Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-01
ONE ELECT ON HAND
Stevenson at the Capital Ready
for Inauguration.
QUIET RECEPTION AT WASHINGTON

Martinsburg People Disappointed at Not
Getting Speech-The Senate Has a
iong Talk Over a $500, 900 Appropria-
tion for the Columbian Naval Review
More Appropriation Bills Passed-The
House Decides On Free Pig Tin-Repub
lican Senators Disguised That They Cam
not Get an Executive Session.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-Vice President
elect Stevenson and party reached the ma
tional capital at Cos p. m. yesterday. The
journey from their Bloomington home oc-
cupied thirty-four hours, to the minute.
After leaving Cumberland the special train
made no stops until Martinsburg was
reached. Here the largest crowd of the
trip had gathered 1t blocked up the plat
form and the parapet above, while the
verandahs and windows of the hotel were
black with people. As the train came to
standstill the Martinsburg band played
"America." y slight rain was falling, and
so the vice president-elect contented HIM
self with bowling his thanks for the recep-
ton from the rear platform of the car, in
stead of going through the usual hand
shaking programme.
Declined to Make an Address.
There were loud and repeated calls for
speech, but General Stevenson stuck to his
determination to make no addresses on
the trip. His failure to respond put the
throng in trifle OF bad humor, but the
band struck up lively air and drowned
the demands for 'just a few words"
Meanwhile some of the members of the es-
cortfag club had been decorating the loco
motive that was to take the train into
Washington. \ lithograph of the vice
president-elect in frame of tri-colored
bunting was placed over the headlight,
and smaller one of Cleveland framed in
glass and wood affixed just over it. The
tender was hidden from view with bunt-
ing, bearing the name of Cleveland and
Stevenson, and other decorations added
that gave the locomotive a gala appear
ance.
Arrival at the National Capital.
No stops were made between this point
and Washington, but at Shenandoah and
Harper's ferry there were small crowds
that gave cheer as the, train rushed by.
The train was due to arrive here at 4:10
o'clock and at that hour 200 or SEQ pec9le
were assembled in and about the Baltimore
and Ohio station to welcome the vice presi-
dentflect to Washington. In the two
hours that elapsed before the train reached
its destination the crowd had doubled, and
when Stevenson appeared on New Jersey
avenue leaning on the arm of Colonel J. e.
Barrett, chairman of the general Inaugural
tion committee, loud cheer for Stevenson
went up. Mrs. Stevenson, escorted by Mr..
James l.. Norris, chairman of the eXecu-
tive committee, followed and the whole
party at once entered carriages and were
driven to the Ebbitt house
No Official Demonstration.
Among the crowd gathered at the sta
tion were number of ladies', all of whom
expressed the lIvelicst curiosity to see the
new official Representative Williams, of
Illinois, was on hand to greet Stevenson.
| There was no official demonstration at the
station. MeSsTs. Barrett and Norris were
well acquainted with Stevenson and no
| formality was observed in the greeting that
they gave to each other The Illinois club,
of Bloomington, which. with their guests,
including ladies, to the number of about
100, came as escort to the vice president
elect, will occupy the cars in which they
made the journey during their stay in
Washington.