The Russellville Democrat., 1891-04-23
WARMLY WELCOMED.
Little Rock Royalty Receives Pressden
 Harrison and Party.
CHEERS AT EVERY HAND.
Twenty Thousand People Assemble at the State House and do Honor to the
 Chief Executive.
Addresses by Gov. Eagle, President Harri- son, Hon. Jerome Rusk-scenes Along the Route of the
 Procession.

been impressed very favorably with her citizens. Every train arriving in the city Friday morning was crowded with visitors who went to get glimpse of and pay respect to the chief executive.
 Att 5:30 o'clock the special bear ing the presidential party arrived at Argenta, arriving in Little Rock about fifteen minutes later.
 The party consisted of President and Mrs. Harrison, Postmaster Gen. eral Wanamaker, Jeremiah Rusk, commissioner of agriculture, Mir. and Mrs. Russell Harrison, Mrs. Mckee, Mrs. Dimmick, Marshal D. Nj. Ransdell, Mir. and Mrs. George W. Boyd, Mir. E.. F. Tibbott, executive clerk to the president, Maj. Sanger and members of the press.
 The reception committee com posed of the following, who met the president at Memphis, accompanied the party:
 Governor Eagle, Judge John A. Williams, Mayor H. l.. Fletcher, Professor James Mitch ell, Col. W. C.. Whipple and Mr. W. II. Morris on, representing the state and city; o. NJ. Spellman, Lee Glow and c. Altenberg, repre- senting the Grand Army, and F. c. Dooley and Pat Raleigh, represent ing the Lincoln Club. The following met the presidential train at Carlisle: Mesdames James P. Esgle, W. G. Whipple, Logan H. Roots, c. c. Waters, H. c. Caldwell, W. c. Rat cliffe, Misses Jean and Pansy Lough- borough, Panic Mitchell, Col. Logan H. Roots, Prof. Josiah H. Shinn, chairman of the committee of mana gers, and B. D. Caldwell, of the Iron Mountain railway.
 The party were seated in carriages, which were awaiting their arrival, and tine trip to the city commenced.
 The carriages in the line of the procession were occupied by the fol- lowing ladies and gentlemen:
 The first carriage contained the president, the governor, Mrs. Hsrri- son and Mrs. Eagle.
 The second by Hon. John Waua- maker, Mrs. Dimmick, R. A. Eager ton and Mrs. Waters.
 The third by Hon. J. M. Rusk, Mrs. Mckee and Col Logan H. Roots and wife.
 The fourth by Hon. Russell Harri- son and wife, Professor James Mitch ell and Miss Jean Loughborough.
 The fifth by Marshal Ransdell, Maj. J. F. Sanger, Judge Williams and Mayor H. l.. Fletcher.
 The sixth by Messrs. Clark and Ouliman, of the Associated Press, Miss Pansy Loughborough and Miss Fannie Mitchell.
 Tue seventh by Mir. and Mrs. Boyd and Mir. and Mrs. Whipple.
 The eighth by Mir. B. D. Caldwell, Mrs. Radcliffe and Mrs. H. c. Cald- well.
 The ninth by Henry M. Cooper, H. W. Morrison and H. c. Bateman.
 The tenth by Mr. Tibbott, sten. ographer of the president, Professor J. H. Shinn, Mir. c. c. Waters and Mir. Kavanaugh.
 Grand Marshal Zsb Ward had charge of the procession, assisted by Messrs. W. T. Kelley, Horace C. Allis and Oscar Davis.
 Chief of Police Sanders and Ser geants Wambold and Green headed the column.
 The route was on Taird street 10 Center, south on Center to Sixth, east on Sixth to Main.
 The Mccarthy Light Guards, fifty strong, were drawn up in perfect line at the corner of Sixth and Main streets. When the presidential party reached this point Lieut.. Wing formed his company on each side of the carriage bearing the president and escorted him to the state house.
 Jennie Holman's brass band also joined the party at Sixth and Main.
 The party was greeted with loud and prolonged cheering as the pro- cession moved down Main and Mark ham streets. When the state house was reached the cheering was deaf ening.
 The Mccarthy Light Guards formed on each side of the walk leading to the platform.
 The presidential party were then escorted to the platform amid cheers sent forth by nearly 20 ,OG0 people.
 Every nook and corner in the state house yard was taken by spectator. Trees and tops of neigh boring buildings bore many people. Nothing in the history of tue state has excelled the reception rendered President Harrison.
 THE ExERcIsEs.
 After the party had been seated on the platform, Governor Eagle called the assemblage to order and spoke as follows:
 Ladies, Gentlemen and Fellow citizens
 We enjoy a privilege to-day, such as we have never before been favored with.
 II Is true that the gallant and successful soldier and notable states man, Ulysses s. Grant, who led tho armies 10 victory and who had served out his second term as president of the United States and was at the