Evening star., 1897-03-02
MANY MEN OF MARK
Distinguished People Assembling for
the Inauguration.
THE GOVERNORS And THEIR PARTIES
Preparations for the Arrival Of
= the Vice President-EIect.
SCENES AT THE HOTELS

The arrivals at the hotels today appeared
| TO have fallen Off compared 10 the nunb.r
| registered yesterday There was how.N.f.
| the most intense animation and activity
around all the leading hotels During IN.
morning hours the Arlington Was almost
| deserted for the Ebbitt, and the Shoreham
became a center OF interest. owing 10 the
presence OF two of the most popular re-
| publican chief executives in the country
| uoNs. TANNER OF Illinois and Lowndes OF
| MARYLAND
| Col j. j. McCook OF New York was the
| most distinguished arrival at the Afliny-
ION since yesterday morning He is thers
with his wife and family. Nothing has
| been given out today as to the 0naI mast
uon Col. McCook will take in the matter
of his appointment to the cabinet. His re-
iusal TO accept any other than the positio,
| OF Attorney General is said TO be final
| ri4s afternoon Col. Mccook will talk with
| rresident-elect Mckinley and shortly AZ
| ter"afd settlement NAV be exnacta4
| NI. mama has had several confer, nres
| with Col. McCook since his arrival Thar.
Wds not much of this this morning h.
| oa,a tn''lfinan Hanna was busy about
| othef affairs. and was not at the bor.J
| dltef breakfast was served him
Judse Mckenna. who is 10 be ATTORNEY
| ueHcfal IN the new cabinet reached rnu. ),
| ias. night and is at the Cochran. He Wa.
in tow Of friends today. and this - f,.',.,,'''a'
VIII see the President-eiect
| MnryIand's Bis rurn-Ou,.
Inc Maryland people say they do not
| propose TO be outdone by any Other stan.
| not excepting New Jersey They sss.,-
that there will be more MARYLAND p.on,..
| IN town than from any state in tn. I-rion
| Governor IOwnles who lie 81
nam today, was delighted with the show
| ing Maryland would make He said ihera
| would be 1So0 men from his state I'm lin.
| pesides thousands of civilians in TN, ci,v
| Inc governor is surrounded bN a staN ,t
| the Shoreham as enthusiastic as ne is ana
| an or the members back up the roy,t,,.,.
| III Whatever he says. The following MEM
| pers OF the governors staff reached here
| today from Baltimore: Adtutant General
| Wilmer. Inspector General Mumford Sur-
| geon General Wariield Quartermasr.r
General Spence. General Booth Aids
| Soionels Griffith, Msndiebaum. Hudson,
| Tyler, Hopkins and Wilcox
| The Maryland people ilaNe six rooms ON
| the NTH floor of the Shcreham and th.,
| decoration of these rooms was begln to-
| day The national coiors and state colors
l VIII float from doors and windows and
pot plants and eat flowers will give FRA
| GRANGE TO all visitors. who will lee cordially
| welcome.
Governors Coming.
| By tomorrow morning Governors Tlack
| of New York. Scofield of Wisconsin. Hast
| ings of Pennsylvania and Pinsree OF Mich
| igan will have reached the city. Gov
ernor Black is due at O'Clock tonight. and
will be quartered at the Cochran. which
| will be the headquarters for the politicians
and visitors from that state Governor
| Scofield is expected at the Riggs House
| this afternoon. Governor Hastings Will
/ have at ba and,
| expected some time this afternoon. Gov
| ernor Russell of North Carolina was ex-
| pected. but will be unable TO come owing
| to business. Mrs. Russell will be here.
Tomorrow morning Governor Drake OF
| Iowa and big party of loyal republicans
| of that state will get In. and viii lind quar-
| tiers at Wiilards. Colonel ). Il. Nutting
| and Colonel +. c. Let's of the governors
| staff are now in the city. There Will be
| twenty members of the staff In addition
all the members of the governors FIRMLY
| will come with him. travelling In private
| cars. These are Mr.. and Mrs. Stu,tevant.
Mr.. and Mrs. ShontZ Mr. and Mrs. Goss.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Sawyer, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
| Drake. Mr.. and Mrs. John Drake The
| governor Will thus he accompanied by SIX
married children
The most prominent republicans in the
| city from the south are II. Clay Evans Of
Tennessee, at the Ebbitt, and Col. A. r.
| Buck Of Georgia. With them are numerous
ardent republicans from their respective
| states. Colorel Buck is said TO want the
place of J. r. Tllman, register of the treas
ury.
Gen Granville NJ. Dodge. who is to bo
grand marshal of the military part OF the
| parade. has arrived IN the city. and is a
guest of Senator Allen. Thursday evening
General Dodge will give a dinner at
Rauschers to MS aids.
Governor Pingree will get to the city this
afternoon. and will be one OF the conspicu-
Gus figures in the parade. He VIII be
companied by many republicans from his
state and that section of the country
Representa- tive-elect G. W. Weymouth of
Fitchburg Mass. is at the Hamilton. Duke
and Duchess de Morney are at the Shore
ham. AT all of the uptown hotels are for
eigners of note.
good many gold democrats from the
south have come TO the city, and some OF
them assigned To positions in the pa
rade. Ii is said that a number OF them
applicants for positions under the new ad-
ministration.
MIR. Hobart's Party.
Gen. Bird Spencer of New Jersey, who
has charge of the arrangements for the
rival of Vice President-elect Hobart and
party which includes Gov. Griggs ard
party of New Jersey. EXPECTS the New Jer-
sey people to arrive here about 1880 O'Clock
this afternoon. The entire annex OF the
Arlington has been engaged for the party
There Will be no special decorations. The
state flag will be unfurled TO the breeze
from the annex. Mr.. Hobart and his
| lfletiuS may te BueSls ol SrtH SIsisStT 4l
the theater tonight. this depending on cir
CT instances. Mr.. Hobart will be met at tina
depot by a committee from the inaugural
bureau. and by Major George H. Harries.
n presenting the District militia
Gov. Hastings and party will have spa
cious apartments at the Metropolitan. Ex-
Representative j. r. Brown of the Danvilla
district, Va, is also among the guests
there. Mr.. Brown is here to contest the
election of Mr.. Swanson of his district.
Mr. Brown feels confident that he will he
.s.,s.
also ct the Metropolitan said to a Star re-
porter this morning: Wen, / am here
again: have attended every inaugura tion
since George Washington. The south is
not sending in many people for the inau-
guration, but / am always on deck. Say,
you can tell the people that the absence OF
southerners is not due to feeling, but lack
of ready cash. They want to see Mckinley
inaugurated all right and inen hong for