Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-16
PRESIDENTS TOUR.
Contemplated Journey of VIM. Nc
Kinley $4,000 Miles Long.
EVERY VILLAGE WANTS A STOP
Special Railroad Schedules being Pre-
pared-Make-up of the Presidential
Party-Tour in Three stages-WilI
Return Thru State of Iowa.

pared-Make-up of the Presidential
Party-Tour in Three stages-WilI
Return Thru State of Iowa.
Washington, April 12.-With an itin-
erary $4,000 miles in length and touch
ing nearly all the great centers of the
country. President McKinley's trans
continental tour involves laborious
preparations. To surround the lives
of the president and the cabinet off,
GERS and their wives with the neces-
sary safeguards, demanding special
arrangement of railroad schedules, is
but one of the tasks. To transfer the
government from a stationary to u
portable capital is another. To greet
the citizens of many sections, with
varying political affiliations and follow
ings is third
President Mckinley insists upon re-
jecting all extraordinary or ostenta-
tious precautions for his personal safe
ty and will trust to Providence and
so-called Mckinley luck" Altho the
contemplated trip has given yellow
sheets an opportunity to cavil at the
"palatial' makeup of the presidential
train there will be nothing to convey
the idea of sacred presence but sol
id comfort and reassuring simplicity.
Secretary Cortelyou, the confidential
buffer" between the public and the
president, is now struggling with the
details. Barely two weeks intervene
before the national capital will be de-
serted by the executive and his chief
aids.
Makeup of the Party.
The presidential party will include
President and Mrs. Mckinley, Secre-
taries Root, Long, Hay, Hitchcock and
Wilson and Postmaster General Smith,
accompanied by wives or daughters,
Secretary Cortelyou, two official stem
ographers, Executive Clerk Crook and
DIR. Rixey will make up the presidents
personal staff. Another corps of stem
ographers and private secretaries will
serve the members of the cabinet.
The train will consist of six cars,
which are now being fitted up for the
long overland journey at Chicago. The
first will be combination baggage
and smoking car, the second a Pull
man for the accommodation of the rep.
resentatives of the three press asso-
Citations, two photographers, telegraph
ers and number of the executive
staff. The third will be the dining car
where all will be served, except the
president and Mrs. Mckinley The
fourth and fifth cars will be reserved
for the cabinet officers and members
of their families. The sixth and last
car will be for President Mckinley
private use and will possess comfort
able chair appointments, with an ex
elusive kitchen cook and steward. Al
observation platform on the rear will
allow the president to step out anc
greet assembled citizens where no pro
longed stops are made.
Tour in Three Stages.
Secretary Cortelyou is striving vail
antly to prepare schedule so that ev
erything will operate like clockwork
But this is only pretense. Only SUI
perhuman efforts could avail to con
duct tour like this strictly according
to contract. For the sake of convent
ence the tour is divided into three
stages The first will take the presi
| dent thru the states of Virginia, Nortl
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Al
ALBANIA, Mississippi and Louisiana. Al
these states voted solidly for Bryan
How they will greet the executive il
indicated by prominent citizen 0
New Orleans, Lambert G. Dayton ,wh,
is here to arrange for the stay at New
Orleans. He says:
cat no time during the present gen
GRAFTON has the south been ready t,
extend such loyal greeting to reput
lican president as it will give durin
the coming trip. The conflict witt
Spain wiped out the last traces of re
sentiment against the north, and tn
broad-minded position and successful
policies credited to Mr.. Mckinley cas-
lily make him the most popular reput
lican chief magistrate since the civi
war. The ovations which will be eA
tended to the president will be trit
utes both to the man and the high Of
flee he holds. regardless of politica
: faith or sectional division"
President McKinley's journey will
} nevertheless, be followed thruthe sout
with especial interest. At New Or
leans series of receptions and publ
entertainments will be given in homo
: of the executive. Leaving the south
: ern metropolis, the presidential trail
will plunge thru the sands and will
beauty of Texas, New Mexico. Arizon
and California, via the Southern Pa
cific, which constitutes the secon
! stage. A number of stops will b
made among the ranchmen and COW
boys Of Texas. and at the border G
Mexico the president may shake hand
with President Diaz unless the latter
health interferes.
California Is Preparing.
!, California is preparing to eclipse al
previous records of generosity and di
t play. At San Jose. the president wi
be greeted by pretty sight. In SAINT
r Clara county 5000 acres of sweet pea
t have been planted, to be used in de,