The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-08-07
THE CANDIDATES. MEETING.
Hendricks Seeks Cleveland for tho First
Time.

SARATOGA, N. Y, July 3l.-This has
been another eventful day for the Dem
ocracy. Cleveland and Hendricks have
met and conferred for the first time.
There was no display, no noise, music or
fireworks. All was as quiet as though
two ordinary citizens were exchanging
social calls. Governor Hendricks had 80
intended. To be sure he had passed
through Albany in coming to Saratoga,
but this was the evening before the com !.
mittee was to notify both candidates of
their nomination and he thought it best
to postpone his first call on the head of
the ticket until after the formal notitlca'
tion had taken place. As soon as this
was over Governor Hendricks notified
Governor Cleveland that he would visit
him to-day to pay his respects. 1t was
so arranged. The candidate for Vice.
President on the Democratic ticket left
here on the regular train for Albany:
He was accompanied by COLI Fordyee, OF
Arkansas. and Col. E. D. Bannister, of
Indiana. There was nothing notable in
the trip.
Governor Hendricks remarked that for
the first time in the history of National
politics the candidates of great party
were to meet for formal acquaintance
for the first time after the nomination,
notification and real beginning Of the
campaign. He spoke freely of Mr..
Cleveland's rapid advance in public favor
and regarded it as unprecedented in the
h;otorv of nnblic men. He discussed
also at length the prospects of success,
aud said he felt sure the Democratic
ticket would be elected. He felt certain
that New York and Indiana were both
sure to give good Democratic majorities.
John Kelly and the forty thousand voters
behind him, he said, would vote the
ticket because they were good Democrats.
The charges against Mr.. Cleveland he
thought ought to be treated with silent
contempt, and a campaign of principle
instead of SANDER conducted. His con-
yersation upon politics with the friends
and newspaper men who went down with
him was as free as though he was not a
candidate for the second place in the
gift of the nation.
1t has been dreary day and the rain
and wind did not help to give zest to the
rip. 1t was about half.past 2 o'clock
this afternoon when the train upon which
Governor Hendricks went down drew
into the depot at Albany. By request,
none of the local people had been in.
formed of the visit and hence there was
no demonstration. Col. Lamont, Gov
ernor Ceveland's private secretary, met
Mr.. Hendricks at the depot with a car
riaee and be and Col. BanDister were
driven quickly to the Executive Mansion.
AS the candidate for Vice. President en-
tered the door be was met by Governor
Cleveland and warmly welcomed. Dan
Manning Was there and after the formal
courtesies of the day between the candi:
dates he turned the talk into political
channel, and for something more than
three hours there was general discus
sion of political topics. The candidates
dined together and parted about half
past 6 o'clock.
At half.past 8 tonight Mr.. Hendricks
returned to Saratoga on the regular train,
his only attendants being the few jour-
nalists who were attracted to Albany by
the first meeting of the Democratic can
didates. To.nig ght Mr.. Hendricks spoke
freeiv of his first meeting with Governor
Cleveland, and said his Impressions OF
him were that he was man of great
force of character, candid in his express
ions and fair and firm in his judgments.
There was, he said, no general discussion
of the plan of campaign, for neither OF
then desired to interfere or mix in them.
Governor Hendricks will remain here
some days yet and may then go to Block
Island.