The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-05
LITTLE OF NERVOUSNESS DIS
PLATED DURING THE LONG AND
TRYING CEREMONY.
LUNCH TAKEN AT THE CAPITOL
Senator Sherman and the Retiring
President With Him the Greater
Part of the Time

III HIS uOIfOF ny Col. JOnn hay, so ne
enjoyed a full nights repose and the
beneficial effect was plainly visible
when he arose this morning, and sa-
luted Mrs. Mckinley with the remark
that this was the first day of her &C
cession to the dignity and title of the
first lady of the land. The president
elect is an early riser, and few of the
hotel guests were awake when he OPEN
ed his door at half past six, and
called a greeting to Messrs. Daugherty
and Gardner, the faithful New York
detectives who have watched his every
movement since the train rolled in from
Canton. Within few moments a por-
ter came upstairs, bearing an armful
of wood, and soon a bright fire was
cracking in the CRATE in the sitting
room.
Following an old custom, coffee was
served as soon as Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Kinley arose. Abner Mckinley dropped
in for a few moments chat, and then
the president-electt turned his attention
to his personal MAIL that for some
time had been awaiting consideration.
The remainder of the presidential party
also We're astir early, and while Mr..
Mckinley was at his mail, they came
down to breakfast in the hotel dining
room. The breakfast for Mr.. and Mrs.
Mckinley was served to them in their
private sitting room. The waiter bore
in breakfast of bountiful proportions
There was quail on toast, brOiled chick
en-, a porterhouse steak, a Spanish
omelette, dry toast, hot rolls, wheat
Mr. M
Mrs. Mckinley had good appetites this
morning, and did full justice to the
viands SO abundantly supplied. Mrs.
Mckinley ate her portion in bed, by ad-
vice of her husband, adopting this
course 10 conserve her strength for
the events Of the day.
The advance guard Of the great
American army of cranks made it's
appearance at an early hour at the
hotel this morning. Fortunately it took
the very harmless form Of a we'll
dressed parsonage Of clerical aspect,
who, in a mild voice. besought the pres
ident's permission to sell on the streets
an extraordinary card bearing a scrip
tural motto. He was easily turned
away by the guardians at the doorway
without creating any disturbance.
FIRST CALLERS.
While breakfasting the president
elect admitted to the room his family
physician, DIR. Phillips, and the latter
expressed his qualification at the excel
lent condition Of his patient.
The first of the official callers was
Chairman Bell of the Inauguration
committee. He came to talk over the
programme for the day, and in few
minutes explained these to Mr.. McKin-
ley's satisfaction.
After breakfast the president-elect
tod b. Il
for a few moments. He greeted pleas
antly the few persons who stood in
waiting, including the newspaper men,
and even an ilrepressible citizen of
German extraction whom he did not
know, but who insisted on shaking
hands with the president of the United
States.
Chairman Hahn, Of Columbus, drop
ped in to pay his respects.
A pretty sight witnessed by the per-
sons who waited at the landing was
the greeting given his mother by the
President-elect as he met her in the
corridor. He kissed her tenderly and
in the most affectionate terms inquired
after her health and then led her gent
ly into the sitting room and placed her
in a warm corner of a soft lounge
At $3.50 o'clock a barber came up
stairs with his shining basin and snowy
towels. He was very proud man,
by name, Clarence Chaplin, for he was
to shave the President-elect. This
necessary function consumed only a
few minutes time.
Meanwhile the callers began to in
crease in number, although few of
them were admitted to the reserved
portion of the house. A great bunch
of American Beauty roses came by
special messenger from a local mag
nate for Mrs. Mckinley.
At five minutes to 10 o'clock, Sena-
tor Sherman and Senator Mitchell, of
Wisconsin, of the senate committee,
appointed to conduct the Inauguration
appeared and announced that they had
come to escort the president-elect to
the capitol They were admitted at
once, and exchanged greetings with
Mr.. and Mrs. Mckinley, who were
chatting with Capt. William H. Zim-
norman, of the Twenty third Ohio
volunteers, his old regiment. Bellamy
Storer and Mrs. Sterer and Mrs. Julius
Burroughs also were among the Ia
vored callers who saw Mr.. Mckinley.
M'KINLEY CALM.
. Five minutes after 10 o'clock. the
presfdent-elect emerged from his re-
ception room on the arm of Senator
Sherman. He looked calm and walked
firmly. Just behind him came Secre-
tary Porter, with Senator Mitchell, of
Wisconsin. Capt. Heistand, OF the
army, with Abner Mckinley, brought
up the rear, and kept back the people.
who pressed upon the party, even in
the hotel corridors.
AS the president-elect emerged from
the private entrance Of the Ebbitt. on
Fourteenth street, beside the tall form
Of Senator Sherman. there was a roar
Of applause that shook the buildings. !
The street was packed with a solid
sar1- 80 vi u
riage that was to convey the president |
elect to the White house could scarce /
ly be driven. While the police strug- |
gled to clear a passage through the |
crowd, the president-elect stood at /
the head Of the granite steps and /
bowed his ACCOMPLISHMENTS The an 4
plause became deafening as he crossed (
the sidewalk and mounted the carriage /
STEP so great that he stopped again !
while the horse reared and channel /
uneasiiy in the din. and turned from |
side to side with uncovered head. his /
face expressing the appreciation he /
felt at this great manifestation Of pom !
uIar esteem.
The president elect was seated with |
Senator Sherman, sitting on the rear /
right seat, and Senator Mitchell with
Mr.. Porter occupied the front seat. |
The carriage was one brought by the |
senate committee and was drawn by |
pair of clipped brown horses.
AT 10 minutes after 10 the start was
made for the White house amid re /
newed cheering by the crowd Troop /
A. of the Cleveland crack cavalry |
comprising about a hundred men, |
splendidly mounted on black chargers.
opened the way through the mass OF /
people, with a line stretching almost |
across the street the coachman gave
the word TO his horses, the carriage fell |