The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-17
DID CLEVELAND SAY DAMN?
DID HE KNOW THERE WAS Az TNCOH-
POREAL 7ELEpHONE ~ THE ROOMs

~ TIE HOOMy
Mr.. Thomas q. SaeRrmnn Gives the sinaie
Takers what He Declares to he n Faith.
full Report of the Ex.Presidcnrs Re.
mnrks ut the Victoria Hotel Dinner.
Mr.. Thomas G. Shearman. speaking at tho
dinner of tho Single Tax Club last night took
300 people. including number of ladies', into
his confidence and gave them what no SOL
emnly declared was an official account OF what
took place at the famous little dinner at the
Victoria Hotel. Il will take you all into my
confidence" said Mr. Sherman. II was not
present there. but know that what am say
ing is tho truth. Let us say Tint was in tele-
| phonic communication with tho room when tho
dinner was held and heard what was going on.
AT tho dinner. as we all know. were Mr..
| Cleveland. Mr.. Whitney. Mr.. Dickinson, Mr..
Richard Croker. our nbe Lieutenant G overnor.
Mr. Shcehan. and that distinguished gentle.
man WHO on account Of his brains and emf
nent Atress has been mentioned as our next
Senator. Mr.. Edward Murphy. Jr. You know
our Lieutenant Governor has an ardent ma
| ture as well rs an ardent head. Now Mr..
| Sheehan didn't wait for the dinner to progress
| very far
"He wanted certain matters settled at once.
| So. very shortly after they sat down. he began
| to speak to Mr.. Cleveland with that i'm petuos-
| ity Tor which he Is noted. He told Mr.. Clcve-
| lUUu tIldt le tnOuSnt ~ was lIlue lOT Ilul W
| show his good feeling toward the regular
rarty organization. that pledges shouldsse
| given. that the regular machine should be
| recognized.
Mr. Cleveland listened to him closely and
| with such bland and agreeable smile that
| the Lieutenant q ovcrnor felt encouraged to
| go on He did 60 on to map out pInn for Mr..
| Cleveland to pledge himself to tho suppress
| sion OF the MuGwumr. to pledge himself to
have no affiliations whatever with anti-snap
pers. to Pledge himself to give the Offices to
the machine Mr.. Cleveland looked SO meek
| and so subdued that Mr.. Sheehan said. :!
think we arc, entitled to distinct pledges and
There was silence Tor moment. during
which Al eyes e. were turned upon Mr.: Cieys-
posed. said, and you may rest assured that this
rer!!yis authentic,
most ntcnan Sy. T',e
carefully. and | think | understand YOU, II
doubly damned II I'll give you the pledges you
That was what Mr.. Cleveland said. and. as
aSunday school supcrintendcnt. must say |
disnpprove of tho profanity; but rather think
After Mr.. Cleveland had made this emphatic
rory there was silence. u painful silence:
the President has said.
another soniids%es iii tell You S p an attempt
shs to S% som: rsSs %
urged him to write letter to the managers %
edginG that their aid was necessary 10, tho
Of the , G1%n ThssG friends of
s s' hs That scsid
ishing answer: He said that he knew these
ssrs about When @St they s ss
pledges; and TINT i Il they insisted; he would
nomnee tet and that they could ssbsttuss Tor
% Si the H. S:sssn ssiss Shss
Mr. Cleveland called coed cod. sort q man
people who had tried to move him from posi-
Wer he RS $50 f"''r lie
MIR, shearman's speech was the first of a
TAX Club was out in full force at tn. Colnm-
ba restaurant in Fourteenth street. and a
5Sdy snrs
TaY Club Ind caused the n PEI, success
=" assembly could have e1celIed this IN the
Shouted for free trade fol- Henry Georeeism.
one Of them and the vote OF the people as
| vote for them.
Mr.. George spoke briefly. but sweepingly.
claiming everything. He was billed to sneak
to the toast. :" The. Finger Of God" But Mr..
| George regarded this az in bad taste and was
not u little put out when he found himself SO
set down. He had the title Of the toast
could not be changed. az he did not fnd out
about The Finger Of God" until he got to the
| banquet; Congressman John De Witt Warner
| also spoke