Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-02-26

Put If the military display Is not 20
large as others have been tire civic bod
les in the procession promise greatly ID
exceed any other demonstration Of that
kind CONSPICUOUS IN II will be the rep
resentatives II Tammany Hall This del
esation viii he under the direction If
General Nc Nahon. who Is the grand mar
shal and Will have the right OF hne. and
the Tammanv leaders arss making more
elaborate preparations for the event than
they have ever done for any other pub
lie demonstration in which they have
participated. There may be 5000 or
4.0o0. ~ them In line. They will all be
dressed aiike They viii wear silk hats
OF the latest -.vle ard most brilliant
gloss Artistic badges which viii APP
peal TO the eve will be pinned TO the la
psls Of their coats. Mr.. Croker hinself
Is quite likely 10 march III this process
sion. and other politicians Of Tamrnany
Hall whose activity in the organization
has given them wide repute will he
found marching side by side with hum
bier members.
NJ. Cleveland is pleased with this dis
position of Tammany thts 10 honor him.
and il is the intention Of the leaders OF
that organization 20 make such demon
stration as will suggest that the stories
4. Of their hostility TO the president are UNI
founded. and that they will give him as
cordial support in his administration as
they did during the campaign.
\ great body of Democrats from Phil
adelphia. one from Chicago and others
from many Of the western cities viii also
make up this imposing civic demonstrs-
ton. and there is 10 be a fine representa-
ton from the Democracy of New Eng
land
The managers Of the railway com
panies report that the indications are
that the largest throng will be gathered
IN Washington ever witnessed there
upon an Inauguration Day. The faciii-
ties Of even some Of the greater railways
VIII b. taxed 10 the utmost to transport
these persons. and many 81 the organiza-
lions have already made arrangements
for special trains. Ii il estimated that
there are likely TO be more than 100 900
strangers in Washington upon that day.
II Mr. Cleveland has the experience OF
some Of his predecessors he will find that
there are some more exacting duties for
him than participation in the ceremo-
MES. excepting that one which requires
him 10 take the oath General Garfield
returned from the Capitol 10 the White
House still rerplexed about his cabinet,
and j, was not until after he had attend
eel the inaugural bali that he was absc-
lutely certain Of whom his official family
was 10 be- composed. Mr.. Cleveland was
not troubled in that way in 1885, since
CABINET problems had.ceased 10 pcrplex
him az least two weeks before Inaugura-
tion Day. Yet he was hsrassed by APP
plications for appointments before Re
had been president six hours, and after
h. returned from the inaugural ball se
spent an hour or two reading some of
the Endorsements AID applications, TO
that il was past . o'clock before he was
able 70 seek his bad. He was up al en-
tho following morning. and spent IN
hour or two before breakfast in examia-
ing MS correspondence
The excits merlt end mental stra-n
which the inauguration ceremonies and
the experiences which the first few weeks
81 occupancy Of the exalted Office entail
are usually very exhausting, and Presi-
dent Harrison has said that he was more
fatigued BY his first months experience
Ia the White Hous. than he had been iy
the work Of year after ne became IA
miliar with the duties imposed upon
hun. II was 70 recover from this STRAIT
that General Garfield planned the vac.
ton which the asssssan's bullet prevent
81 just as he was entering the railway
station - begin IL. Mr.. Cleveland. how
ever. bore thf.se fstiRues without apvar-
ent weariuesH. and his familiarity with
tie Office causes HIM 20 look forward 20
his second experience with none Of the
anxiety which b. fit when he FIRST be-
came president - the United States.
+. Jkv EOwARDs.