The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-27
CLEVELAND SHAFT
IS SPONSORED BY
NATIONS CHIEFS
President, Score of u. S. Sen
atOrs and Others in High Posts
lndOrse Jersey Project.
DISTINGUISHED MEN EAGER
TO WORK ON COMMITTEES
Of Proposed Tribute, National in
Scope, Gov. Fort Says: "The
STARS Suggestion Grand"

The movement to commemorate the
life of Grover Cleveland by a monu-
ment at Princeton, which had It's origin
in Newark and Essex County, which
gave the statesman to the country. as
sumed a national character today after
1t received the hearty and strong in
dorsement of President Roosevelt. Sec
rotary Of the Treasury George B. Cor
telyou, Secretary of Commerce and
Labor Oscar Straus, Mayor George b.
Mcclellan, of New York; q. c. Bene-
dict, of New York; Richard Watson
Glider. of the Century Magazine, and a
score of United states Senators.
The idea of the fund. originating in
Newark and scarcely more than a
day old, has met the support of the
States greatest men and the list of
members of the fund COM
mittee, given herewith. already uar
antees the brilliant success of the
project. Names OF other prominent
men are being added hourly, and no
doubt was expressed today that this
committee would comprise the most
imposing list of names which aver
sponsored a project in this State.
Regardless C political faith or afili-
atoms, the counlI IS greatest men are
asking for the privilege of taking part
and assisting in the building of a
monument which shall attingly hand
down the name of Grover Cleveland,
twice President of the United States,
to posterity and perpetuate the memory
of his services to this country.
Has RooseycIt's Support.
Just before the funeral in Princeton
yesterday President Roosevelt called
many men of national prominence into
a room adjoining that in which the
bier of the dead ex-President stood and
said that he was pledged from hat
minute OF to the support of a fund
for the erection Of a great monument
to Grover Cleveland. The gathering
of notables discussed the matter only a
few minutes, but every one of them,
including high government officials,
college professors, editors INT humble
neighbors, all friends of the dead man
declared themselves in high favor Of
the project.
The list of the monument fund COM
mittee given herewith is local to New
Jersey. but, because of the spontaneous
support the matter has received from
all quarters, it will become national
with the addition OF anne of promi-
nent citizens from all over the coun-
try.
From this general committee will be
selected an executive committee and a
finance committee embracing the more
.a-.5,a-4 on1eoaoI frfanaa ne thu dead.
ex-President, and these committees will
relieve the general committee of the
mass of detail which will be neces-
sary in the gathering of funds and the
erection of a great memorial. These
are matters yet to be worked out. The
project is hardly more than a day old,
as has been said.
Grand idea, Governor Says.
Governor J. Franklin Fort. of New
Jersey, today declared his intention Of
taking a leading part in the monument
fund.
az nm very much interested I'm this
NATTER" he snid to an EVENING STAR
reporter, land as Governor of the state,
and as Mr.. IeyelaDd's close personal
friend, / propose to see that the memory
of this great man is handed down to fu-
ture ages. / arm ON the general commit
tee. / want to be placed on the executive
committee and ON the finance commit
tee, and I want to work as hard or
harder than anyone else 10 assure the
success of the project. 1t was n grand
and generous idea of THE STAR which
led it to suggest "A monument to The
memory of Grover Cleveland
eve must get together In a few lays
and call "a meeting of the general COM
nittee, effect n permanent organization.
appoint subcommittee and proceed
with the work. We should lose no
time.
~At the funeral yesterday 1 spoke
with President Roosevelt and many
other prominent men. and all of them
are to be enrolled In the COM
mittee. The committee Will be national
AZ every section of the country Is de-
s,rous of paying a fitting and lasting