The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-18

yard. and enterprising photographers oc-
cupied positions of vantage on the fence,
holding their cameras rigidly trained on the
entrance to the dwelling. ready TO press
the bulb and secure an instantaneous pic
ture of the President and party when they
should emerge to enSer their carriage.
Within the house an entirely different scene
was presented. The servants moved about
their accustomed duties without the slight
est indication that they thought the pres
ence of President added anything to the
prestige of the locality.
In the spacious, roomy parlor OF the
house. which is the one leased by Governor
Durbin from ex-State Treasurer Julius A
Lemcke, sat the President, Mr. Cortelyou,
Governor and Mrs. Durbn. Colonel Will
son and Senators Fairbanks and Beveridge
engaged in conversation. much after the
fashion of any other group of congeniai
people. Politics and affairs of state were
by tacit understanding strictly tabooed and
the conversation confined chiefly 10 COM
ments on the life of the great statesman,
so lately passed from among his fellow
men.
1t was nearly O'Clock yesterday even
ing before President Mckinley. accom-
panied by Governor and Mrs. Durbin, and
the Presidents private secretary, MI
George b. Cortelyou, arrived from the Gem
etery. The party returned to Governor Dur
bins residence, arriving about five minutes
before 6. There was curious crowd on
the nearby corners and people stood in
University Park waiting for the arrival
OF the President and his friends.
PRESIDENT AT DINNER
Within a few minutes dinner was served
to number of invited guests. Those who
sat at the table with Gov. and Mrs. Durbin
were President Mckinley and his secre-
tary Governor and Mrs. Yates, of Illinois,
and Governor Yates's private. secretary.
Colonel Oglesby; Senators Fairbanks and
Eeveridge, Judge E. B. Martindale and
Col. Wilson, private secretary to Governor
Durbin. While dinner was in progress Col.
Russell B. Harrison and ]. Robert Mckee
called to pay their respects to the Presi-
dent.
The guests were rather hurried at din
ner in order that the President might
leave the city the 7:1O Pennsylvania
train 1t had been suggested during the
day by some of the members of the CO.
lumbia Club who called that the Presi-
dent should visit the clubhouse before his
departure. He expressed a desire to see
the interior of the beautiful new building,
and said that had he come here on any
other mission he would have been pleased
to have partaken of the hospitality of the
club.
AT UNION STATION.
1t was about o'clock before the party
reached the Union Station. There was a
large crowd in and about the place when
the President arrived He walked through
the station with Governor Durbin. The
others in the party were Mr.. Cortelyou,
Senators Fairbanks and Beveridge, ID. M.
Ransdell, Colonel Wilson and Judge Mar
tIndale. The Presidents private car stood
on the third track, waiting to be attached
to the regular east-bound Pennsylvania
train. AS the party came through the
gates the crowd fell back and gave them
room to pass. When the President reached
the rear platform of his he turned TO
the crowd and bowed and waved his hand.
All of the party who accompanied the
President to the train passed into the car
and waited until the train was ready 10
leave. John Wanamaker. former post
master general, arrived within few min
utes and passed into the Presidents car,
where he spent few moments before go
ing into the sleeper ahead. Senator Bev-
eridge, who was going East, had also en-
gagged a berth on the train. He was in
the Presidents car when the train drew
out of the station. The train left the sta
ton about fifteen minutes late. AS il left
the sheds President Mckinley stepped TO
the door and again bowed to the crowd.
The act was greeted with cheer. 1t was
announced that the President would return
to Canton.