers.