New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-06
,owA WELCOMES MKINLEI.
o,,rpvoR ADDRESSES CHEERING
novDs AT MANY PLACES.

III
,,,rr,sM OF THE vETERANs-Two
,,c MEETINGS IN DIES MONIES
oot When Governor Mckinley
.hs5 council Bluffs from Omaha ailer o'caNia'l
rer,e ne found awaiting him large number
inH ,r,ends from different parts OF the country
OF u" Ia heen participating in the annual reunion
""' Army Of the Tennessee. Among them were
OF III" n n Howard, Colonel +. ID. Grant, Tccuin-
GEM s.r,,an Major Hoyt Sherman ana General
se ~ Dodge Nearly the entire number We're east
a hound and after Governor Mckinney had
,1..ssed the crowd in the public square with an
',rrla,e introduction from Governor Jackson MS
Ap '., car and mat Of General Dodge were at
'pssd 70 the castbound Rock Island passenger
train. >-oo,. . s.r,,c ponu,ist
-. where Governor Mckinley spoke briefly
80 was a large crowd in waiting at SheDy' ana
-.r Governor Mckinley had asked his hearers 70
O. a., Increased majority for Congressman Hager.
o., nus indorse his vote and action on the las;
"rtIican Tariff bill. he gave way for an ntToduc-
' - Colonel Grant. VINO received with
.'r,ul, OF applause. Il thank you for your WEI
- Colonel Grant said, land am sorry that
.ornot make a speech such as that oil uoNe'"o'
wc<ioley's to fill you with Republican enthusi-
.s, Rut whenever 1 get into such an intelligent
crowd as this is. l find that they always vote 'ha'
way" Great cheers)
lfaiO
nay, brought forward by Governor Jackson ana
xna-,,lv welcomed Il am glad 10 see this great
pe,pblcan demonstration" he said, but dont
hsleye you want to see me. for nave soid great
,r,ber Of YOU town lots. Great laughter Ihis
meeting seems to indicate that YOU Intend 10 Vo'e
tight but you want 10 see the rising generauoh'
.nd amid great applause. Major Sherman stepped
h,ck and pushed forward the son of the dead gen
or.l Tecunseh Sherman. who made a briei speech
~ thanks Here is Major-General Howard SAID
Coyernor Mckinley, ana there was more cheering.
81 am not going to make i speech. SAID Geherdl
Hovard Il want Governor Mckinley 10 have all
the glory Of this trip. But l hope you VIII vote
all right and | sure YOU will
Avoca was the next stop and here the VISITORS
uere escorted 20 a platform on the bluffs, arouhu
which 9Orj persons had gathered \ large propoI-
lion OF the number were Grand Army Neeeian ans;
,ben gave way to Colonel Grant. At the very men.
lion OF his name the veterans went iranuf' ne ~
s,ormed the pla torn and almost smothereh Nun ~
their embraces. His hands We're causht anu ir9
arms stretched akimbo 0id men ciaspec, man
lions Of God bless you were mingled win
was with your father, here and there nGl ned
Meanwhile the rest of the party had reached ne
train and it moved out OF the siatl9 9 NH ne vi
nut, fourteen miles distant. had been Ieac NJ;
Here Geographic inquiry deveoped ,he Ia Ind
was Speeding eastward. Half an hour later ne re-
ioined his party and was received by the veterans
From mis- point on the party receys sdv Stdwar
Dex,sr Earlham and several other places. laI &c
crowds were assembled am addresses We're maze aI
nv Governor mckinley Colonel Grant ana Mr.
sherman Des Moines was reached little after
6 o'clock Since leaving Omaha in the morning
Goysrnor Nc Kinley and his friends had aidressei
fourteen crowds aggregatng about ioWo men,
women and children and had bowed t gI, &C c-
Enowledgments in response TO greetings from as
semblages at a dozen additional points. , go
49, no caniiuI CITY was reached. il seemed as
though half Il the State had turned out TO bd wei
,ha Wis
ing from the station to the savoy House "eie az
most impossible. and the cheering was
~, faw feet the carriages containing Governor
Mckinley. General Howard. Colone. Grant Mr.
SHERMAN and other Of the party were conpeileI
come 70 a stanlstil. and Army veterans iough'
with one another for i chance 10 snake haius VIII"
the occupants. - ,..,. ,,.o..o, a., a,,i
o,ce of coo people at the Tabernacle and second
Meeting at FOSTER Opera House. where hye times
as many neople as received admission tchcts re-
,notn.d on The outside ard were addressed by othei
emeakers After the meetings there was dnneT
81 bonor of the visitors Covers were laid ior zou
representative Republicans. Governor Mchlhiey
resumes his trip al a. M reachihs ct 'Ui III VIC