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Show CLEVE AND STEVE. They Will be Told All About Their Nominations. Nomi-nations. New York, July 20. Grover Cleveland and Adlai E. Stevenson will be formally no- j tilled tonight, in Madison Square Garden of their selection as the nominees of the democratic dem-ocratic party for the offices of president and vice-president respectively, and the event will be made the occasion of a great demonstration demon-stration on the part of the democracy of Kings county. Prominent democrats from many different parts of the Union will also participate in the event, and over 200 of them are registered regis-tered at the principal hotels this morning. The Madison Square Garden was selected owing to Mr. Cleveland's desire that his re-; sponse to the formal notification should be heard by as large an audience as possible. The speech of notification will be made by Congressman William L. Wilson of West Virginia, who was chairman of the national convention at Chicago, and is also chairman of the notification committee. , . The members of the national democratic committee are holding au informal conference confer-ence at the Fifth Avenue hotel today, and will have a regular meeting tonight after the proceedings in the garden. 1 here is a srood deal of speculation regarding re-garding the selection of a chairman. It ts said that ex-President Cleveland insists that ex-Secretary Whitney must take the position posi-tion as it is demanded by the unanimous sentiment of the party, while on the other hand Mr. Whitney insists that under no conditions con-ditions will he accept the chairmanship. Should he persist in this decision the pros- ' pects are that Secretary of State William S.! Harrity of Pennsylvania, and who is a noted organizer, will be the choice of the com- -; mittee. t lion. A. E. Stevenson with several promi- nent western democrats, were in eonsnlta-', tion with members of the national commit-;, tee this morning in support of the proposir,, tiou to establish branch headquarters at Chicago with a working force in charge, and' to be supplied with campaign literature, funds, and to have an unlimited number of speakers at its disposal. " The probabilities are that the committee; will agree to this plan, especially as the republican re-publican national committee has decided upon a similar course. They are There. New York, July 20. Cleveland and Stevenson, arrived here this morning. They were welcomed at the dock by promincut democrats. The party was greeted with cheers as they entered the carriages. Cleveland was driven to the Fifth Avenue hotel, Stevensou to the Hoffman. Hoff-man. Cleveland will be the guest of ex Secretary of the Navy during his stay. -. General Stevenson was the recipient of many calls during the day. |