St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-16


The following letter from SamuelJ. TIldeu
was read before the meeting dispersed:
GREY STONE, Oct. 10, 1SS4.-Gentlemen
have just received your letter in behalf of
the New York produce and maritime indie
pendent merchants of the Cleveland and
Hendricks club, and representing also sew
eral other classes of business men, inviting
me to be present at the business mems mass
meeting to be held at the Academy of Music
on Wednesday the 18th instant, in support
of the election of Cleveland and Hendricks
to the offices of president and vice-president
or the Unit ed States. Iregret that the deli
cate condition OF my health compels me to
forego the pleasure of joining with you on
that interesting occasion, | remember
gratefully that when it was my duty
as governor to engage in Crap
pie with the canal ring, which then
swaved all the administrative, Legislative and
Judicial departments of the state, a majority
OF the local organizations of the Democratic
party, and of the organization of the Repub-
lican party at the New York produce ex-
change, rallied tony support and stood by
my side until that gigantic power was COM
pletely overthrown. / cordially concur in
your opinion that the election of Cleveland
and Hendricks is demanded by the best
that their election will be a substant ial vic
tory for the cause of good government, that
it will assure US of safe and prudent adj
ministration of the chief magistracy of the
Republic in our relations with other coun-
tries, that it will restore simplicity
and economy in the needs of
the Federal government so far as
that result depends upon the executive, for
1t Will give business men immunity from
the sudden changes of policy, and enable
them to repose under the shelter of stable
administrative system, free from the favorit-
ism to particular classes aud interests, and
from the injurious fluctuations to which such
favoritism and sudden changes always lead
lSignedl SAMUEL ]. TnDEN.
Great cheering followed the reading of
Tilden's letter. Gov. Cleveland was escorted
from the Fifth Avenue hotel to the Academy
OF Music by committee composed of mem
bers of the different exchanges. He was
cheered all along the route.
The crowd almost prevented the
passage of the carriages Such
crush is rarely ever seen in New York.
On his return Gov. Cleveland was visited by
John Kelly, General Spinola and Senator
Cullen, of Tammany hall. Mr.. Kelly as
sured Gov Cleveland of the sincere support
OF Tammany. The governor afterwad re-
viewed torch light procession from the
balcony of the hotel.
THE WORLDS REPORT.
New YORK, Oct. 15.-From the Worlds
report: Governor Cleveland was in his room
when the committee of business men en-
tered. He did not keep them long Mr..
O'Donough linked arms with him and the
n T.
career Of the famous Fifth Avenue hotel.
which has contained many crowds, there
never was such gathering. It was liter
ally packed with people, who waved
their hats and handkerchiefs. The governor
had scarcely made his appearance when
series OF deafening cheers went up. 1t was
a grand ovation. A score of policemen
were barely able to open passage sufficient
for the procession to make its way to the
door. The men crowded upon each other in
their vain endeavOr to catch a glimpse of
their favorite candidate. They touched his
coat, placed their hands upon his shoulder
then with true Democratic spirit made way
to give their neighbors a chance to do the
same. At one time it seemed as though
dozen lives would be sacrificed. One man
fell in the desperate crush, but he was for
tunately picked up in time to avert calam-
ity. They surged after him, and until the
street was reached it was impossible to
breathe. The first cheer was a signal every
body joined until the earth fairly shook.
The governor was hastily placed in a car
rage, and the reception committee followed
in closed landaus.
From the hotel to the Academy the streets
were lined with sight-seers, who welcomed
the carriage as it passed by. Scores of en-
thusiasts grabbed the wheels and axles, and
ran with it. Union square was second
edition to Madison square. Fourteenth
street was almost impossible, and the word
that Grover Cleveland was coming was
enough to set the people wild. The acres of
people in Madison square scattered after the
departure of Gov. Cleveland from the Fifth
Avenue hotel for the Academy, but 5000 re-
NAMED in and about the square, awaiting his
return.
A parade of uniformed Cleveland and
Hendricks campain clubs and legions NOV
ing out of Union square through Fourth ave-
nue., Eighteenth street and Fifth avenue,
divided in front of the Fifth Avenue hotel,
marching up town on tie west and east sides
of the park. Their line of march was
thIonged with people who gradually drifted
back into the square again, and the
crowd kept swelling until upwards of
$4,000 people were congregated. There was
great and continued cheering along the
route of the procession, and notwithstand-
ing the wait Of an hour before the return of
the governor to the hotel the crowd was
bubblng over with enthusiasm. So densely
packed in Fifth avenue and Broadway were
the people that the services of the police
were required to clear a way for
the stages and street cars, which were blocked
at long intervals. At 10 O'Clock Gov Cleve-
land was escorted out of the academy through
the crowd to his carriage. His appearance
was the signal for repetition of the demon
strative welcome accorded him on his first
appearance. Men and women struggled
through the crowd of more fortunates
near the carriage to catch glimpse of him.
They followed the vehicle for blocks and
then repeated cheering was taken up by the
crowd along the route and re-echoed. II was
like one long continued cheer from the
academy to the Fifth avenue hotel. When
bis carriage drew up at the Madison
Square entrance to the hotel
there was spontaneous outburst
of enthusiasm. Cheer on cheer went up
from the Threats of thousands, which, when
heard in Union Square and far up Broadway
and Fifth avenue, sounded like the rumbling
of heavy railway train.
Shortly after the distinguished guest made
his appearance on the balcony and the cheer
ing was longl continuedi and, if posi-
bic, with greater fervor than
before. As the procession of uniformed
clubs and batteries, bearing torches and Ian