The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-01-27
PURELY DEMOCRATIC

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yns the l-esp,lon OF President Dole at
Nyashing gton- -Eiiss,anEe sr conrtssits
between gPrt,idsnt pieitlnlsy and the
Hawaiian fsSsuntiv. f:ntrsmsiy Simple
WASHINGTON, D, C., Jan. .s..-
President Dole, ot Hawaii, arrived here
at 2:2o o'clock thls afternoon, and in
behalf ottthe government was welcom-
ed TO the national capitol by Secretary
Sherman and Assistant Secretary Adee.
The presidential party, was belated by
storms nlong. the way, and II was three
train swung into tho Baltimore & Ohio
depot. A crowd OF several hundred had
assembled on North Capitol street. and
three platoons OF mounted policemen
werc on hand 60 act as at, escort. ,ti
As the train came to n stop. Mr.. Sher-
man and Mr.. Adee stepped on the rear
platform ana were met by Assistant
Secretary 5Ctldler, who conducted them
inside for the first greeting to Pres!-
dent and Ars. Dole and their party.
There was a brief and Informal OK.
change and then the party illed out to
the waiting carriages. As they nlight-
ed, Secretary Sherman and President
Dole, with Mrs. Dole standing between
them. wero photographed, Sts'siS -
Then Mr.. Sherman offered his arm 70
Mrs. Dole and escorted her 20 Preslden,
aIeKinley's carriage. The platoons OF
officers wheeled about, the spirited bays
OF the white house cnrringe stepped on
at a lively gait and the party proceeded
10 the Arlington, where the Hawaiian
executive will be the nations guest. In
the second carriage were Minister
Hatch. OF Hawaii. Assistant Secretary
Cridler and Mr.. Dole's private secre-
tary.
Following this was the carriage OF
Assistant Secretary Adee and Dir. Day.
carriage contained Major Hiestandrep
mander Phelps, the navy. There was no
military display. democratic simplicity
being observed at Mr.. Dole's request.
The Arlington hotel was reached
about $50 O'Clock. Secretary Sherman
with Mrs. Dole on his arm, escorted thn
party TO their rooms and then took his
official leave. Mr.. Porter, private secre-
tary to the President, accompanied by
Colonel Bingham. were notified by tcle-
phone os the arrival and soon appeared.
bearing the congratulations or Presi-
den; Mckinley and requesting to be In.
formed when II would be most convc.
nlent for the President OF the Hawaiian
republic to receive him In person. 1t
was arranged that soon after the ar
rival OF their baggage President Dole
would notify President Mckinley OF
their readiness to receive HIN.
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President McKinleg's, call was entlre-
" formal and did not last longer than
fifteen minutes. He was accompanied
by Mr.. Porter and Colonel Bingham and
was met by Assistant. Secretary Grid
Ter and Mr.. Hatch. the Hawaiian min
lister, who introduced them to President
Dole, Mcs. Dole and the other members
OF the party. After, a mutual exchange
OF courtesles, President Mckinley re.
turned 70 the white. house.
At 4:15 President Dole returned the
visit of President Mckinley. He drove
over to the white house In magnlH.
Gently appointed carriage. In company
With Minister Hatch and Assistant Sec
retary Cridler. His private secretary,
Major HeistRnd and Lieutenant Com
mander Phelps and DR.. Day followed in
another carriage. At the entrance to the
white house the visitor was met by Col.
onel Bingham, and the party was led at
once by him to the elevator, whence
they were soon transferred to the IL
brary on the second floor. There Presi-
dent Mckinley was In waiting and gave
his guest n greeting. After a few words
OF general conversation the two presi-
dents retired to a couch In one corner
OF the room and spent about five min
utes in consultation. It was said that
this talk was purely unofficial and
personal. Then the party was escorted
down stairs and returned to the hotel.