The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-10-31
THE GRAND GOVERNOR.
How the Next President is Received in
New England.

! 1duu, accompanied by Rr1Yate secretary
Lamont and Adjudant General Farms
worth, drove from the Executive Man
sion in closed carriage, shortly before
10 o'clock this morning to the Boston
and Albany station, where they took
/ the regular 10 am. train for PittSburg.
/ There was no demonstration of any sort,
IN accordance with Governor CleVe-
! lands expressed desire.
PITTsFIELD, Mass, 30-When it was
learned this morning that Governor
Cleveland would pass through Pittsfield
en- route from Albany, an immense
crowd Of citizens for miles around were
| at the depot to meet him. The
| Governors stay here of half an hour
was celebrated by cheering, music and
! cannonading. twenty-five citizens of
New Haven, including Congressman
Mitchell, Mayor Lewis and other promi-
nent men, met Governor Cleveland at
I this place and the selectmen of the
town and leading Democrats were his
escort from the car to the special train,
on the Housatonic railroad. 1t was
with difficulty that way was made for
him through the throng. He seemed
] greatly pleased by his reception, which
was entirely unexpected. When intro
duced as the next President his attempt
to speak was deafened by the cheering
crowd. He appeared on the platform
Of the car, and bowed his thanks to the
enthusiastic crowd. Everybody went
through the car shaking him by the
hand.
New MILFORD, Conn, October go
/ Great crowds gathered at Canaan Falls,
West Cornwall, and Kent, and Gov
ernor Cleveland appeared on the plat
form Of the car. AT each station crowds
gathered to grasp him by the hand.
There was great enthusiasm all along
the route.
CANAAN. Conn, October 30.-At Great
Darlington an immense crowd had as
sembled. Governor Cleveland appeared
on the rear platform and was received
with loud cheering. While the train
waited hundreds grasped him by the
hand, and as it moved away three cheers
were given for the next President of the
United States. -r
CHATHAM, October 80. = Governor
Cleveland was greeted by an immense
! number Of people, who crowded to shake
, him by the hand and to assure him of
his final success. The train left the
; station amid the booming of cannon and
the cheers of the vast assemblage.
New HAVEN, Conn, October 30.-On
: his arrival here at o'clock Governor
: Cleveland will be escorted to the New
Haven House, where public reception
will be held After lunch a serenade
will be rendered him, after which he
= will make an address from the hotel
: balcony. He will then be escorted to
the depot and take the $40 pm train
for New York C1ty
RRTDeEPORT, Conn, October 3d.
Governor Cleveland arrived in this city
/ by special train on the Housatonic road
e at go pm, in company with delegates
p from New Haven and Bridgeport. A
: crowd of about 1000 gathered at the
{ depot, and a salute of 100 guns was
fired. He was escorted to the Atlantic
: Hotel, where a reception was held I'M
I til 5.15 pm, when he left by special
l train for New Haven. The arrange
, mentS are that he will return at9.30 this
: evening and attend a Democratic
rally at the Barnum rink, after which
! he will take a special train by the
HousatOnic road for Albany.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, October 30.-In
this city the rain had fallen heavily
throughout the day. All arrangements
I for the day had been completed, but
; they ended after all in total cancella-
: ton. At 10 o'clock this morning. all
I idea of the parade had been given up.
: At the Union depot, at 20 o'clock. crowds
began pouring in. At 3, over 1000 per
:. sons surged in and out of the depot.
awaiting Governor Clevelands arrival
Despite the heavy downpour, the multi
: tude pressed upon the platform, its
: denser portions gathering around the
= dispatcher's Office, and when positive
I news of Governor CleveIand's arrival
! at Bridgeport was received, the excite
u ment of his drenched admirers in
: creased. The special train left Bridge
;. port at LIS, but the announcement Of
/ this fact was made only to be followed
by bogus telegram, stating that BAG
weather would prevent the Governor
arrival at New Haven, but the crowd
e would not have it thus. and the specia
/ from Bridgeport rolled into the depo
10 some moments before 6. There was
n general struggle for positions of advan
f tlge. Sober and Staid citizens cheers
4 themselves hOarse. In the mad rusl
# outside on the platform, the crow
IS was radically beyond control
some were not. So anxious was eacl
greet the Governor that order coul
not be enforced for some time, and
Of was only when a squad of police arrive
Re that handshaking was made compare
20 lively easy.
& At $50 the torture ceased and tn
= Governor, his forehead covered wit
~ perspiration, was dragged into tn
mayors Office and allowed to sit dowr
He complained of the strain to whic
he had been subjected. NV arm h
said, with a smile, is stiff from thi
Ip cordial handshaking. I will certainl
at carry away with me a good opinion {
ri New Haven strength. If you Demo
Gratis vote like you shake hands, theI
can be no re listing you"
% A brief introduction followed, Mayo
y Lewis doing the honors OF his Ofic,
70 When the City Hall was comparativel
. cleared, the bands, which had bee
playing at frequent intervals, forme
Y in front OF the building. and hundred
ar of citizens. despite the rain and mu'
re formed into an impromptu escol
il TO attend Cleveland. On h
of way TO the Bridgeport tral
nm the enthusiasm was almost frenzleC
he inside, even the lunch counters We
IS. appropriated for standing room ana q
an the while an army of hacks tore dow
: from the city'S centre and deposit'
fresh additions to the distinguish
ne visitors welcomers. When the poll
ne had hewed a passage,way, Govern
I'd. Cleveland descended from his tran
cheer after cheer rolled through Il