Los Angeles herald., 1892-10-18
A DUAL DISAPPOINTMENT,
Chicago Deprived of Two
Great Pleasures.
The Worlds Fair Military Pa
rade Will Be a FiascO,
And Grover Cleveland Will Not At
tend the Dedication.
The Ex-President Is Too Sensitive to
Make Political Capital by Taking
Advantage of His Rivals
Misfortune.
Bv the A ssoctafed l.ress.

BY the A ssotfafed f.ress
CHcAa 0, Oct. 17--Ciamoroua expreas
ion Of dial poinsment was raised today
over the Off cial announcement that the
great military parade at the Worlds
fair dedication would be confined to the
outskirts OF the city, consisting only o
a short march from Washington park to
the Worlds fair grounds. While the
managers of the parade declare there
was never intention of parading the
downtown streets, there is no doubt
that such an idea was generally enter
tanned, and the consensus of opinion this
afternoon was that those responsible for
the arrangements made great mistake,
which could hardly fail to lead to wide
spread criticism and ill feeling.
United States infantry. cavalry, artil-
lery and marines, to the number of 27OO
went into camp at the worlds fair
grounds today. A larger body OF troops
will arrive tomorrow, and on Wednes
day the advance guard of the militia of
different states will be on the ground,
also, making arrangements for the re-
ception of their regiments.
The members of the national commits
sion and board of lady managers, as
we'll as distinguished visitors and hordes
of sight-seers, are pouring into town as
they have never done before. Great ac-
tivity was displayed by the merchants
today, in decorating their buildings,
preparatory to the dedication.
CLEVELAND WILL NOT ATTEND.
Grover Cleveland, Mrs. Cleveland and
Baby Ruth will not come to Chicago,
after all. Secretary Culp, OF the COM
mittee on ceremonies, today received the
following letter from Mr.. Cleveland:
"My response to your courteous invi-
tation to attend the dedication ceremo-
monies of the worlds Columbian expo
elton has been long delayed. 1 should
be very glad to be present on the inter
esting occasion, and thus show my ap
probation Of its Importance, If could
do so solely as ex-president of the Unitec
States. am sure, however, that this
| is impossible, and l am unwilling to un.
dertake the trip, which, from beginning
to end, despite all effort on my part
would be regarded as political tour
made by candidate for the presidency.
My general aversion to such trip is
overwhelmingly increased in this in
stance when l recall the affective dis
pensation which detains at the bedside
OF sick wife, another candidate for the
presidency. have thus frankly stated
the reasons which constrain me to
forego the satisfaction which the ac-
ceptance of your invitation would other
wise afford me. hope, in the light of
a considerate and sympathetic senti-
ment which ought to be felt by all OF
our people. that these considerations be
deemed an abundant justification of ac-
tion. Yours truly,
| GROVER CLEVELAND"
| MORBIDLY SENSITIVE.
| Another report says: The committee
on ceremonies of the worlds fair re-
csived letter from Grover Cleveland
saying he would not be present at the
ceremonies. He had intended to do so,
and the reason for his change of plans
was given in the following sentence from
| his letter. CT NAV he over sensitive