The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-23
Hounded BY 0ffice-Seeking Democrats
Till Life in Gotham Became q Burden,
So He Stole Away Last Night, After Serving
Notice on His Annoyers that Applications
for Place Would Do No Good.
1t Was the opportunities of the Illinois
Horde That Caused Him to Hurry,
For he Was Pestered All Monday by Carter
Harrison and the "colts" and ''0ld Liners"
Cleveland Viii Hide in the South.
FORCED TO RUN AWAIT.

FORCED TO RUN AWAIT.
Cleveland Will Hide for Few Weeks fe
Escape office-scekers.
New YORK, Nov. 22-President-elee
Cleveland left town tonight in search of
rest. Since election he has been fairly
oyerrun with callers. and the yolume Of
his correspondence has been something
enormous Talking before hIs departure.
Mr. Cleveland said: Il fully appreciate
the good will and friendhness which these
letters indicate, and shall not omit, as time
allows, TO read everyo one of them. Thess
good friends, of course, will not expect any
replies 10 their communications for that
would he utterly ont of the question. and
the most that can do is TO say through
the press tn at am not unmindfui of their
kindness. Many of the callers whom ]
have been Obliged 10 receive wouio
not, l think, have encroached
upon my time if they had given
the matter o moments reflection. Those
who have called upon me 60 talk about Of.
fees, it seems TO me, have been q little in.
considerate, and, certainly. unnecessarily
premature. i desire TO give as much pub.
licity az possible 10 tho statement thatI
do not propose to consider applications Tor
office prior TO my inauguration. and shall
avoid all interviews on that subject.
Those who. under any pretenec. gain an op-
portunisy to present their applications
orally. and those who burden me at this
time with written applications. cannot pos
sibly do anything which would interfere
more with their chances of succsss. Writ
ten applications will be so little regarded
that doubt IL they ever see the tiles IN
WASHINGTON. for there is no reason or de-
cency in my being overwhelmed with such
matters ct this time."
Upon being asked how long he expected
to be away on his vacation. Mr.. Cleveland
replied: "As to that am not certain. lt
pect, however, to be absent about two
weeks, and when i return, unless am
somewhat relieved from the unnecessary
demands upon my time to which i have
been subjected here thus far, shall shut
mp my house in the city and find more
quiet place to spend the winter. Certainly
between now and the 4th Of March l ouRht
tn have some time to devote to other mat
ters than recei wing callers and considering
subjects which should be postponed"
There ls no doubt that Mr.. Cleveland has
been unnecessarily pestered with appii-
cants for office ana statesmen who had adj
vice to offer. Yesterday he had Illinois
politics and politicians brought distinctly
to his notice. Carter II. Harrison, OF Chi.
cago, called in the morning. He read TO
Mr.. Cleveland paragraph in newspaper
imputing to Cbicago's ex-mayor the use
of uncomplimentary language about Mr..
Cleveland at the Manhattan Club, after
the reception, last Saturday night. Mr..
Harrison was described as drinking at
o'clock Sunday morning. and talking Spite
fully of Mr Cable, of Illinois. Adlai L.
Stevenson and Grover Cleveland.
1T is an outrage" said Mt. Cleveland;
"an outrage"
II met Mr.. Maclay, of the House commit
tee, after the reception" said Mr.. Harrison.
He introduced me to two or three gentle.
men. / took one Manhattan cocktail with
them. 1t does not take very long to drink
q Manhattan cocktail. and the lew minutes
i sat there were chiefly taken mp by he.
publican who was giving the reasons that
had induced him to vote for you. left the
club before 12 o'clock. and got to my hotel
five minutes after IL. BY half past IL was
In bed and asleep"
Mr.. Cleveland said he knew the para
graph was untrue.
'And it is equally untrue as regards
Stevenson" said Mt. Harrison. lyon know
i nominated him."
''Yes. and his NOMINATION had q good deal
to do with carrying Illinois," was Mr.
Cleveland's reply.
Lambert Tres; Of Chicago, minister to
istration, visited Mr.. Cleyehnd in the
afternoon. He is one OF the so-cslled ''old
line" Democrats of Illinois, between whom
aud "the colts factional differences are al
legged to exist Ben" L. Cable and John
X. Walsh. who lead the younger element.
had interviews with Mr.. Cleveland last
week, and yesterday the ''old liners had
their turn. 1t Is assumed by the Demo-
Gratis of both elements that Mr. Cleveland
will choose IA Cabinet officer from Illinois.
and neither wishes TO get left" Erskine
NJ. Phelps and J. w. Doane. of Chicago,
and Congressman Coonbs. of Brooklyn. al
80 called upon the President-elect.
When Mr.. Cleveland left this oity this
Desbrosses.street ferry and crossed 10
jersey City. He was met by one OF the
Pennsylvania railroad officials. who es-
corted him 10 special car No: of the Phila-
delphia, Wilmington & Baltimore line.
which had been attached TO the regular SID
p NJ. train from Jersey City south. Mr..
Clevelands departure was unobserved.
All inform alton as TO the hour OF departure,
the direction to be taken and tie destlna-
tion OF the President-elect was kept secure
during the day, and when Mr. Cleveland,
mutfled in his overcoat walked through the
railway station, he was not recognized by
the people who were present. His destinR-
tion Is said 10 be Newberne. n. c., bat as the
train W hlch he took has no southern con-
nectloD, IT is thought that he will stop az
Old Point Comfort on the way. Mrs. Cleve-
land and baby Ruth are in Lakewood, n.
j., at the cottage of Z. p. Freeman.
1t was learned late tonight that Mr.
Cleveland's destination was Exmore, Va.
Exmore is place of fifty inhabitants in
the northern part of Northampton county.
about equally distant from the Chesapeake
river ana the Atlantic ocean.
Gone to the Southern Swamps
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 22.-For the next
two weeks Mr.. Cleveland hopes to escape
the opportunities of the swarm of Office
seekers that have descended on him in per.
son and by mail since his election.
Quietly, almost secretly. Mr.. Cleveland
left New York tonight He travelled
In special car. and, until be reached
here his only companion was Charles JEFF
ferson. son of Joseph Jefferson, the come
dian. When the train reached here Mr.
Cleveland's car was boarded by l. Clark
Jefferson. will be Mr.. Cleveland's only
Davis had his hunting traps
with him, and although hs declined
to say where tho party were bound for, he
the greater portion of their time shooting.
Mr.. Davis said that it was Mr.. Cleveland's
wish TO get some rest for the next two
weeks from tie pressure of work that has
fallen on him since the eth Of November.
companions of his trip during his stay In
the south.
When the tram with Mr. Cleveland's car
attached pulled in 10 Broad street Station
several newspaper men climbed aboard and
gave their cards TO the colored porter. with
the request that they be- given TO Mr. Cleve-
l.. h.. "a