The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-03


Freed from the restraining influences Of
others. the retiring and incoming presidents
and Mrs. Cleveland chatted without formal
nv. and without doubt the president elect
received many hints IN TO tho easiest mans
ncr to bear tho burdens OF responsibility
that viii be imposed upon him IN the mans
agcment OF the White House. While Proais
dent Cleveland was extending these courto.
slos to his successor. the Vice presidents
elect was entertaining Secretary Porter and
some chosen friends az dinner VI tho ar.
linEtun.
Secretary Olnoy also provided q bounteous
dinner and Invited somo ot his friends 10
meet two members OF tho new cablnets
Messrs. Gary and Cage.
President elect Mckinley and party ar
rived here on n special train about II :l6 ana
were driven to the Ebhitt house, where they
Will he auartorod until the president elect
taltes his abode In the White House on the
afternoon of March 4,
A large number Of visitors called at the
hotel during the afternoon, intent upon see
Ing tho president elect. unm!ndful OF the
fnct that he was In need Of the opportunity
to rcouncrate after his Journey, but his Sec
rotary. MIR, Porter, took n decided stand at
orce and sent word that no cards were to
be received. This turned the tide for q
time upon tho secretary himself and he was
unon Obliged to mako n similar rule ms 10
MS own talleth, MT. l-OTttT oNNiuiHeu W
the president elect what be had done and
how the local committee proposed to carry
out the programme. Everything was found
TO be satisfactory to the president elect.
Some OF the members Of the executive COM
nittna who called about this time dcsircd
some details OF arrangements, but aside
from these persons every ono was refused
access to Major Mckinley during the after
noon.
ms nltp train which brptipht Vtrn
President elect Hobart and party to WASH
ington from New York, over the Jersey
Contral, Reading and Baltimore aud Ohio,
! reached hero NJ 1923 n. m, having made tina
run In four hours and twenty three minutes,
the best on record. The run from Baltimore
10 Washington, thirty eight miles, was made
In thirty six minutes, also record time for
| the distance. Taking out time for the stolA
the total run of 22t miles from New York Ia
! Washington was made In 235 minutes The
| trip was without incident save the people
| crowded the stations along the route and
| cheerod the train as II passed and flocked
about II when II stopped No speeches wera
mndo but at Philadelphia the party went
to tho rear platform Of the train aud were
introduced. one by one. TO the crowd In
waiting. After leaving Philadelphia tho
party settled down 10 hountiful luncheon,
which waa not completed when the train
reached Washington. Besides tho vice prcsi-
dent elect, his wife and son, tho party in
cludod Hon. John w. Griggs, governor Of
New Jersey. and stan: Mr.. and Mrs. A. A.
Wilcox Of Paterson and Mr., and Mrs. u. II.
Bell of Paterson. Tho vice president elect
and his wfo brought sixteen trunks with
them
when the party left the depot they wera
driven at Onco to the Arlington, wi Gro
APARTMENTS had been reserved for them near
| those OF the family OF Mark Hanna.