Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-15
WITH OLD FRIENDS.
Illinois and Indiana Welcome
President Harrison.
GREETING AT THE HoosIER BORDER

"A Large Delegation. Comprising Men of
All Parties, Goes from indianapolis to
Hail the Executive and Wish Him
.Godspeed-The Chief Magistrate yis-
IDLY Affected by the Heartiness of the
"elcome-His Remarks in Full-En-
thusiastic Turn Outs at Springfield
and Other Illinois Cities.
lNDIANAPoLIs May l5-After journey
through Illinois, marked by continuous
ovation, the last two receptions-those at
Iuscola and Chrisman-5eing particu-
Larry enthusiastic, President Harrison en-
tered his own state shortly after , o'clock
yesterday afternoon, and fifteen minutes
later, at Montezuma, he was surrouu led by
many old friends who had come down from
indianapolis to welcome him home. The
indianapolis contingent was composed of
committees from every political society
and business organization in that city.
1t consisted of 800 persons. representing
the Hendricks club, the Gray club, the
Columbia club, and other political organ
lzations; all the state officers; judges of
the supreme, appellate, federal and coun.
ty courts, and all United States officers.
Everybod Was Represented.
Then there were all the city officers and
members of the municipal boards, all the
county officers and the county commits
sioners; representatives of all the fifty
two labor organizations in the CITY. Off
GERS of the state militia, delegates from
the Commercial club and board of trade.
the department commander and staff of
the Grand Army, with a representa- tive
from each post; representatives of the
military order of the Loyal Legion, Union
Veteran Legion and Sons of Veterans.
Governor Hovey, Senator Turpie, ex Gov
ernor Gray, Lieutenant Governor Chase
Judge Woods, OF the United States court.
ex'Congressman Peele and Mayor Suli-
van were among those in the party. and
these, with number Of others. mostly
personal friends and neigh bors of the
president, accompanied him to Indianan-
OILS, the Others proceeding ahead in the
train that brought them to Nontezuma.
The President Much Affected.
a cheer went up from the Montezuma
people and the Indianapolis representa-
tlves as the president came out on tina
platform Of the observation car. He was
presented to the crowd by ex-Congressman
johnson, and in voice trembling with
feeling, spoke as follows:
MY FRIENDS: We have had long ionr.
ney, aud one that has been attended bv q
great many pleasant incidents. We have
had cheers Of welcome reaching from our
first stop at Roanoke, Va. stretching
across the mountains of Tennessee and
northern Georgia and Alabama, down
through Arkansas and Texas, and along
the Pacific coast. Everywhere we have
had the most cordial and kindly greet
ings; but, as cross to-day the border line
OF Indiana, and meet again these old
friends, 1 lind in your welcome sweet
ness that exceeds it ALL.
Here the Presidents voice grew husky.
and he hastily withdrew amid cheering
from his audience into n group of cd
friends who surrounded him on the plat
form The crowd appreciated his emo
ton and did not call for him to continue.
During the twenty minutes stop at Nov
tezuma the president sho ok hands witt. a
large number OF persons whom he knew.
1t was like a family reunion AT Roche
dale the president received another
enthusiastic welcome, but he did not ad-
dress the crowd. The pres idential train
arrived in tie Union station in Indiansp-
oils at 40 O'Clock. Booming of cannon
and shrieking of whistles announced the
approach of their distinguished townsman
to the Indianapolis people, several
thousand of whom were assembled in and
about the station. These broke into pro-
longed cheering as the president stepped
from the platform with Governor Hovey.
Escorted by the committees that met
him at Montezuma, the president walked
through the station to Jackson place, di-
rectly opposite, and took his place on a
stand erected there.
SPEECH AL lNNIANAPOl IS