The record-union., 1897-03-03
Preparations for the Ceremony Going
On With Great Haste.
The Cabinet Yet UnCompleted, TlajOr
rlCkinley Desiring to Honor New
York With a Place, But No Man
Has Been Found Acceptable to the
Leaders of the State Who Will
Take the Position Which the Cab.
met Slate Assigns.

WASHINGTON, March 2.-The Ma
tional Capital to-day shelters the out
ging and incoming Presidents and Vice
Presidents, and preparations for the
grand ceremony of making the change
CT administration go on with feverish
haste and hustle. Major Mckinley and
Mr. Hobart We're welcomed to their
future home by one of those glorious
bright days which Washington takes
pride in when in the mood. The en-
try of the two was made with little
ceremony and comparatively slight
public demonstration.
OF the prospective new Cabinet,
there are in the city Messrs. Sherman.
Gage, Alger, Gary and Wilson, beside
McKenna, who is expected tonight or
tomorrow, and a possible Cabinet Of
ficer in ]. j. McCook of New York, who
arrived during the day OF the Gov
ernors, there are already here Gov
ernors Black of New York, Tanner of IL
linois, Grout of Vermont, Lowndes of
Maryland, Scofield of Wisconsin,
Hastings of Pennsylvania, Griggs of
New Jersey and Bushnell of Ohio.
Governors Drake of Iowa and Pingree
of Michigan will be in Washington by
noon tomorrow. The picturesque
Chief Executive of the Wolverine State
sent word to-day that he was coming
and he and his staff were assigned TO
the head of the third brigade, second
division, commanded by Governor
Grout. Other arrivals of note include
Senator elect Foraker of Ohio III.
Clay Evans of Tennessee and A. +.
Buck of Georgia.
The arrival of Mr. Mckinley and the
presence of such a large proportion of
public men of influence, influence sufti-
cient to affect the formation of the
new Cabinet, started a flood of gossip
concerning the members Of President
NcKinley's official family, but through
all the fog of guesswork and specula-
ton the fact shows clearly that the
Cabinet is still uncompleted, and Tor
precisely the same reason that it
has been known to be for about a
week, namely, that the President-elect
desires to honor New York with a
place, and that a man has not been
found acceptable at once to the lead
ers in the Empire State politics, and
who will take the position which the
Cabinet slate as arranged marks as
his berth Senator elect Platt saw
Mr.. Mckinley during the afternoon,
but the conference was indecisive.
The incoming of so many visitors of
note also started the social activities
Of the town. and there We're innumer-
able dinners and. receptions in the
parts of the city.
Grand Marshal Porter kept hard at
work at his quarters arranging for the
big parade on Thursday. A rough to-
tai of the number of regular and mill
tia soldiers and sailors who will be in
line will aggregate II 900 to 12,0OO The
escort of President Mckinley will num-
Der about 5000. The civic organizations
vary in strength hut are estimated at
about $4,000.
As the day wore on the depots clog
ged with the rush of incomers, and
there was a constant succession of
loaded trains bearing individuals, mill
tary bodies and clubs. The most note
worthy of these arrivals was the crack
cavalry company of Cleveland, which
will form the personal escort to the
President Troop A of the Ohio Nation
al Guard.
At the Pennsylvania and Baltimore
and Ohio stations it was estimated that
60 900 had been brought to Washing
ton, and the officials say their book
ings were larger than on any former
occasion.
President Cleveland and Mrs. Cleve-
land tonight entertained at dinner
President -elect Mckinley. The invi
tation while not novelty, is always
usual to a change of Administration.
The invitation was extended through
Porter several days ago, but
but up to a late hour this afternoon it
was doubtful whether or not it could
be carried out, owing to the indisposi-
tion of Mr.. Cleveland. Word came
to Mr. Porter. however, about ) o'clock,
that the President had so far recovered
from his rheumatic attack as to be
able to carry out the engagement, which
was returned in pressing form. There
fore handsome brougham stood at the
doorway of the Ebbitt House at about
{ o'clock tonight. Major Mckinley
from the hotel at 1:30, and
was greeted with applause by the
crowd which formed on either side of
a lane on the sidewalk He took his
seat, in company with Secretary Por-
ter, and was driven in few minutes to
the White House. 1t was expected
Mrs. Mckinley would accompany Ma
jor Mckinley to the dinner, but owing
10 the exhaustion that followed the ex-
citing events of the journey from Can
ton she was unable to do SO.
At the White House Mr. Porter left
the President-elect at the inner door
way, and the latter entered at once the
oarlor, where he was greeted cordially
by President Cleveland, who had been
with Mrs. Cleveland for this
purpose. Without delay dinner was
There was nothing elab-
orate about the dinner, nor the trim
nings. Mrs. Cleveland had given her |
personal attention to the arrangements,
and the table decorations and menu |
we're exceedingly simple and in good |
aste. Freed from the restraining in |
iuence of others, the retiring and in |
coming Presidents and Mrs Cleveland |
,hatted without formality. and with |
,ut doubt the President-elect received |
nany hints aS fO the aa ciaSf manner i