A history of the United States of America; its people and its institutions . atter with imposing in-dustrial and military processions. In 1889 the centennialanniversary of Washingtons inauguration was celebratedin New York with grand naval and military reviews and atrade procession. Worlds Columbian Exposition.—But the most impor-tant of these occasions was that of the four hundredthanniversary of the discovery of America by was celebrated by a naval parade of all nations inNew York harbor, and by processions and demonstrationselsewhere, but in particular by the Worlds Columbian
A history of the United States of America; its people and its institutions . atter with imposing in-dustrial and military processions. In 1889 the centennialanniversary of Washingtons inauguration was celebratedin New York with grand naval and military reviews and atrade procession. Worlds Columbian Exposition.—But the most impor-tant of these occasions was that of the four hundredthanniversary of the discovery of America by was celebrated by a naval parade of all nations inNew York harbor, and by processions and demonstrationselsewhere, but in particular by the Worlds Columbian Ex-position at Chicago, whose buildings were dedicated withimposing ceremonies, extending from the 21st to the 23dof October, 1892. The Exposition, which was opened May 1, 1893, and 29 444 DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW NATION. continued for six months, was in some respects ftie moststriking ever seen. In the beauty of its buildings andgrounds it has never been equalled. The attendance ex-ceeded twenty-seven millions,—more than double that ofthe Centennial Exposition of : The Couet of Honor at Ohicaoo, In the succeeding winter (1893-94) a Mid-winter Expo-sition was held at San Francisco, and in 1895 a CottonStates and International Exposition was held at Atlanta,both extensive in scope, handsome in appointments, andattracting large numbers of visitors. The Election of 1892.—In the Congressional election of1890 tlie Republicans were severely defeated, their major-ity of twenty-one in the House of Representatives beingchanged to a Democratic majority of one hundred and CLEVELANDS SECOND ADMINISTRATION. 445 thirty-five. They met with a similar defeat in the Presi-dential election of 1892. In this the Republicans renomi-nated Benjamin Harrison, and the Democrats GroverCleveland. Harrison received one hundred and forty-fiveand Cleveland two hundred and seventy-seven electoralvotes. Whitelaw Reid, of New York, was the Republican,and Adlai E. Stevenson, of Illinois, the Democrati
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