The record-union., 1892-10-31
At HIS OLD HOME.
How the MiIwaukeeites Received Gov
ernor Markham.
lie and His staff Escorted About the
City and Afterward Entertained
at Grand banquet.

In an interview published in another
column Governor Markham modcstly
refers to his reception and entertainment
at Milwaukee, his former home, while on
q recent visit there. The Sentinel of that
city, however, Just received here, gives
the following particulars of the affair.
It. is evident therefrom that the Governor
holds warm place in the hearts of the
citizens of his old home:
Governor Henry II. Markham of
California, a former resident OF Mill
waukee, who left here thirteen years ago,
is in the city for the second time since he
took up his residence on the Paclhc Coast.
ii is the first time he has been here TO
spend day in the city of his youth since
he left it. He is accompanied by the
members of his staff, and arrived yester-
day over the st. Paul Road in a special
car of the Hannibal and st. Joe Railroad.
The members of Governor Markham's 5
staff are: General c. G. Allen, Colonel J.
B. Wright, Colonel w. d. SanbOrn, Col
onel +. 5. Chadbourne, Colonel Reed
Jones, Colonel w. j. Younger, Colonel }.
). Young and Colonel j. L. Doolittle.
They are fine-looking men.
when Governor Markham arrived he
received hearty greeting by many
friends of his youth, and the party was
escorted TO the Plankinton. In the after
noon they were given drive about the
city, with General Winkler, X. z. titZ-
gerald, Horace Rublee, Charles Ray, e. Z.
Matthews, Judge Noyes, George 9. Mark
ham and others as escorts. Governor
Markham expressed much surprise at
the growth and development of Milwau-
kee He said he had become accus-
toned to seeing wonderful developments
in new countries, but he did not come to
Milwaukee prepared to find that such
great changes had taken place here. 1t
was one OF the greatest surprises of his
trip East to attend the dedicatory eXer-
cises of the Worlds Fair grounds. Gov
ernOr Markham will be at the Plankinton
from 1880 A. NJ. till L o'clock to-day.
where he will be pleased to meet all of his
old-time friends.
Speaking OF the political situation on
the Pacific Coast Governor Markham
said California would be safely Republi-
can, so far as the National ticket was con-
cerned, and there was little doubt that
the Legislature would also be Republi-
can. 1he Peoples party, he said, would
get few votes there, but would cut no
ngure of importance. The tariff ques-
ton was the issue there and great ma
jority Of the people of California were in
favor of a strong protective policy. In
Colorado ne understood the people were
stlll considerably swayed by the silver
question, and it was difficult to tell what
the result would be. Oregon was all
right for the Republicans, and the Gov
ernor of Washington had given 1t as his
opinion that his State would go Republi-
can on the National ticket.
Governor Markham said that when
he left Milwaukee he was in very poor
health. He did not know whether he
was afflicted with consumption or not,
but he seemed to have about all of the
Il.- II, a I, l..
ever, about outgrown all OF them and
was now in the enjoyment OF nearly per-
feet health. he thought he was about as
healthy physically as he looked, or as the
city of Milwaukee was in business way,
which ought to be sufficient to satisfy
any one.
DINED BY OLD ACQUAINTANCEs.
"A most pleasant affair was the dinner
given to Governor Markh ham at the Mil
Waukee Club last night. Surrounded by
his staff the Chief Executive OF the
Golden State renewed acquaintanceship
with his former associates in Milwaukee,
who took advantage of the opportunity
to testify to his sterling qualities and the
traits OF character which made him Il
representative citizen OF Milwaukee and
which have contributed so much TO his
successful administration of the high
office he now holds.
General +. c. Winkler presided, and
after the last course had been served he
formally welcomed Governor Markham
back to his old home. In replying, Gov
ernor Markham said he had been much
affected by the kind attention shown him
and the members OF his staff since his ar
rival in the city. He said he felt proud of
Milwaukee and he felt proud to know
that he had made his beginning in Wis.
consin. He told how he came to Mil
waukee from New York thirty-one years
ago and how he entered the office of the
late o. Ii. Waldo to read law.
when he left Milwaukee for Califor-
MIA he had left feeling that he had not a
single enemy, and he had always been
satisfied that if anything occurred TO him
out in the far West he could come back to
Milwaukee and would be welcomed by
his friends, no matter how humble con-
dition he might be in. Governor Mark
ham spoke OF the beauty and resources of
his adopted State, and concluded by say
ing the kindness shown him by his Mil
waukee friends would always stimulate
him to DO his best for California.
Remarks were made by General C. C.
Allen of the staff, Judge d. Ii. johnson.
Horace Rublee, John Johnston, Judge
James q. Jenkins, Frederick Layton. +.
q. Bigelow, Robert Hill, E. Mariner, At
torney Z. z. kremers of Chicago, who
read law in Governor Markham's office.
and eX-Judge George II. Noyes. A list
of those present included:
Governor II. II. Markham, Adjutant-
General c. C. Allen, Colonel f. S, Chad
bourne, Colonel j. B. Wright. Colonel
w. ID. Sanborn, Colonel Reed Jones,
Colonel w. j. Younger, Colonel J. S.
Young, Colonel J. Doolittle of his staff:
Angus Smith, John Johnson, b. X. Mil
Ter, General Winkler, Robert Hill, Frank
q. Bigelow, X. p. Fitzgerald, Horace
Rublee, +. 2. Matthews, Judge Jenkins,
A. r. Matthews, +. A. Arson, George g.
Markham, II. II. Camp, David Vance,
Charles Ray, E. Mariner, Frederick Lay
ton, Judge D. II. Johnson, George ii.
Noyes, John Thorsen, c. E. Kremers of
Chicago.
Letters of regret were received from
Governor Peck, Congressman Mitchell.
ex-Judge Charles T. Dyer, II. H. Camp
Il. X. Miller and others.
"While in the city yesterday Governor
Markham and the members of his staff
were presented with copies of the Real
Estate Boards book on Milwaukee by
Secretary Bartholdh"