The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-12
MKINLEY NASHVILLE.
The Presidents Speech at the
Tennessee Exposition.
APPLAUDS TENNESSEE LOYALTY,
A Graceful Tribute to the State That
Gavo Jackson to tho Nation-Mrs.
McKinley's Enthusiastic Reception
As She Entered the Auditorium.

McKinley's Enthusiastic Reception
| As She Entered the Auditorium.
Nashville, June 12.-Presdent Nc
| Kinley and party were escorted to tbs
Tennssee exposition yesterday by {
| monster procession a detachment o.
eX-Confederate veterans acting a.
guard of honor to the president. The
| streets along the route were densely
| crowded, and many houses were beau
| tifully decorated in honor of the occa.
sion. Accompanying the president anG
party were Governors Taylor and Bush.
nell and their staffs, Mayor Mccarthy
of Nashville, Mayor Caldwell of Gin.
cinnati, President Thomas and the ex-
ecutive committee of the exposition
While the procession was on its way a
salute of 25 guns was fired. Entering
the exposition gates the party proceed
ed to the Auditorium. under the escort
of the Centennial Guards the centen-
Mai chimes being rung for the first
time as they marched UP the broad
avenue.
On entering the Auditorium the presi-
dent was greeted with hearty cheers,
and SO were Secretaries Sherman, AL
ger, Gary, Wilson and the other distin-
guished guests and their accompany
ing ladies. Mrs. Mckinley, much to
the regret of everyone, did not feel
equal to the heat and stress, and re-
mained in her room at the hotel. Mrs.
Alger Mrs. Gary and the Misses Gary
were in the first line Of stage guests.
The speechmaking was opened by
Hon. John w. Thomas, president Of the
exposition. who introduced Governor
Taylor. The governor was followed by
Honorable W. L. Mccarthy, mayor of
Nashville, who added to the welcome
given, and he In turn by Senator W.
7. Clark.
After musical interlude, Governor
Asa s. Bushnell, of Ohio, was intro
duced, his bow being followed by
f1attering reception, in which the ladies
Joined with hands and handkerchiefs.
When Governor Bushnell was in the
middle of his speech, voclferous cheers
from the rear of the Auditorium her
aided the approach of a distinguished
parsonage, and the roar became deaf
ening as Mrs. Mckinley was recog-
nized. She came slowly down the CEN
ter aisle, and smiled pleasantly as the
president hurried to the platform steps
and gave her his arm, conducting her
to a seat by his side. The vast audi
ence cheered until it seemed tired out
but commenced again with renewed
vigor when large bunch of fragrant
roses was handed to Mrs. Mckinley,
When the applause that followed
Governor Rushnalrs ueroratton had
subside5 President Thomas intro5ucad
the rreat figure NJ the occasion and
Mr. McKinlev,s face lit I'm az tba audi
enca rose on n,osso ava eho,,tad or+
cheer after cheer For sevaraI ,ninutes
the cheering went an and tho nreeident
cou,d on,v stand and sroiIa and wait
AT last oriot came and in n cIoor |
nanetratinr voice and with r,ore gos.
tura than Ia bis wont tho cbtaf oxocr-
tive daIivarod his addrnss Witch uo,
fraouantIv nunctrated win n,thursts
Of annlnnea ua eaid T., mart.
"Ona bl,ndrod ond ona ,,,,,
state was admitted into the union no
the aivtce,tb n,en,her In tho ,root ta,,N
ilv of American co,nn,npu,aoIths r.
wac uaIcor,o addition 70 tho natio,oIt
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euCgess an the nort Of far-saairc, onI
s.,,cinvs stotosn,on In oil 9e ,r,
.c,nrtry nv, tus+iG.l IL, ,.,,i,rr 49,.
tb,so ontlc;rot,ons ha,., haa.,' &C.,
r,oIi,.d thot tha ,ro,ar+ 90 thet l,..,,
InunItv of sterling worth ia even
hrirhtar than nronhats of the rast
had dared tn forecast If
"Tennessee has snmati,nes boon
called the 'Motber of soutbwos+or,,
statesmen If furnished ne tho i'm
marital Jarkson whose record IN v,or
and whose adnIDtstratjon in ,n,oo nc
tbc bead of the er.st rannhIjc cI,l,og
on with the advoucirc ,,s,r, ,r,,a
century has only ,ddad to tha ,,,stro
of his name incrcoscd the ohIIga,i,r.
of his couptryn1an and ryaIted hin, in
their affection. POLK and Tohrenr olsr
wore nroducts nf tbig rrn,t ,toto ,,,7
MANY more heroes of dis,iurutsI,ed
deeds whose names will cora InI,IdIcn
to vour memories whl,a snoak
"Tnnnnssra,na ha,a a,,.r naon val
unteer. not drafted patriots In 1q4s
when 2 400 soldiers were called for 40
600 laval Tenncsscaans offered tbeir
services, and amid the trials and tor.
rors of the great civil war uudar con-
I,ttone ne dIstrase and 4,,b,r,,o,,,,,,..,t
her people divided on cortandfng
;ides Rut unon whichever yida fnu,G
hoy fonpht faorlase,v to dn,tb anI
gallant sacrifice Now harnirv thara
are no coutendinr sides in III. oInr,-
ms commonwealth or in apv mart of
3ur common country rio men wa
,rposod each other in dreadful battla
, third of a cnuturv ava orn orro ,,,nI,
md forever uDiieJ toTather ,ndor nne