The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-06-26

came to Princeton for the sole pur
pose of extending his sympathy to
Mrs. Cleveland and to tender her his |
services. Another caller was Col
Frederick Gilkyson, Assistant Adju-
tant General OF the National Guard OF
New Jersey, who came as the person |
al representative of Gov. Fort. Col |
Gilkyson did not see Mrs. Cleveland |
but through Prof Hibben extended |
iACv Forts condolences and also
rendered in behalf of the Govern
or the service of all or any part OF
the National Guard of the State as an
escort at the funeral. The tender !
was declined because of Mrs. Cleve |
lands preference for a quiet funeral.
So unexpectedly did Mr.. Cleve-
lanu death occur that not one of his
tour children was at home. The
children are at the Cleveland sum
mer lone at Tamworth, n. H., UNI
der the care of Mrs. Perrine, Mrs.
Cleyelands mother. Word was sent
to them Of their fathers death and
they will start at once for Princeton.
The children are Esther, aged IA;
Marion, aged Il; Richard, aged 10,
and Francis Grover, aged 5.
Condolences.
The kilograms OF coincidence came
in by the hundreds from all parts of
the United States and other coun-
tries during the night Besides Pres
ident Roosevelts telegram me,-
stages OF coincidence came nom GOV
eminent officials, Governors, legisla-
ltiS, prominent educators and citi'
zens in various walks Of lie. VeIJ
few of them, however, were read By
Mrs Cleveland, who decided not to
attempt to learn of their contents un
til she has recovered from the shock
! caused by her husband death.
I Mr.. Cleveland's selection of Prince
3 ton as place Of residence alter lev
4 ing the White House was due to the
\ visit the eX-President and Mrs CleYe
/, land made to Princeton in October
] 1896, on the occasion of the Sesqui
[ Centennial of Princeton. Tne Cleye
|. lands were so impressed with Tie
d beauty Of the town that they at once
l, decided TO make Princeton their fu
C ture home. Until Mr.. Cleveland
s. health began to fail him, two years
If ago, he continued to be very bus.
d man. His diversions in Princeton
10 were daily carriage rides and an oC
IL casiOnal fishing or cunning trip.
Stephen Grover Cleveland was Dor
dt Caldwell, Essex County, N. J
r. March IS, 1887 His father was tn
as Rev. Richard f. Cleveland and hi
d mother was before her marriage Mis-
TO Ann Neal, The family remove
o. from New Jersey to Owondag
o. County, N. Y, in 1871, and there Il
nj future President of the United State
he attended the village school ar
as clerked in a store later. He remove
ID 10 Buffalo in 1885 and became a clel
he in the law Office OF Rogers, Bowen
av Rogers, and was admitted to the bi
IN IN 1859 He was Assistant Distri
Attorney of Erie County, in Whit
mt Buffalo is situated, from 1863 to 1875
Tr and was Sheriff of the county fro
1870 to 1873 In 1881 he was elect
.ad Mayor OF Buffalo, and while holdi
of that office his veto of eXtrayagant {
no preparations attracted outside ate
,ee len and led to his nomination a
art election as Governor by the Den
arv cratic party in 1882. His career
inn. Chief Executive Of the Empire st;
added TO his fame, and in 1884 he "
DIR elected President Of the Unit
aid States, defeating James G. Blaine
,ca. a majority OF 81 electoral votes.
hin 1888 he was renominated but defe
and ed by Benjamin Harrison. He
hus turned to the practice of the law,
ma. eating in New York City, but in
row he was again elected President,
feating the man who had triumph
ever him four years earlier In l
he declined to follow his party III
mat declaration for free silver, and al
TO bis retirement from the Preside
orld he look nm his residence at Princet
hrst N. j. He was elected trustee of
who equitable Life Assurance Society
be 1905, and had been chairman Of
nch, Association of Life Insurance Pr
mas dents since January, 1897. He wS
Idle member of the Executive COmmi
lrled Of the National Civic Federation,
mlly r member of the American Philost
Iuth zeal Society and the American His
iren, cal Association. He was at the
IA Of his death a trustee of Prince
rSelf ,TnivprSitV nv which he was made