The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-12-20
JOLLY GOOD FELLOWS.
SOUTHERN EDITORS CALL UPON MR..
CLEYEL1ND
And Have a Pleasant Chat, in Which Politics
Were Not Mentioned, But Laughter
was Abundaut-His Experiences.


New York. December 1.-THE members
of tn Southern Press Association called to
see Mr.. Cleveland today by appointment.
He received them very cordially at his Of
fee in the Mills building. Captain Il. +.
Howell, of The Constitution, who II the
president of the Southern ASSOCIATION, was
spokesman for the occasion. lie introduced
each member of the association with lace
tious remark about their status in the cam
paign. which Mr.. Cleveland greatly en-
jOyed-
After the introduction, the visitors set
tied down To private talk WIN tne presl-
dent. Nothing was said about Offices, or
who was to be considered. during the con-
versa ton Mr.. Cleveland said:
Il want all you gentlemen, whether you
were for me or against me Tor lhe NC hiha-
tion. to help me out OF the trouDieS IiaI
enyirons U.S. ! can readily imagine how men
NAV differ about their choice OF a man LOT
n certain place, but when a pupnc man Is
elected to an Office it is the duty OF all Sood
citizens to help him administer his oilee
for the public good.
III. t,still. of The Savannah News, re-
marked. Il think. Mr.. President, that you
will receive the hearty support Oh every Hill
in our part of the country: II
You will, undoubtedly" said Mr. Hemp
hill. of The Charleston News ana courier.
The conversation was very pc"9ai' ''i ~
wien il Jagged, MIR. Cleveland turhtu I"
CAPTAIN Howell and said: Il saw your as
ISOLATION was i'll session here ana WIS SUI
prised YOU had not called sooner.
Cantain Howell remarked that lhey nau
heon in session for four days ana had JUST
finished the business the day before, Dul ulu
not intend from the first 10 leave "i'lou'
paying their respects to MN.
o., I'VE have no request nor advice TO give
Won Mr. Cleveland" said Captain iloweh,
Tint our people think that TIL trend OF leg
islatiou fo, the past twenty-five years mas
been in favor OF the hawks; we Whit you
TO give the chickens chance now
The president laughed heartily at Ihis
illustration and sad II was eoou. boo.
Mr. Cleveland asked particularly ABOUT
Senator Coluuitt. and expressed sympathy
for his and Mrs. Colqultts condition
hone" said he, Il will meet the senator
In Washington next spring. lie is an able
man and / admire him very much.
He also asked particularly ABOUT oeh''ol
Vance. of Mort. Carolina.
The president die not allude to the re-
cent Reform Club dinner, but his remarks
were very conservative and KIND TO all
who had opposed his nomination;
10 MIR. Walsh, whose hand he sEook
heartily before they left, he SAID: MS
man was quite fierce against my homla-
ton. but | wish every man III tins country
was as patriotic and as bIS-hearted as he
Is"
This is ouly a sketch of what passed be-
tween the president and members OF tne
Southern Press ASSOCIATION, but IL VIII
give an idea of how the president feels
and thanks His cordial reception was nigh
Iy pleasant to the visitors and 1t Is not I'M
probable that he will go to the Georgia
sea coast during the winter as the guest OF
the Southern Associated Press. MI rs
aid l,N
at place where newspaper reporters could
not reach him and where he could run u
deer over him every hour in the day
Mr. Cleveland's eye twinkled at this
and he said: Il may come, but don't say
anything about it. | went down TO Hog
island because ! heard it was a good hunt
ing place. There were only seventy people
on the island but / found they all voted
for me, and seemed TO be quite familiar
with me.
by the way said Mr. Cleveland, the
newspapers got off good Joke on Ozark
Davis. You know they printed that DAVIS
had stroke of paralysis. We returned
from a duck hunt and bad taken our us
ual refreshments, when Davis pulled out a
bunch of papers and commenced to read.
All at once l saw him jump up and run
around like he had been bitten by a snake.
What's the NATTER? ] said Why see
this said Davis, and ne read the account
of his stroke of paralysis. Now, Is not
that outrageous? Oh. | have got to so,
said Davis My wife will be worried to
death until she hears the truth 1t cost
him a good round sum TO get the news TO
his wife that it was a fake. | think the
papers," said Mr.. Cleevland, were taking
spite out of Davis because they could not
get news ont OF me. But" he added, "Da-
Wis was not to blame, nor was |. for news
was very scarce on Hog island"
After thirty minutes talk the party retir-
ed. all except MIR. Pat Walsh. who linger-
cd a few moments with the president. Mr..
Cleveland wa. quite cordial 10 l.im and if
anything was said about the cabinet or
about offices. Mr.. Walsh said it in the few
minutes of cluSe conversation between them
after the others had left.