New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-15

PLEASANT DAY SPENT IN SPITE OF
INTENSE HEAT.
THE PRESIDENT GIVES RECEPTION TO CoLoREo
PEOPLE AND VISITS GEORGE W. WANDER
nu,rs EsrArE-sTANpING UP FOR
THE NEWSPAPER MEN.


.s,sv,Ile. n. c., June 14-The President and
ri. marty arrived here at II 40 o'clock this morn
ting They were met at the station by local
Reception Committee and the Asneville Light
rrfantrv The President was received py mayor
rankin and e. p. McKssick, manager OF the
gp,.,orv P,rk Hotel TO which all OF the party
~, driven for luncheon. The streets were
crowded and there were many decorations.
Reeore going to Biltmore Representative
Pearson persuaded Mr.. Mckinley to attend a
meeting at the Young Mems Institute Hall for
coIored People the gift Of George W. vanderbilt.
The hall was filled to its utmost capacity. win
Congressman Pearson on ore SIDE for ten min
,,os the President shook hands at rapid rate
with all who were presented to him. IL was
warm work The President soon called for air,
and seven colored men famed him while the
nordsbak,np went on At Bltmore the luxuries
:, tho library were fingered over with especial
aauobt handsome bouquet from Mr. Wander
,r,.s conservatories was given to Mrs. Mckinley
"a oh. ,eft the chateau. The drive continued
ovsr Tho French Broad boundaries Of the estate,
from the river cottage to the entrance lodge
An unexpected incident developed this after
,,oor when q became known TO newspaper men
ACCOMPANYING the party that permission 10
.nter R,tmore House had been refused to them
1,h,,e extended TO other members OF the party.
Mr. Vanderbilt is abroad and his representative
Charles McNamee. is with him. In their ao-
sence 1ehe estate Is managed by E. j. Harding
said 70 be an Engishman by birth. when
matted on by the local Committee OF Arrange
Ynents a day or two ago for permission TOT the
president and party to enter Biltmore House. he
obtected strongly 10 receiving any membersor the
marty other than the President and his Caphet
and the women with them. He even refused
nar,nission 10 Manager McKissick of the Bat
tory Park Hotel in charge Of the party here
and IN the course of conversation with two
roer,bars Of the committee said: "Mr. Wander
hit splits on newspaper notoriety. and so do l.
After this there pothing for the local COM
mittee 70 do hut withdraw
So the matter rested until to-day, wnen the
resident arrived, and Mr.. Porter his secre-
tary was told of the incident lie must nav nav
informed the President, for later Mr.. Harding
was called up on the telephone by MT. Porter
and asked if il were true that newspaper men
would not be admitted TO the mansion ar.
Porter told that II was true ana tneil nc
sdered the newspaper men his invited guests
on the trip and that they were as mnch ie eI
bers OF the party the Cabinet ohcers. MI.
Porter also informed Mr. Harding that the
PRESIDENT had authorized him to say that if the
newspaper men were barred from the mansion
he would not set his foot inside the estate lhis
brought things to q crisis. MT. Haroiis ca
pituated with the best grace possible anu .iie
newsnaper men were admitted to the mansion
on tho same footing as the President and his
Cabinet. ,., 49,,
The train was taken al Btmore Station and
the journey to Washington resumed a. a tyo,e
6 o'clock Secretary Alger was suffering from
The extreme heat Of the last two Gays, out ieII
Asheville somewhat recuperated.