Evening journal., 1907-06-20
CLEVELAND ILL,
MAY NOT GET HERE
In That Event Address on
Bayard Will Be Made
By Friend
ASSOCIATION REGRETS
TURN OF EVENTS

Because Of Illness. there is a possibility
that the Hon. Grover Cleveland may be
unable to deliver the principal address
at the Bayard Memorial exercises in
Rockford Park on Saturday. Word comes
from Princeton this morning that Mr..
Cleveland has just passed the crisis Of a
serious illness which has confined him 10
his home for some time. IIe is recovering,
but according to the news Of Princeton.
MT Cleveland will be obliged to seek
seclusion for some months before he can
take up his pubic engagements. This in
dicates, Of course, that Mr.. Cleveland W Il
not be in this city on Saturday.
Recovering From illness
A Publishers Press dispatch to The
Journal from Princeton this morning
said:
Former President Cleveland, who Is
i'll at his home here suffering from stom-
ach trouble, which took the form Of a
malignant growth. is to-day much inn
proved. The crisis in the disease came last
evening, according TO the physicians. and
the former President is now entirely out
Of danger.
''Alr. Cleveland was stricken at the be-
ginning OF the Princeton University COM
mencement. The attack was sudden and
idd not give way to treatment. A consul
tation of physicians was held last satur.
day and his condition continued mosi
alarming until last evening when he tool
a turn for the better"
Much Disappointment
J. Harvey Whiteman. president Of The
/ Bayard Memorial Association, said thi.
morning that he had heard of Mr.. Cleve
lands serious illness and he doubted tha
the distinguished American could recover
in time to take part in the memorial ex
erclses here as he had hoped.
"Air. cleveland accepted the invitation
to deliver the Bayard memorial address
with great cheerfulness and expressed
himself as highly complimented at hav
ing been asked to do So. said Mr.. White
man this morning while discussing th
possibility Of Mr.. Cleveland's inability Z.
come here on Saturday. Mr.. Clevelanl
has prepared his address" continued MI
Whiteman, "and should he be unable &
deliver it, Ct win be read by friend O
the former President"
That Mr. Cleveland may not be able e
take Part in the memorial exercises Wi
be a great disappointment to the asso
citation. which has worked hard towar
4 arranging a most profitable program 10
the day. All the other details Of the pro
gram. however. win be carried out a
planned.
A Publishers Press dispatch thi
afternoon from Princeton says:
"Ex-President Cleveland is in ser
ious. condition at his home on Baysid
Lane. this place, following an abdomi
nal operation Saturday night although
his physician and Mrs. Cleveland re
port today that he is recovering fron
the shock and is now apparently ol
the road to recovery.
''The impression prevails here, how
! ever. that Mr.. Cleveland is YER
sick man. DR. J. NJ. Carnochan, MI
Clevelands physician, said today;
'sAIr. Cleveland is now cut Of danger
His illness was acute Indigestion, hi
old COMPLAINT. He underwent an oper
alton Saturday night for malignan
growth in the stomach. He revive
nicely after operation and is no'
seemingly on the road to complete re
covery.
Mrs. Cleveland afterwards said ths
) her husband was resting easily an
that she believed he was out Of dan
ger. She thought his recovery wa
only a matter Of a comparatively shoI