Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-03-03
detail Of police gradual

waited strong detail OF police graduaU>
accumulated itself in an unostentatS
way in and about the hotel. The <
dental party finally arrived abe -
o'clock and by q clever coup 50
dent-elect gained entrance tC\ q.
without crOwding and inconvenit\
All The preparations indicated u.\ the
entrance would be made on the Fourteenth
street side OF the hotel. There was a
guard Of policemen at the door, and the
corridor leading in from that point was
Kept ostentauously clear. The ladies' en-
trance from + street was left compara-
lively unnoticed save for a policeman or
two 20 keep back the street crowd.
Women were almost i'm a majority In the
crowd and mos, Of them were armed with
boquets. as though designing to commit
floral assaults on the incoming admins
Jraton
AT 90 minutes past II there was a cry Of
Here they come" as the first carriage Of
the Presidential party drove up Four
taenth street. Everyone crowded forward
toward the corridor leading 10 the Four
teen-l street entrance. The line OF police
men and hotel people bent wavered and
broke before the pressure and let the most
impa ,uous of the crowd surge down the
corridor I'm a. wild rush to the Fourteenth
s.ree, door
Eu- it was only a feint. The carriage
never stopped bu, swung briskly around
the corner 20 the 5 street fpont. The po-
lice reformed and pinned the mass of the
crowd down I'm the Cul de sac toward the
Fourteenth street entrance Another
body of policemen emerged from the ladies
par,or and formed a solid line Of blue
coats from The ladies' entrance elevator,
nifty fee, away.
I'm am instant Major and Mrs. Mckinley
were out of the carriage and inside the
hotel under the convoy of Chairman Bell
and Secreatry Porter. Mark Hanna. Gen.
Alger Col. McCook and Stewart Wood
ford. OF New York. had been given a hint
of The movement and greeted the new
President before anyone else. Mr. McKin-
ley once inside the hotel entered an ele-
vltor. the gray clad boy grinned compre-
h5nsiv5y, pulled the rope and sent The
ear shooting skyward. and Secretary Por-
ter heaviug q sigh Of relief. raised a much
rutiied silk hat in grave salute 10 his dis
appearing chief and then elbowed his way
over 10 the entrance of the ladies' parlor
90 receive the gentle maledictions Of a
crowd of ladies pinned i'm behind the po-
'icemeu. the disappointed ones admitting
that the flank movement had been cleverly
done. bu- declaring the secretary too
mean for anything"
Behind the Presidential carriage there
followed a score of other conveyances.
with the remainder of the Canton party
ana Gov. BushuelIs staff. They were all
safely landed in the hotel and the section
u. tle house reserved Tor thsm was guard
ei against the intrusion Of the crowd
Major Mckinley received few friends
quite informally and then settled down 70
I and a light luncheon but there was
ul 5mblance of a public reception.
a large number of visitors called at
the hotel during the afternoon. intent
upon seeing the President-elect. un-
mindful of the fact that he was in need
of "a opportunity to recuperate after
his journey, but his secretary. Mr.. POr-
ter took decided stand at once and
sent word that no cards were to be re-
Ceiyed. This turned the tide for time
upon the secretary himself and he was
soon obliged 20 make a similar rule as
10 his own callers. Mr.. Porter explain
ed to the President-elect what he had
done and how the local committee pro-
posed 20 carry out the programme.
Everything was found to be TO the sat
isfactiCn of the President-elect. Some
members Of the executive committee
who called about this time described
some of the details of arrangements.
but aside from these persons, every
one was refused access to Major Nc
EinIev during the afternoon.