The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-02
and carried no hat. The moment he
appeared there was a burst of applause.
He saluted and said:
Good morning, ALL"
HONOR APPRECIATED.

HONOR APPRECIATED.
| Admiral Dewey met Mayor Harrison as
| he advanced with a cordial greeting.
Mayor Harrison said:
Admiral Dewey, l appreciate your dis
| like for set speeches, and have therefore
| none to make I only want to say that
/ 1 thank you in behalf of the Chicago
committee for the honor done us by your
| receiving us here this morning. 1t is an
| honor second to none In the land And
| now I wish to extend to you on behalf
of the commonwealth of Illinois, and on
| behalf of the city of Chicago, an invita-
| ton to come TO our city. We wish you
| to come to us whenever you may see fit
| We make no specific time but we would
| be glad to have you with us on Oct. 8,
| when President Mckinley is to be at the
| laying of the corner stone of our new
| pOstoffice.
''While we may not be able, perhaps to
| give you as elaborate a celebration and
as perfect q ceremony as was yesterdays,
we can and do promise you an equal de-
gree of enthusiasm. If you cannot come
| to us now, then consider the invitation
a standing one and come at your own
| pleasure. 1 now hand you the formal in
Vitation of the committee"
Admiral Dewey received the invitation
| thai Mayor Harrison extended to him,
| holding II in his hand as he turned it's
pages. AS he continued to turn over the
leaves he glanced up and said:
NOT WITH M'KINLEY.
'Mr. Mayor and Members of the Com
mittee: The honor is mine. l consider It
| a great honor to be waited on by such
| delegation as this, and 1 consider it
great honor that the invitation is put in
| such a nice way, allowing me to set my
| own time to visit your city. l wish l
| could go to your city tomorrow, but that
| is impossible. AS you know l am soon
| due in Washington. Then 1 must go to
| Vermont. l must have some rest and
| have not been there for years. 1t is my
| great regret that l cannot go at once to
| your city. I wish so much that l could
| be there when President Mckinley is
| there. l have a great regard for Chicago.
1t is a great city and during the last year
| some of the grandest letters [ have ever
| received came from Chicago. I thank you,
! Mr. Mayor, and 1 thank you Chicagoans
AS Admiral Dewey concluded there was
| moments pause. Each of the TWO prln-
cipaIs seemed to hesitate At that in
stant some one at the front Of the crowd
| stepped forward to shake hands with
| the admiral Mayor Harrison quickly in
! terposed himself between the admiral and
| the enthusiastic Westerner, saying as
he placed his hand on the mans shoulder:
PROMISE KEPT.
Don't do that, please. Don't ask the
admiral to shake hands this morning.
The man stepped back into the crowd
| Admiral Dewey seemed much embar-
rassed by the incident and he first held
out his hand and then withdrew it.
| Mayor Van Wyck then seized the op-
portunity thus offered to get the admiral
away, and placing his hand under the
elbow of Admiral Dewey's right arm. es-
| corted him out through the door. AS Ad-
| niral Dewey was leaving the room there
was burst of applause and he turned
| and waved a salute with his hand as he
disappeared behind the heavy curtains.
! Mayor Harrison expressed himself as
well pleased with the reception given him
| and the committee.
When asked if he thought Admiral
Dewey would go to Chicago, he looked
! surprised and said:
GO, of course he will Didn't he say
| he would go some time. That's all we
came for, to get his promise to go when
| ever he pleased"
Ferdinand W. Peck. United States com
missioner to the Paris exposition, was
among the Chicagoans today and said:
"When Admiral Dewey goes to Chicago
| he can have the whole town, the county
| and the state"
QUAKER CITY PARTY.
The delegation from Philadelph a, head
! ed bv Mayor Samuel Ashbridge, arrived
early in the day, slipped into a parlcr Oh
| the Thrty-third street side of the hotel
| and was disposed of in a few minutes
| The admiral came in saying Good
! morning to ALL" and then greeted Mayor
| Ashbridge, who lost no time in te1 ng
| just what they were there for. He hand
! ed the admiral an album containing the
resolutions passed by the PHILADELPHIA
| city council extending the invitation Of
! ficially and offering the freedom of the
! city.
! Mayor Ashbrdge said: I'VE know you
! have many engagements and we do rot
ask you to come at any special time. We
! only do assure you that when you Go
/ come you will receive a most hearty vel
! come
81 feel much honored,' sad the ad-
/ miral, ''to receive the invitation. I will
| go to Philadelphia, though I cannot say
now when I shall be able to do So"
When the applause had got fair start
he bowed himself out.
I The PhiladelphiarS were gratified al the
result Of their visit, and went away sat-
! isfied that they would some day welcome
| him in the Quaker City.
EAGER CROWDS.
! The corridors of the Waldorf-Astorfa
were thronged all day with people anxious
! to catch a glimpse of the great admiral
Early in the morning they began to go
! in and they were coming and going all
! day But none of them was given the
pleasure Cf seeing Dewey. He was not
/ down in the corridors of the hotel at any
! time. When he was. escorted to the room
| to meet the Chicago delegation he was
| taken down a private stairway and re-
turned the same way. In every con-
ceivable manner his movements were
| guarded to keep the persistent crowd
from getting near to him.
Admiral Dewey will leave the Waldorf
Astoria tomorrow at 9:45 OH hts trip to
Washington The trip from Jersey City
to Washington will be made on the most
elaborately appointed train ever run on
the Pennsylvania Admiral Dewey's
party will consist of himself, his son,
George B. Dewey, Charles G. Dewey and
wife, Capt. Lamberton and wife, Lieut..
Brumby and Lieut. Caldwell. special
private car will be provided for the ad-
| miral In addition the following naval
officers as special guests will also accom-
| pany the party: Rear Admirals Sampson.
Schley, Philip and Casey; Capts. Sigsbee
and Robley D. Evans Commander E. P.
Wood and Ensign E. L. Bennett Gen.
| Miles will also be in the party.
Shortly after Ii o'clock the admiral in
company with Mayor Van Wyck, went for
a drive through Central park. They went
in a closed carriage and attracted very
little attention. They were back before
/ o'clock.
WELCOME IN WAITING.