Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-30
TO ARRIVE TONIGHT.
MAJOR TYLER AND PARTY WILL
REACH RICHMOND At s,56.
NO DEMONSTRATION is EXPECTED.
A Few Friends and Relatives VIII
Meet Them-win Go TO the Execu-
tive Mansion Tp-Morrow-A MILL
fary Escort on Inauguration-Day.

Major J. Hoge Tyler and party Will
reach Richmond in a special car over the
Norfolk and Western railroad at $50
o'clock tonight.
The Governor-elect and family Will be
met at the station by number of Tela-
tives and friends, and will be driven at
once to their hotel which had not been
selected last night, but will probably be
the Jefferson. There will be no organized
demonstration Of any character upon the
Governors arrival. and 1T is his wish that
the evening at the hotel be spent as
quietly as possible. A number of the
immediate relatives of Major Tyler and
his wife. as well as several close friends,
will come TO Richmond with them.
RECEPTIONS EN- ROUTE.
Though the arrival of the Governor
elect in Richmond will be very quiet, 1t
is stated that at several points along the
road he will be given n warm greeting.
At Roanoke. Lynchburg, Petersburg. and
| Farmville he may have to address the
| crowds that will turn out TO meet him.
| The trip will be made in a parlor-car,
|
Railway Company.
| The illness of a son of Major Tyler pre-
| vents the formation of exact plans after
| arrival here. The young man is sur
| ferer from rheumatism which Is perlodi-
| cal in it's attacks, and 1t may be that he
| will be too unwell to leave the car. In
| this event he, with some others or tne
| party. may remain in the car until to-
! morrow morning, and go directly to the
| Executive Mansion.
| The Mansion will be vacated to-day
| and Major Tyler and family Will move III
tomorrow morning. 1t may be easily un'
derstood that the greater portion OF the
day will be spent in putting their ne"
| home I'm order.
| THE MILITARY ESCORT.
Though Major Tyler adheres to his In
tention to have his inauguration as fret
from all display as possible. and refuses
the offer of a military escort from tn
station 10 his hotel upon his arrival, h'
has accented the tender Of Captain Nor
gan r. NIills's company-Company F'-a
an escort on the day Of inauguration
The company will escort the Governor
elect from the Executive Mansion to tn
| Capitol on Saturday. and will perform
the police duty thought to be necessar
until after the inaugural ceremonies
when it will escort the new GoVefno
back to the Mansion.
Mr.. Henry NJ. Tyler, and Mr.. Ben
owen, Jr., the brother and private secre
tary. respectively, of Major Tyler, WI
confer to-day with Speaker Ryan. an
Senator Wickham, members of the 1olf
| legislative committee in charge or al
rangements for the inauguration, and an
changes deemed necessary VIII be mao
I'm the published plans for that day.
far as known, however, there VIII be j
. deviation from the programme alreaa
, announced in the Dispatch.
THE RECEPTION.
Mrs TYLER will probably select to-da
the ladies whom she will ask 10 ASST
her at the reception Saturday night.
is known that the list has not yet pee
. completed. The reception will be e.
ceedingIy informal. 1t is for the purpo'
of giving Major Tyler's friends oppo
: tunity to express their congratulation
> and he has let it be known that he WI
be glad to see them all-in evening dres
: IL they choose; he is not in the least pa
tcular.
II is understood that Senator Dam
will be here on Saturday, and will recei
oescial notification of his reelection
I the senate. Just when this ceremony W
occur has not been arranged. The ma
: ter is in the hands OF joint commit
of the Legislature, who VIII, atter MAJ
Daniels arrival, confer with him touc
: ing this point. The Senator has write
= 10 a friend here that he has no Idea
Q making a speech.