Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-19
The Welcome to the Na-
 tion's Chief Executive.
RECORD OF YESTERDAYS FIRES.
Result of the Races at
 Hampden Park.
PRESIDENTS REMARKS AT ALBANY
Damage by Cl0ud-bursts
 and Storms.
CHEERS FOR THE PRESIDENT.

l CHEERS FOR THE PRESIDENT. A Housing Reception Rendered MT. Harrison at Bennfngton-The City ! Overflowing With Guests-Every House in Town Thrown Open Members of Military Organizations Seen on All Sides.
 BENNINGTON, Aug. 18.-'Three cheers for the president of the United States," shouted Colonel George w. Hooker of Brattleboro, as MT. Harrison, leaning upon the arm of General J. G. Mccullough, walked through the railroad station at North Bennington this evening. The re- mighty. There is no one who is able to give utterance to a more vociferous cheer than Vermonter, and on this occasion the lungs of the Green Mountain boys were taxed to the utmost. The presidents train drew into the depot on schedule time -S:30. Ganeral Mccullough assisted the president out of the car and twenty stal- wart policemen from Troy under Sergeant L. 0. Lane made an opening for them through the station. They passed di- rectly through the depot to the generals carriage, which was in waiting outside. The other members of the presidential party were greeted by Colonel w. Seward Webb, who was in the uniform of 8 staff officer of the governor of Yer mont, and who made himself useful and agreeable to all about him. The president was immediately driven to Colonel Mo Cullough's residence at North Bennington, where dinner was given in his honor. The other members of the party are also qusrtered at General McCullough's. It was the wish of the president that his re- ception this evening should be quiet one. General McCullough's residence is some four miles from the center of the town and there surrounded by the peace and quiet of an exceedingly rural community the president may spend restful night. The people here are not disposed to disturb him. They desire to accede to his wishes in all respect.
 The weather took on doubtful look for a time today and those who were unfa- miliar with Vermont storms were appre- hensive that it might rain tomorrow. If it should it would break the heart of every man in the place, to say nothing of the women. But after raining hard for couple of hours the clouds gradually wore away and this evening there is every pros pect of perfect day tomorrow. So far as is now known there will be no deviation from the official program as previously an- nounced. All of the leading participants in the celebration are now here and each will perform the part assigned to him un- less some unforeseen contingency inter- venes.
 Bennington is actually full and flowing tha o1Oao On ronot the attendance is far below the anticipated rush. but such is not the case in this in stance. There is crush here. It seems impossible that so small a place should properly take care of such an immense crowd of visitors. A good many of those present, however, care very little what the character of their accommodations may be; a cot bed and a biscuit is sufficient to satisfy this good natured gathering. Every house in town is open to guests, and hos pitality flows as freely as the waters in the bed of the Wallomsak.
 Members of military organizations of all kinds are numerous and Sons of the Revo- lution, Mexican veterans, Grand Army men and Sons of Veterans are met at every turn. The Grand Army badge is 8 very noticeable decoration here, and all the members of that organization take as great an interest in the celebration of to- morrow as 1T the DdCUlo uau Doeu IOuSnU III the rebellion instead of in the revolution. Camp Vermont presented a busy and at tractive picture all the afternoon. The movements of the troops in the perform ance of routine duty, serenades by the Montpelier Military band, with several re- unions of old veterans who gathered here to take part in the anniversary and dedi- catory occasion, together with the presence of throngs of visitors, all combined to make the muster ground Q particularly ac- | tive place.
 Senator Morrill, arrived this afternoon and is being entertained at General Nc Cullough's. Among the notable gather ings in Bennington to-day may be men Society of Sons of the American Revolu- | ton on the soldiers home grounds. The ! national society was represented at this | mseting by the historian, General Hall of 1 New York, Judge Deming of New Haven, | Conn.,; ex-Governor Greene of New ter sey, President Barrett of the Massachu- setts society, Editor Brearley of the De- troit Journal, President Bruce of the Ken lucky society, Vice President Hill of the Connecticut society, President Stone of the Rhode Island society and others. Fifty members of the Vermont society were pres, ent, several of whom are Hneal des cendants of the men who fought the bat tie of Bennington. The society includes in it's membership both congressman, Gov ernor Page and majority of the state and military officers.
 l At Albany the president received in his car a committee of citizens of Troy led by
 General Joseph Carr.
 When Troy was reached at 6:50 workmer
 just from the shops gravitated toward thu
 station to await the arrival of the presi dential party. The train moved with diff
 culty through the throng. It was the moi
 siest demonstration of the day and cheer ing was continued several minutes. Al
 soon as order was secured General Car introduced the president, who said:
 My friends-I attempted a little while agt
 to speak in Albany in this damp atmosphere
 and finding my voice is so much roughenet
 by the effort thatIcan hardly hope to msk
 myself heard by you. I am glad t.
 have the opportunity to pause som
 moments in the city of Troy to look int,
 the faces of it's industrious and thrift,
 population. have long known of you city as a city of industry-as great man
 ufacturirg city-sending out its product
 to all the land ,and by the skill of it's work
 men and integrity of it's merchants, fndinl
 everywhere a market for wares kept up t
 the standard. [Applause.1
 The president was here interrupted b.
 the blowing of steam whistles.
 am quite used to having my speeche
 punctuated by steam whistles, laughed he
 i am sure that you realize here in a larg
 degree the benefit of a policy that keep the American market for the America
 workmen. [Cries of "Good!" and aI
 plause.]
 try to be broadly philanthropic in m
 thoughts about the human race, but car
 not help thinking that an American worl
 man has a stronger claim on my sympath
 and help than any other workman. lAI
 plause.
 believe that our institutions are onl
 safe while we have intelligent and conten
 ed working classes. would adopt COT
 stitutional methods-any administrativ
 method-that would preserve this countr
 from the condition into which others hay d unfortunately fallen, where hard day '. work does not bring sustenance for u
 workman and his family. [Applause.]