Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-03-22
GOV. FULLER IN CALIFORNIA.


Entcr,minrd by the Union League Club OF
san Francisco and HOnorcd by n Dress
Parade,
san Francisco papers give additional do
tails on the reception given by the Union
League club Of that city on the 9th inst to
Gov. Fuller of Vermont, Gen. Algcr of
Michigan, ex-senator Sawyer of Wisconsin
and Editor John NJ Francis Of the Troy, N.
Y, Times: Coy Fuller was given an en-
thusiastic reception, and in response said he
Ind left his home at the bidding of friends
to spend an hour with the Vermont people
/ in California in that sweetest of all occupa
tions, "sugaring on. - So he had proceed
! cd to get as near as possible to the spot
/ where nrnont sugar was being dispensed
| to the people OF California, and mad every
where met kindness and an open-heartcd
welcome. He wished to thank tho peg
| pie OF California for their kind
ness to him and for their generous
praise of Vermont, and TO express
his pleasure Mt rubbing shoulders with the
strong men Of the West. As the mountains
of hi, State were a bulwark of liberty at
one end of the land so were the California
mountains at the other
lie said he could hardly find words of
praise to express his admiration of the mid
winter fair. and his wonder that such won
dcrs Of Oriental architecture which are at
tracing the attention of all the nations had
! sprung mp within five months from the turn
ing Of the first shovel full of earth. He hoped
the far would Ee pleasant lesson of loyalty
and patriotism to all the people
Last Saturday San Francisco Chronicle
has this to say of Friday dress parade in
honor of Gov. Fuller; Tho United States
troops at the Preside put ON their store
! clothes yesterday afternoon and passed in
review before Governor Levi X. Fuller of
Vermont. Friday is usually an off day with
| Uncle Sans men at the Preside, the only
attraction being an open air concert, while
| the soldiers are preparing their accoutro-
menta for the regular Saturday Inspection
Yesterday, however, at the invitation of
Col. Graham. Gov Fuller visited the post
and was accorded all the honors usually
paid to "A man Of his position
About O'Clock all the soldiers at the
post infantry, artillery and cavalry. as
Hemblcd ON the parade ground. and at about
the same time toV. Fuller. accompanied by
a party of ladies' arrived on Union street
car. At the terminus Of the road he found
| a well-traiuel and gentle cavalry horse
which The governor mounted. Then, fol
| lowed 10y q number # officers. lie cantcrcd
about the parade ground just as if review
| ing n section of the United States army was
a regular part of a governors business
| The soldiers made a fine appearance rs they
marched past the reviewing officers to the
strains Of lively music.
After the review the artillery and caval-
ry made the circuit of the parade grounds
a couple Of times, once at trot and then at
full Eallop. During the latter maupuvre
one of the artillery wheel horses fell with
his rider, and the cavalry troops com
ing along at full speed had to oblique TO the
left in lively style t. avoid running over the
PROSTATE horse ami man. No one was in
jurcd. however, and after repairing some
broken harness which had caused the acct
dent the gun and its crew assumed their
place in the parade The artillery after
ward went through an interesting drill. in
Guiding loading and firing with blank cart
ridges, end the show was over.
GOV. Fuller and his party were then en-
! tortained by the officers at headquarters.