New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-28
,rKINLEY AT HANNA'S HOME
TUE PRESIDENT GOT TO CLEVELAND
YESTERDAY MORNING
HIS ARRIVAL WAS so EARLY THAT RECEPTION
WHICH HAD BEEN PLANNED AS A SUR

u,,,c,, HAD BEEN PLANNED AS A SUR
PRISE FOR HIM WAS NOT HELD.
l,,sye,ana Aug 27.-President Mckinley sur
..sed the people of Cleveland by his early ar
to, from, Buffalo this morning. The reception
- tho President was not as elaborate as was
slammed because the party arrived several hours
,oad of the time anticipated The Comanche,
,h,ch brought the party from Buffalo. arrived
',,s,de OF the harbor at 230 o'clock. She lay at
onchor until I O'Clock. when she steamed into
the inner harbor AMI made fast at the dock OF
the Pennsylvania Company.
Senator Hanna was surprised 10 Know that
elaborate preparations had been made for the
reception of the President. and said he had ad-
vised against il yesterday by telegraph. stating
that there was no certainty of the hour of the
Presidents arrival. he asked that the Naval
Reserves and the Tippecanoe Club he Informed
~ the coming Of the Comanche and invited the
newspaper men aboard the yacht
The Tippecanoe Club and the Naval Reserves
had planned an elaborate reception which in
Guided a parade about the downtown streets
and a speech in the public square. The Co
manche was expected to arrive at a. m. and
The programme had been prepared accordingly.
At s O'Clock Mayor McKisson sauntered to the
boat landing Meanwhile the Tippecanoe Club
and counter marching about their headquarters
10 get into place. The people were gathering to
90 10 the boat landing II a dsappont-
uent 10 all Of them learn that the President
had arrived two hours earlier and was already
at Wndemere.
Mr. McKinleytalked Of his trip from Buffalo
and OF the c. A. r. Encampment which he de-
clared to be the greatest in its history. and
smoke in the highest terms Of the manner In
which the people of Buffalo had handled the
eucanpment. His stay in Cleveland. he said
would be a quiet one with rest as the principal
thing to be sought.
Al 100 o'clock carriages arrived at the dock
and the party left the Comanche. The crowd
Mad increased little in size since the yacht hrst
tied M at the dock There not more than
one hundred and fifty people in sight
Those who came from Buffalo on the CO.
manche were President and Mrs Mcklniey'
Secretary and Mrs. Alger. Miss Alger, FRED
erick Alger Senator Hanna, Colonel NJ l.
uerrick. H. NJ. Hanna and William Chisholm
The President decided to spend the afternoon
at Mr. Hanna's house. The Naval Reserves
ysra determined not to be deprived of the
Presidential salute, SO the Andrew Johnson
steamed into the lake off Mr.. Hanna's house,
and fired twenty-one guns. -
As a sort of COMPENSATION for the disappoint-
ment of the people who expected 10 sleet uie
President on his arrival here this morning IL
has been arranged to hold a pubic reception
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock at the Honeh-
don Hotel. The President and Senator Rama
regret that there should have been any uisap-
pointment. The latter said this evening"
did not know that a single arrangein eht nau
been made for a reception or an!thlne vi M
kind until our party had reached the mousse tnl'
morning. u, .,a
grams in Buffalo yesterday asking mn, at ma,
and 10 all Of them he replied that ne ana ho'
know for everything depended on the weather,
II not certain the Presl9en. Woui ' VIZ N.Y.
by boat until he went aboard the yacht. MI
Hanna said he discouraged public demohsua-
ton for the very reason that II could not pe
stated al what time the President would reaFh
The arrangements here We're made quietly the
intention being to surprise the President. ana
for that reason the persons on the yacht Khe"
nothing about the proposed reception. ,
on Wednesday Of next week. probably in the
morning the Presidential party VIII start tor
Fremont Ohio where they VIII attend the
HAYES Smith wedding in the evening me 1oi-
lowing day MIR Mckinley will attend the re,
union of his old regiment. on FRIDAY ne Will
visit the State Fair at Columbus.
rbe Presidents mother will not VISIT CieVe-
land during the stay Of her son. but the latter
Will make short visit at Gan.oh val, aiIeI nr m1
s,4pd saturday and Sunday with his mother be-
f. re- returning to Washington.
President Mckinley was the guest on the Amer
lean Rar Association at its banquet this evening
though the fact that he was To be there was
kent quiet The President entered the banquet
hall after the speaking began He was accom-
named bv Secretary AlGer and Senator hanna
seat had been reserved for him between the
now and retiring presidents Of the ASSOCIATION.
After the applause which greeted the fresuent
had subsidized the POSTMASTER announced tla'
,ba Evecutive Committee had reported the elec-
lion 10 honorary membership in the association
~ William Mckinney Of ohio. The amount
rnent was greeted by cheers III resp"'9V '''0
President said:
count II a erea, distinction to be chosen 10 ne
a. mer G,cb Eonnr waited me- / could not deny
myself the opportunity which the courtesy o. y9 h
committee. afforded 20 pay my Respects ~ -
fonorabl. BODY Z gentlemen. come 10 nhecl
with YOU fraternal relation ana 10 eSH ,bf
1 part OF the privilege of the associdton' mo
thank YOU for the distinction YOU nave sirSm ny
and not wishing 20 interrupt the programme
hid AL gnOd-nIght