Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-05-28
MCKINLEY SLIDES THROUGH
THE REPUBLICAN STRONG
HOLD IN THE NIGHT AT
LIGHTNING SPEED.
Everything is Ready to Receive
The President---E
The President Him
self.

Mckinley, when he stopped for brief
half hour at Reno
Senator Flanagan, Chairman Of the
Reception Committee, selected Presi-
dent Stubs and Oscar J. Smith as his
lieutenants to give the President cor
rect consideration and mum bers of
leading citizens were invited, irrespec-
tive of party, to give proper eclat 10
the event.
The Federal Brigade was there in
full force and were preening and
primping all dav to make as fine
front as possible, when the honored
guest should arrive.
The only one who refrained from
| personal adOrnment was Sardis Sum
mertield. the y. S. District Attorney.
who had heard that his successor was
soon to he appointed. and he merely
walked about like one no longer cock
Of the walk. and glowered, at Ed. Van
derleith, whom he regards as his sue
cessor after the axe falls.
| Geo. Turritin, whose admiration for
Mckinley is something boundless. got
! in such state OF excitement that he
was Obliged to take to his bed earley in
the afternoon, bordering on merry Gus
prostration.
| Judge Cheney, who had recently
! withdrawn from the Silver party, I'M
der the mistaken idea that it was about
to go to the wall, was a,rayed in imac-
off with Nick Hummell practicing the
high hand shake which. it is under
stood, is regarded as the correct thing
at the White House.
GOTTWALDT AND HIS CLOTHES.
The most howery proposition of all,
however, was Mr.. Gottwa!dt, the city
editor of the Reno Journal. He was
sheathed in black broadcloth, tailor
made, and wore a collar at least six
inches from base to dome, while the
front window of it disclosed cream
laid tie that eclipsed anything in the
town. Judge Cheney felt considera bl y
put out when he saw it as it over
on which he had put no end of deep
thought. Senator Flanagan was APP.
pealed to to make the Journal man
tone down his attire so as not to aston.
ish the President. but he doubted his
authority to enforce such an order.
The newspaper man, hearing of the
commotion he was making, purchased
large red carnation and placing it in
his DuttonhOle, strutted about bigger
than ever. Meanwhile dispatches were
flashing back and forth over the wire
regarding the length of time the stop
was to be. Half an hour the com.
mittee thought would be the utmost
limit. Later it was reported that
owing to the urgency of the trip that
twenty minutes would be the time and
,, even that might be cut down to fifteen.
This was sad news to the people, but
they were obliged to be content.
Later in the afternoon there was q
TuLlCT dUOub OON u. Dub IL was SCOltu
at, that the President would only stop
ten minutes. A man who sugges ted
that it might be reduced to five, was
nearly thrashed by some indignant Re
publicans.
The train was to be in at $50 and
then 9, then 10 and then later on il
was reported due at 1890 and these
stretched out delays made Reno wild
with suppressed Impotence.
At last there was positive report
that ten forty-five was the hour anc
by half past ten there was standing
room only" on the platform.
, Mr.. Gottwaldt, the Journal man
was hardly able to stand from the
1 violence Of his emotions and kept send
$ ing messenger boys to the Office fol
reams and reams of paper and more
than gross of self sharpening lead
pencils to be ready for an interview
: with the Chief Executive. He alst
had some lilac colored letter paper fol-
the interview with Mrs. Mckinley, ant
high pair of stills ready to walk ovel
the crowd with and fall forward Ontt
the Presidents car, first Of any body.
Presently a man came down from
d the Western Union Telegraph Offic'
with some elm bers, some nippers ant
= several hundred feet of telegraph wire
in coil, the company having received
: orders to send man aboard the Pres
dental car with apparatus to maxi
: impromptu connections along the lin
when necessary.
The committee by this time wer
feeling quite happy and had been get