Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-28
OVATIONS TO ADLAI
The Vice President-Elect Starts
to Washington.
INCIDENTS OF THE DAYS JOURNEY

Crowds of People at the Stations En- Route
Cheer the Party on Its Wayne Speeches
Made, But Much Handshakinc InduIced
itical Happenings-Address of the Dem
ocratic CIubs-Kansas Populists Com
pletely Submit.
CHICAGO, Feb. 2S.-Vice President-elect
Adlal l.. Stevenson passed through the
outskirts of this city yesterday en- route
to Washington to participate in the inau-
guration of President Cleveland and to be
himself installed as presiding officer of the
senate. The special train. consisting of
the private car of President Oakes, of the
Northern Pacific, four Pullman sNepers and
dining and baggage car, left Blooming
ington at sos. The private car was occu-
pied by Mr.. and Mrs. Stevenson. Louis c.
Stevenson, Jr., Miss Letitia Stevenson,
Hon. and Mrs. James ). Ewing; Mrs Mat
thew T. Scott and daughters, Letitia and
Julia, of Louisville; Mr.. and Mrs John
Stevenson, Hon. and Mrs. T. J. Bum. Miss
Blanche Burnette, of s.. Louis, and the
venerable Robert Il. Williams. the old law
preceptor OF the vice president-clect.
The Escort of Honor.
In the Pullman cars were 100 members
and ladies OF the Illinois Democratic club
OF Bloomington, composing the escort of
honor, special committee OF the club,
headed by Hon. 7. j. Bum, having charge
OF all matters relating to the trip. The
train was handsomely decorated inside and
out with tri-colored bunting, stars and
stripes in profusion, and portraits of Cleve-
land and Stevenson. At Brighton Park
the party was joined by the vice presidents
two eldest daughters, the Misses Mary and
Julia Stevenson, who are attending college
in Chicago. The vice presidential train
was drawn by locomotive No. $40, the
speediest ana prettiest engine of the road.
j. Baker was engineer: W. Artis, fireman:
Tom Squires. conductor.
Crowds Assembled on the Line.
Between Bloomington and Chicago stops
were made at Dwight, Joliet and Pontiac
Large crowds had assembled there and at
almost every other station and in response
to repeated calls, Stevenson bowed his
thanks from the platform of the rear car
To demands for speech at Dwight and
Joliet, he merely smiled and shook his
head. Il will not make any speeches on
the trip, he said to the representative of
the United Press, alt would not be in good
taste / shall be glad to see the smiling
fases of my friends en- route and to shake
hands with as many of them rs time will
permit, but this not an occasion nor an op-
portunity for political speeches. When
get to the Ebbctt house in Washington, the
legions OF the Democracy will be wei
come"
The Departure from Chicago.
The vice president-elect and Mrs.
Stevenson affectionately greeted their
daughters when they were transferred
from the special car at Brighton Park and
the handsome blue velvet and gold badges
Of the escortiug delegation were fastened
to their capes by Secretary j. j. Condor.
There was considerable delay in getting
over the Belt line, and it was nearly l
O'Clock when South Chicago was reached.
A few minutes were occupied in changing
engines, and the train left that point with
out any demonstration from the by
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