The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-14
EARLY HOURS AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
WhatTs Remembered in Albany of Mr.. Cleve-
lands Active Habits.

What Is Remembered in Albany of Mr.. Cleve-
lands Active Habits.
Albany Special to New York Sun.
The Suns Washington correspondence about
the new family in the White House is eagerly
sought here every morning Albany is very
much wrapped up in the President. and regards
him as its own product, while MIR. Cleveland ad-
mitted before he left here that he had grown to
love Albany.
when l first came here as Governor" said
he, my friends used to inquire how liked my
new home to which replied: This is no home
of mine. / belong to Buffalo,: but long ago
ceased to feel that way and for more than a
year have enjoyed every day of my life ia al
bany.n
The news that ''the Governor as he will ever
be called here, has ordered breakfast at o'clock
at the White House suggests to his friends AMI
those of Colonel Lamont good story about
Cleveland's first days in Albany. He gave Col.
Lamont a list of his appointments TO be pub
lished in the Argus and the first name on the
list was that of Daniel S. Lamont. The astute
Colonel was then a newspaper man, accustomed
to turning night into day.
What time will you be at the Capitol to-mor-
rowlH he inquired of the Governor
oh about half past o'clock, Mr. Cleveland
replied.
The Colonels eyes were distendcd. Never
perhaps, had Governor begun his work at such
an early hour. He told Mrs. Lamont what the
new order of things was to be, and managed 20
reach his desk at the Capitol few minutes be
fore o'clock. He had just taken his seat after
having hung his hat and coat up, when the Gov
ernor came in half an hour earlier than the time
ne had appointed. After that the Colonel felt
himself taking part in race to be the earliest at
work, and seldom or never was he dstanced by
the Governor
Unlike most men Of his build, President
Cleveland requires but very little sleep. The
stories very plenty here of visitors to the
executive mansion who have stayed up until
o'clock or o'clock III the morning with the Gov
ernor, and then at o'clock in the morning have
been awakened from a half-completed rest by
sounds OF heavy footsteps and of whistling, to
peep out Of their rooms and see the Governor be-
fore his looking glass shaving himself and
whistling as cheerily as a school boy. Once
shaved and fully dressed, the Governor would
then let himself quietly out Of the front door and
stride away beyond the citys outskirts for his
daily constitutional in the company of the
rafting milk carts and belated truck farmers on
their way to the city market. In small circle
of intimates he was known as 1.-The break o'-day
Governor"
Four five hours sleep and three light and
very plain meals day fill out the programme
requisite with him for good health and buoyant
spirits, and in pursuing the course he has begun
in Washington he will be following his natural
bent tie will miss the walk to and from the
Capitol six times day, to which he has been ac
customed and he may miss it 80 greatly as to
make q new departure in Washington. In
former times, before Lincoln was President, the
chief magistrate had the entire White House to
himself and his household, and his work and
that Of his secretary We're performed in the
rooms set apart for the purpose in the Capitol.
President Cleveland may return to that practice
not only because it will afford him exercise, and,
more important still, enable hiu to use the
White House as resting place and retreat
but also because under the present arrangement
there is rot sufficient room for an ordinary
household there When President Arthur de-
sired to entertain friends he was obliged to send
them to hotel at night; apd. it is understood
and is probably true. that hot all the servants
could be accommodated under the White House
roof. In Mr. Lincoln's time the great apartment
into which callers were ushered and the smaller
one now used by the private secretary were
taken from the household, either to free the
President from daily and frequent exposure to
hostile persons in the Streets for some reason
that is probably nonresident now