Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-08-22
THE PRESIDENTS TOUR
He Was Almost Suffocated
While at Saratoga.
ROUGHLY HANDLED BY THE CROWD

The People Meant No DIsrespect. but
They We're All So Anxious 20 See the
Nations Chief Executive That They
Made It Very Lively for Him.
SARATOGA, Asg % The president be.
came a godfather yesterday Among the
guests at Judge McAdam's house were the
Rev. Mr.. Allen, OF Elizabeth, N. j., and
his wife, and with them was their baby,
eight months old. At the parents request
the president named the baby Marguerite.
On tine fishing trip the president was the
most successful member Of the party,
which was due to the fact that bis guide
was Judge McAdam, TO whom every foot
of the lake is familiar The president was
out for nearly two hours and half, and
when Mr.. McAdam brought the boat up
to the landing his little daughter, who sat
In the bow held up a very creditable look
ing string Of pickerel.
He Sat on the Front Seat.
Ths drive TO the station four miles away
was extremely pleasant The president
sat on the front seat OF the wagon with
the driver smoking Many Of the country
people who passed the wagon did not REQ
ognihe in that quiet figure the president OF
the United States Others bowed to him
and be returned their saiutation A little
special train Of one car and an engine bore
the president to Saratoga.
The Committeo Was Late.
large crowd had been waiting here for
half hour, and when the train stopped
and they caught sight Of the president
through the car window they cheered
again and again. The president and his
party came out on the platform and stood
there waiting fer the local committee.
There was some slight hitch in the ar
rangements for the committee did not
appear, and the president stood looking
over the heads Of the crowd until gray
haired man stepped up to him, and, hold
ing ont his hand, said
Il guess this Is the best chance will
have to shake hands with the president. =
The president took the hand, but at once
people began To jostle him and push each
other around in an effort to shake hands
With hfm and be had 20 seek refuge in the
car. A minute later the committee, head
ed Ny Mr.. LOhnas, the village president,
appeared and, entering the car, welcomed
the president to Saratoga
Battle with the Crowd.
The procession which preceded the presi-
Dental party up Broadway was composed
OF the Citizens corps OF militia ia hand.
some gray uniforms. two posts Of the
Grand Army, the Jeffersonian club dem
ocraticl and tho Lincoln club Following
these came the members Of the local com
mittee in carriages and the carriages con.
tanning the presidential party. Broadway
had been we'll decorated for the reception
Applause, cheering and the waving OF
handkerchiefs greeted the president az the
procession passed along the broad thor
oughfare He bowed his acknowledgement
continually, and once even rose In his seat
70 return a salutation Of more than ordi-
nary feryor After determined battle
with the eager crowd the president at Las.
reached the piazza OF the Grand Union
hotel In the course Of his speech he said
The Presidents speech.
IL gives me great pleasure and satisfaction 60
witness on the part a tho citiaens Of Saratoga
the expression Of kindness which beams upon
me from all your faces am sure the oxpiana
tion az al this IA that you are all American citi
zens lovers OF the flag and Of the constitution
and in thus assembling you give expression to
your loyalty and patriotism II is not, am
sure, an individual expression; II IN larger and
better than that, for this country Of ours Is dis
tinguished in naught else more than in the fact
that its people give their love and loyalty aud
service, not to individuals, but 10 institutions,
We love this land because IL is land OF liberty,
bacsuse tho web and woof Of its institutions are
designed to promote and secure individual
liberty and general prosperity.
Merit the Only Distinction.
We love It because Il not only does not create,
but does not tolerate any other distinction be.
tween men than that Of merit desire 10 thank
these comrades who wear the honored badge Of
the Grand Army Of the Republic for their os
.cort and their welcome. / never see this badge
anywhere that do not recognize its wearer a
a friend Survivors Of great struggle for ID,
perpetuity OF our institutions having endured
In march and camp and battle tho utmost thai
men can endure and given the utmost that mel
can give. they are now as citizens Of this re
public in civil life, doing their part to maintain
order 10 its communities, and 10 promote ii
peace the honor and prospe rity OF the countr!
they saved.
They Almost sunocated Him.
Throughout the delivery Of this speecl
there WAS continual buzz Of converse
ti0n and the noise OF street traffic, so tina
the presidents voice could not be hear
more than ten yards from the place wher
he stood and he cut his speech rather short
The president was then escorted to th
other end Of the main piazza, where a rop
had been stretched 60 hold back the crowt
but the crowd had got Ia behind him an
in the center Of this crowd the presideu
was almost suGocated. The local con
mittee seemed entirely unequal to th
emergency and 1t finally was by the exc
tions OF some Of his own party that th
president, who had made an appeal ID
breathing room, was given enough spaC
to turn around in.
The Party Nearly dubbed.
When at $40 the president brought IL
public reception abruptly Co close, an
turning, took Mr. Lohnas' arm and starte
for the hotel door, the crowd starte
with him, and the police started for Il
crowd, and several members OF the pres
dents party narrowly escaped clubbin
The president was taken through the Off
OF the hotel 70 his apartments and left
recover from his lively experience. ~
president had another conference wi
Hon. John w Foster, the special envl
OF the state department, last evening. N
Foster authorizes the statement th
neither this conference nor the one
Mount McGregor had anything TO do wi
the Interpretation OF the Spanish treaty.
Prince Henry Visits Patti.