The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-18
ylIy APr4AL1o CLAvS1AND.
rbs Letter lilo Wrsts In 1897 "Dea III
OmnEoe ION MRs ~ AXE.

ROCHESTER,. Nov 1.-THE ioIIo"ihs
letter was received yesterday from MI
Robert l.. Thatcher, Of ALBION "ho pun
Ished recently an extract from d'letteI
received from PTesIgeut lleNei"hn "a 49,
which was sent out on the eve oi elS-
tiO.: ID. 49,. -...tl .- to
my ,,,.,n0cfatic trIends i'm Albion, 10 give
A fulI history or the letter reieIIeu 20
/ am and always nave beeh a eIed' az
mlIer OF President ClcFeldAd' anu 10 w.
never been 4 supporter OF the ihdcHlIl, "a
Am faction OF the Democratic party d.
Upon the nomination OF Grover 'te'S."'''
III 1857 ], ike all OF ms lIleA"s, Va
very aesirous OF mis- election, ana IedLlu
thai the Hill Democrats would not sup
mort him as cheerfu.ly as / thought de-
sIrable. / therefore wrote Mr. NLeNT
and letter on August !, 1872 III "Hi|N'
after informing him or the Organic l'oli
of a Democratic club in Albion, L sdlu
"a MIN mat there were a good many
mill Democrats in Orleans county, anu
asked hlm 10 write ne some SJJd anu
wise Democratic sentiments, SLcn as
knew he could write, that i might sHo"
among my friends and In answer 70
this letter ! received the following let
ter. i'm which occurs the sentence quoted
in the special dispatch sent out.
Gray Gables,
"Buzzards Bay, Mass, Aug. 3, 1882.
NV Dear Sir,-I have received your
letter of August LIST, ana desire 10 tN-
press my qualification that Democratic
club has been formed in Albion tor the
purpose Of aiding the Democratic cause
In the pending campaign. IL seems 10 me
that al this time there should be no DIS
junction recognized agnolE Democrats.
based upon any preferences they may nave
had concerning candidates prior TO the
Chicago Convention. / am enough of a
Democrat myself, and have enough taitn
in the Democracy of those VINO profess
allegiance TO our party, 10 believe that
in the face Of a common enemy, We
should present a united and solid front
such organizations as that TO which You
refer in your letter can be very useful
in insuring such result
Very truly yours,
GROVER GLEN ELAND.
Upon the nomination for Governor be
ing forced upon Senator Hili at Saratoga,
J, Ike thousands Of Mr. Cleveland =
ham the same hearty and cordial support
that | had wished my friends. who were
Hin men, 10 give, and that they had
given. To Cleveland iU ls92 Thinking that
a letter from President Cleveland i'm the
same vein as the one above would be OF
great service TO Senator Hill I'm the state
Of New York, l wrote 10 President Cleye
land about one week before election, en-
closing copy. Of his letter Of 1892, and
saying 10 him In substance:
II you will write d letter containing
similar wise and Democratic sentiments.
that | may use il ion the pending cam
paign in New York state, / believe 1t
will make ten thousand good Democratic
votes in this State VIII YOU DO it, Mr.
PRESIDENT
Nothing being received in answer TO
this letter, ON the Sunday before election.
and believing ;hat the sentiment con-
tanned In the letter was one that Prcsi-
dent Cleveland might be proud Of and
could 10y no possibility object TO seeing
quoted as coming from him, | permitted
the dispatch 10 be sent containing the
quotation referred 10. / acted in perfect
any one, and with a view only. as Dem
Ocrat. 20 do all that lay In my power
10 fairly help my party IN It's hour OF
need.
ROBERT L. THATCHER"