Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-28
THE PRESIDENT At CLEVELAND.
No Special ReceptIon-He Arrived
Ahead of Time

CLEVELAND. o., August 27.-Presi-
dent Mckinley surprised the people of
Cleveland by his arrival from Buffalo
this morning. He will remain until next
Wednesday
Inc reception Of the President was not
as elaborate as had been planned. There
was no presidential salute fired by the
naval reserves from the old revenue
cutter Andrew Johnson: the cannon of
steam ana sail craft did not belch forth
IN deafening sounds i'm welcome Of the
president; banners and flags did not
hutter in the breeze In honor Of his
coming
There was reason for the absence Of all
this ceremony. which had been planned
on an elaborate scale. II was lacking
because the presidential party arrived
In Cleveland several hours ahead OF
schedule time, or, rather. the time an
ucipated by those who had planned the
local reception.
The Comanche. which brought the
presidential party from Buffalo. arrived
inside OF Cleveland harbor at a very
early hour. There she lay at anchor until
o'clock, when she steamed into
the inner harbor and made fast at the
dock Of the Pennsylvania Company
President Mckinley was unusually plea
SAINT In his demeanor. He talked Of his
trip from Buffalo. and Of the Grand
Army Of the Republic encampment
which he pronounced to be the greatest
In its history, and spoke i'm the highest
terms Of the manner in which the people
Of Buffalo had handled the encampmen.
He was asked his impression concern
ing prosperity. as gathered from his trir
across the country. you had better
ask businessmen about that" he replied
They can give you better information
than / can"
At 745 O'Clock carriages arrived al
the dock, and the party left the Conan
che. The crowd had increased but littlc
in size since the yacht had tied up at the
dock There were not more than Isl
people in sight.
the afternoon quietly at Mr.. Hanna's
home. The naval reserves, however
were determined not to be deprived o1
their presidential salute. The Andrew
Johnson. accordingly. steamed out into
the lake off Hannas residence. an(
after firing twenty-one guns. returned
TO the harbor
Those who came from Buffalo on tn,
Comanche were President and Mrs
Mckinley. Secretary and Mrs. Alger
Miss Alger. Frederick Alger. Senator
Hanna, Colonel NJ. r. Herrck, NJ. T
llama. and William Chisholm.
Vice-Presdent Hobart and Mrs. Hobar
will not come TO Cleveland.
AS a sort Of compensation for the dis
appointment of the people who expected
to greet the President on his arriva
here this morning, II has been arranged
to hold a public reception tomorrow, a
o'clock. at the Hollenden Hotel
The President and Senator Hanna re
gret that there should have been any dis
appointment. The latter said: II die
| not know that single arrangement ha'
| been made for a reception. or anything
| OF the kind until our party had reached
| the house this morning" Senator Ham,
! said he had received several teicgram
| in Buffalo yesterday, asking him wha
time the President would arrive il
! Cleveland and TO all of them he had re
| piled that he did not know. for every
| thing depended on the weather. 1t wa
not certain the President would not com
| by boat until he went aboard the yacht
| Mr.. Hanna said he discouraged publ
| demonstration. for the reason that !
| could not be definitely stated what tim
| the President would reach Cleveland
! The Cleveland arrangements were mad
| quietly the intention being TO surpris
| the President, and for that reason IN
people on the yacht knew nothing abou
| the reception.