Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-02-17
To the Inauguration.

'hN bNN CD' - 1891.
10 the Members of the Republican
League of Tennessee and to all other
Republicans:
The Executive Committee of the Re-
publican League of Tennessee, at a meet
ing held in Nashville on January 26. 1897
decided to call upon all League men in
the State and upon all patriotic Repub-
leans OF Tennessee to join in an excur-
sion to Washington, to attend the inau-
guration ceremonies on March 4.
"A committee was selected to range
for rates on railroads and to select an
official route.
The undersigned, as such committee,
after careful consideration and CORES
po%ndence with prominent Republicans
in different parts of the State, have
agreed upon the following plan and
route.
We have decided to request that all
League men, and all other Republicans
who desire to attend the inaugural cere-
monies assemble in the city of Chatta-
nooga on Tuesday morning, March .
1877 We have arranged for a special
train from that city to Washington, d
g., via Bristol and the Norfolk & West
ern Railway, the Shenandoah Valley
route, leaving Chattanooga on March 9,
1877, at 945 AM, to be run as a Tennes-
see League Special.
This train will be deliberately decora.
ted and placarded as the "League Spec.
ial."
The railroad rate will be one fare for
the round trip. Tickets good returning
to March s, 1897.
1t is our desire to have all Republicans
OF the State, who intend to visit the CITY
OF Washington, ID. c., and attend the in
augural ceremonies to join us on this
train. If we can do so, the Tennessee
delegation will enter the capital city
with a creditable showing. But il each
person attending the inaugural takes a
separate route, with no concert of action
nor common place Of assembling, we
will be lost in the crowd.
NPepAiNuio ilOll all par Us Vi lnp STATE
can purchase tickets from their home
towns at one fare for the round trip, but
we urge you to get your tickets via
Chattanooga and from thence over the
above route.
We want you distinctly to understand
that we do not make this request in the
interest OF any particular railroad or
route, but simply because it was neces-
sary for us to agree upon some particu-
lar route that all should adopt in order
that all might go together and to agree
upon some particular assembling point
convenient to all parts of the State.
Therefore we, the said committee and
officers of the Republican League of
Tennessee, do promulgate that the Of
hcial route of the Tennessee League
delegates to the inaugural ceremonies
at Washington on March 4, 1897, is as
follows:
All League clubs and League men,
bers to assemble in Chattanooga, Tenn.
or before nine o'clock AM, March 9,
1897. Leave Chattanooga via the South
ern Railway, Bristol and the n. 81 w.
KY, the Shenandoah Valley route, at
D:45 AM, arriving at Washington, d. c.,
on March 8, 1897, at 7 40 AM.
We have also made arrangements with
the Pullman Sleeping Car Company to
furnish sleeping cars at the rate of ten
per berth from Chattanooga to
Washington and return, with the privi-
lege OF occupying these cars and berths
to sleep in while in Washington, the
being sidetracked for our use at or
near the Depot of the b. & o. r. r. in
Washington.
In order to avail ourselves of this offer
use of the entire car must be paid for
IN advance. Therefore, all who desire to
take advantage of this arrangement
will be required to send $40 to j. C. ia
cobus, Secretary of the League, on or be-
February 20, 1897, to secure a berth
N the sleeper The persons so renting
will be given berths in the order in
which their remittances are received.
And if any remittance is received after
berths are reserved, the money re-
.itted will be returned to the party at
Chattanooga, on the presentation Of the
Secretary's receipt.
Now, in order that we may be able to
make ample arrangements for all who
may desire to go, we most respectfully
request that you send to the Secretary
the League, Jos. C. Jacobus, Nashville,
Tenn, the names of those who will at
tend from your club or city before Feb
fuary 70. Respectfully submitted.
b. l.. GREGORY, Jos. C. JACoBUs, L. L.
TERRY, Com. of Arrangements.