The herald., 1897-06-15
THE PUBLIC
BE DID
Varied Somewhat by the
Old Mans Son
NOTORIETY PER NEWSPAPER
UTILIZED BY GEORGE W. FOR
A CUSPIDOR
N0T0RIETY PER NEWSPAPER
Newspaper Men Were Not Welcome al
the Vanderbilt Mansion, but
They Were Admitted
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
ASHEvILLE, N. c., June 14-Soon af-
ter o'clock this morning the Presiden-
tial train resumed it's journey, home
ward bound, this time, and making
start from Sherman's Hill, an elevated
suburb of Chattanooga The President
and party arrived here in beautiful
weather at 11:40. They were met at the
depot by a local reception committee
and Asheville light infantry. The Pres
ident was received by Mayor Rankin
and E. p. McKissick, manager of the
Battery Park Hotel, to which all the
party were driven for luncheon. The
streets were crowded and there were
hundred. The President held reception
after which the party took carriages for
the Biltmore house, George Wander
bits place, five miles away. The Pres
ident, Cabinet, and ladies with them,
were shown over the house. The party
will take train for Washington at 8
o'clock.
, An unexpected incident of President
McKinleys tour developed this after
noon when 1t became known to newspa-
per men accompanying the party that
permission to enter BiltmOre, Georst
w. Vanderbilt's splendid mansion, had
been refused to them, while extended to
other members Of the party. Mr.. Van
derbilt is abroad, and his representative,
Charles McName, is with him. In the
Afh hat ncrf, to icssc yoV II
by E. J. Harding, said to be an English
man by birth. When waited upon by
the local committee of arrangements a
day or two ago for permission for the
president and party to enter Biltimore
he objected strongly to receiving any
members of the party other than the
PRECEDENT and his cabinet and the ladies
Mith fXenlssef fXenls sffssff of the Bat +
terry Park hotel, in charge of the party
here. and in the course of conversation
had with two members of the commit
tee, said "Mr. Vanderbilt spits on news
paper notoriety, and SO do l." After THE
there was nothing for the local commit
tee to do but withdraw. So the matter
rested until today, when the president
arrived and j. Addison Porter, his Sec
retary, was told of the incident. He
must have informed the president, for
later Mr.. Harding was called up on the
telephone by Mr.. Porter and asked If it
was true that newspaper men would NOT
be admitted to the mansion. Porter was
told that it was, and he then informed
Harding that the president considered
the newspaper men were his invited
guests on the trip, and they were as
much contingent Of the party men,
berS Of the cabinet. Furthermore, Mr.
Porter notified Harding that the presi-
dent had authorized him to say that If
the newspaper men were barred from
the mansion he would not step his foot
inside the estate. This brought things
to a crisis, and Mr.. Harding capitulated
with the best grace possible, and the
newspaper men were admitted to the
mansion on the same footing as the
president and his cabinet.
Before going to Biltmore, Representa-
tive Pearson persuaded Mr.. Mckinley to
attend meeting at the Young Mems
Institute hall of colored people, the gift
of George w. Vanderbilt The hall was
filled to its utmost capacity with colored
people, comprising laboring classes as
well as the local colored politicians and
their wives and children. With Con-
gressman Pearson on one side, for ten
minutes he shook hands at rapid rate
with all who were presented to him. 1t
was very warm work. Presently the
president called for air and seven col
ored men famed him while the hand
shaking went on.
At Biltmore the luxureS Of the library
were fingered over with special delight.
Mrs. Mckinley was given handsome
bouquet from Mr.. Vanderbilt's conserv-
atory as she left the house. The drive
continued over the French Broad bour-
daries of the estate from the river cot
tage to the entrance lodge and the Bilti-
more incident was closed.
The train was taken at Biltmore eta
ton and the journey to Washington re-
sumed about 6 o'clock.
Secretary Alger was indisposed from
the extreme heat of the past two DAYS
but left Asheville somewhat recuper-
ated.