Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-30
THE PRESIDENT COMING.
HIS PRESENCE SECURED FOR A FEW
HOURS TOMORROW.

| Tho Committee Waiting on Him Meet
| &sS With n Cool Reception-Hr. Harrison'
Dislike for special Trains Almost Keep
Him Away.
Mayor Gourley, Chairman Hamilton, o
the Citizens Committee, and ColonelJ. W
Echols had an experience With Presiden
Harrison yesterday that resulted in expires
sions from the trio that they did not cart
much whether the Chief Executive of the
nation favored Pittsburg with his presence
or not. The truth of the matter was, they
were snubbed in very blunt and emphatic
manner, wholly distasteful and unpleasant
to the chief executive of the city and the
representatives of the Citizens Committee,
who had gone to no small amount of trouble
IN arranging to make the Presidents stop
here pleasant one.
When the second section of train No. 9
came into the Union station yesterday morn
ing the committee, together with a DIS
PATCH reporter, were shown into the special
car by Depot Master Butler. The car was
occupied by President Harrison, Secretaries
Rusk and Window, Postmaster General
Wanamaker and Private Secretary Halford.
The President received the committee cour-
teously, and listened to Colonel Echols, who
acted as spokesman, and extended an invita-
tion to Mr.. Harrison to stop here on his way
home. Then began long list of interroga-
tories as to the programme through which
he would be expected to go, and what time
he would be able to get away again.
Laboring With the President.
Colonel Echols and Mayor Gourley assured
the President that he could have a special
train to take him home at any hour he
wished.
Special train, did you say?" asked the
President.
eyes. sir. We have arranged with Mr..
Pitcairn to have special train placed at
your disposal. We can then have an in
formal rece ption at the Monongahela House
and brief talk at Mechanical Hall, where
will be very large number Of distinguished
and representative men from all over the
country, who are counting much on hearing g
you" replied Colonel Echols.
"Oh, no." broke in the President, II
don't believe L can undertake it. 1 am
sure will not attend any meeting, nor Will
I ride home on special train. 1 won't
have time. must be home by 9 o'clock
Saturday night, so don't think it is worth
while to discuss the matter further
The committee tried to convince Presi-
dent harrison he would be able to get home
on regular train by not later than 10
o'clock, but he declined to accept that con-
dition as satisfactory. He laid down as an
ultimatum that If he could stop here an
hour or two, not be expected to do anything
while here, and be landed safely in Wash
ington on a regular train not later than 9
o'clock Saturday night, ne might consider
the matter, and wire either ''yes" or "no"
from Cleveland.
The committee left, little less than dis
gusted. "He doesn't want to come" said
one, as they walked up the platform.
well, I don't care whether he does or
not. I. for one, will make no further
efforts to get him here" said a second.
Thought 1t Humilinting.
"It's humiliating to be treated in that
style, even by the President of the United
States" chimed the other.
However, Mr.. Hamilton went to work to
make arrangements with Mr.. Pitcairn to
get the President home on time, and, after
succeeding, he Immediately wired to Cleve-
land for his final answer.
Yesterday afternoon, on receiving the
positive assurance that President Harrison
would be here, the Citizens Committee met
and made preparations to receive him.
Mayor Gourley sent out to the Reception
Committee notice of the Presidents
coming, with request that they meet at the
Union depot at 6:45 Saturday morning, as
he will arrive at that hour. The letter
read:
MAYORS OFFICE,
PITTsBURG May 49, 1890.
You have been appointed member of COM
mittee to receive the President of the United
States, who will reach the city from Cleveland
on Saturday morning. May 81
Please meet the committee at the Union
depot at GAS A. M. sharp, at which time the
PRESIDENT will arrive. Very respectfully,
H. i. GoURLEY, Mayor.
Sent to the Reception Committee.
These letters we're sent to H. P. Ford, G.
L. Holiday, B. f. Jones, Alexander King,
William McCreery, Robert Pitcairn, Rev.
c. E. FELTON,, D. D.; Rev. David McAllis-
ter, d. D. j; Rev. George w. Chalfant; Rev.
I. McF. Carpenter, C. L. Magee. John W.
Challant, Joseph Horne, Frank Thompson,
George Lauder, Hon. Daniel Agnew, J. o.
Brown, William Finn, j. V. Patton, H.
w. Oliver, A. E. McCandless, A. w. Mel
Ion, Hon. T. H. Ewing, Rev. e. r. Done
hoo, Alex. Bradley, H. Samson, Colonel
N. M. Smith, Samuel Hamilton, W. A.
Heron, Colonel j. w. Echols, E. NJ.
o'Neill, N. P. Reed. s; D. Warmcastle,
VIM. VanKirk, Rev. w. H. Pearce, w.
H. Denniston, Colonel P. .. Parchment,
DR.. A. H. Norcross and E. NJ. Hukill,
who, with Mayor Gourley as chairman,
constitute the Reception Committee.
The President will arrive at 6:45 to-mor-
row morning, and will be taken to the !
hotel. At o'clock he will be taken to the |
Exposition, and hold a reception, leaving |
the city at 10 A. NJ.
Programme for the Reception.
The programme for the reception Of the |
President, tomorrow morning, was def !
nitely arranged last night. All the men,
bers of the Reception Committee will meet |
at the Union depot, at 6:45 A. M; the Pres
dent will arrive at $3.50. There will be car
riages for all the committee, with one open
carriage, drawn by four white horses, for the
President and his Cabinet. The party will |
be escorted to the Monongahela House by |
one company of the Eighteenth Infantry, |
one company of the Fourteenth Infantry
and 90 policemen. A platoon from Battery
b Will be stationed on the wharf and fire
salute of 100 guns. After breakfast the
PRESIDENT will be escorted to the Exposition,
Wnere ne will hold reception from $3.50 to
5:oo. The Great Western Band will furnish
the music tor the procession.
captain John P. Penney, of Company G,
Infantry, the company detailed
VFFIcE OF THE
ALLEGHENY COUNTY