Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-01
GROVER AT GOTHAM
New York just Now a Mecca
for Democrats.
THE LEADERS ON HAND IN FORCE.

Conferences with the Presidential Candi-
date the Order of the Day. but the Par
Elephants Therein Very Reticent-Croker
Says He Has Important Statement,
but Awaits Cleveland's Permission to
Give 1t Out-The Candidate Declines n
Drink-An "An-Round" Hustler Be
trayed-Field Notes.
NEW YORK. Oct I-Ex-President Cleve-
land arrived in the city yesterday morning
from Buzzartl's Bay on the steamer Pill
grim. About 200 people were on the pier
TO receive him. Cleveland was accom-
panied by Richard Watson Glider, editor
of The Century and Daniel J. Griffin. of
Watertown- The eN-president was hurried
to carriage in which with Glider and
Griffin he WAS driven to the Victoria hotel,
where he viii put up during his stay in the
city. Cleveland. when seen later by re
porter. could tell nothing about what he
would do while here or how long he would
remain in the city He could not tell either,
whether he would address the convention
of Democratic clues on Tuesday next un-
til he had first seen the gentlemen in charge
of the affair.
Kept Busy Seeing Callers
Senator Hill is in town and it is probable
effort TO bring Cleveland and Hill together
during their stay in the city. Callers began
TO arrive early at the hotel and kept COM
ing all day Most of the members of the
Democratic national campaign committee
were in the city. and all the members of
the state committee arrived in the after
noon. Nearly all of them saw Cleveland
during the day shortly before 10 n. m.
EN-Nayor Grace called at the hotel and re
manned closeted with Cleveland for fully
an hour. Shortly after the eX-mayor's ar
rival Don NJ. Dickinson. of the Democratic
national campaign committee, went up TO
Cleveland's room.
state Committeeman in Town.
1t is understood that the local situation
and the proposition to run an independent
local Democratic ticket was discussed. Mr..
Grace. however when asked by a reporter
if il was true that the conference had rela-
tion to the nominating of third local
ticket. said that the local situation was not
mentioned. adding: Il would not embar-
rass Mr.. Cleveland by asking him to eN-
press an opinion as To a third ticket" Many
members of the state committee are in
town. The committee met at the Hoffman
house last night to nominate a candidate
for the office of chief judge OF the court of
appeals.
Doesn't Know About Speaking.
1t was stated that the stay of Cleveland
in town would be short. and that he would
return to Buzzard's Bay next week TO bring
his family here. Replying 70 a note of in
quiry sent to him by reporter of the
United Press, Cleveland stated that as yet
he had made no arrangement with regard
to making speeches during the present
campaign. He did not know whether he
would make speeches or not; he might pos
sibly. but positive arrangements had
been made up to the present. He did not
know just how he would employ his time
during his stay here.
Cleveland Declines n Drink.
An incident of the eN-preSident's trip
down on the Pilgrim is given thus: while
seated at the dining table he was approached
by a waiter who brought him glass of
wine from n Mrs Goddard, a Kentucky
lady. who travelling with her four
daughters. She sent her compliments with
il and expressed wish for his continued
good health and his success in the cam
paign. The eN-president arose bowed his
acknowledgements, touched the glass to his
lips but did not drink. He asked to be
excused. as he had decided to drink no in
toXicants during the present trouble. The
announcement was greeted with enthusi-
astic applause"