St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-03-05
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EARLY MORNING HOURS.
They We're Busy in the Cleveland
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They We're Busy in the Cleveland
Apartments.
WASHINGTON. March 1.-The two
hours prior to the departure of the pres
ident-elect for the capitol were busy
ones in the Cleveland apartments in the
Arlington. 4 few prominent people
outside of their own party were admit
ted to The apartments. the approach 10
which was guarded by two men. EX-
Postmaster General Don NJ. Dickinson
was an early caller. He carried under
his arm a good-siZed copy of the Bible,
and in answer to many inquiries as to
its purpose, explained that the book
was the property Of Mrs. Cleveland,
and would be used today, as it had been
used at Mr.. CIeveland's first Inaugural
ton, for the purpose of swearing in the
new president. Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Watson Glider, Mr.. Bissell. j. Sterling
Morton, Mrs. PerTine, Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniel S. Lamont. Private Secretary
Thurbeg, and Mr.. and Mrs. Z. {. Bene-
dict and Miss Benedict were others who
came early. They formed merry
party in the apartments Of the president
elect, and did not seem concerned about
the wretched weather.
1t was 1915 o'clock when the vice
president-elect and Mrs. Stevenson,
escorted by James w. Norris, chairman
of the local committee OF arrangements,
and by Morris q. Crouch, Mcintyre
ana J. Harrison Johnson, of the local
reception committee, were ushered into
the rooms. The party also included
Mi. and Mrs. Glider. There was much
Misunderstanding and many cOngratulatory
remarks for Mr.. and Mrs. SteyenSon,a aud
l,,1 MaonVNrbila n
distinguished party up stairs was
treated to a serenade from the banquet
hall below, The band of the Second
Illinois regiment, that accompanied the
IroQuOiS club, of Chicago, to Washing
ton, diScOurSed popular airs for the ben
eft of Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland and for a
hundred people or so who had gathered
in the big parlor of the Arlington await
ing the descent from the second floor OF
the presidential party. 70 these last
the sound of fOotstep on the stairway
was an alarm, and an eXpectant inclin-
ing forward marked every downward
trip of the elevator.
Senator Mcpherson, of New Jersey,
one of the senatorial committee of eS-
cOrt, whose duty was to accompany the
vice president-elect TO the capitol, ar
rived at Mr.. Cleveland's apartments at
5 mlnntes before II O'clock, followed a
few minutes later by the new secretary
of the navy, MIR. Herbert. Senators
Ransom, of North Carolina, and Teller,
of Colorado, Mr.. CleVeland'S senatorial
escort, were already there, and, as ev-
erything was in readiness to start for
the White house, the temporary good
bves" were said to the ladies, and the
distinguished party left the rooms
and entered the waiting elevator, Mr..
Cleveland, Mr.. Stevenson, Senators Nc
PherS0n. Ransom and Teller were in
the elevator, which carried them to the
parlOT. where the crowd was waiting.
1t was not q large crowd, numbering
few more than 100 people, with ladies
predOminating, but those who composed
it managed 10 make a great deal or noise
with their hands as the president aud
vice president passed to their carriages.
A few minutes later Mrs. Cleveland fol-
lowed her husband, leaning OH the arm
of Chairman Norris. She. too. was
the recipient of applause as she
passed through the parlor, and the
thrOng about the hotel entrance greeted
her with hearty cheers as she entered
her carriage and was whlSked away TO
the capitol bv an unobstructed route.
With Mrs. Cleveland were Capt. Butch
er, assistant adiutant general OF the
army, who acted as her personal escort,
Mr. and Mrs. Don NJ. Dickinson, Mr..
and Mrs. +. c. Benedict, MIR. and Mrs.
Richard Watson Glider and few other
| friends. The party entered other car
riages and followed Mrs. Cleveland to
the capitol. MessrS. Lamont, Herbert
and Bissell remained atthe hotel.