The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-03-04

business and is at present in the direc
tories Of many financial institutions. II
1859 he married Miss Plummer.
Mr.. Bliss has always been interested
in politics but never held any politica
| office except the honorary one of mem
Der Of the Pan-American conference. He
was president of the American Protect
i've league for long time and was
! chairman of the Republican conventions
ia 1887 and 1888 and was treasurer OF
| the national committee for some time.
He declined the nomination for governor
! in 1885 when Ira Davenport was nomi-
| mated and when his friends were urging
| the nomination upon him in 1891, he
vent TO Europe He was chairman OF
| the Business Mems committee which
| tried 20 nominate Arthur in 1884 and
| was chairman of the famous committee
Of this city in 1893.
Although not in complete harmony
with the state Republican organization,
Or. Bliss has fnanciered the Republic
can national committee in the last two
presidential campaigns. His acceptance
of the position of treasurer of the COM
mittee last year was at the express and
urgent solicitation of Major Mckinley
and Mr.. Hanna When he undertook
tie work he entered upon i: in a most
thorough manner. One of his rules was
that no obligation should be incurred I'M
less the money was in hand to meet it
when due. This was rigidly adhered to
throughout the campaign and at the
aIn Of ;ot,- loI
for every bill presented and audited.
The result of this was that when cleo
ton night came around any many Re-
puDlicans expected that they would DE
asked 10 contribute toward making up
the deficiency, they were amazed to be
told that the Republican campaign had
been closed with surplus in the
treasury.
GROVER WILL BE THERE.
Washington. March 3.-When II was
announced yesterday that Mr.. Cleveland
matte govt, considerable apprehension
was felt that ne would not be able to
take part in the inaugural ceremonies,
but the report from the White House this
morning is very reassuring and un,ess
there is a recurrence of his attack OF
Wednesday night, Mr. Cleveland will be
fully able 10 discharge the duties as
signed 10 him for tomorrow. The pain
III his right foot has somewhat subsidized
and as a consequence he passed a fairly
comfortable night and this morning he
felt in good condition. With the excep-
ton OF half an hour spent in his call up
on Major Mckinley at the Ebbitt, he &C.
cupied the entire morning in the examina
ton of bills from time TO time sent to him
from the capito., and a good part of the
night was probably spent in the same
way.
THE INAUGURATION JAM.
jam at the railroad depots that almost
blocked passage to the adjacent streets
and a constant influx Of hosts of people
from the trains. each running as several
sections, as well as from extras coming
between the scheduled regulars indicated
an immense volume OF Inauguration trav-
el today. 1t was a great Gay for the
railroads and the volume of traffic made
all the trains today from one 10 eight
.
by over $1,000 people reached here to-
day. One of the first arrivals was a big
deputation OF representative Wisconsin
people who came on a special train about |
daybreak. The party included Governor |
Scofield and his full staff, Secretary Gas |
son, Treasurer Peterson, Attorney eGn- |
eral Mylrea, State Superintendent En- |
cry. Railroad Commissioner Mckenzie, |
and people from throughout the state
From the south. the Lincoln guards Of |
Macon, Ga, and the Mckinley club OF |
came in special Pullman cars on |
early trains. Other early arrivals were |
8 party OF tnirty-five underwriters from |
Chicago and Indianapolis. a delegation |
from Canton. the Garfield club of Gin |
cinnat!, the Union club of Cleveland the |
Chicago Republican club, the Marquette |
club of Chicago. the Seventeenth regi- |
nent OF cavalry, from Columbus. Ohio: |
the Twenty-third Ohio regiment, the Mar |
Iuette Republican club, the Kurtz and |
Republican Glee clubs OF Columbus. and
Confederate veterans from the valley ot
Virginia. The Baltimore and Ohio /
brought later the hirty-third ward club |
# Chicago. Governor Pingree and staff
II Michigan, the Tippecanoe club. Cleve-
and; Mckinley club No. l. Chicago: Chi
ago Review cub and Cook County as
'oc.ation. the Alger club Of Detroit; the
Cook County Marching club; the Fifth
'egiment Maryland national guard and
he Richmond. Virginia. Republican
Tub.
Senator-elect Mason and party. occupy
ag three cars. arrived from Chicago.
The Governors Island Military band. !
which viii have the honor 10 head the
parade tomorrow with the
Twenty-fiTst infantry band from Platts-
,urg, which VIII also take part in the
'arade. are quartered in the state, war
nd navy building. The Seventeenth reg
ment of infantry regulars was allotted
quarters in the war department building.
'he 500 men from the engineers ba tall
Oh from West Point and Willett's Point. |
iew York, have reported arrival 10 Gen.
raj Merritt, commanding all OF the reg
lar troops, and the men viii sleep to-
light in the war department
THE INAUGURAL BALL.
Washington. Marchh S.-The inaugu-
q: ball tomorrow night closes the cele-
ration OF Mr.. McKinley's induction into
flee. The great court of the pension
tnce in which the function VIII take !
lace has been gorgeously decorated with
ags and bunting and forests OF tropical
lants and pot,ei flowers. The arched !
alleries are hidden with greens and ST.
crb designs in lights and flags. The
al proper opens with the arrival 81 the
resident q. o'clock. and as ne enters ;
-!.n Mrs Mckinley ana the presidential