The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-27
Federal Supervisors Asked for in
Watsons District.
AdiM Stevenson Given an Ovation in
proohiyn-he Addresses an Audience
OF 1900 Peoplo--senator Hill Arrives
Lynchburg-Other Reports From the
Political BattIenelds.

OF members of the club and few in
vited guests. Mr.. Cleveland reached
tho hotel at $3.50 o'clock accompanied
by the committee appointed to escort
him. His arrival was the occasion for
applause.
All Of the company remained stand
Ing until the speeches OF the evening,
which lasted for almost an hour, were
over. Among the mem bers OF the club
present were the following: Z. c.
Benedict, president of the club, AL.
Dubarry, Robert Hayes and John Cliff
ton, ce'prcsidents; Charles #. Bishop,
mayor OF Buffalo, and Editor Norman
e. Mack, OF Buffalo.
On calling the assemblage to order
Mr. Benedict said: II can only call you
to order and plunge into that disorder
which usually reigns during time of
social gatherings, for such one is this.
Sometime ago this club received an APP.
plication from our guest, Mr.. Cleveland,
accompanied by the requisite two dol
lars initiation fec. .
II was constrained at first to return
the money and lay the matter of re-
ceiving Mr. Cleveland without 80 before
the club, but rene % bered the business
part of it and kept the money, and we
took Mr.. Cleveland in the same as We
would any other member. Cleveland
meets tonight number of stray Buff
faloes and he may want to lock horns
with them in the exchange Of a few
words and in eating cheese and crack
ers. 1t would be ludicrous for me to in
troduce him."
When Mr.. Benedict concluded Mr..
Cleveland spoke for fifteen or twenty
minutes, devoting himself principally
to personal "reminiscences of the time
when no was an active worker in tho
ranks of the local Democracy or, as he
expressed it, when he. in company with
some Of those present, msrched in q
procession with noise and kerosene
lamps which sometimes dripped oil
down their backs.
In the pleasure Of those rccollections,
he said, he nearly forgot that the pre-
sent organization had political aims and
objects, and he devoted q few closing
words to that subject Therefore"
he said. while my heart is full Of
gratitude to the friends see about me
cannot forbear the suggestion of nv
belief that your organization not only
demonstrates your personal friendship
for an old townsman, but it also indi-
Gates that You are fully alive to YOUR
duty as good citiZ ms
"You know bow devoted am to prin-
ciples of Democratic party and your
knowledge OF me- will. lam sure, acouit
me Of insincerity when I express the
opinion that the result OF pending TO-
lltical struggle means more to our coun-
try and our people than any in which
you or have ever been engaged. On
one side the claim is defiantly and ar
rogantly announced that tho functions
OF our government may be used directly
for the benefit of certain special inter-
ests. with at best very remote regard
to the welfare Of tho masses of the peo-
pie.
In opposition to this an appeal is
made to our fellow citizens to hold fast
to tho doctrines that their government
should be administered directly for
them, and that they should not be
Obliged to receive as their share of the
blessings OF free government they main
tain small portion which NAV filter
through to them in the process of m .k.
ing special beneAciaries rich"
Lieutenant Governor Sheehan. who
was present, was called upon and said
that he had no doubt that the vote of
New York State would 60 for Cleveland
and Stevenson.
IN TOM wATsONs DISTRICT
SAVANNAH, Oct 90 Special "A De.
tition TO Judge Don A. Pardee. OF the
circuit court, from Richmond and Wilkin-
son counties, in Watsons district, asks
for the appointment Of federal election
supervisors on the ground OF irregularity
IN the recent election which is lik ely to
occur in the national election. Upon
the receipt OF the petition Judge Par.
dee issued the following order which
was filed in the circuit court to day.
III. Fl. King, Clerk of United States
Circuit Court, Savannah, Ga.
my DEAR SIR Enclosed find tho pe-
titions from Wilkinson and Richmond
counties in tho southern district of
Georgia, for the appointment of super
visors of election and deputy United
States marshals. which please file in
your office at the proper place and notify
the chief supervisors Of sou thern district
OF Georgia thereof Also notify hin,
and perhaps you can convey the Same
information to newspapers, that have
designated Judge Speer to omen court
in the southern district OF Georgia for
election purposes in order to appoint
supervisors OF elections az contemplated
5y tho statutes Of the United States.
Very truly yours, Don A. PARDEE"
The chief supervisor of elections has
been notified and will prepare papers
necessary to the appointment OF super
visors at once.
STEVENSON IN BROOKLYN
New YORK, Oct. 26.-[Speciall The
Democracy OF Brooklyn turned out in
force To- night and held great mass
meeting : in tho Academy OF Music,
where Gen. Adlai e. Stevenson, Vice
Presidential candidate, and Congress-