The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-03-04
Special to the REcoRp-UN1oN.

w ASHINGTON, March ). - PRESIDENT
elect Cleveland had good nights rest.
He awoke refreshed, and after break fast
he received the Committee on Inaugural
Arrangements, who laid its plan before
him and asked for suggestions as to any
change he might wish made in them. He
expressed himself as entirely pleased
with the arrangements and the committee
withdrew. With Private Secretary Thur
Der he then took a carriage to the White
House.
a crowd of 200 gathered at the entrance
as the carriage drew up to the portico and
pressed close as he alighted, but the
White House servants managed to keep
the way open for him, and he entered
and proceeded to the Blue Room, where
President Harrison received him.
After greetings and the exchange of
| commonplace, occupying less than ten
| minutes, Mr.. Cleveland made his adieus
and drove TO the hotel, where it was ar
ranged that Harrison should return his
call later.
At noon President Harrison. according
to arrangement, appeared at the Airing
ton Hotel, and went Immediately to
Cleveland's apartments, accompanied by
Private Secretary Halford and Lieuten-
ant Parker of the Navy. Very few peo-
pie gathered at the entrance as the hour
for the visit was not generally known.
The call lasted sixteen minutes.
President Harrison was then escorted
to his carriage by Private Secretary
Thurber.
There was no attempt at demonstra-
| ton, and the President was driven
quietly back to the White House.
Tammany Hall was the most conspicu-
Gus and numerous organization on the
avenue. The visiting Governors are the
object of much attention. Governor Peck
of Wisconsin received much attention.
General Bragg of Wisconsin was kept
busy receiving friends.
The biggest of all the big political chief
tains, Richard Croker, sat in his apart
ment at the Arlington chatting pleas
antly. "Tammany Hall is abused by
some people," said Crocker, "who effect
to decry machine politics. Well, every
instrument of society must be well
equipped to run smoothly and success
fully. Tammany, however, does not
care for such criticism. 1t knows what
1t has done i'll the past, as it always does
in securing a grand national victory for
| the Democracy. 1t is loyal to Cleveland
and will be found supporting his adj
ministration from the day he takes the
| oath of office up to the last hour of his
stay in the White House."
Governor Foster of Louisiana. with an
escort, arrived this morning.
Richard J. Olney, the new Attorney
General, accompanied by a number of
friends, also arrived this forenoon. Mr.
Olney called at the Arlington during the
afternoon, and was cordially received by
Cleveland.
The crowds at the Capitol gave some
token of the rush tomorrow. At times
it was almost impossible to pass from one
end of the building to the her. At the
front door of the Chamber of Representa-
tives the throngs were the thickest. and
cards went inside in streams. In the
corridors kaleidoscope change was
going on constantly, and formed a picture
that was pleasant to look upon. Mem
bers and clerks at this stage of the pro-
ceedings were in more hurry than ever
before. There was no tagging in either
chamber. Each house had all it could do
to keep pace with the hands of the clock.
which were moving all too rapidly
toward the hour when by constitutional
limitations Congress shall expire.
One slight change in the programme
for tomorrow, regarding the place where
Cleveland shall greet the procession and
go on the reviewing stage, was adopted
by the Inauguration Committee at the
suggestion of Cleveland. II is under
stood that Cleveland secured this change
to crafty Mrs. Cleveland, whose position
would not allow her to see her husband
in his triumphant return from the lCapi-
toll, if he left the line at the place selected
by the Inaugural Committee.
Tomorrow morning President Harri-
son will go to the Capitol, driving with
President-elect Cleveland. Mr.. Cleveland
will go to the room of the Vice. President.
and remain until the hour for the inaup-
uration ceremonies to begin, while Pres-
dent Harrison, accompanied by members
of his Cabinet, will spend the last half
hour of his term in the Presidents room
disposing of the closing business of Con-
gress. When he returns to the White
House it will be as a private citizen, and
for the purpose of removing the last of
his personal effects prior to his departure
for indianapolis.
The President-elect spent the afternoon
in his apartments, where he and Mrs.
Cleveland received a number of visitors.
mostly personal friends. This evening
they dined with President Harrison at the
White House. The hour set for dinner
was half-past O'clock, but Mr.. and Mrs.
Cleveland were delayed in their de-
parture.
At hslf-past not more than ten peo-
pie gathered about the carriage entrance
to the Arlington, drawn there by sus-
picion that the President-elect and wife
would appear. a few minutes later the
Kings County Democratic Association
came along the broad plaza in front of
the hotel, the band rendering 1.-THE Bow
cry" with Yigor. 1t so happened that
just as the band came to halt, little Ruth
Cleveland managed to pull up the cur
tain of one of the windows in the Cleve-
land apartments looking on the plaza,
and presented her face against the pane
in an endeavor to see the band. Mem
bers of the Kings County Association
and the crowd of fully thousand per-
sons who were gathered about them saw