Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-03-12

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the afternoon in consultation with
number of party leaders and at 1880 p.
NJ. was driven to the White House,
where he took dinner with President
and Mrs. Cleveland.
At IL o'clock yesterday morning
Major Mckinley. accompanied by
Private Secretary Porter, made brief
formal call upon President Cleveland
at the White House, and an hour later
the president, in company with Secrc-
tary Thurber, returned the call and
paid his respects to the president-elect
ut his apartments in the Ebbitt house.
At 1890 this morning President-clect
Mckinley was driven to the White
House, escorted by the senate commit.
tee appointed for that purpose, where
in one of the handsome state apart
ments he was received and welcomed
by President Cleveland and his cabinet.
Then the two presidents descended
the White House steps and together
entered four-horse carriage, Mr..
Cleveland sitting to the right, and
amid the booming of cannon, the clat-
ter of cavalry, the deep, hoarse rumble
of artillery, the measured tramp OF
many columns of infantry, and the
blare of innumerable bands, the march
to the capitol began. In another four
horse carriage following the president
rode ice-President-elect Hobart and
the senators deputed to escort him to
the scene of his future duties. Then
in a long stream of carriages came the
distinguished guests. The presidents
personal escort was troop A.: of Cleve-
land, Ohio, 100 cavalrymen mounted
on coal black chargers. and still more
interesting a detachment OF grizzlcd
veterans. from the 23d Ohio Volunteers,
MAYOR McKinley's old regiments.
u Gen. Nelson Miles. commanding the
United States army, and Rear Admiral
George Brown, ranking officer of the
navy, in full uniform, rode Immediate
ly after the presidential party. The
second brigade Of the first division
consisted of the national guard of the
District OF Columbia. \ more brilliant
ami inspiring scene than this part of
the pageant could hardly be pictured
The second division of the parade
was not secondary to the first in pub
lie interest except that it lacked the
presence OF president to be and 4
president that had been. In lieu
thereof it presented to the admiring
plaudits of the crowds the governors
of ten great states, each escorted by a
gorgeously uniformed staff and de-
tachments from the national guards
of their states.
At the head of the division. a fitting
honor to the state from which the
president-elect was chosen, rode Gov.
Asa S. Bushnell. of Ohio, as marshal.
Then followed Gov. Hastings of Penn
sylvania. Gov. Lowndes of Maryland,
Gov. Black of New York. Gov Grout
Of Vermont, Gov. Drake of Iowa, and
Gov. Schotield of Wisconsin. Each of
these dignitaries was accompanied by
| numerous aides and most of them by
regiments or companies of their state
national guard. In this latter manner
the states of Connecticut. Massa-
chusetts, Virginia, North Carolina,
Rhode Island, Texas and Minnesota
were also we'll represented.
At the head of the third and last
division of the military parade rode
onc-armed Gen. Q. O. Howard. and
after MIN marched the grizzled vet
Grams Of the &. A. R., many of whom
had served under him at Gettysburg
and Chattanooga.
| The grand marshal of this splendid
pageant was Gen. Horace Porter
formerly Of the staff of Gen. Grant
and U. $. Grant, WebbC. Hayes, Harry
"A. Garfield, Chester A. Arthur anc
Russell Harrison served as specia
aides. @.
In the meantime the houses of con
gress were making preparations TO,
their part in the ceremonies. The
house of representatives. headed by
Speaker Reed, proceeded to the
senate chamber, where seats had been
provided them. Vice-president Ada
L.: Stevenson presided over the join
assembly, but simply till the hou,
should arrive when he should ster
down and make way for his successor
The eight justices of the supreme
court of the United States, robed il
silk gowns, but wearing no wigs, oc
cupieda front row of chairs to thu
right of the presiding officer. BEHIND
them, in their order OF precedence, en-
tered the diplomatic corps, all O
whom. except the representatives O.
the Swiss and South and Central Amer
lean republics, were resplendent il
official uniform and adorned with the
insignia Of decorations conferred. Sit
Julian Pauncefote, the British ambas
sador, took precedence; he was fol
lowed by the French and German am
bassadors; the Mexican and Austrian
ministers. and. wildly conspicuous il
their quaint slllscn dresses, the mem
bers OF the Chinese legation came next
!, They were the only Orientals wh,
NY e their national costume. Whel
in It noon, President CLEVELAND
ur- Telephon,elect Mckinley entered
the he whole assembly ros,
as Il X ., as they took the seat
M - IL part for their reception
q. teYenson, to whom tn,
- All kind of sheapimous vote o
to and promptly done inks i !,