The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-03-04
RETURN OF DEMOCRACY.
The National Capital Now Teeming
With Great Hosts OF the
Faithful.
Cleveland Calls on Harrison and
the Courtesy Is Returned
Later on.

Vice President stevenson's Headquarters
Attract Many Denocrats-Arrange-
ments for the Inaugural.
WAsnINGToN, March 3.--President- Elect
Cleveland had good nights rest and awoke
refreshed After breakfast he received tho
committee Of inaugural arrangements, who
laid their plans before him, asked for sug-
Restions as to any change he might wish
made in them. lie expressed himself as
entirely pleased with tho arrangements and
the committee withdrew. With Private
Secretary Thurber he then took ca, rage
TO the White house. crowd of 200 gath-
cred at the entrance as the carriage drew
up to the portco and pressed close as he
alighted, but White house servants man
aged to keep the way open for him and he
entered. proceeded to the blue room where
President Harrison received him. After
greetings and an exchange of common
places Cleveland made his adieu and drove
to tho hotel, where it was arranged that
Harrison should return his call later
At noon President Harrison. according to
arrangement appeared at the Arlington ho-
tel and went Immediately to Cleveland 8
apartments accompanied by Private Score
tary Halford and Lieut.. Parker. of the
navy. A very few people were gathered nt
tho entrance, as tho hour for the visit Was
not generally known. The call lasted but
fifteen minutes. President Harrison was
then escorted to his carriage by Private
Secretary Thurber. There was no attem pt
at demonstration and the president was
driven quietly back to the White house.
Tammany hall was the most conspicuous
and numerous organization on the avenue.
| Visiting governors were objects OF much
attention. Gov. Peck OF Wisconsin. re-
ceived much attention. Gen. Bragg, Of
Wisconsin, is kept busy receiving friends.
Tho biggest of all the big political chief
tains, Richard Croker. sat in his apart
ment at the Arlington chatting pleasantly.
"Iammany Hall is abused by some pso-
ple." said Croker. who affect to decry ma
chine politics. Well, every instrument Of
society must be we'll equipped to run
smoothly and successfully. Tammany.
however. does not care for such criticism.
1t knows what it has done in the past. as it
always does in securing grand national
victory for democracy. 1t WINS loyal to
Cleveland and will be found supporting
his administration from the day he takes
the oath of office up to the last hour of his
stay in the White house,
Richard j. Olney, the new attorney gen
eral, accompanied by number of friendD
also arrived this forenoon. Mr.. Olney
called at the Arlington during the after
Nom and VISA cordially rercjvaI nv Claua
| land.
The crowds at the capitol gave some
token of a crush tomorrow. At times it
was almost impossible to pass from one end
of the building to the other. At the front
door of the chamber of representatives the
throng was thickest and cards went inside
| in streams.
In the corridors Kaleidoscope change
was going on constantly, and formed a pic
ture that was pleasant to look upon. Mem
bers and clerks at this stage of ths pro-
ceediuss we're in more hurry than ever be-
fore. There was no lagGinR in either cham
Der. Each house had all it could do to
keep pace with the hands of the clock,
which were moving all too RAPIDLY towards
the hour when, by constitutional limitation,
congress shall expire.
| One slight change has been made in the pro-
gramms for Tomorrow regarding the place
where Cleveland shall greet the procession
and go on the reviewing stage, adopted by
| the inauguration committee at the sugges-
tion OF Cleveland. 1t is understood he Sc
cured this change to crafty Mrs. Cieve-
| land, whose position would not allow her
to see her husband in triumphant return
from the capitol if he left the line at the
place selected by the inaugural COMMITTEES.
| Tomorrow morning President Harrison
will 90 to the capitol driving with Presi-
dent-Elect Cleveland. Mr.. Cleveland will
60 to the room of the vice-presideut and
| rap m in mt ha hon 60 <ho,
ceremonies to begin, while President Har-
rison and the mem bers of his cabinet will
spend the last half hour of his term in the
presidents room, dsposing of the closing
business of congress. When he returns to
the White house it will be as a private citi-
zen. and for the purpose of removing the
last of his eifects prior to his departure for
| indianapolis.
The president elect spent the afternoon
IN his apartments, where he and Mrs.
Cleveland received number OF visitors.
mostly persona! friends This evening
| they dined with President Harrison ut the
| White house. The hour set for dinner was
| 1850. but MIR. and Mrs. Cleveland were de
| layed in departure. At 1880 not more than
ten people had gathered about the car iage
entrance to the Arlington. drawn there by
suspicion that the president-elect and
wife would appear. few minutes later
the kings county democratic association
came along the broad plaza in front of the
hote the band rendering "Tho Bow
cry" with vigor. 1t 30 happened that
just rs the band came to u halt little Ruth
Cleveland managed to pull up the curtain
of one of the windows in tho Cleveland
apartments looking out on ths plaza and
presented her face against the pane i'll an
endeavor to see the band. The members
OF the Kings county association aud II
crowd of fully 1000 persons who had
gathered about them saw the child and sent
up u cheer. The leader of the band, cor
rectly surmising that Mr.. and Mrs. Cleve-
land had left their rooms and we're about to
appear quickly changed tho air to Hail to
he Chief" and to tho familiar rendition,
the president-elect and Mrs. Cleveland
oame out of the door way, with Private
Secretary Thurber close at hand, and then
mighty roar went up from the thronH.
The carriage whisked away in an instant.
tho cheers growing louder, as it passed
til, ou9h the crowd. and Cleveland dotfed
his hat iii recognition of the demonstra-
tion. Owing to the great number of people
that blocked the more direct route TO the
White house, tho carriage WAS Il iyen there
by n roundabout way. Mr.. ana Mrs. Glove
land were received by the president and
Mrs. Mckee. aud these four. with Robert
Mckee. were the only persons present ut
the dinner, which WAS held IN the private
room.
MIR. and Mrs. Cleveland returned to the
hotel from the dinner given in their honor
by President Harrison about 10 o'clock. aud
repaired ut once 10 their apartments. They