St. Paul daily globe., 1885-02-02
CALLING on CLEVELAND.
What Speaker Carlisle and Vice President
Hendricks Say About the President
Elect

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AIBANY, y. I. Feb, 1.-Speaker Carlisle
was interviewed in relation to his confer
euce With President elect Cleveland. before
leaving for New York last night In sub
stance bis replies we're as follows:
"Mr. Carlisle, would you care to say any
thing that took place between you aud the
president electln
'No, would prefer not to say anything
about what was said, but can say that the
conversation was on general political topics.
It was about affairs at Washington, about
measures before congress, and the policy Of
the Democratic party for the past ten years
on leading subjects Of legislation.
your visit then, was profitable and
pleassuti''
Il had" the speaker continued, "a very
pleasant visit with Mr.. Cleveland. 1t was
the first time had met him, aud remained
al his house TIL late hour last night"
Here Speaker Carlisle smiled as II be had
thwaried the interviewing designs OF legion
Of newspaper men. He continued: ''The
conversation was frank and outspoken on
both sides. We ranged over a large NUN Der
I
MR.. CLEVELAND WAS SPLENDID LISTENER.
was most decidedly pleased with him.
de strikes me mau With good practical
common sense. the only kind OF sense
that is worth having"
~ presume you did not talk about the can
didates for the cabinet, or did not indulge in
personalities Of any kind"
ts~t 81. - 1 I
Mr. Cleveland asked for nv opinion about a
good many meu. Some Of them he bad met
and some Of them he had not. gave him
my opinion frankly about them, bat as l said
before, our main conversation was about
measures and policies, not men"
Gov. Hendricks arrived in the city late IN
the evening and after being closeted with
Cleveland for some time, in reply to n ques-
ton as to the motives OF his visit 10 Albany.
he said thst be bad come to Albany on the
invitation Of the president elect
AZ received 4 communication, - said
GOV. HENDRICKS,
''Tn which Gov. Cleveland informed me
that he wished would come 10 Albany be-
fore be left for New York next week"
For WHIST purpose were you invited to
visit Albanyr'
The Communication said for conversa-
/ tom
have you any objection TO stating the
conversation you had With Gov. ClevelapdP'
"Ot course have. cannot with propri-
I ety state what ~ss said. but l will say the
/ conversation was on general political sub
+ i-cis."
/ Gov. Hendricks then passed from state
mcuts concerning his conversation with
/ Gov. Cleveland into an expression Of his
/ opinion Of the presldeut-elect. He said In
/ substance that Cleveland was to him an
/ Interesting person; that In conversation Gov.
| Cleveland gave evidence that he was truth
/ ful man and possessed strong and vigorous
( mind; that bis opinions were all sound we're
/ founded on common sense aud were ex-
I pressed with frankness aud strength; that
I nobody could meet aud talk with Gov. C.eve-
/ land aud fail 70 be i'm pressed with the belief
/ that be was an honest and broad minded
mau. Gov. Hendricks has great confidence
/ in Gov Cievrland's abilities and has no
1 doubt that his administration will be success
/ full He and Mrs. Hendricks viii 90 70 the
1 New Orleans exposition next week and ge.
/ 70 Washington ab0ui the st Of March While
al Washington Mr.. and Mrs. Hendricks viii
make their hone at Willaui's hotel.