Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-10-18
THE PRESIDENT IN OHIO.
Enthusiastically Greeted by Resi-
dents of Many Towns.
Speeches from tho Platform of n Car Co
tho Assembled Throngs-sconos and
Incidents of the Trip from In
diannpolis to Pittsburgh.

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and party left / Indianapolis at six
O'Clock Monday morning. The train
reached Anderson at 7:10. A large
crowd was in waiting at the station.
| Mayor Tcrhune intr oduced the Presi-
dent, who responded briefly. At the
conclusion of the speech the mayor in
troduced Secretary Tracy and moment
later the train started.
VERSAILLES, o., Oct. 14.-M uncle was
the first stop after Anderson. An enor-
nous crowd was gathered at no station.
Mayor Ellis introduced the President,
who addressed the crowd. Representa-
tive Tom Brown joined the party at
Muncie and accompanied it to Winches-
ter, whore he introduced Mr. Harrison
to the large crowd which had assembled
there.
BELLEFoNTAINE, O., Oct. IA. - The
train arrived at Union City at nine a.
m. Chairs had been placed on the steps
of the hotel near the station and the
President and Secretary Tracy were led
to them between lines of school children
who strewed flowers before them. Mr..
Harrison was introduced by State Sena-
tor Schockley and made brief speech.
At Sidney committee from Belle
fontaine, headed by Judge Lawrence,
met the Presidents party. The Presi-
dent made no speech at Sidney. He
shook hands with great many people
from the back platform OF the car.
short stop was made at DeGratf and the
principal of the sch ools introduced the
President to the children.
LARUE, O., Oct. lathe President
arrived at Bellefontaine at 1O:45. He
was introduced to the crowd there by
the mayor of the city. After brief
speech the President introduced Secre-
tary Tracy, who bowed his acknowledge
ments to the crowd as the train moved
out
At Gallon there was another hand
shaking. The President tried to mako
speech, but the noise was too great
and he had to abandon the attempt.
Theirs was large crowd at Crestline
and band of music. At this point the
Easlemere was switched to the tracks of
the Fort Wayne road.
As the car was backed down to the sta
ton, the mayor of Crestline mounted
the platform of the Presidents car.
After saluting him he introduced him to
the assemblage. Mr.. Harrison made
short speech. At Mansfield crowd OF
a thousand people met the train. Sena-
tor Sherman introduced Mr.. Harrison,
who made a brief address which was re-
ceived with cheers.
At Mansfield the President received
the bulletin of the death OF ex-Secretary
Belknap and bulletin also of the con-
dition of Justice Miller, in both of which
he was much interested.
At Wooster the President left the
train and went to small platform
few yards from the station under the
escort of the local committee, at the
head of which was DR.. Stoddard, once
his instructor in chemistry at the Miami
University, Of Oxford, o. He was re-
ceived with prolonged cheering.
At Canton there was an enormous
crowd in waiting. 1t filed the station
yard and platform and overhowed on the
tops OF the railroad cars. The President
made short speech in which he paid q
high compliment to Canton's distin-
guished citizen, Major Mckinley. AL
lance was the next station. The crowd
here, too, was very large and enthusi-
astic. The President was introduced by
Hon. David Fording. He spokN for
about ten minutes.
When the President had concluded |
his remarks he began to shake hands
with the people near the car and the
struggle to get within reaching distance
of his hand was fearful. 1t is surpris-
ingthat there were no serious injuries
inflicted upon the crowd
At Salem, the last station on tho pro-
gramme for the day, the crowd de-
manded speech, but the President
asked to be excused. His voice was in
distinct and showed the wear and tear
of the days efforts. Mr.. Harrison has |
broken all Of his previous records for
speech-making. On the day that he |
spoke at Peoria, Galesburg and Burling-
ton he made seven speeches, transcend
ing all previous efforts His speech at
Alliance was the thirteenth he had
made since his departure from Indian
apoli, Monday morning.
The run from Salem to Pittsburgh was
without noteworthy incident The train
arrived in the Pittsburgh station atS:l5
o'clock. 1t was broken there and the
Haslemere was made part of the fast ex-
press of the Pennsylvania railroad
which is due in Washington at AS this
PIrTsBURGH, Oct. IA. The time of ar
rival of the Presidents party was not
generally understood by the citizens of
Pittsburghand there were but few people
upon the depot platform when the spe-
cial train arrived. The representatives
of the city papers were accorded brief
interview. The President looked some-
what wearied. Upon reaching Wash
ington he will have travelled over 8, 200
miles. With one exception he has slept
in his car every night since leaving
Washington.
Tho train left for Washington via the
railroad at S:45 o'clock.
There was no speech-making or demon
stration of any kind while the train was
in motion.
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