Salt Lake Tribune | 1908-07-02 | Page 9 | Democratic Convention to Pay Tribute to Grover Cleveland

DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION TO PAY I TRIBUTE TO GROVER CLEVELAND NliW YORK. July 1.- Former Judge Alton D. Parkr, William F. Shechan and other delegntes from New York. loft this afternoon for Donver lo attend the National Na-tional Democratic convention. On the day of former President Clove-land's Clove-land's funeral an Informal conference of leading men from many Slates was hold, at which It was agreed that upon the completion of the addreen of tho temporary tempo-rary chairman of the National convention, conven-tion, a series of declarations comniMiiio-ratlng comniMiiio-ratlng Mr. Cleveland's relations with his pnrty and country should bo Introduced. Aa a result of this. Judge .Parkor will present tho following: "Lteforc entering formally upon the special spe-cial nnd Imnortnnl work for which this National convention of the Democratic party of the United Stales hus been culled, wn take the earliest opportunity solemnly to express our grlof ovor the death of G rover Ceveland. We record our profound appreciation of his loftv character, his commanding ability anil his unfulling wisldom. Wo indulge In tho Just pride that his patriotic and unselfish services, rendered to his country In the time of necessity, were made possible as the representative nnd chosen candidate of tho Democratic party In three of Its National conventions. Wo mourn his I033 the moro because his groat t;Ifts of mind and heart, so cheerfully and so effectively devoted to service over a period of fifty-two fifty-two years, are no longer to be at the command of bin party and his country."