The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-26
ATLANTA TO SEE M'KINLEY.
PRESIDENT ACCEPTS PEACE JUBI-
LEE COMMITTEES INVITATION.

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lie VIII Come south AbOut the Mid
die of December, Arrangements to-
he Made for the Jubilee TO Take
Place at That Time-secretary Al
ger Also GracIousIy Accepts an
Invitation TO BE Present-May vis-
IL savannah.
Washington. Oct. 25.-Preldent McKln-
ley has accepted an invitation to attend
the proposed peace jubilee in Atlanta.
The date of the visit has been fixed for
the middle Of December and all the pre-
liminaries will be arranged with Dec 10
in view.
A committee of prominent citizens oa
Atlanta had most agreeable interview
with tho President this morning.
The committee Is comprised OF Col. w.
A. Hemphnl ex-Gov. r. b. Bullock. T..
b. Neal president Of the Chamber Of Conn
merce Senator f. P. Rice, Gen. A. ]. West,
Judge William r. Hammond. Dr. r. d.
Spading, Or. Joseph Jacobs and W. j.
Kinkaid. The committee secured an early
hearing at the White House and had noe
only a satisfactory visit because the de-
ful, because the members OF the delega-
ton Were treated with the coriiallty for
which tho President Is famous. In a sense
IL was an informal talk most of the time
being devoted TO the question OF the bese
time for the trip South. The formal pre-
sentation of the invitation was hardly
necessary for right at the outset, the Pres
ident gave his callers to understand that
he would certainly go to Atlanta and the
only question in his mind was as to the
best and most convenient day for the visit.
Col. Hemphill. as chairman Of the dele
cation, informed the President of the prep
arations In progress for the jubilee, and
added that the date of the celebration had
been left open 10 suit the Presidents
convenience.
He assured the President that he had
had the hearty support of the people OF
the South in the trying times OF the war
and that Atlanta had desired to give for
NAL celebration of the peace that had
come az the result of the brilliant victo-
ries on land and sea.
The President stated that Il was his de-
sire TO so to Atlanta, and that he would
certainly do so II convenient date could
be arranged. He referred to Atlanta as a
place for which he had always felt more
than a passing interest, and recalled his
various visits there, first 10 the Chautau-
qua, then 10 the exposition, and again ON
the occasion of his visit 10 Townsville.
Replying TO the suggestion of Col West.
in behalf of the veterans, he said that he
would especially appreciate meeting them,
and added that out at Omaha.
"a
names of the Confederate gem
erals, Lee and Stonewall Jackson and
Isongstrcet the cheering was just as en-
thusiastic as 1t was at the mention of the
names OF the famous Union generals, and,
perhaps more so.
The President spoke eloquently Of his
strong feeling for the South, and said
that IT was a source of special gratifca-
ton to him that In all the complaints
that had been made of III treatment in
the army, not one, so far as he knew, had
come from a Southern soldier. He felt
that the war, as he had said in his speech
at Omaha had obllterated forever, sec
tional lines, and If it had accomplished
nothing else it had been worth the while
! In accomplishing that.
In the course of the informal talk about
| the date for the visit, Chairman HemphlIl
said the people OF Atlanta had hoped to
have him some time in November. The
President said this would be imposslbles
as 1t was the forthcoming session of Con-
gress would keep him here. He thought
1t might be well to put the trip off until
| April. but as he saw the great desire to-
see him and do him honor, he thought he
would be able to get away about the mid
die of December, so that date was DETER
mined on.
The committee, after leaving the White
! House, went to the war department and
invited Secretary Aiger to accompany the
President He received the delegation
| graceously and cheerfully accepted the
! invitation, after pleasant talk about the
coming celebration. The Atlanta delega-
ton went TO Philadelphia tonight TO at
tend the peace Jubilee in the Quaker city.
When the President goes to Atlanta.
he may be induced to visit Charleston and
Savannah.