Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-03-03
GROVER IN WASHINGTON
HE CALLS ON HARRISO% AT
THE WHITE HOUSE
The President Returns The CaIl
MIR. Harrison TO go TO Calfaor.
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WASHINGTON, March 3.-ThCse resi-
dents of Washington who have faith in
Mr.. C1eveland's ability to bring sunshine
at will were sorely puzzled this morning
to explain the sudden and unfavorable
change in the weather. Yesterday was
an ideal spring day; the sun shone
brightly and the air was just cool enough
to make walking thoroughly enjoy a BILE /;
but carly risers this morning saw the
indications were that the day would
prove as disa2reeable as yesterday was
beautiful. The superstitious explained
the unfavorable change by saying that
this is the last day of Harrison
weather.; that the President was going
to call on the President elect, and conse-
quentlv the rain came to greet him, Just
as it had come for his inauguration and
for almost every public function in which
he had since taken part. They said that
the cleveland weather" would set in
later.
The President-elect and party passed a
very restful night and arose about $50
o'clock this morning. Breakfast was
about $50. The President and Mrs.
Cleveland were Joined by all the other
members of their party except Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilson.
In the meantime the Senate committee,
consisting of, Ransom, Teller and Nc
Pherson. had arrived and were waiting
in the rotunda of the hotel. They were
joined later by members of the inaugu-
ration committee, and as soon as it was
announced that Mr.. Cleveland would
receive them they went in a body to his
apartments and explained to him what
arrangements had been made for his in
auguration and invited him to make
such suggestions as he might see fit. Mr.
Cleveland expressed his appreciation of
the thoughtfulness and care with w hich
the arrangements had been made. He
had nothing important to suggest to the
committee and they Withdrew.
At 1890 Mr.. Cleveland, accompa MED
by his private secretary, Mr.. Thurber,
entered a carriage and drove to the
w White House to paw his respect to the
President. About 200 people were gath
cred on the portico and about the main
entrance to the White House when the
Presldent-elect arrived. AS Mr.. CIeve-
lands carriage was brought to a stand
still under the portico OF the main en-
trance the crowd pressed closer toget her
in the direction of the vehicle and as Mr..
Cleveland alighted, followed by Mr.
Ihurber, a hearty cheer went up. Rails
ing his hand deprecatingly as if to stop
this demonstration, the President elect
passed rapidly through the narrow lane
which the White House attendants man
aged to make in the pressing, enthusias-
tic throng, and walked into the blue
room, the official chamber of tile Presi-
dent. Here Harrison stood +r recei We
him, with Lieutenant John w. Parker,
his naval aide, at this side. The two
great men greeted each other cordially |
At the end of eight minutes Mr.. Cleve- |
land withdrew. after having arranged |
that the President should call at the Ar
l1ngton to return the call of the Presi- |
dent-elect at half past 2 o'clock.
Hoke Smith of Atlanta, Cleveland's |
Secretary of the Interior, arrived at the |
Arlington about 1890. He was accom-
panied by his law partner, John T. |
Glenn, and MIR. Balish, his private secre-
tary.
Punctua!ly to the minute President
Harrison arrived at the Arlington
hotel at half past twelve o'clock and
Went immediately to the apartments of
the President-elect. He was accompau-
led by private Secretary Halford and
Lieutenant Parker and was met at the
private entrance to the hotel by Land
lord Roessle. Scarcely half dozen peo-
pie gathered at the entrance, AS the hour
for the Presidents visit was not known.
he call lasted 16 minutes, double the
time spent by Cleveland at the White
House this morning. When President
took his leave he was escorted
to his carriage by Private Secretary
Thurber. The half dozen people had been
augmented in number to a score or So,
and these viewed the departure of the
Presidential party. There was no at
tempt at demonstration and the Presi-
dent was driven back to the White H use
as unostentatiously as he came.
President Harrison has accepted a pro-
fessorship in the Leland Stanford Univer-
sity Of California. He will deliver a Sc
ries of lectures on constitutional law, !
October next.
Gov. Tillman of South Carolina and |
staff arrived Yesterday. Governors Carr
of North Carolina, Jones of Alabama,