Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-03-03

READY FOR THURSDAY
PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT
ELECT ARE IN WASHINGTON.
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coming presidents preparations for the
grand ceremony mElrking ene change of adj
ministration &c ION With feverish haste and
hustle Mr.. Mckinley and ir Hobart
were welcomed to their future home. by one
of those glorious bright days which Wash
ington takes pride in when in the mood.
The entry of the two was made with little
ceremony and comparatively slight public
demonstration.
OF the prospective new cabinet there are
in the city Messrs. Sherman. Gage, Alger.
Gary and Wilson, beside McKenna, who is
expected tonight or tomorrow, and pos
sible cabinet officer I'M ]. j.
Mccook, of New York, who arrived
during the day OF governors of
states. there are already here Governors
Black. of New Yors; Tanuer, of Illinois;
Grout, of Vermont; ;Lo~ndes, of Maryland,
Seofeld. of Wisconsin: Hastings, of PENN
sylvania; Griggs, of New Jersey, and Bush-
nell. Of Ohio. Governors Drake, OF Iowa,
and Pingree, of Michigan, will be in WASH
ington by noon tomorrow. The picturesque
chief executive OF the wolverine state sent
he and stan were assigned to the head of
the Third brigade, Second division, COM
manded by Governor Gtout. Other arrivals
of note included Senator-elect Foraker, of
Ohio; Evans. OF Tennessee, and A. Z. Buck,
of Georgia.
The arrival of the president-elect and the
c ee 4 Sgsa sgpoEGa aet Of pgS fhe
formation of new cabinet. started "a flood
of gossip concerning the members of Pres
ident McKinley,s official family. bu;
speculation the fact shows clearly that the
cabinSt is stilli uheompleted. and for pre-
ciseiy the sdIne reason that it has been
known to be for about, week. namely, the
president-elect desires to honor New York
with place and that man has not been
found acceptable to the leaders in the EN-
rfufa And In xtvill raly ha
position which the cabinet slate as ar
ranged marks as his berth. Senator-elect
Platt saw Mr.. Mckinley during the after
noon. but the conference was indecisive.
Senator-elect Platt's conference with the
president-elect this afternoon lasted for
half an hour and II was. supposedly de-
voted entirely TO a discussion of ways and
means to secure the representation, of New
York In the cabinet Mr.. Platt said to-
night that Mr.. Mckinley was to have n
New Yorker in his.official family and had
not abandoned hope of inducing Mr.. Bliss
10 accept the-Vacant place-the secretary
ship of the interior. Mr.. Bliss called upon
MI: Piatt tonight at the Ariingten He
wishes, as to take back ms original refusal
of a cabinet position and to promise 10
further consider the offer ~
Ono interesting suggestion arising from
the. cabinet gossip was an intimation that
tile senate might adjourn over Thursday
until the, following week. The significance
OF the fntimatipn iay in the fact that there
had been eanvassed the possibility that
Mckinley's cabinet would not be ready for
aanounecfnerL ion Friday. ind that. there
fore. no occasion would arise for session;
TO confirm the successors of the present
cabinet Inquiry at the senate on the mat.
ter OF Adjournment was answered by thu
ley might wish.
The incoming OF 50 many visitors OF note
also started the social activities of the
town ana there were innumerable dinners
and receptions in the fashionable parts of
the city in honor OF the. inaugural sojourn-
ers Grand Marshal Porter kept hard at
parade on THURSDAY. A rough total of the
number OF the regular and militia soldiers
and sailors who will be in line shows an
lyesifei1t Mckinley VIII number about
5.ocO. The civic organizations vary greatly
l,99 Strength but are. estimated at about
As the'-day wore or the depotss clogged
with the rush Of ipeomers, and there was
a constant succession of loaded trains
bearing individuals, military bodies and
clubs. At the Pennsylvania and Baltimore
q ONO stations it was estimated that eO001
fad been brought to Washington. and the
othcials say their bookings were larger
than on any former occasion.
Locally, the all-inportant question now
Is weather. The wet area out West and
RatherinS showers in the South have been
disqufeting, but though there has been
some gathering eloudiness around the Dis !
trlct OF Columbia there is q persistent high
barometer that brings clear skies long he
fore noon On the whole Indications favor
showery weather and possibly rain lust
before or just after Inauguration day With
I. prospect that the day itself may escape
and. indeed, that showers may be either
ight or forced in another direction
'fresident Cleveland and Mrs. Cleveland
l9-night entertained at dinner Presidents
eject mckinley. The invitation was ex-
tended through Secretary Porter several
days ago. bat up to late hour this after
noon, noon II was doubtful whether or not 1t
could be carried out. owing to the incis-
position of President Cleveland. .
" era came, TO AIR. Porter, however about
eicek that the president had so far re-
covered from his rheumatic attack TO be
abie TO carry cut the engagement There
Tore handsome brougham stood at the
e!S,i,viy ae9rway Of the Ebhitt house about I
cnereed from Jthe hotel at 7:SO and was
greeted with applause by the crowd. which
Iei med on either side OF lane on the
s.aeWalk he took his seat in company
with Secretary Porter and was driven in
lew minutes 10 the White House IL
was expected that Mrs. Mckinley would
accompany her husband TO the dinner but
cSing to the exhaustion that followed the
exciting events of the journey from Cam
ton and the day in Washington. she was
Porter left the president-elect at the in
ner doorway and the latter entered at
once the parlor. where he was greeted cor
eially by President Cleveland who had
been waiting with Mrs. Cleveland for this
purpose. Without delay. dinner was an
nounced- There was nothing elaborate
&
cleveland had given her personal atten-
tioE TO the arrangements and the table
decorations and menu were exceedingly
simple and in good taste
Freed from the restraining Influence of
others, the retiring and incoming presf-
dents and Mrs Cleveland chatted with
out forinaiity. and without doubt the pres
ident-elect received many hints as TO the
easiest way to bear the burdens of re-
sporsibility that will be imposed upon his
fsrniiy in the management of the White
House
While President. Cleveland was extend
ing this courtesy 10 his successor The vice
plesident-clect was entertaining Secretary
Porter arr some chosen friends at dinner
at the Arlington. Secretary Olney also
provided q bounteous dinner and invited
scrne friends 20 meet two members of the
new cabinet. Messrs. GaGry and Gage
Major Mckinley with his family and
party arrived safely In the capital city a
minute after II o'clock this morning, over
The Pennsylvania, The weather was cheer
ful and bright, with warm sunshine and
q temperature, II anything. too high TO be
SeasonabIe. A largo crowd had assembled
al the Pennsylvania station long before
the train arrived. and IL required the ef-
forts OF . considerable force of police to
There was a good deal of disappointment
expressed among these people over the alb
sthce of military escort. but il was by
such formalities were dispensed with ON
this occasion. so the crowd had to be con-
tent with the sight of the magnificently
attired staff of Governor Bushnell of Ohio
I'm place of the expected military parade
Only q few persons had been admitted
the, train was to stop. Governor Bushnell
md sian were present in uniform. Addi-
son Porter. who win be the presidents
secretary. was early on hand. He was TO
look after the personal comfort of the
preside intellect but. as he himself said, he
hnd little 70 do in this direction. thanks
executive committee. and the hearty CO.
operation ef the police authorities. About