Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-02-28
Secretary Hay Delivers Eulogy Of
President Mckinley in Congress
at Washington.
President and Cabinet, Both Branches
Of Congress and Distinguished
Visitors Present.
Speech Delivered on Twentieth Ami.
versary Of Blaine's Speech on
Garfield.

DerS or the cabinet, the Justices OF the
supreme court, officers of the army
and navy, ambassadors and other dip
lomatic representatives of foreign
countries, and the senators and repre-
sentatives in congress Hon. John Hay.
McKinley's premier, pronounced a
eulogy upon his dead chief. -Four
times before national memorial serv
ices for presidents who have died in
office have been held in this hall, two
of them, like this, in commemoration
of chief magistrates who have fallen
by the hand Of assassins. George Ban
croft, the historian, pronounced the
eulogy on Lincoln and Blaine was
Garfields orator.
BY a strange coincidence it was the
goth anniversary of the day on which
Blaine, in the same hall, delivered his
eulogy upon the martyred Garfield,
and stranger still the subject Of this
latest memorial service was the chair
man Of the committee that had charge
Of the arrangements on that occasion.
Only one year ago, less five days,
at. the head Of an imposing civic and
military procession, Mckinley passed
triumphantly along Pennsylvania ave-
nue. for his second inaugural: 81
Again the broad avenue was filled
with vast crowds as they were a year
ago. Then the streets were a sea of
.glittering bayonets and waving plumes
and the air was filled with the music
of resplende bands Today all was
changed. The procession was unor.
ganized. No martial music lightened
the feet of the throng. The only pa.
geant was the clattering troop of cav
airy escorting Prince Henry and his
party to the Capitol, and carriages
here and there conveying officers in
uniform or diplomats in court costume
to the place where the eulogy was to
be delivered.
Notwithstanding the fact proclaimed
in advance that admission to the hall
of Representatives and the Capitol was
TO be restricted to those holding cards,
the people congregated there in thou
sands ,58 II,
Precedent Closely Followed.
The precedent in the case of the
Garfield memorial exercises was fol.
lowed closely. The hall was without
decoration of any character. The red.
coated Marine band, 60 strong, was
stationed in the corridor which sep
arates the hall from the rear lobby of
the house. At 10 O'Clock the doors
were opened and in five minutes the
spacious galleries surrounding the
chamber were filled. But the crowd.
ing which has marred many state oc.
casions was avoided as the tickets Is
sued were limited strictly to the mum.
ber Of seats provided.
Gradually the members of the house
strolled in and took their places. The
cumbrous revolving chairs at the
desks had been removed and smaller
ones substituted in order to increase
the seating capacity on the floor. In
the area in front of the speakers ros.
trum heavy leather upholstered far
teuils had been placed for the accom-
mediation of the president, Prince Hen.
ry, the cabinet, the general Of the
army and Justices Of the supreme
court. The first two rows on the Dem
Ocratic side were reserved for the dip.
lomatic corps and the four rows imme.
diately behind them for the members
Sof the senate. The governors of the
states, commissio of the District
of Columbia, the judiciary of the Dis.
trict, the heads Of departments and
other invited guests were to sit back
of the senator's. y s5 8s
In the galleries were many Of the
personal friends of the late president.
among them Colonel Myron T. Her
rick OF Cleveland, WA. Lynch CT Can.
ton, ex-Secretary Of State William R.
Day, and Colonel Webb Hayes OF
Cleveland. 5., IS XII &
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