The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-18
EDITORS GALL ON CLEVELAND.
All Hands Tell Funny Stories But
Serious Matters Avoided.

| Serious Matters Avoided.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE directors Of
the Southern Associated Press who have
been here the past two days. made a formal
call on President-elect Cleveland at bis
office in the Liverpool, London and Globe
building to-day. There were In the party
| Hon. Patrick Walsh of the Augusta
| Chronicle, Evan P. Howell Of the Atlanta
| Constitution, Maj. j. G. Hemphill of the
| Charleston NelUS and Courier, Col. j. 81.
EstilI OF the SAVANNAH MORNING News,
G, G. Stockton of the Jacksonville Times
Union, Adolph Ochs of the Chattanooga
Times. Charles s. Clark of the New Or
leans Times Democrat, J. E. MacDaniel,
ciated Press, and o. G. Hatton Washington
agent of the Southern Associated Press.
l.. M. Howell introduced the gentlemen
and then for twenty minutes Mr.. Cleveland
and his guests swapped stories about the re-
cent election. They were all of a funny
nature and at no time was the political
future referred to. nor was anything said
about appointments from the south.
Mr.. Cleveland received tbe editors very
cordially.
Capt. Howell of the Constitution, who is
president Of the southern association, was
the spokesman for the occasion. He intro-
| duced each member of the association with
| a facetlous remark about their status in the
late campaign, which Mr.. Cleveland greatly
| enjoyed. After the introduction the Wis
| itors settled down TO private talk with the
President.
CLEVELAND ASKS THEIR SUPPORT.
During the conversation Mr.. Cleveland
| said: II want all you gentlemen, whether
you were for me or against me for the nomi-
nation, to help me out of the troubles that
environ us. can easily imagine how men
| may differ about their choice of q man for
| a certain place, but when a public man is
| elected to an office IL is the duty of all good
| citizens to help him administer his Office for
| the public good"
Col. Estill of the SAVANNAH MORNING
NEWS remarked: II think, Mr.. President,
| that you will receive the hearty support Of
every man In our part of the country"
you will undoubtedly" said Mr.. Hemp
hill Of the Charleston NelOS and Courier.
The conversation was very pleasant and
when it Jagged Mr.. Cleveland turned to
| Capt. Howell and said: II saw your asso-
citation was in session here, and was sur
prised you had not called sooner" Capt.
Howell remarked that they had been In ses-
sion four days and had just finished their
business the day before, but did
not intend from the first to
leave without paying their respects to
him. "We have neither a request to make
| nor advice to give you, Mr.. President, "
| said Mr.. Howell, "but our people think
that the trend Of legislation for the past
| twenty-five years has been In favor of the
hawks. We want you to give the chickens
| a chance now.n The President laughed
heartily at this illustration, and said it was
| good.
Mr.. Cleveland asked particularly about
Senator ColQuitt and expressed sympathy
for his and Mrs. Colquitt's condition. 81
| hope" said ne, 81 will meet the senator In
Washington next spring. He is an able
man and admire him very much" He
also asked particularly about Senator Vance
of North Carolina.
| NO REFERENCE TO THE CRISP INCIDENT
The President did not allude to the recent
Reform Club dinner, but his remarks were
| very conSer vatiye and kind to all who had
opposed his nomination. To Mr.. Walsh,
whose hand he shook heartily as the party
left, he said; "This man was quite fierce
against my nomination, but
wish every man in this ooun-
try was as patriotic as he is
of what passed between the President and
the members Of the Southern Press Asso-
citation, but it will give an idea about how
the President thinks and feels. His cordial
reception was highly pleasant to the visitors,
| and 1t is not improbable that he will go to
the Georgia sescoast during the winter as a
guest of the Southern Associated Press. Mr..
Estill of Savannah said he would put him
| at place where newspaper reporters could
not reach him and where he could run a
| deer over him every hour in the day. Mr..
| Cleveland's eye twinkled at this and he said
| "I may come but don't say anything about
it. went down to Hog Island because l
heard it was good hunting place, only
seventy people on the island, but / found
they all voted for me and seemed to be quite
| familiar with me-"
DAVIS NOT PARALYZED.
"By the way" said Mr.. Cleveland. 'the
newspapers got off rough jokes on Clark
Davis You know they printed that Mr..
| Davis had stroke of paralysis. We re-
turned from duck hunt, had taken our
usual refreshments, when Mr.. Davis pulled
| out the bunch of papers and commenced to
read. All at once l saw him jump up and
run around like ne had been bitten by a
snake. What's the matter said. Why,
see this said Mr.. Davis, and hs read
the account of his stroke Of paralysis
| got to co. said Mr.. Davis. My wife will
| be worried to death until she hears the
truth about this 1t cost him good round
| sum to get the news to his wife that it was
fake. I think the papers," said Mr..
| Cleveland, "were taking a spite out of Mr..
Davis because they could not get news out
of me. But" he added, "Mr. Davis was
not to blame, nor was |, for news was very
scarce on Hog Island"
After thirty minutes talk the party re-
tired, all except Pat Walsh, who fingered a
few moments with the President. Mr..
Cleveland was quite cordial to him. and If
anything was said about the cabinet or
| about offices Mr.. Walsh said IL in the few
minutes of close conversation between them
after the others had left.
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