Arizona weekly citizen., 1886-12-04
Cleveland's UnpOpularity.

4 Washington special tO the New York World, dated Nov. l3, says:
 Mr J. J. O'Donohue and Congress- nRn-elect Bourke Cochran returned to New York on the Congressional train this afternoon. Mir. O'Donohue, st the special invitation of the President, spent iast evening at the White House. l asked Mir. Dopohue to-day to give ms an account of his visit. IhIs visit had more than ordinary significance, becsuse
 hour before the invitation was sent O the Tsmmsny leader an interview Fl him had appeared m one of the evening papers ber-, ID which be had declared hImself as against Mir. Cleve- l4ud and hls policy. Mir. ODonohue aId he had very delightful evening at the White House His reception was uore of social thsn & political one. Ht was presented to Mrs. Cleveland and he family. They sat down ID con- tented family circle and had music and nall talk.
 Daring the course of the evening the President and Mir. O'Donohue had some onvefsaIiJn upon political affairs. Mir D'D .uobue talked very plainly to the ,reslJent. He told hIm with great rHLkness that he was opposed to his olIcy; that he did not think it vsr dem crAtis 2, A.d that If he had b, en running or the presidency this fall he would have lost New York by 5000. Mir. Cleveland did not agree with Mir O'Don"hue. He was confident that he onld have carried the stAte. He point ed to the fact of Judge Peckhsm's cleo tion and verified the accuracy of the previons de>pstohes from this point on Ii. subject.
 The president regards Judge Peck lam's election ss a personal triumph Co mself and s posi- i've proof of his -'rength ID the state. Mir. O'Donohue Id him that Peckhsm's election had nothing to do with the administration one way or the other. It was secured entirely through the inhuencr of Gov. Hill, who made 6 deal in New York ~hereby the labor vote was secured. Mr. O'Donohue further said that unless the president changed his policy toward be leaders of Ihe democrsiis party he could not by any means be renomInsted
 The tide in New York was now over Shelmingly against him, and if the con vention were 70 b- held now he c uld not get the New York delegation, with out winch he could not be presented ID the convention. General conversation followed, gong over much the same ground. The president was not st All convinced of the correctness of NIT O'Donohue's talk. but professed great gillingness to be advised, and said that he would do all in his power to secure harmony snd ssti-factIon.
 I asked Mir. O'Donohue what was the effsct of the visit st the White House upon his personal opinion regarding the president. "I vent up th re- he said m reply, "sn Cleveland man. and l came away more of sn anti Cleveland man tbsn ever. leave Washington to- day opposed to him and his policy, and I don't care who knows 1t. am glad | came over here. I found hsre democrats from all sections of the country. and they are all of one way of thinking they are opposed to Cleveland. l have just come out of a conference ot repre- sentative democrats where We discussed the general situation. There was not man who stood up for Cleveland or who would be for him in 1888 under any cIr- cumstsnces."