New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-06-11
HONORING GARFIELD.
A HEARTY WELCOME IN CLEVELAND.

A HEARTY WELCOME IN CLEVELAND.
| CONGRATULATIONS LITERALLY TENDERED-AN EX-
CELLENT ADDRESS MADE BY THE GENERAL
TO THE STUDENTS AT HIRAM CoLLEGE-RE-
PUBMCANs HAPPY EvERYwHERE-wHAT Mr..
| TILDEN SAYS.
General GarGeld's presence in Cleveland
aroused much enthusiasm. He received Yester-
day the congratulations of many people there,
| and afterward deliveredanad addressat Hiram Col
lege. He will attend the Alumni reunion there
to-day. His nomination continues to be received
with great enthusiasm throughout the country
A reporter of THE TRIBUNE has asked Mr..
Tilden what he thinks. of Gariield's .nomina-
tiOn.' His answer will be found below.
GENERAL GARFIELD IN CLEVELAND.
AN 0U1BURsT OF POPULAR RPGARD-A CALL FROM
JUDGE PAYNE-GENERAL GARTIELDs MODEST
GAINS FROM AN ACTIVE LIFE.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBrNE.I
CLEVELAND June 1O.-Before leaving for Hiram
College ut noon to-day. General Garfield received
his fcllOw-citzcns al the Kennard House. Among
the last, but apparently most cordial, of the callers
the Hon. Henry b. Payne, resident of Cleve-
land, and ono of tho possible standaTd-bcarers of
tho Democratic party IN the approaching CAM
paign Respecting tho relative popularity of the
In Northern Ohio, leading business man
of this city says payne is man
whose high abilities and character are appreciated
hy all classes here; but we Republicans remember
single act of trcachery on his part which aOue
would serve TO defeat him In n contest with any OF
the leading Republicans of Ohio and especially
with Garfield. We elected him to the Congress Of
1876 only after pledging him that be would repre-
sent tho whole district in an bipartisan way. He
went there and became at once most Democratic
partisan. AS a result we defeated INN Oycrwhelm-
ingly in the next canvass, and he could not now be
elected to anything here at home"
General Garfield is to preside a meeting of
the alumni of Hiram College tomorrow.
This city was profusey decked with bunting in
his honor, and the pride in his nomination seems to
bo shared by all classes.
Tho procession last night headed by the
Cleveland Grays and the Garfield C%bs Of the Third
and Fourth WatdS, which were organized on Tues
day, The Fourth Ward Club wore chip hats with
General GarGcld's name on the band. There was
inscribed on a transparency carried by the Third
Ward Club: "Obio's senator; Ohio's Maior-Gencral;
OhIo's President; solid for the Carpenter Presl-
dent the truc ayOritc of Ohio Is TIE fayorite
son of the Union. Ho who at the age of sixteen
s;cccd canal boat will steer the Snip Of State mt
hfty." When the procession, followed by great
throng arrived at the Kennard House where thou
sands of proplo had collected to hear the speeches,
Gyucral Garfield was introduced by Mayor llcrrick,
and said:
FELLOW CITIZENS or MY NATIVE CoUSTY AND STATE
TANK tor this sable dcmOuntrdtiUn Of your
good viii ami cuthu laNm on tS Occ sion cannot at
this time address you Ia sp"cn Other than To tay
Know that all this administration means your glddncss
the UNITY aud harmony and good i"cng Of th" great
political p'rty. aud IN in" yonr good ir.iihs towh,d
nogDor aud an old friend For all tnese things thank
you, AID bid You all good uiRht.
After this brief speech General Garfield held a
reception in the hotel parors for nearly an hour,
after which he was driven to the residence of City
Treasurer Everett who was delegate to the
Chicago Convention, and whose guest Mr.. Garfield
Is while he remains IN tho city. There General Gar
field was screnadcd. aud appeared on tho porch to
low aud return thanks. after which he held q
short reception.
The events OF General Garfcds remarkable life
have been many times told but his " circum-
stances" in respect Of worldly possessions which
nave now become legitimate subjects Of public GU
rIoslty, are not 80 we'll known. General Garfield
la, been a successful but not an extensive pract-
oncr IN the higher courts. and the proceeds Of his
practice, together with the savings from his salary
~ q CONGRESSMAN, have placed him In what Ohio
people call comfortable circumstances Ho owns
his house In Washington clear Of encum-
brancc and worth between $4,000 and
SI2,OOO. Within later years he has pur-
chased farm at Mentor, Ohio of 15S acrcs, |
valued at about 50 OOO but M yet only partly paid
for lhe~e two pieces OF property form hlS whole |
material fortune, md they might hc disposed Ol IN |
"A favorable market so ~ to leave him about |
~ = 900 after paying of cncumbranceS. General |
(iarcII's chief wealth lies in the esteem ot his
n"Iphhor, and lelOw-CitiZcnS who know him brst-
n fact OF winch any visitor to tins locality at this
tllno will set d thousand proofs.