The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-09-06
PRESIDENTS
DAY IS OVER.
GREATEST CROWD EVER AT
EXPOSITION.
LISTEN TO ABLE ADDRESS
Applauded Name Of Blaine and Ref
erence to Isthma1n Canal
and Other Subjects.

Buffalo, Sept. Presidents day at I
Pan-American exposition ran it's
course under very auspicious condt
.tions and every circumstance was in
keeping with it's high import.
President Mckinley with Mrs. Nc
Kinley by his side and surrounded by
eminent persons high in the service Of
this and foreign countries. faced a
host of people in the esplanade at
noon today and delivered an address
that brought forth thunderous ap-
plause from the multitude.
Never before has such a crowd
gathered within the exposition
grounds. People were packed in the
esplanada to the point of suffocation
and overhowed down the Court of
Fountains and to the vacant space in
front of the government building at
the right and horticultural building to
the left.
The presidents words we're listened
to attentively by the audience. His
reference to the name of Blaine as
the man inseparably associated with
the Pan-American movement, state
ments that reciprocity treaties are in
harmony with the spirit of the times;
| that American people must build
| isthmian canal and Pacific cable, and
encourage our merchant marine, and
that isolation is no longer possible
1 or desirable, were equally we'll re-
| ceiyed
| The presidents progress through
the exposition grounds to Stadium
and thence to. various buildings and
exhibits of Canada and South Amer
ican republics was one continuous
| ovation.
The presidential party arrived at
| Agricultural building at l o'clock
where he rested for half an hour.
| Then the executive party, including
members of the cabinet, commission
/ ers, judge of the supreme court and
4 200 others, sat down to luncheon in
| the New York state building. Pres
| ident Mckinley sat at table in the
4 center, on his right were Senor AS
l piroz, ambassador from Mexico, Due
d'Arcos and other members of the
i diplomatic service. On his left were
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson and
members Of the New York state COM
mission.
Leaving the New York state build
i ing at $3.50 the president and party
crossed the esplanada to the Admin
istration building where he was re-
ceived by officials. The president
went with the commissioners and dip
flomatic corps through the building,
after which he held reception un-
|eder the dome of the main building.
Nearly 1000 invitations had been sent
out and the president was busy shak-
4 ing hands for 20 minutes.
! An incident that brought forth a
ripple Of applause occurred while
i President Mckinley was making the
rounds through the main government
building. He had passed one of the
i exhibits when suddenly he noticed
i Captain Hobson standing at unatten-
tion. Hating he turned and walked
briskly over to the hero of the Merri-
mac, grasped him cordially by the
hand and chatted with him for few
minutes.
n At the conclusion of the reception
the president and members of his
party again entered their carriage
and were taken to the home of Mr.
Milburn in Delaware avenue.
{, The president visited the grounds
again this evening to witness fire
works, returning to the house at $
o'clock.