The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-27
TWO PRESIDENTS MEET
WILLIAM M'KINLEY AND SANFORD ID.
DOLE GREET EACH OTHER,
Arrival of the Hawaiian Party Mt the
National Capital-Formal Ex-
change of Courtesies.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-President Dole
of Hawaii, arrived here at 2:20 o'clock this
afternoon, and in behalf of the government
was welcomed to the national capital by
Secretary Sherman and Assistant Secretary
Adee. The presidential party was belated
by storms along the way. and it was three
hours after the schedule time that the train
swung into the Baltimore & Ohio depot A
crowd of several hunor ed had assembled on
North Capitol street. and three platoons of
mounted policemen were on hand to act as
an escort.
AS the train came to a stop Mr. Sher-
man and Mr.. Adee stepped on the rear plat
form and were met by Assistant Secretary
Cridler who conducted them inside for the
first greetings to President and Mrs. Dole
and their party. There was a brief and in
formal exchange and then the party filed
out to the waiting carriages. AS they
alighted, Secretary Sherman and President
Dole, with Mrs. Dole standing between
them, were photographed. Then Mr.. Sher-
man offered his arm to Mrs. Dole and es-
corted her to President McKinleys car
riage. The platoons of officers wheeled
about, the spirited bays of the White House
carriage stepped off at lively gait. and
the party proceeded to the Arlington, where
guest. In the second carriage were Min
lister Hatch. of Hawaii, assistant Secretary
Cridler and Mr. Dole's private secretary.
Following this was the carriage of Assist
ant Secretary Adee and DR.. Day, the ply
stefan of Mr. Dole. The fourth carriage
contained Major Heistand, representing the
army, and Lieutenant Commander Phelps
the navy. There was no military display,
il ci mi OF Nv
Doles request.
The Arlington Hotel was reached about
2:2O o'clock Secretary Sherman, with
Mrs Dole on his arm, escorted the
party to their rooms and them took his
official leave. MIR. Porter, private sec
retary to the President, accompanied by
Colonel Bingham were notified by tele-
phone of the party's arrival, and soon
appeared, bearing the congratulations of
President Mckinley and requesting to be
informed when it would be most convenient
for the President of the Hawaiian repub-
lie to receive him in person. 1t was ar
ranged that soon after the arrival of his
baggage. President Dole would notify Pres
ident Mckinley of his readiness to receive
President McKinley's call was entirely
formal, and did not last longer than fifteen
minutes He was accompanied by Mr.. Por-
ter and Colonel Bingham, and was met by
Assistant Secretary Cridler and Mr.. Hatch,
the Hawaiian minister, who introduced
them to President Dole, Mrs. Dole and the
other members of the party. After a
mutual exchange of courtesies, President
Mckinley returned to the White House.
AT 4:15 D. m. President Dole returned the
visit of President Mckinley He drove over
TO the White House in a magnifcently ap-
pointed carriage in company with Minister
Hatch and Assistant Secretary Cridler. His
private secretary Major Iaukaa, with Maj
Heistand and Lieutenant Commander
Phelps and DIR. Day, followed in another
carriage. At the entrance to the White
House the visitor was met by Colonel
Bingham, and the party was led at once by
transferred to the library on the second
floor. There President Mckinley was in
waiting and gave his guest a greeting.
After few words of general conversation,
the two Presidents retired to couch in one
corner of the room and spent about five
minutes i'll CO >sultation. 1t was said thai
this talk was purely unofficial ana personal
Then the party was escorted down stairs
and returned to the hotel.
The apartments at the Arlington occupied
by the Hawaiians are on the second floor
facing Vermont avenue and l street The
drawing room is in the corner. and next on
the Vermont avenue side are the bedrooms
Of President and Mrs. Dole. The private
dining room adioins the drawing room in
the l street front. The furnishings of the
apartments are rich. but apparently there
had been no effort at display. The decora-
tions consisted almost entirely of American
Beauty roses which had been tastefully ar
ranged on the mantels and tables.