The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-10-02
THE GENERALS TRIP.
Mrs. Bryan Hoists McKiniey's Portrait
While the Procession Passes.

MRS. bryan hOtste Mchiniey's fOrtroit
While the Procession Passes.
Topeka, Kas., Oct. 1.-The federal gen.
erals entered Kansas to-day from Me-
braska and made their first stop at
Atchison at an early hour this morning.
The party had not been apprised Of q
demonstration at that point and we're
agreeably surprised when ex-senator
John ]. Ingalls, entered their coach at
the head of reception committee. The
party was escorted to the west side OF
the b. e. M. depot. where several thous-
and school children, a fambeau club
and q band were lined up to receive the
visitors. Senator ingalls, acted as presii-
dent Of the meeting and introduced Gen.
eral Howard. The general was enthusias-
tically greeted. He spoke at some length,
unfolding the st. Louis platform. and
was heartily cheered. As General How
ard stepped from the platform shower
Of boquets were thrown by the school
children upon him and three cheers were
given for General Howard and Senator
Ingalls,. General T. J. Stewart was next
introduced and made a short speech and
at Its conclusion was followed by an
other shower OF flowers.
General Alger then spoke very briefly.
saying among other things: IL want to
say here, TO correct mistake the news
papers have made. General Siegel Is not
with us, and so you Germans can't
fight with Siegel' this trip. / want to
say. too, that don't believe all the sto-
ries hear that Kansas Is going to re-
pudiate obligations and continue to go
down hill There is nothing the matter
with Kansas" (Cheers).
The children were particularly delight
ed with General Alger and he was liter
ally bombarded with bouquets while 5000
men and women cheered and surged over
TO the train, which stood rs yards away.
General Sickles followed. and said he
wanted his hearers to send Senator In
gals back to the senate. Continuing, he
said New York would give Mckinley
500 900 majority As he finished the train
pulled out amid another burst Of flowers
from the school children. Short stops
were made at Nortonville and Valley
Falls. and at each place a hearty greet
ing was accorded the generals. The train
was late In arriving at Topeka, where
the main exercises Of the day were to
take place. The civic parade. which II
was arranged the generals should re-
view. had already started. and not more
than 100 persons. including the welcom-
Ing committee. were at the depot. In the
reception committee were Governor Nor
rlll and several representative republi-
cans. The visitors were driven 10 a re-
viewing stand erected on Capitol square
to review the @. A. II. divisions. As each
OF the generals ascended the stand he
was given rouslng cheer.
The parade was participated In by the
old soldiers, United States regulars,
Kansas National Guards Kansas Fire
mems association. other military and
civic societies and something over 1000
In line was variously estimated at from
$1,000 to 5000, Twice as many more peo-
pie thronged the streets. At 3 o'clock a
campfire. over which Senator ingalls,
presided, was held. Addresses were made
by General Sickles. General Howard,
General Horace Porter, General Alger,
Past Commander-in-Chlef Walker and
William Warner OF Missouri. The men,
bers OF the party unite In saying that
the most pleasing incident so far OF their
journey was a delicate bit of courtesy
shown by Mrs. Bryan wife OF the demo-
cratic candidate for president. who.
while the procession In honor of the vis-
lting generals was moving past her
house In Lincoln. displayed over her door
a large portrait OF William Mckinley.
tastefully draped in the national colors.
II was a touch OF womanly grace, beau
tiful as 1t was unexpected, and Generr,
Alger says that he Will cherish II as a
recollection plucked rom an acrimonious
campaign until the end of his days.