The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-10-31

IL IN u mutter OF Pubic gossip tnat MT.
Miller might have had almost any office
under Mr.. Cleveland had he wished, but be-
ing 3 modest man he didn't wish"
George Gorham is another man who used
TO know Cleveland well, but rather as a
brother lawyer than as a bosom friend, like
Mr.. Miller.
II remember the time the Evening New q
was booming Cleveland for GOVERNOR"
said he. 'the nomination was to be made,
but Cleveland was out of town. up country
visiting his mother. who was very ill. She
had been sick a long time and Cleveland
spent Six weeks by her side. l wac in my
Office opposite his here in the Weed block
one sunday morning when Cleveland came
in, a grip in each hand. and passing
through the hall went into his office. | saw
him through tie olsn door. Little did
think then ! saw a future president of the
United States. hadn't any " eat faith in
hall TO see him in a few minutes. He was
sitting at the window looking out on Main
street.
"'Hsllo, Grove!' / said; glad to see you
back He turned and shook hands and
then we chatted on trivial subjects a little
while and then ! went back to my Office
the same one we're sitting in now.
"In n few minutes Cleveland came in and
took a chair. 'Gorham," said he, what do
you think of this nomination l hear they
aIe contemplating? The News will awe il
that | must be the nominee and what the
think it might be better if / should state q
preference for the post of lieutenant COVER
norY'
".No, 7 don't said !. i don't believe
my friend, Grover Cleveland, wants to pose
as the tail to any mans kite
II thought a minute and then said, II
guess you are right; it must be the Rubernn-
torial nomination or nothing, and you
know / don't much care for it. either"
II don't believe there was a man alive in
those cd davs who had SO little desire for
public office as Cleveland. He not only did
not want it, he vertically Stunned it, and |
think he had little respect for men who
coveted such positions. / used to often
think of that when | would hear of the re-
ports of rudeness shown by President
Cleveland to men who went to him to ask
for positions.
II knew him many years in many phases.
/ remember one day during the time he was
mayor his coming into my Office in his shirt
sleeves and asking my advice as to a mea-
sure before him to give $500 to the Grand
Army Of the Republic for Fourth of July
parade purposes. He said he could find nc
law by which such a grant would be per.
INVISIBLE, 'and yet said he, I suppot {
they'd never forgive me if I vetoed it.
What would you do?
"'Veto it, / answered, and the veto was
duly made. | believe Cleveland then
headed a subscription to raise the money.
He used to come in here very often in
his shirt sleeves and chat. hnd | think il
WIS in this very room he conceived the de.
termination to internose the veto on the
street cleaning contract steal. which might
very we'll be said to have been the making
OF him politically.
~ know he was a great Sunday worker
and a very thrifty man with money. i
know he was poor when he became mayor
poor when he became governor and pool
when he became ~ esident. | presume Ia
saved something while in Washington, Blu
not as much as President Hayes, who gave
no entertainments at all and was distinctly
p~arsimonious. Cleveland had a stern sense
of the value of money, and it ran through
all his official life. He had to economic
when he was young and he kept up the
habit in mature years.
why, it was through Grover Cleveland
that / occupy this office we are In. haG
the middle room in the suite on MAR
street when Bissell and Cleveland came
over here to join in partnership with Sic
ard. They wanted my room and the room
beyond it, go az to have q range of con,
neoted rooms. They deputed MIR. Cleve.
land to breach the subject of their desires
to me. He was too delicate to strike mt
Will suoh lioposisiou, 30 NC Wenb At 10 TX
this way:
"'Geoige, II you weren't occupying tina
middle office we could take that and rur
right through. If you should ever want tc
swap with Sicatd and take his office across
the hall let US know and we'll be glad e
help you move, just to be neighborly, yor
know
We'll, he got his center Office and he ga
in it for years. Ex-Judge Brundage, who
came into the firm when Grover went to b,
president of the United States, occupies il
now"
81 could tell dozens of yarns about Cleve
land if my memory was only BETTER" sait
Attorney Charles w. Hinson. who is run.
ming for judge of the Buffalo municlpa
court on the democratic ticket, ''for / hav,
been in his society scores of times, ant
never was there more oompanionable O
polite society. Cleveland had u great stor,
of anecdotes always Oh hand, and he wa
always ready to tell them when he was il
conRenial companionship. When ! frs
knew him l was only Il law student, but tn,
office / was pursuing Blackstone in wa
Just across the hall from that of Clevelant
IL Vanderpool, The doors of the offices wer,
often open. Mine always was, for | wanted t.
see what Cleveland Nanderpool were doin,
and, if possible, hear their stories. If
couldn't hear them l could watch the men
and that was az good as Il play in itself
First old Vanderpool would tell a story an,
Cleveland at the other side of the tabl
would shake all over with mirth, and theI
it would be his turn and Nanderpool woult
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