The record-union., 1895-04-02
Chicagoans Appreciate His Stand
on the Money Question.
PUBLIC RECEPTION TENDRRED TO
HIMSELF AND WIFE.
The State Department. Much Con-
cerned Over the Venezuelan Border
Dispute-Em bassador Bayard Has
Not Yet Convinced Great Britain
That the Matter Should be SUBJ
mitted to Arbitration.
Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.

Special to the RECORD UNION.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-The President
this morning received a representative
delegation from Chicago in behalf Of the
leading citizens of Chicago, irrespective
OF party affiliations, to invite him to a
public reception to himself and Mrs,
Cleveland, as al expression Of the ap-
probation of his steadfast insistence on
the preservation Of sound national
currency.
The invitation reads as follows:
10 President CleUelGnd: The business
men and citizens Of Chicago, irrespective
OF party affiliations, respectfully invite
you and Mrs. Cleveland to a public re-
ceptlon to be rendered tossyou in this city,
10 express our deep sense of appreciation
OF your statesmanlike and courageous
action In maintaining the financial credit
OF our Government, and your uncompro-
missing attitude in favor of the preserva-
tlon OF sound national currency"
1hls invitation Is signed by 100 of the
most prominent business men of Chicago.
The mem bers of tho delegation were
Chicago Board OF Trade: George w.
Smith, ex- President of the Union League
Club; John A. Roche, ex-Mayor; Il, T..
Harvey, ex-PresidenL of the Commercial
Club; David Kelly, Henry d. Robbins,
Michael Cudahy, President of the
Cudahy Packing Company; John j.
Mitchell, President of the Illinois Trust
and Savings Bank; William Il. Rand. of
Rand, McNally IL Co.. John ]. Poole
O'Del. President Of the America a
Bankers Association, and President
of the Union National Bank; A. o.
Slaughter, Q. T.. Fuller of Fuller 6
Fuller; c. NJ. Henderson, of c. Nj.
& -
PRESIDENT OF the Corn Exchange Bank;
Henry Botstord. Martin A. Ryerson, of
Martin Ryerson q Co.; Byron l.. Smith,
President of the Northern Trust Com
pany; a. L. Wing, ex-President of the
lroquois Club; Spoor Mackey, Otis 5.
Favor, u. S. Heath, OF Heath IL Sons;
Moses Bensinger, President OF the
owen +. Adds, Francis b. Peabody, OF
Peabody, Houghtallng IL Co.; stephen
w. Rawson, George Schneider, Presi-
dent of the National Bank of
Illinois: Washington Hesing, proprietor
OF the StaUtS-Zettung; Peter Van
Schsaick, of p. Van Scbaaick IL Sons:
David Kelly, of Kelly, Klaus d. Co.:
Robert Waller, Vice-President of the
Worlds Columbian Exposition; Charles
Deering, OF William Deering Il Co.; j. J.
Glessner, of Wardner, Bohnell LH Gless-
ner; John Walsh, or the Chicago Ma
tional Bank and President of the Euui-
table Trust Company; Marvin Hughitt,
President of the Chicago and North
western Railroad; J. P. Hopkins. Mayor
Of Chicago; Hampstead Washburn, ex-
Mayor OF Chicago; Cornelius Price, of
G. NJ. Price IL Co.; Horatio y. May, ex-
City Controller, and .. +. Corbin OF May
IL Co.; Charles l.. Wacker, President OF
the Wacker IL Birk Brewing Company:
J. +. Sprague, of Sprague Warren Il Co. !;
John T. Wilson, ex-President of the
Union League Club; t. w. Peck, Vice
President of the Worlds Columbia
Exposition; Rudolph P. Brand, of NJ
Brand Brewing Company; j. Z. Morse,
President of the Illinois Steel Company:
Daniel r. Burnham, Director of Works
and Supervising Architect of the w World' S
COlum bian Exposition; William II. Vim
cent, President of the Wau baunsee Club:
Melville &. stone, President of the Globe
National Bank; John NJ. Kirk, OF James
S. Kirk IL Co.; Henry w. BIodgett, Coun-
81 for the United States in the Behring
Sea arbitration; John II. HamIin, Presi-
dent OF the Union League Club, and
Henry ). Robbins, of Green, Robbins IL
Honore.
The invitation is beautifully engrossed
on tine cards, the several pages of which
containing the invitations and signatures
are bound in book form, the lining of
which Is IN White satin, the exterior be-
ing in blue Levant, beautifully orna-
mented with tooling in gold.
AS spokesman for the delegation, Mr.
Roberts described their reception as fol-
lows: I'VE were received very pleas
antly and explained to the President the
non-partisan character of the invitation.
We also told him that the business men
of Chicago heartily indorsed the move
ment. While 1t was intended as per-
sonal compliment to. him, it had still
further motive in view-the development
Of an aggressive sound money sentiment
throughout the West. The President
said that he personally appreciated fully
the Endorsement exhibited by the invita-
ton, and realized the Importance of the
movement i'll favor of sound money,
which he approved, and that he would
take the matter under consideration, and
would communicate with us by letter:
that if he could not consider the invita-
ton iavoraDly it would be because OF per-
sOnal and official reasons which he could
not see his way to overcome"