Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-08-01
How Cleveland Impressed Them.

How Cleveland Impressed Them.
THE COMMITTEE FOUND HIN BIGGER NAN THAN
THEY THcUGHT-wBAr EX-SENATOR HEREFORD
GINA.
Ex-senator Hereford, Of West Virginia, who was
a member Of the committee which notified Cleve-
land and Hendricks of their nomination. arrived in
Washington this morning from New York.
"What do you think OF Cleveland7" STAB re-
porter asked.
"He is decidedly bigger man than any OF US
gave MIN credit for" replied Gen. Hereford "He
made that impression upon all who saw him for the
nrst tlne His speech was In splendid taste, and
was delivered with the air and manner OF a man
who knows himself He had no notes at all. saw
Frank Burr, the well-known newspaper cores
pondent, there, and asked him how the affair COM
pared with Is a1ne'S notification. Burr was al Au-
gusta, and is a republican. He replied that the
x9n 6at a nsnx was I tame In
known the more popular he Will become"
"Ihe republicans say" put in THE STAR man,
"Pshaw. that's all buster" retorted Gen. Here
1ord. "The man they have nominated for governor
can never be elected by votes In West Virginia
Their candidate. Maxwell. was republican su-
preme court judge, and he sustained the odious
test oath law in its most vtruent and vindictive
construction. His decisions were always PARTISAN
and the people OF West Virginia Will never endorse
at the polls man who used his judicial powers TO
oppress them In the darkest days OF their history
Certainly no democrat will vote for him."
But suggested The reporter, ''it Is said the
democrats are divided"
nat Is not Lrue,' replied Mr.. Hereford. 81 will
explain the origin OF that statement At the recent
state convention Qn which General Hereford was a
delegate), committee OF one from each senatorial
DISTRICT was appointed 10 select permanent chair
man. ThoughtleSsly, and some OF them as they
subsequently admitted, through ignorance, selected
George Il. MonatJ for that place. some years ago
Mof1att published letter declaring he had left the
democracy forever. lie came 10 Washington, held
conferences with the republicans, and upon return
ing TO West Virginia, proclaimed his purpose vote
1Or Grant He denounced our party and its leaders
III violent terms, and when his name was proposed
TO the convention, many democrats rose
up and swore that he should not pre-
side over them. He had to withdraw.
He is writer for the Wheeling Register, and has
made a little noise about It, Our candidate for
governor Is strong man with the people, while
MS opponent Is weak. The men OF the party are in
earliest, and In a short time Will have the best
organization we ever had l do not think the
fusion OF republicans and greenbackers at all dan
gerouS, for there men or both these parties Who
are opposed TO fusion and Will not sustain it We
Will get out the solid democratic vote OF West Viz
glnla, and that is Sufficient to bury the republicans
and their fusion friends"
The reporter called Gen. Hereford'S attention to
tne o1t-fepeated statement that ex-senator Davis,
OF west Virginia, Will support Blaine
"Ihat Is i ne," Said the ex-senator with some
warmth. VI have talked with Davis, and know
that he is with us heart and soul. Why, at the
very time tha Wheeling paper published an item
1ntlnallng that Davis would support BLAINE the
editor had check in his pocket voluntarily sent by
Davis TO prepare for the convention. Mr.. Davis
wrote that the party would require some funds to
get properly organized, and he sent check to help
cover the cost.