Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-17
DESTINY'S FAVORITE SON.
BROOKLYN GREETS CLEVELAND
WITH WILD ENTHUSIASM.

Demonstration the Most Remarkable
in the Campaign.
NEW YORK, Oct. 16.-While Gov. Cleve-
land was at breakfast, delegates of the
reception committee in Brooklyn arrived
and entered the Governors apartments.
He Joined them shortly before 8 O'Clock,
and the committee, with their guest, i'm
mediately descended to carriages in wait
ing at the Twenty-third street entrance to
the hotel and drove down Broadway to
Brooklyn bridge. In the carriage
with Gov. Cleveland were Adiutant
General FarnswOrth of his staff and Mayor
Banks, Of Albany. At an early hour this
morning the organizations which were to
take part in the reception had assembled
at their respective headquarters from all
parts Of the city. They marched with
nags and banners flying to the stations
assigned them in the streets in and ad-
joining the entrance to East river, where
they fell into line and awaited the arrival
of the guest of the day. All the spaces
for blocks about the bridge entrance was
thronged with crowds waiting to welcome
the Presidential candidate. The Chair
man of the Campaign Committee, ex-
Senator Murtha, and others of the COM
Gratis and Independent Republicans. re-
ceived the Governor when he arrived in
his carriage on the BROOKLYN side
OF the bridge. The vast thrOng of
people assembled cheered enthusiasticaI-
ly, and above the deafening roar rose the
piercing shrieks of hundreds Of steam
whistles from steamboats, and tugs on the
river. Business houses and private resi-
dences in the neighborhOod were deco
rated yxxrfF 6nrr
nlled with men and women. The men
added their voices to those OF the cheering
thrOng below, and hundreds of white hand
kerchiefs t1uttered in the hands of ladies'.
CLEVELAND'S ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Standing up in his open barouche the
Governor bowed his acknowledgements
in response to the greeting accorded him,
and looked out upon the enthusiastic
thrOng with a pleased smile. His express
sion was one of entire selfpOssessiOn, sat
isfactiOn and quiet confidence. The Gov
ernOr's carriage took its place in the line
OF uniformed organizations and assumed
its position. The bands struck up lively
marching airs, and the procession moved
toward the PierrepOnt House up the
thOrOughfare, which was lined with
cheering people beneath flags and
banners waving. AS cheer after
cheer broke out and thousands
of ladies at the open windows waved
their handkerchiefs, the Governor repeat
edly bowed one o. the other side in re-
spOnse to the hearty greetings. The plaza
surrounding the City Hall was densely
thrOnged, and from the building itself
waved the National and State colOrs, in
honor of the city's guest. Gov. Cleveland
was driven to the Pierrepont House on
Montague street, where an immense num-
Der of people awaited him. Among those
who received the Governor in
the, parlors of the hotel were
Col. VIM. Hertock, Congressman VIM. E.
Robinson, Col. John F. Wing, Rev. D.
Putnam, ex-MayOr Hunter, j. B. Robin
son, ex-senator James f. Pearce, ThOs.
G. Jones, Judge Moore, Charles 5. Pleas
ants, DIR. Hutchinson, City Auditor Dan'l
Lake, Judge Bartlett Of the Supreme
Court, Congressman Felix Campbell,
David NJ. Stone, editor of the New York
Journal OF Commerce, John Foard, editor
Of the Brooklyn Union, Judge W. H.
Clement.
BEECHER PRESENT.
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher was also
present and was heartily cheered. After
shaking hands with the large number of
people introduced to him, the Governor
was escorted to the Art Assembly rooms
connected with the Academy of
Music, on Montague street.
The building was handsomely
decorated with bunting and evergreens
and was denseIy thronged. The street
without was also crowded to It's utmost
capacity. AS the Governor appeared on
the street on his way to the Academy he
was again cheered by thousands of voices.
On entering the building he was sur
rounded by those waiting there to greet
him, and for some time he was kept busy
shaking the hands of the hundreds pre-
sented to him. Among them were Mayor
Low, Commissioners Fleeman and Par
fridge, Aldermen Kane, Golfers and Ole
ma, Corporation Counsel Taylor, Senator
Kiernan and Senator Jacobs. These were
followed by 200 members of the recep-
tion committee, who filed past the Cover
nor, each shaking hands with him. Hun
dreds more awaited their turn to grasp
Gov. Cleveland's hand, but time did not
permit, and he was escorted from the
Academy and once more took his seat in
his carriage.
THE PROCESSION.
Grand Marshal Maj. Gen. John b.
Woodward gave the signal, and the pro-
cession started in the following orde- for
RidgewOod Park, where grand barbecue,
the feature of the day, was to be held:
Mounted escort of policemen.
Grand Marshal Woodward.
Chief and Aides. Col. w. j. Denshaw and
assistants.
Mounted escort OF Gov. Cleveland and dlstin-
guished guests in carriages.
Reception committee in carriages.
War Veterans organizations.
Uniformed campaign clubs.
Visiting organizations.
Ward organizations.
Wagons representing business, agricultural
and trade interests.
The route of the procession was from
NJ
horn, to Lafayette avenue, to KOssuth
street, to Bushwick avenue, to Palmetto
street, to Wyckoff avenue, to Green
street, to Cypress Hill road, and thence
to RidgewOOd Park. The route traversed
was nearly five miles long, and through.
out its entire length crowds lined the
streets, the passage sending forth con-
slant succession of cheers as the Govern
Or's carriage aspeared. A large number
of buildings along the route were hand
sOmely decorated, and every window was
thrOnged with spectators.
CLEVELAND AT THE PARK.
On arriving at Ridgewood Park the
Governor was escorted to the grand stand,
and was introduced by Augustus Van
Wyck. The Governor was received with
tremendous cheering. Gov. Cleveland
said:
AmOnu the many invitations to visit differ
ent points which Ihave felt obliged to decline,
came one from Brooklyn friends to be their
guest to-day. This could not decline, for
could not forget the kindness had received
at the hands OF the people of this city, and the
hearty and generous support they gave me
when a stranger to them, l was a
candidate for the suffrage of the people
of our State and looking for their support.
Whether l am justified in the sentiments |
feel toward the city of Brooklyn or not, feel
in a degree toward it as one feels towards his
own home. In the midst of such intelligent
thought and independent political sentiment
that prevails here it would be presumptuous,
if it were otherwise proper, for me to refer in
spirit OF pOsitiveness to the pending political
campaign.
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE DEMONSTRATION.
This vast assemblage, and the interest and
enthusiasm which pervade its every part,
fully evidences your belief that there is in
yolVed in this canvass something of great i'm
DOrtance 10 your interests and welfare. and
this feeling is generally aroused, and when it
leads to calm Investigation and deliberate in
curry, there is no danger that the people will
make a mistake in their determination of the
ISSUE Our institutions Will be maintained in
integrity and benign influence, and popular
government Will fill the remotest cor
ner of the land when all our citizens,
from the highest to the humbest.
s hall feel that this is their government, and
that they are responsible for its proper admin
istration, ana that they can not now safely
neglect it nor follow rlindly on thOughtless
self-constituted and selfish leaders. l shall