The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-10-17

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1t stopped at North Topeka and re-
manned with the Presidential party I'M
til it left for Kansas City.
AS the President stepped on TO the
platform and the crowd gave way good
naturally, no matter in what direction
the eye turned 1t looked on nothing but
bunting and human faces. Carriages
were in waiting, and while the Pres
Dental party and escort were being as
signed the United States cavalry at
Fort Riley, commanded by General For
sythe, formed and the President was
allowed to pass through.
He was given seat to the right of
Governor Humphrey and tho executive
carriage was provided with a guard.
The remaining Carriages proceeded in
double column. Immediately behind
the President was the carriage contain
ing Secretary Tracy. Senator Ingalls,
and Chief Justice Horton Private Sec
rotary Halford with a local escort occu-
pied the adjoining carriage, while the
remainder of the party followed.
1t was not until the procession had
started that an adequate idea of tho
immensely of the crowd could be OBJ
tanned The wide streets were crowded
to the fences and the carriages were
barely given room to pass From every
window and almost every house top
flags were waved and hats lifted. 1t
was the Presidents Day" at a soldiers
reunion and the veterans were given
the most advantageous position. But
the school children were not neglected
and 8, 900 of them salu ted the President
along his line of march
The procession moved from the depot
t1ll H. II 81.
to Quincy street, north on Quincy street
to Third street, west on Third street to
Kansas avenue. south on Kansas ave-
nue. to Ninth street, west on Ninth
street to jackson street, south on Jack;
son street to Tenth avenue, west on
Tenth avenue to Harrison street, south
on Harrison street to Twelfth street.
When Third street was reached the
President arose in his carriage to greet
the crowd. 1t seemed to be a concourse
of people bent on sight seeing and moth
ing more. The old soldiers at times
would raise a cheer and the crowd
would re-echo, but there was no noisy
demonstration. The President bowed
to each vision of old soldiers There
were in line twenty-five Gil forn:a vet
Grams, twenty from Colorado thirty
from Delaware, 1000 from Illinois. 500
from Iowa, 1, 600 from Indiana, $50 from
Kansas twenty from Maine, seventy
from Michigan, twenty-five Massa-
chusetts veterans, ten Maryland, thirty
Minnesota, fifty Kentucky, 100 Missouri,
five New Hampshire, go New York,
ten New Jersey, 200 Pennsylvania, forty
West Virginia, seventy-five Wisconsin
and fifty colored veterans These with
L ncoln post drum corps, Sons of Vet
Grams and ex-Union prisoners of war
formed the second division.
The President passed from the veter-
ans to the school children. There were
more than 5, 600 of them and each had
been provided with nag. AS the party
passed it was saluted with presenta-
ton of flags. The Presidents carriage
was drawn for nearly two miles and as
each block was passed the crowd seemed
to grow denser.
When the Preside n tial party reached
Tenth street, Immediately south of the
State House. 1t halted and the old
soldiers passed in grand review. The
President stood with uncovered head,
and as each division passed it greeted
him with cheers
1t required eighty minutes for the
Pres dent to review the vast parade.
| First and foremost in the column were
| five companies of United States cavalry
followed by one company of infantry
and a company of Kansas State guards
| The Sons of Veterans were followed by
of war. who cheered frantically as they
| passed in front of the President. This
| marked the occasion of the largest re-
union Kansas, the great State of ex-
| soldiers, ever had.
The ex-sailors gave a cheer for Secre-
| tary Tracy. The various educational
| institutions in and around Topeka fol
lowed the soldiers and sailors After
| the review had ended the Presidential
| party proceeded to Twelfth and Harri-
son, where the procession disbauded and
President Harrison returned to dinner
! at the Copeland A vast crowd was
awaiting his arrival and it was with diff
| ficulty that way was made for him
The party was given two hours in
which to eat dinner, smoke and take a
| short rest The crowd grew gradually
until the procession was ready to move
to the fair grounds, where the reunion
was held The order was virtually the
same as in the morning. except that
| Senator Ingalls, rode in the carriage
with the President
The procession proceeded in rapid
| motion to the fair grounds Within the
| grounds there were eongregated so, ooC
/ veterans and the President was greeted
with enthusiastic cheers Thousands
| who desired to hear him talk were un-
| able to do So The speakers stand was
| decorated with flags and patriotic trim
|
| party with a number of the State and G.
| A. R officials were given seats of honor
| and with every movement of the party
/ there was cheer from some source
Governor Humphrey introduced tbs
| President in a very brief speech II
| reply the President said:
II am strongly tempted to omit ever
| the attempt to speak to you to-day.
| think it would be better that 1 should
so home and write you an open letter
| tGreat laughter and cheering.l j hav'
been most profoundly impressed will
the incidents which have attended thi
tremendous. and. am told. this UMPIRE
cedenteS gathering OF the sold ers an,
citizsns OF the great State of Kansas
| 30 ene can interpret in speech the les
sons of this occasion No power of des
eEspsies q sAseaass te convey 70 thee