The record-union., 1898-10-21
Accorded an Enthusiastic Racep-
ton at the Armory.
The Occasion Being the Formal Open Ing Of
Brotherhood Conference.

Railway Employees Have Taken
in the Country's History-Also
Pays a Tribute to Fifth IIlinoi.
Regiment.
CHICAGO, Oct. 20.-President Nc
kinley and the members of his party
left for Washington tonight. The
crowd that has followed him every
time he has appeared in public was with
him to the last, and it required the
efforts of 100 policemen to restrain the
throng which packed the depot to suffo-
cation. Just as the train pulled out
the President appeared on the platform
as the crowd cheered for him.
The President spent much of the day
in resting and receiving friends of the
family. There were more than the
usual number of callers. The banquet
at the Auditorium the night previous
was not permitted to disturb the habit
of early rising, which he has so closely
adhered to for years. AT o'clock he
had breakfast, and then kept open
house for Captain McWilliams' neigh
bors and friends until luncheon hour.
Mrs. Mckinley has patronized the
bazaar given by the women of the Holy
Angels Catholic Church, by sending a
donation for the movement The ladies
in charge Of the baZar, wishing to show
their appreciation of the act, this morn
ing sent a delegation to Mrs Mckinley
presenting her with a beautiful Sevrcs
vase. The ladies were presented to the
President and Mrs. Mckinley by Mrs
McWilliams.
After luncheon President Mckinley
proceeded to the First Regiment Arm
ory shortly after l o'clock. From the
Armory he went to the Auditorium to
meet a number of friends, and while
there was presented with a memorial IL
favor of international arbitration by
the Chicago Committee on Arbitration
and after listening to the reading of the
memorial he said:
Il am, indeed, very glad to meet this
representative delegation and give you
the assurance that the subject of your
memorial shall enlist my early and
earnest consideration. You are doubt
less aware that 1 have informed tn
Car of Russia that the United States
will be represented in the proposed con-
gress of peace. I suppose it might not
be inappropriate, when we form our
commission, to constitute it generously
from Chicago gentlemen who are SO
thoroughly interested in the issue with
which it will deal, but we will take that
up later. 1 do not want it to take any
of you by surprise"
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rested at the McWilliams' residence un-
til it was time for his train During
the trip to Washington the President
will make stops and deliver speeches at
Logansport, Indianapolis, Columbus
and Pittsburg.
At 1:30 p. m. the President was driven
to the First Regiment Armory, where.
together with Mayor Harrison, he was
received by a large gathering of rail-
road employees. After the reception the
President addressed the railroad men.
eliciting from them the warmest ap-
plause. The railroad reception at the
Armory was President McKinley's last
public appearance in Chicago during
the jubilee, wet weather having neces-
STATED the postponement of the bicycle
parade.
The mass meeting was in the nature
of formal opening of the three DAYS
conference of railway employees called
to draft measures for national and
State legislation applying to organized
labor. In the gathering were repre-
sented the Brotherhood of Locomotive
the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Firemen, the Brotherhood of Rail-
road Trainmen, the Order of Railroad
Conductors and Railway Telegraphers'
Union. The ladies' auxiliary in each
of the orders assisted in the reception
to the President.
A throng gathered outside the Arm
ory two hours before to cheer Mr.. Nc
Kinley upon his arrival. Mr.. McKin-
ley's party was conducted to the first
balcony, from which he looked out upon
the thousands Of railway men. The
galleries overhead were filled with men
women and children.
The enthusiastic reception accorded
the President upon his arrival at the
was sufficient assurance that
the railway men appreciated his pres
ence.
The Armory was crowded when the
DR.. Emil G.. Hirsch
Chairman j. H. Walsh of the Broth
erhood of Locomotive Engineers pre-
sided, and delivered the opening adj
dress. He introduced Mayor Harrison.
who delivered the address of welcome
to President Mckinley.
The Presidents response was listened
to attentively, and frequently interrupt
I'd with applause. Mr.. Mckinley spoke
as follows:
Il count myself fortunate to have the
privilege of meeting with this great
railway organization. I have had in
the last ten Iys many most pleasing
and interesting experiences as 1 have
journeyed through the count,y. but T
assure you that not one of them has
given me greater pleasure than to meet
the women and men connected with
he great railroads of the country. (Ap-
plause.)
'It is fortunate that this great body
IF representative men and women has
assembled in this city at a time when
he people are celebrating the sus
pension of hostilities, with early hope
Of an honorable, just and triumphant
peace. The railroad men of the coun-
.ry have always been for the country
lapplause). The railroad men of the
have always been for the flag
Of the country, and in every crisis of
L.