Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-10-31

connected with the governors car
and the cars containing Albany poll.
ticlans. In the few minutes that
elapsed before the train started for
Newark, the scene was one that almost
beggared description.
MEN SEEMINGLY BESIDE THEMSELVES
WITH ENTHUSIASM,
jostled each other, sans ceremony, in
their efforts to shake the governor by
the hand. Some even climbed upon
the locomotive and tender In their eff
forts to reach the platform upon which
he stood, smiling and thoroughly COM
posed.
At Jersey City the joint committee of
81, representing the various Cleveland
and Hendricks clubs of Essex county,
and headed by Alderman Jss. Smith,
Jr., of Newark, boarded the train and
were severally presented to the gov
ernor, who shook hands IN the car
with each.
The journey to Newark was made
without any particular incident The
train arrived at the Market street
depot shortly after o'clock. Here a
vast throng of several thousand had
assembled in and about the station,
and as the train came to halt, cheer
upon cheer came from lusty throats
The throng was a cosmopolitan one
and included persons IN every walk
and station in life A little time was
lost III farming the procession, which
took up the line of march for the resi-
dence of Mr.. Edward Balbach, Jr
corner of Ferguson and Front streets.
Here arrangements had been admir-,
ably prepared and balf dozen car
riages drawn by comparisoned d
horses, each with a noddlne red, white
white and blue plume, and driven by
lveried coachman had been pro
vided, Gov. Cleveland took a seatln
the first carriage, accompanied by
Gov. Leon Albeit. of New Jersey,
Mayor Haynes, of Newark, and
alderman Smith, chairman of the
local committee of arrangements. In
the other carriages were Adj't
General ]. G.. Farnsworth of
Governor Cleveland's staff,
Gen. Charles Tracey, Albany, and
members of the local committee of
arrangements and press representa-
tives. Following these came Voss'
Newark band Of 60 pieces, the Essex
County club, Randolph club, and Joel
Parker association, all of Essex
county. They were in citizens dress
and carried canes, and each had hand
some club badges and boutoniere pin
ned to the lapel Of the coat; then
came the Albany city band, 80 pieces,
and Albany Phalanx, 130 strong,
who were followed in turn
by Cappa's Seventh regiment
band and several hundred represen-
ta,ives of business and trades organ
lzations from Newark and surround
ing places The line of march was
taken up amid tumultuous cheering.
Gov. Cleveland stood up in the
vehicle with his hat in his hand and
acknowledged the cordial greetings.
Thousands of people lined Market
street on both sides, and many men,
more enthusiastic than their neigh
bors, ran after the governors carri age
to shake the distinguished visitor by
the hand Decorations all along
Market and Ferguson streets
were profuse ard in many instances
exceedingly elaborate, including the
American colors and stream ers, por-
traits of the democratic candidates,
Chinese lanterns, gas jets, supplement
ed with the discharge of pyrotechnlcs
and booming cannon. The decora
tons of the residences on Ferguson
and Front streets III the vicinity of
the Balbach residence were particu-
larly beautiful. Great care had evi
IDENTIFY been spent upon them. In the
vicinity of the Balbach residence 1t
was packed with men, women and
children who crowded out into the
street. barely leaving passage way
sufficiently wide for the procession to
pass. A canopied and carpeted pass
ageway had been constructed, leading
to the main entrance of Mr. BalDach's
residence, through which Gov. Cleve-
land and guests, and local committees
passed. The residence was most elab-
orately decorated, both exterior and
interior, in honor of the occasion.
The exterior was almost covered with
bunting and Chinese lanterns taste
fully arranged in the several win
dows. Portraits of The democratic
candidates had been placed in every
room of the house, which IS one
ofithe most spacious in the city, con-
taiued living plants from large con-
servatory attached, and the air was
heavy with the rich perfume Of flow
ers. The gas fixtures were tastefully
decorated with smIlax. As Governor
Cleveland entered he was greeted by
his host and hostess. assisted by Mrs.
Gen. Mcclellan, Mrs. Chancellor
Runyon and Miss Runyon, Mrs. DR..
Dodd, Mrs. Dean Stansberry and
others prominent in social circles. A
reception followed of an entirely in
formal nature, on account OF the lin
tied time at his disposal.
Among the prominent gentlemen
present were Gov. Leon Albeit, u
S. Senator Mcpherson, Chancellor
Runyon, Gov. Geo. B. McClellen,
Ex Gov. Ludlow, Henry G. Kelsey,
secretary Of state, ex congressman
Hardin hurgh, ex-congressmaH Miles
Ross. Elk U. S. Senator John P. Stock
ton, Mayor Haynec, Newark, Mayor
Hartford, Of Orange, Jusge Wheel
ct, Ol OlOuhoutut 5LdSC OChotoa
Cochrane, of Sussex county,
Rev. DR.. Stansburry, Dean of
Christ church, Newark, Rev.
DIR. john Todd. Thomas
Dunn English, Hon. Rufus
Blodgett, chairman of the state dem
ocratIc committee, AID Ed ward Alb.
bett. brother Of Governor Albeit.
As Governor Cleveland descended
to the large vestibulc from theiDner
rooms, and passed through to the din
ing room, where he partook of a
hearty lupch, he was greeted by a
hearty clapping of hands. There
| must have been several hundred per-
sons inside the residence during the
reception, and the scene was brilliant
/ one.
Governor Cleveland accompanied
BY Governor Albeit, Mayor Haynes
and others of the local committee
were drove TO the
GRAND OPERA HOUSE
on Washington street, leaving Bal
bach's residence shor ly after seven
O'Clock. IDe seats had been removed
from the auditorium in order to give
more space, and there was not foot
of standing room even as early as
6:30 D. IN. Three thousand five hun
drsd persons were present. fully one
| half being ladies. The interior was
/ banlsor,,aIu decarated for the c,cca-