Evening journal., 1892-07-22
CLEVELAND GREETING
He Makes a Significant Ad-
dress in New York.
.ARRITY sELBCTED AS cHAIRMAN.

+ De Is unanimously Chosen as tho Head
: Of the National Democratic Commit
B tee Ex-secretary Whitney's Plan of
+ Campaign Endorsed hy tho Comm ittoe.
B NEW YcaK, July o. Grover Cleveland
q nd Adlai j.. Stevenson were rendered re-
option by the sagamore club, Of Harlem.
ihe front of the clubhouse was an electric
Dlaze, and in many hued incandescent let
4 ers the facade bore the name Of the club
& md the Democratic password for 1892,
4 4'Cleveland and Stevenson The clubhouse
s Ivas packed from cellar to roof, among those
present being many Of the lights of New
york Democracy. AS soon as the guests Of
he evening arrived they were ushered into
/ the crowded reception parlor, where Mr..
zGilroy called for order and in brief speech
greeted and welcomed Messrs. Cleveland
and Stevenson. Mr.. Cleveland responded
by saying;
cleveland's speech
i came here tonight to see YOU. not TO talk to
{ you. At the same nme 1 can hardly do less
. than to thank you for this warm and cordial
3 welcome. witnessed last night, in the lower
part of the town, a manifestation that was evi-
dence TO me the Democracy of New York were
Nfully alive to the questions and issues involved
: in the campaign. Tonight see another mani
iestation which further confirms my views on
that subject So far as this is personal, It is ex-
ceedingiy gratifying to receive your hearty
welcome from the Democrats Of the city Of my
home
As a Democrat am very pleased, because It
affords an evidence of the live earnestness in
the work we have in hand AS a citizen am
D ~. ~
that the establishment Of Democratic principles
are necessary 70 the welfare of our country.
feel very much at home here tonight because
am among Democrats. Applause have for
gotten that there was any difference Of opinion.
At this point ringing cheers and plaudits
broke out among the crowd of auditors.
Then the significance of the words dawned
on the ex-president's auditors, and the
cheering was renewed with redoubled vigor
and continued for many minutes. When
silence once more reigned Grover Cleveland
calmly continued;
desire no credit for saying those words-for
saying that 1 am Democrat and believe in
Democratic organizations / hope that I shall
have an opportunity Of grasping as many as
possible of you here tonight by the hand, and at
the same time we will pledge to each other that
fealty and allegiance which our party demands
ofus and which is an earnest Of a victory to
come.
stevenson's Speech.
More applause greeted Mr.. Cleveland as
he finished, and then the crowd grew en-
thusiastic es Mr.. Stevenson began to speak.
He said:
can hardly find words with which TO ex-
press my gratitude for the kindness shown
me- for the cordial reception with which have
met in this great city of our country ] come
amongst you as a stranger, but come amongst
you rs a Democrat. lCries OF Good; that is
your passport"
Yes, that is passport I viii bear back 70 the
great state Of Ilinois-the glorious tidngi
which win III every Democratic heart, that ]
found the Democracy of New York united
that there are no factions, no differences but
all are united in the support Of the grand prin-
ciples Of the Democratic party and the candi-
dates who have been nominated at the Chicago
convention.
want TO say to you, gentlemen, while I viii
bear back to my own state the tidings ] have
mentioned, can say TO you tonight that the
Democracy of lllnois-the Democracy of q
great state which once had the great leader
Douglas an acknowledged leader of the
party in that state-I can say TO you tonight
we are TO carry in this contest, under the
leadership Of Grover Cleveland the determine
tion to place the fairest state in the Union in
the Democratic column in the next election.
Then began the handshaking, which wal
kept up for nearly an hour A COLLATION.
was then served, to which ample iustic,
was done, after which the guests and clul
members dispersed.