The herald., 1895-04-02
Chicago Business Men Indorse
the President
SOUND NATIONAL CURRENCY
Attitude of the Executive Is Most
Heartily IndOrsed
A Special Committee Invites the President and
Mrs. Cleveland to Public Reception
to Be Held In Chicago

WASHINGTON, April 1.-The presi-
dent this morning received delegation
of Chicagoans in behalf of the leading
citizens of Chicago irrespective of party
affiliation, to invite him to public re-
ception to himself and Mrs. Cleveland, as
an expression OF appreciation of his stead
fast insistency on the preservation OF a
sound national currency. The members
of the delegation are William T. Baker,
president of the board of trade; George
W. Smith, ex-president OF the Union
League club; John A. Roche; Ex-Mayor
Harvey ex-president of the Commercial
club and David Wiley and Henry o..
Robinson.
The president expressed qualification,
but gave no assurance OF his acceptance.
saying duties might require his presence
in Washington for some time.
The invitation reads as follows:
To President Cleveland
The business men and citizens of Chi
cago, irrespective OF party affiliations,
respectfully invite you and Mrs Cleveland
to public reception to be rendered you
in this city to express our deep sense OF
appreciation of your statesmanlike and
courageous action in maintaining the nm
ancial credit of our government and your
uncomprom Using attitude in favor OF the
preservation of sound national currency.
Ibis invitation is signed by 100 of the
most prominent business men OF Chi
cagO.
Michael Cudahy, president of the Cud-
ahy Packing Com pany; John J. Mitchell,
president of the Illinois Trust and Say
ings bank; William H. Rand of Rand,
McNally d Co.; John ]. Poole Odell, pres
dent OF the American Bankers Associa-
tion and president OF the Union National
bank; A. o. Slaughter, 0. t. Fuller OF
Fuller q Fuller; G. NJ. Henderson OF q.
NJ. Henderson 4 Co.; Charles l.. Hutch
inson, president of the Corn Exchange
bank Henry Botsford, Martin A. Ryer-
son of Martin Ryerson & Co.. Byron L..
Smith, president of the Norti ern Trust
Company; A. 7. Ewing. e1-president OF
the lroquois Club; Spoor Mackey, Otis S.
Favor, II. S. Heth OF Heth e. Sons;
Moses Bensinger, president OF the Bruns- 1g
wick Balke-Collen4er Company; owen W..
f. Adds, Francis B. Peabody of Peabody,
Houghteling & Co.. Stephen W. Rawsel,
president of the Union Trust Company
George Schneider, president of the Ma
tional Bank of Illinois; Washington Hes
ing. proprietor of the Stats Zeitung
Peter Van Setback of Van Setback Il
Sons; David Kelly of Kelly, Klaus &
Co.; Robert Waller, vice-president of the
Worlds Columbian Exposition; Charles
Deering of William DeeIing u Co.; }. }.
Glessner of Wardner. Bushell e. Glessner ;
John Walsh of the Chicago National bank
and president of the Equitable Trust
Company; John A. Roche, ex-nayor OF
Chicago; Marvin Hughitt, president or
the Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Company; J. 2. Hopkins, mayor OF Chi
cago; Hampstead Washburn, ex-mayor of
Chicago; Cornelius Price Of G. Nj. Price
& Co.; Horatio n May, ex-clty comptrol-
Ter and of Corbin May & CO..; Charles
II. Wacker. president of the Wacker II
Birk Brewing Company: Il. j. Warner of
Sprague, Warner & Co.; John P. Wilson,
eF-president of the Union League Club I;
f. W. Peck, vice-president of the World s
Columbian Exposition; Rudolph P.
Brand of NJ. Brand Brewing Company
Jay C. Morse, president of the Illinois
Steel Company; Daniel II. Burnham, di-
rector of works and supervising architect
of the Worlds Columbian Exposition ;
william II. Vincent: president OF the
president of the Globe National bank !;
John NJ. Kirk of James S. Kirk & Co. !;
Henry w. Blodgett, counsel for the United
States in the Bering Sea arbitration {;
John H. Hamlin, president of the Union
League Club. and Henry S. Robbins of
Green, Robbins Honore.
As spokesman for the delegation Mr.
los:
I'VE were received very pleasantly and
explained to the president the on-parti-
san character OF the invitation. We also
told him the business men of Chicago
heartily indorsed the movement. While
it was intended as personal compliment
to him, it had still further object in
vew-the development OF an ag gressive,
sound money sentiment throughout the
west.
"The president said that he personally
appreciated fully the Endorsement ex-
pressed ty the invitation and realized the
imrortance of the movement in favor OF
sound money, which he approved. and
that he would take the matter under con-
sheraton and would communicate with
us by letter; that if he could not consider
the invitation favorably it would be be-
cause of personal and official rea sons
which he could not see his way to over