Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-14

capital or OHIO Democrats of prominence
from all sections OF the United States,
until Tonight the scene can be likeu-d 10
no gathering Is much ss to the national
convention winch shapes the politics aud
destiuies of the parties.
One of the drst TO arrive this morning
was
EX-PREsIDESr CLEVELAND,
who wns accompanied by Col. EGr
Lamont. Az soon as the JhronE esp.ei
him shouts went up and the name.
''Cleveland, was taken up as
It rain by the vast crowd. Men
shouted frantically who had never
INDUCED in the pastiEne before.
aud ladies waved their handkerchiefs
and applauded. AS the eX-presiient
came from the car ne raised his hat.
bowed smilingly aud then another shout
went up and long line formed or
either side through which the distln-
gulshed guest crowded. Committees
stood just outside the depot 10 receive
the guests. THIS committee consisted OF
Governor Campbell, Col. KlbouTUe,
Allen W. Thurman, Claude Meeker and
I. +. Lynn. The governor carriage
was also in waiting, ana the guests got
in the carriage and were driven direct 10
to the capitol mansion, where they be-
came
GUESTS OF GOVERNOR CAMpBELL.
Both Cleveland and Lamont were in ex-
oellent spirit. and at break fast the party
jOked pleasantly about Speaker Reed
and his rulings, and the possible position
that awaited the gentleman from Maine
in the next congress, when he would be
leader of q minority in the house.
At II O'Clock the ex-president pro-
ceeded to the capitol. and 1T the COVER
nor's Office met in friendly greeting dis
tinguished visiting statesmen from al
parts of the United States.
AT noon the presidential salute OF
twentY-one guns was fred in the state
house yard in honor of Cleveland, who
ut that hour was holding n public recep-
ton in the executive office.
From early morning the corridors OF the
state house were thronged with people,
and by the opening OF the reception
every
HALLWAY AND ROOM WAS TANNED.
Remarks overheard from the men
while shaking hands with Mr.. Cleveland
were, awe will make you president
again, - 'You will be our next presI-
dent.
The ex-president's popularity seemed
to be greater with the Democrats than
ever before. He looked well and was
evidently feeling well.
At the conclusion OF the reception at
the capitol the ex-president drove to the
residence OF Judge Thurman, and con-
graduated him on the anniversary OF his
seventy-seveuth birthday. He assured
the judge that the Democracy of the ma
ton were reioiced ut his continued vigor
and hoped he might yet be spared many
years OF usesulneSs.
Judge Thurman replied that no years
or future acts of his could possibly in
crease the warmest congratulations
which he had received to-day from ell
parts of the United States, and that he
was continually asking himself whether
his services had really been such as to
deserve all this.
From Judge Thurmsn's residence Mr..
Cleveland returned TO Governor Camp
BELLS mansion, where he and q few of
his most intimate friends were enter
tanned ut luncheon at 3 p. IN. AT the
table we're Governor and Mrs. Campbell,
Mr. Cleveland, Congressman Springer,
Daniel Lamont, Congressman Outhwaite
and one or two others at the banquet
hall tonight. The decorations,
perfected under the artistic hands
of qualified workmen, were marveis
OF imposing beauty. Across the spacious
ohamhers were hung dozen fes;oon
arches, burdened with foliage, while the
posts and girders were spaced with
spreading green. Fifteen arc electric
lamps, which shed
RADIANCE LIKE THE SUN,
and draped about the chandeliers were
fe-tooniugs ornamented with the ma
ton 8 colors. Along the east and west
sides and south were ranged dense
rooms of ported plants, ferns,
palms aud Incense breathing exotics. The
roomy balcony on the west was drsped
with the eolors and set with clusters Of
flags, while on the east, be-
hind the deep screen of fragrant foliage,
was arranged the press gallery, draped
with flags aud hung with boughs of ever
greens. On the west again and still
further to the north was an al
cove for music, which breathed
out through the decorations where art
and nature mingle. The wide nail was
set with sixteen tables, running east and
west across the entire space, a distance
Of some siyty-five feet, while along the
east side under the nod of the nations
smblems was arranged long table or
platform, raised some twelve inches.
This table, sixty-five feet in length, was
designed to accommodate eminent gen.
.lemen chosen to respond to toasts. No
-iceable aud appropriate at one END of
the hall were the stately statues OF
THURMAN AND CLEVELAND
lone in craJon portraiture statuesque-
At the south end OF the banquet hall
could be heard the ticking of telegraph
in the occasional lull of the
festivities. Here the associated press
with corp of stenographers and type
writer's was making verbal report OF
the pI oceedlug, while two leased wires
manned by expert operators transmitted
TO all parts of the country the firing
words of oratory as rapidly as they drop
ped from the lips OF the speakers.
1t is seldom so many distinguished
men of party assemble at one time aud
place, except on the occasion OF ua-
.ioual convention. Among them were
The only Democratic ex-president living,
ex-cougressmen and con-
senators and ex-sena-
ors, governors, ex-governors and gov
,rnors-elect, besides gentlemen who
nave distinguished themselves in various
channels of