The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-06-29
WORDS OF CHEER
Splendid Promises to the
Democracy from Doubt
full Western States.
STEYENSON'S GREAT POWER.
Mr.. Cleveland Assured That He
Will Carry Illinois
Kansas Too.
CAMPBELL SAYS OHIO.
Grubb Turned Down by New Jer-
sey's State Committee-Active
Fight Promised.
STEVENSON'S GREAT POWER.
CAMPBELL SAYS OHIO.

DUZZARD > bA1, hASSp d uuc 90, Aoo".
The wind whistled fiercely about Gray
Gables yesterday, and although the fish
ing arrangements had been made the
night before, Mr. Cleveland did not ven
ture 10 face the gale in the white winged
Bertha and remained at home. About
ten o'clock Joe jefferson drove over in
fishing costume, for he was to have gone
out with the eX-Presilent for blue-fsh
had the weather permitted. AS it was
they sat on the north piazza ln shelt Ell
fIom the blast aud received visitors.
Among these were two Western poll
tlcians who arrived on the morning train.
Mr. j. w. O'Connor. of Leavenworth,
Kan, with red beard and black silk hat,
had presented himself with the latest in
formation in regard to the Farmers
Alliance, while Mr.. H. M. AleXsn nder, OF
Eel Paso, ILL.,, in white stoyepipe, came
rs friend and neighbor of General Ste
venson, whose home in Bloomington Ii
not far from Mr.. AleXander's. They
talked together for about an hour, Mr..
Cleveland asking many questions and ex
pressing himself for the most part in gen.
eralities.
THE POPULAR VOTE.
81 am as confident, gentlemen" he eX'
claimed at one point. 'as am of our be-
ing here, that when the day of election
comes next November l will receive a
majority of the popular vote. | got it
last time, and am absolutely certain
shall get it again." Then turning
abruptly to MIR. Alexander he asked him
what General Stevenson thought about
Illinois.
II saw him few days ago. sir" said
Mr.. Alexander ''and he told me he was
confident he could carry it in spite of the
odds against him. You know how he
turned McClane county from two thou
sand Republican to three thousand Demo
cratic when he was elected to the Legis-
lature. Well, he can do the same thing
in manv other counties. and that the
State will go for him, we, his friends,
have little doubt OF"
For Eve minutes Mr.. Alexander ran on
with a Wholesale eulogy of the candidate
for Vice President. MIR. Cleveland nod
ded from time to time as he listened. but
there was nothing which showed what
he really thought except look which
showed which seemed to say that things
might have been worse.
"Genelal Stevenson has written me OF
his intention to come East and see me
within few days." he said.
Il shall be glad to have him do SO.
There is one thing will mention which
l regard as highly satisfactory and that
is the uniformly favorable news which
comes to me from Indiana l do not be-
leve Mr.. Gray is going to be wanting in
loyalty to the choice his party has made. -
Returning TO Mr. O'Connor, Mr.. Cleye-
land asked whether Kansas was going
Republican,,
mo. SIR" was the prompt reply. "It is
not"
SIS it going Democratic thenp"
mo, SIR. not that either. Kansas and
Missouri both will be carried by the
fusion Of Democrats with the peoples
party. The electoral votes WON'T go fo1
you. but they will be lost to Mr.. Harri-
son, and that is the main point"
Mr. OConnor went to Illustrate the
general bitterness which prevails In
Kansas against Harrison, he himself
being lifelong Republican. whose first
Democratic vote will be cast for Cleveland
in the fall. And there are thousands
like me.'' he added.
APPLAUSE FROM MRS. CLEVELAND.
Lifting her head from the scrap book
she was filling with newspaper clippings
Mrs. Cleveland applauded this remark
from the adjoining room.
Another gentleman called pres emily
with q special message from Colonel Nc
Clure. After the callers had been dis
posed of and luncheon eaten Mr.. Cleve.
land and Mr.. Jefferson drove through the
village over to the jefferson place, where
tney spent the afternoon. Among things
discussed We're the preparations the Jef-
fersons are making for an elaborate cele-
bration on the Fourth of July. the chances
of their being able to go fishing tomorrow,
new picture Mr.. jefferson has just fin
ished and, finally, the visit OF congratula-
tion the good people of Bourne have
planned to pay MIR. and Mrs. Cleveland
this evening.
The whole town, it appears, will turn
out and appear in their best clothes at
Gray Gables between six and seven
o'clock with flags flying and genuine
orator to act as their spokesman. MIR.
IA m ranai f1ar
and to make brief and informal reply to
Selectman Briggs kind words. Then
there will be general smiling and hand
shaking, with Baby Ruth in the back
ground, after which every one Will return
home happy. Many Of the houses in the
Bay, are hung with bunting and there
will be an atmosphere of gayety about
the place which will set the weary wind
mills fairly dancing.
A CHARITY CALL.
There ia no doubt that the Clevelands,
by their unpretentious ways and cordial
ity have won for themselves many friends
among the folk hereaoout. l nave heard
many stories showing the favorable i'm
preston which has been wrought by a
nod or O CHEEKY smile from the dwellers
In Gray Gables. The latest of these
have from the payson himself. Mr.. Davis,
who tells me that few days ngo Mr.. ann
MIS-. Cleveland, having heard that there
was in their neiehborhood an old lady
who had been bedridden for fourteen
years. stopped their carriage at her door
and went in to say few cheering words
to the poor soul.
Here is my little BABY. Ruth. have
brought for you to look at" said Mrs
Cleveland. holding the rosy baby so that
the withered old dame might see her.
.'That little act of kindness will make
the poor woman happy for months" said
the parson.
'0o you think it will win Mr.. Cleve-
lana any votesp
mot as many as you might imagine.
The people about here are Republicans to
the bone and they do not change easily.
But as one of them put it TO me today,
'We are citizens and neighbors before we
are politicians