The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-21
M'hINLEY ATTENDS THE REUNION
OF THE ARMY OF THE
POTOMAC.
A PARADE IN HIS HONOR.
A THOUSAND VETERANS IN
THE LINE.
the Members of His Old Army
Corps.

TROY, N. Y, Aug. 2O.-President
Mckinley and Secretary Alger arrived
this morning to take part in the twenty
eighth annual reunion of the veterans
of the Army of the Potomac. The
president was met at the train by
Adjt. Gen. Tillinghast and Gov Blacks
military secretary, Col Treadwell
There was crowd and plenty Of cheer
ing, but the president refused to speak,
and entered a carriage and was driven
at once to the Troy house. At 10
o'clock he was taken with his party to
see a great collar factory, with over
in each room except the laundry and
work
Senator Edward Murphy accompani-
ed the president, and Secretary Alger
to the factory and the proprietors show
ed them through. Every one of the
1000 employees were decorated with
nag, and many of the machines were
also adorned with the nationl colors.
party and Gov. Frank S. Black and
machinery room the operatives stood
up when the president entered, and
cheered vociferously.
president
and the Army of the Potomac was one
OF the largest ever seen in Troy, near
ly 1890 guardsmen being in line, and
about 1000 survivors of the late war.
The three national guard companies Of
Troy acted as escort to the presidential
prty and Gov. Frank S. Black and
staff
Along the line of march the parading
column was greeted by the thousands
that lined the pavements and filled
every available point of vantage.
There was a curious incident before
the parade OF the troops. The chief
OF detectives, impressed with the re-
sponsibility of the protection he must
AFFORD the president, was riding along
the route of the march when he espied
red flag waving from a staff attach
ed to tree. He stopped and asked
who was holding an auction, and some
body nearby shouted anarchists to
Kill Mckinley; that's the signal" In
an instant, with visions of Canovas
and Faure, the flag was torn down and
the staff broken. Then the grand mar
shall of the day appeared, and with
much anger declared that the flag was
signal to the national guard troops
to prepare for marching salute. The
flag was restored.
dent took in the proceedings of the re-
union was in a visit to the Ninth
corps, of which he is a member The
corps gave him an ovation, and finally
elected him honorary president. The
president in few words accepted the
honor, signed his name to the register
and left the room with the corps badge
upon his breast. He stated that he
was a sergeant in the Twenty-third
Ohio regiment, of the Ninth corps, I'M
der command of Rutherford B. Hayes
In the evening the president attended
the public meeting of the Army of the
Potomac in Music hall. The place was
damned to suffocation and the presi-
dent received great ovation Gen.
Alger was not with him, having left
on a special train at 4:30 o'clock for
New York to attend to special business
for the president. Gov Black made
the opening address. He extended, in
behalf of the state, a cordial welcome
to the Society of the Army of the Po-
tomac. Mayor Malloy then made a
few appropriate remarks.
There was a brief response by the
president of the society, and then Mai
c. A. Woodruff, the orator of the day,
delivered an grafton. Following this
came the delivery Of the army poem by
Capt. r. w. Raymond, U. S. V. At
11:30 o'clock President Mckinley and
his party took the train for Bluff Point