Show SCHLEY IS IN i GHI AGO Given Warm Welcome by People of f Illinois I ADMIRAL NOT IN POLITICS I His Remarks Calculated to Set at Rest for All Time the Political Am bitfons Which Some of His Admirers mir Havo Entertained o1 Him Ho Office However R ghB Says Will Tempt Him to Je pardizo tho Lovo Which People of Country Have Expressed for Him Chicago Jan 25 RearAd ml ral W S Schley today thrice declared that he had no Intention of entering politics calculated to tics Ills remarks were set at rest for all time the political ambitions which some ot his admirers have entertained for him He sold that no ofllcc however high would tempt him Jo jeopardize tho love which the people of this countr have expressed for him The day for the Admiral was round of receptions at each oC which he expressed his gratitude for tokens The demonstrations or esteem and approbation onstrations reached their climax in the banquet given In his honpr by the Hamilton club In the banquet hal of I the Auditorium Approximately 050 guests were present Admiral Snhloy aroo amid great applause and said MET BY COMMITTEE ADMIRALS ADDRESS Mr Prcsulcnt and Gentlemen of the Hamilton i Club What 1 desire particularly particu-larly to eay IP I that I thank you most sincerely sin-cerely for tho I welcome that you have accorded ac-corded to me The glad tribute which I met on arrival at your depot and In passIng pass-Ing through your streets was such I InJ trlbuto of confidence ard esteem that It has touched my heart most sincerely J 1 In my long career of fortyfive years hivo dono anything that IB worthy of your approval then my satisfaction Is complete 1 only wanted to pay that 1 am simply a sailor and that 1 fuivo served you In tmt Htorm f and In calm In sunshine and In bud weather from polo to polo and from sun to Bun Tho only motivo of action has always been My country and my people 1 dcslro to suy most omphaucally that 1 t navo no dcairo to bo other than a sailor 3 haG no aspiration for any civil olllcc however high It might bO My one ambition ambi-tion has been to servo you faithfully loyally devotedly and If I have euecccd cd In doing that tho measure of my ambition am-bition Is I full and my only other ambition la that I may retain for tho rest of tho years that may bo vouchsafed for me your love your esteem and you respect 1 would not card to Jeopardize that by seeking or accepting any office whcro I should bo condemned to follow aUvays rather than to remain In the one profcs Mon that I have chosen whcro there are occasionally opportunities to lead That I want to say to you all from tho bottom bot-tom of my heart and with absolute earnestness of moaning Gcntlemun 1 thank you Admiral Schley accompanied by Mrs Schley was met In his private car at South Chicago an hour before the train arrived In the city proper The delegation represented thcclty and the Hamilton clnb whosa guest the Admiral will be during his stay here which end Tuesday morning RECEPTION AT STATION Admiral W S Schley arrived at Chicago Chi-cago today at 030 a m an < 5 was Steed Ste-ed with a tumultuous acclaim from thousands of people who crowded the Baltimore Ohio depot and thronged nearby streets His reception here was the culmination of the demonstrations demonstra-tions In his honor which have occurred all along the route from Washington At the depot the Admiral was greeted greet-ed by a delegation from the City Council Coun-cil and 0 company of naval veterans of the Civil war Alderman Frank Fowler on behalf of tho City Council presented the following resolutions CITY EXTENDS WELCOME E Whcnias Tho City of Chicago Is to bo honored by a vlalt from RearAdmiral Wlnflcld Scott Schley and Whereas Our citizens are ever ready to applaud valor honor and merit and Whereas As wo recognize In Admiral Schloya achievements his character and p hla bearing ono of tho foremost naval heroes of all lime whose splendid record at Santiago will forever bo tim pride and Inspiration of his grateful countrymen therefore be It cuntIn1cn Resolved by tho City Council of tho city of Chicago That the city of ciy Chicago through its Mayor and Municipal Coun clk takes pleasure In making thlM public acknowledgment of the distinguished ser rlHUsulhec vices rendered by Admiral Schloy to his country and extends to him a heartfelt welcome 0 hemtelt MOVED BY DEMONSTRATIONS The trip has been uneventful noid the hero of Santiago butt have been deeply moved by the demonstrations of the people along the route You know it moves me so I con scarcely speak to see the little hands waving at me from the small depot platforms I love the little ones As the train drew Into the outskirts of the city factory whistles blew their wildest notes and hundreds of people rushed down every street leading to the tracks and waved their hands Wherever possible the Admiral answered an-swered back through the windows of his car bowing his head and fluttering a Jumdkerchlof Uuterlng ENJOYED BY MRS SCIILEY Mrs Schley seemed to enjoy the demonstration dem-onstration even more than her dis tinguished husband J did not sleep very well last night said the Admiral You know a train dont rock the way a ship does Its to Jcrlty and the whistles they would wael tim dead But I feel In firstclass health and I hope to survive the e many years well at leiisb flvo days for I ycar finish my Itinerary wlnt A reporter ventured the remark re ferring to tho shouting crowds that him the Admiral had it all coming to WILL ALL BE JUDGED I la as great 0 reward as can be hoped for o on this earth the Admiral remarked half to himself but In tho Streets abovo boys we shall all be Judged and will receive our proper reward re-ward the propr reward for tho good we huvo done I mean and punishment for our misdeeds andpunl8hient CROWD GOES WILD A double line policemen stood at the dopot when the Admiral alighted but they wcro unable to restrain the crowd which straightway went wild at the eight of the easily recognized goatee which showed above the heads < s of the guards a an unmistakable mark of the wearers Identity SCHOOL CHILDREN GREET HIM A delegation of school children way ing flags greeted Iho visitor ah th < further end of the station Tie bowed to them and waved his hand The Municipal Councils resolutions were presented and the Admiral and Mrs Schley were driven through demonstrative demon-strative throngs to their apartments the Presidential suite at tho Audi torium Here Mr Schloy retired to don his shore tog as ho expressed it BRT3AKFAST AT HAMILTON CLUB At 11 a in ho was glvon a break fast by the reception committee of the HaUl A club and enjoyed himself in an Informal I manner The first table was lam for twentyone persons Among those present w r Gov Yatcs Mayor Harrison and former Comptroller Comptrol-ler I oC the Treasury Eckels At the conclusion of the breakfast a delegation from the Board of Comm s sloners of Cook county and Commissioner Commis-sioner lon of presented the following resolutions MORE JtESOLUTIONS Whereas Tho services rendered by Admiral miral Schloy during tho Spanish war wero the means of presenting such unprecedented un-precedented skill und oillcleiicy as to com 1 olccnc mand the admiration of tho civilized world und greatly enhance the dignity and importance im-portance of our country In Us International Interna-tional relations and Whereas There has as xct been no iidc quute reward or olllclnl recognition of the merits of some of the olflcern whoso heroism and fidelity wcro most conspicuous anl OUR of whom may bo specially enumerated enume-rated Admiral Wlnflcld Scott Schloy Cunt F A Cook of Admiral Schleys flagship Brooklyn and Capt Charles 13 Clark of tho famous battleship Oregon together to-gether with other of the gallant Qfllccnj nnd men who won battles on land and sea not rewarded therefore be It Resolved That consider It but sjlmplo Justice to thcrle gallant olllcorn and men that their distinguished service should b tlngilshcd properly rewarded without further delay anti wo do hereby respectfully request tho authotitlca of tho United States Government Govern-ment to adopt with all duo haste such measures for this purpose as iiiay ho moat becoming and which will best bo calculated to express tho desires 0 the cxprlJ great holly of peoplo who universally be Flevo that thtro Jeop1owho be speedy and complete recognition of tho services of all who contributed to the glorious victories of tha Nation Admiral Schloy briefly expressed his thanks INVITED TO KANSAS A delegation from Ottawa Ran pre seated the Admiral with an Invitation to address the Chautauqua of that city and upon his statement that I It would be necessary for him to decline the Invitation a member of the delegation Insisted that INo would not be taken InslslcC < for an answer We will get our Governor Gov-ernor and Senatgrs and Congressmen after you said the Kansan NOT IN POLITICS They will have no more Influence than you for I am not in politics and do not expect to be the Admiral re iii led led Martin Emerick notified the visitor that he had been elected an honorary member of the Maryland society ot Chicago him for which 2Mr Schley thanked hlnuENTERTAINING ENTERTAINING MRS SCHLEY While tho Admiral was being entertained enter-tained n committee of women devoted themselves to Mr SclUey She was given n breakfast In another room in the hotel while her husband was enjoying en-joying himself WILl the Hamilton club reception committee and later attended a reception in her honor uL the Wo mens club She was a member of a theater party tonight I AT THE PRESS CLUB Later In the day the Admiral attended attend-ed a reception at the Press club Here the performance of the Hamilton club was repeated except that of the 200 or 300 persons present fully 50 per cent were women A number of men who were correspondents In Cuba during the fights about Santiago were present and to them the Admiral referred In his short speech of thanks as follows I want to say that these boys wcro always al-ways to the forefront ono of them so much HO that I was afraid that hed bo sunk At iho time I wished he tmo was anywhere any-where else But tho boys were bravo it Isnt pleasant to b shot at but theso boys stood up and wero not only shot at but couldnt shoot back I The Admiral seamed to be enjoying I himself for when a photographer setoff set-off a flashlight he laughdd heartily as did thojte about him TALKS TO BOOSTER CLUB At the Booster club of which he is an honorary member the Admiral still In stl a jovial mood addressed < few happy remarks to My fellowmembers In the course of his speech he again indicated indi-cated his feeling In regard to the political politi-cal preferment which has been talked about for him WILL NOT ACCEPT OFFICE I have boon deeply touched by tho tributes trib-utes which I have received ho saId They have been tributes or love and In my future years T shall never accept any olllce > however high which might Jeop ardize that love I Is I the dearest thing I have I Is 1 the greatest crown a man can have on this earth and when I am I gone I want It left with my children and I their children as their dearest possession MADE BRIEF SPEECHES BRIEl SPEECIIES On his way back to the hotel the Admiral Ad-miral stopped for n few minutes at the I Chicago Athletic club and the Womans club At both places Tie grasped the hands of those who passed before him and uttered brief but courteous thanks i for expressions of esteem AT THE BANQUET The banquet began at G15 oclock Admiral Schley arminarm with E A Munger tho toastmaster and Mayor Harrison was the first to enter the banquet hall Gov Yates sat near him at the sneakers table In front of tho guest of the evening was an Immense bouquet of American Beauty roses At each plate as a souvenir was a replica In plaster of tho likeness of Admiral Schley Tho same replica done in bronze lay before the Admiral Father Vattman chaplain at Fort Sheridan made an Invocation follow inS which the banquet was folow TOASTMASTERS SPEECH Toastmastcr Munger In a glowing speech referred to the presence of Ad mimi Schloy The speakers words wore repeatedly Interrupted and occasionally completely drowned by cheers and cries of Whats the matter with Schley Hes all right wIh The first response was by Beverly Price formerly president of the Mary land society of Chicago His subject was The State of Maryland He 1larlund re erred to the Admiral as the foremost Marylander of his time tmc The speaker quoted a brief portion of Isador Ray ncr s speech before tho court of Inquiry In behalf of Admiral Schley and was cheered The guests then Mnr rUcstM sang Mary land Mi Maryland adding two Stanzas whIch had been written espe dally for the occasion wrilen The clleemcnt ot the American Navy ivan the i Amerian Nay subject of the next pea ker Clarke E Carr former Min Ister to Pcmn rk He clung closely to mimi history Cram Paul Joncs to Schley Ad mlrl chlcy was tho last speaker |