St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-02
CLEVELAND's DAILY LIFE.
Busy Office Hours Followed by
Evenings at Home.

Busy Office Hours Followed by
Evenings at Home.
New York Commercial Advertiser.
Ex-President Cleveland has made two
public addresses Since he came to New
York, on March lone at the centen-
NAL banquet and one at the Fifth Ave
nue. hotel dinner last night. Both adj
dresses were rendered necessary by
circumstances, and even the Republi-
can organs do not assert that he has
been trying to push his way to another
term by using his eloquenee on the peo-
pie.
But there have been many stories
about deep underhand political work,
which, it is alleged, Mr.. Cleveland is
engaged in. 1t has been said that he
intends to come forth as the leader of
the County Democracy, build up ma
chine in this city and state and assure
himself of the New York delegation to
the next national convention.
The ex-president'S daily life, how
ever, gives no indications of the politi-
cal schemer. In fact, there is probably
not man in this city of any political
politics and politicians. Mr.. Cleveland
has retired to real private life, not the
politicians private life,'' which means
state of expectant waiting for some
thing to turn up.
No one has heard of any conferences
at the Victoria hotel. Prominent men
call there sometimes, but their visits
are purely social. Most of the visitors
are ladies, however. who come to carry
off Mrs. Cleveland to dinner or tea. Re-
porterS are never seen about the cor
ridors of the hotel looking for gossip. as
Mr.. Cleyeland'S time while at his apart
mentS is given up to chatting with
friends or looking through books in his
little library. Nor is there a political
atmosphere about his Office in William
street. Probably not a half dozen local
politicians have penetrated to the office
since the first day he went there, when
eX-MayOr Grace, eX-Secretary Whitney,
John d. Crimmins and a few personal
friends showed him the way up to
Bangs, Stetson, Tracy & ,,McVeagh offices
and gave him a sort of hOuSe-warming.
1t appears that Mr.. Cleveland is too
busy to allow his office to become a
lounging place for political goSsipers:
He has had his hands more than full OF
work since he came to town. After his
brief Florida trip he told Mr.. Stetson
that he was going to settle down to hard
work till summer, and he has done so.
In the last month he has not once failed
to reach his Office before IL o'clock. He
frequently appears at $50 or 10 o'clock.
After greeting his associates he goes
quietly to his office, which is the most
secluded of the firms suite, and nothing
more is heard of him till about o'clock,
when he takes luncheon. Then he re-
cnJlAnl ,t,ittinO hnfnrQ IN
O'Clock. Business is said to have In
creased largely since he joined the firm.
and the extra work falls on him. His
partners say they have not yet seen him
look tired. In fact, six Or seven hours
OF hard legal work seems to be in the
nature of recreation after his long work.
ing hours while in the White house.
Mr.. Cleveland usually starts up Wall
street at 4:30 o'clock for the Rector
street station of the Sixth avenue ele-
waited road. Occasionally Mr.. Stetson
or Col. Brice or some other personal
friend is with him, but Oftener he is
alone. Few people recognize him on
his Journey from William street through
Jay Gould's building and up to the sta
ton. He generally has a bundle OF
evening newspapers under his arm, and
gets instruction from them till he
reaches the Twenty-eighth street sta
ton, which is only short walk from the
Victoria hotel.
After dinner he sometimes drives out
with his wife to see friends. Other
evenings he passes with his books or en-
tertains callers. None of the 'bOys"
are among his callers. They stand in
awe of the ex-president, call him thigh
and mighty" and keep at a distance.
Mr.. Cleveland has gained many per-
sonal friends since he came here-men
of all parties and factions. He has iden-
tilted himself with no faction, and says
to his friends that he is just now en-
gagged in making money and friends.