Morning journal and courier., 1892-04-04
GROVER WAS MUM.

Very Nen-Commttal in His Remarks
In New Haven.
President Cleveland and party passed
through this city Saturday on the Shore
Line express arriving at 1855 a. m. on
their way to Providence to fire the hearts
of the democrats of that little state. Mr..
Cleveland's party consisted of Ex-Governor
Campbell of Ohio, W. G. Whitney, e1-
secretary of the navy, A. II. Evans of
Philadelphia, George G. Haven. E. G.
Benedict of Greenwich, Conn, and Samuel
D. Babcock of the New York, Providence
and Boston railroad. They occupied par
lor car No. 100 of the New York, Provi-
dence and Boston railroad attached to the
rear of the train.
With them were also: Francis A. Walker,
president of the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology; R. J. Dean of New York city
and President Clark of the Consolidated.
When the train arrived several of the
party alighted, leaving Mr.. Cleveland,
Ex-Governor Campbell and ex-Secretary
Whitney in the smoking room.
Grover "was'nt saying word" here in
New Haven. In vain the reporters sought
to lead him on. Interrogations were in
vain. The only information elected was
that Grover thought the day rather fine,
tho prospects of the crops good, the view
inspiring, etc. Not even on the silver
question could word be ex-
torted, except the unsatisfying
remark that New Haven demo-
Gratis knew how it was themselves. Has
Grover had some inside information on
New Haven politics impaired hima Has
he heard how finely Hill was received
here; how cheerful Hill was rendered dur
| ing his stay here; how many comforting
assuring things were said to him while he
fingered here; how the popular heart of
New Haven democracy responded with
vim to Hills assurances that to democrats
and democrats alone belonged the spoils of
victorya Grover must have had tip on
this subject from knowing ones. Ex-Sec-
rotary Whitney couldn't be drawn out
either. He looked unutterably wise, and
when one reporter asked, CHOW about
Hills chances" Mr.. Whitney simply
smiled-that was all-nothing more.
Whitney knows New Haven latitude pretty
well, having been a frequent visitor here
| in the last few years, especially lately, since
having son at Yale, and over his fine din
ner at the New Haven house he must have
learned from New Haven friends and Of
| fceholders a little of the divided state of
New Haven democracy on the Hill-Grover
question.
The train moved off. Grover gave
parting smile to enquiring eyes and ad-
miring partisans, and cast one look in the
| direction of where the new sea wall is to
| be built for the Water street park and q
| couldn't climb spile to get on terra firma as
a celebrated New Yorker had to do, when
he came here in his yacht, finding New
Haven hadn't place where a visitor could
legally land in any other way.
The ex-president and party were borne
away by the train amid the plaudits of
the democrats in the crowd, and were soon
tackled by the Providence reporters, only
to meet with the same unsatisfying re-
turns, the e1-president and party
combining their remarks to the most gilt
tering generalities, and their trip being
otherwise unmarked by incident except q
forty minutes wait at Saybrook owing to
the giving out of the locomotive of the
train and stoppage until fresh one
could be brought on from New London.
At Providence Mr.. Cleveland made q
speech of considerable length, the burden
of which was q cry for tariff reform as
the watchwora of the democratic party all
along the lines.
Miss Bradleyss Farewell Concert.
An entertainment, which promises to be
of very great interest, will be given in the
Grand avenue Congregational church to-
morrow tuesday, evening at O'Clock. It
is to be the farewell concert and readings
given by Miss Hettie Bradley, the we'll
known and accomplished soprano of this
church, who is soon to leave New Haven.
A program of rare excellence has been ar
ranged, and all who attend will be sure of
rich treat At Miss Bradley's farewell
there il no doubt the big church will be
crowded with her friends.
Miss Bradley will be assisted by Miss
Lulu Caldwell, whistling soloist; Miss
Minnie Kay, elocutionist; Mr.. ]. II. Nc
Kinley, tenor, and Mrs. ]. q. Mckinley,
pianist of New York, and Mr.. A. Wether-
ell Draper, elocutionist.
OF Mr.. McKinley's singing the Oberlin
News says: The Messiah concert-The
tenor, MI. J. n. Mckinley of New York,
has q fine tenor voice. His singing Ia re-
markably true and his whole style that Of
finished artist. Tho forid aria, Every
Valley" the deeply affecting t'Behold and
Sec, and the Titanic ''Thou shalt dash
them" require such different and SEEM
ingly inconsistent qualities in the singer
that to sing them with such equal merit
shows unueual versatility on Mr., HcKfn-
1ey's part. He took the difficult high
notes of 'sThou shalt dash them" with un-
expected vtvseity and force.
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