The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-09
TO coy. M'KTNLEY OF OHIO.
COlTPLETE ARR1NGE1TENTS FOR
 THE SIATESlEAN'S RECEPTION.


 VIII be at Union Depot Here at 10 A. M.-
 Hundreds of Now Haven Republicans
 Will Probably Greet Hin-The Program
 in Hartford To-day-TO-night's Grand
 Banquet.
 Hartford, April Ex-Governor MoKin-
 ley of Ohio will be given right royal welcome to Hartford tomorrow. He will be entertained in style befitting his eminence as a statesman. The Me- Kinley club will be assisted in this pleasant duty by the most prominent republicans of the city and state. The distinguished visitor will arrive in the city in the forenoon and will proceed at once to the capitol, Tn the after noon he will rest and be entertained quietly and in the evening the formal exercises of greeting will be held from 6:SO to o'clock. At the latter hour an elaborate banquet will be served and speeches, of course, will follow. Cover nor Mckinley will remain in the city Tuesday night, but the program for
 
 it is not known how soon he must leave. If his subsequent engagements will permit he will be given an oppor- tunity to see something of Hartford's beauty and it's business enterests.
 Tuesday will be republican gala day in Hartford. The evening reception and banquet, which will be the crown ing flea ture, will be truly a remarkable gathering. It is certain that between four and five hundred republicans will sit down to the banquet in Foot Guard hall. The republican leaders of the state will be in the party and 1t will be the largest and most elaborate affair in the history of the party in Connecti- cut Every county will be represented and every large city.
 The entire republican delegation in congress will be present, as well as several ex-members of congress. All the state officers will attend and two- thirds of the senators and large dele gation from the house of representa- lives Mayor Brainard and the other republican mayors in the state will sit down together. The president of the Republican State league will attend. The members of the Mckinley club will be there in full force and many members of the other republican clubs in the city and vicinity republican clubs from distant parts of the state will send delegations.
 Governor Mckinley will arrive in Hartford at HIS o'clock, coming on the train leaving New York at 8 o'clock. The drawing room car No. 270 has been assigned for the use of the governor and his friends through the courtesy of the officials of the Consolidated rail road At Stamford, Bridgeport, New Haven and Meriden, delegations of re- publicans will greet the traveller.
 ARRIVAL IN NEW HAVEN.
 Governor Mckinley will arrive at New Haven at about 10 a. rrl., and the republicans there will turn out in large numbers to greet him.
 If time allows he may say few words at the railroad station there.
 The Mckinley club will send dele gation to meet it's guest, consisting of William D. Simonds, Gener- al Alexander Harbison, President John A. Porter, and Vice-President Samuel M Hotchkiss. This party will proba- ply go as far as New Haven. Several members of the governors staff, proba- ply including Adjutant-General Gra- nam and General Jarman will be de- .ached to serve as additional escort and l nay go as far as New Haven also or | nay meet Governor Mckinley at the | Hartford depot. Arriving in Hart l ord the party will drive directly to the | ,apitol where Governor Coffin will meet | Governor Mckinley at the south door, The visiting governor will be assorted l o Governor Coff1n's private room and | liter few minutes rest and chat he | will be taken to the senate and then | o the house of representatives. Both | bodies having adjourned to meet earlier han usual especially to be in session when Governor Mckinley arrives, it Is that there will be a crowd at he capitol. In each house Governor Mckinley will be presented by the pre- iding officer. A brief informal recep- ion will mark the visit to each of the legislative chambers to give the mem- ,ers of the general assembly an oppor- unity to shake hands with the visitor. t is not anticipated that Governor Nc <inley will make speech either in the louse or in the senate.
 After leaving the capitol, Governor Mckinley will be driven to the resi- ence of MT. Potter, the president of the Mckinley club, whose guest he will be turing his stay in Hartford In the vening, Governor Mckinley will reach loot Guard armory at 6:15 o'clock. He will be met by the reception committee nd escorted into the hall. A recep- ion will be held from 6:3O to o'clock During this time and throughout the vening Colts full military band will music from the gallery. The inner is to begin promptly at o'clock.
 PLAN OF THE BANQUET.
 The big armory is being decorated avishly by McClunie for the occasion. will be seen the national olors predominating over the other uniting that will be decorative but not Foliage plants and rare overs will bring the beauty of nature ) assist in making the decorations. | ictures of Mckinley and Lincoln will e among the stage embellishments. he life-size portrait of Governor Me- finley that has attracted much atten- on in the window of the office of "The ost' will be the picture used as 8 com anion to that of the great war presi-