Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-02-06
NO. o..
COL. Villas IN ST. PAUL.
He Talks About Mr.. Cleveland and
Democratic Prospects in Wiscon-
sin, but viii Say Nothing About
Cabinet Positions.

He Talks About MIR. Cleveland and
Democratic Prospects in Wieoon-
sin, but viii Say Nothing About
i Cabinet Positions.
Col. w. +. Was, Of Wisconsin,
| who was chairman of the late dema-
cratic national convention, arrives in
ST. Paul yesterday, and will remain
until this evening, says the ST Paul
Pioneer Press of Sunday. He is
the guest of P h Kel-
", and yesterday afternoon Wis,
lted Minneapolis in company with
that gentleman. Last evening Mr..
Kelly gave dinner party in honor of
his guest. at his residence on Dayton's
bluff. The party was of purely pri,
vate character, the guests numbering
tifteen or twenty of the personal
| friends of Mr.. Kelly Invitations
have also been sent out to number
of leading citizens to meet Col.
| Villas at dinner at Mr.. Kelly's
| to day. Col. Villas told Pioneer
Press reporter Saturday afternoon
that his visit was of purely social
csarscter, having no political slgnii
cance whatever. On the subject
of politics and bis own pros
poets for appointment III Mr. Cleve.
lands csbine:, he was not inclined to
say mnch. He remarked that
although he had been mentioned for
cabinet position, the newspapers
alone were responsible for all the
| talk that had been made on the sub
jcct. He was not making any effort
10 secure an appointment, and it
would be time enough To talk about
accepting one wnen a tender had been
made. AS to his preferences for cab
inent officers he was unwilling TO
make any statement, believing that
tie president was capable of
looking after that matter him
self He had very strong
feeling, he said, that the
president should be left eHtirely free
to select his own appointees. and that
he should not be harrassed by impor
tunities or suggestions. AS for Mr..
Cleveland's polIly as president, he was
convinced fully that the president
olect mt ant exactly what he had SAID
in the letters he had written III regard
to the offices and civil service reform.
The democrats throughout the coun
try, he believed, recognized this fact
and were prepared to cooperate with
the presidential carrying out the ideas
expressed in those letters.
A TRIBUTE FOR col. sPooNER.
Referring to the recent election of
Spooner as y S seuator from Wis
consin, Col, Villas remarked;
am very much pleased with the
q. IS al i lxN
with any republican, and | believe
that this is the case with all the dem
ocrats in Wisconsin, | think he is as
brilliant man as the republicans
have in their ranks in that state-an
say this without intending any dis
paragement of those who entered into
the senatorial contest with him. He
is gentleman who by great many
courteSes and kIndnes>es t. people
with whom he has been brought into
contact has come to be very highly
esteemed by both republicans ard
democrats. There is no doubt that,
on personal grounds. he was the first
choice Of his party in the state, al
although every body felt great de
gree of XIII dness sfor Gen. Fair child,
who is an old soldier and an old citi-
zen.
The gentleman spoke very hope
fully Of the prospects OF the democ-
racy in Wisconsin:
There is belief among the demo
Gratis of the state that the next election
will show results very different from
the last. There were peculiar circum-
stances which helped the republican
party in the last election, and the
gains which the democrats have really
made d.d not appear. These gains
have been large, and had there been
nothing to act as check upon them
the vote would have been very differ
ent. We are in hopes now of realiz
ing our full strength two years hence.
In the meantime, we shall increase
that strength materially. This is not
merely my individual opinion, but is
the reflection of democratic sentiment
throughout the state 1t is too early.
of course, to predict what will happen
two years hence, but we are very
hopeful for democratic victory.