Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-26
THE PRESIDENTAND THE SPEAKER
Friends of the Latter Confident He WIN he
as residential Candidate in 1883,

resiuenti0 Candidate In 1888.
have heard from an old and exper-
fenced member of Washington society
some interesting gossip which has di-
rect bearing upon Mr.. Cleveland's aspira-
lions for second term, writes CORE
spondent of the New York World. My
informant Is lady of nearly as wide
| political as social experience. She said :
'There may have been some doubt about
Mr.. Cleveland's wanting second term
before his marriage. don't say as to
that, but since the marriage there is not a
shadow of doubt. You see there is no
lady living who has her health who can
give up social power at Washington easily
and without struggle to retain it. II
MI Manning goes back into the cabinet,
it will be because his charming wife, who
was so popular in Washington, can not
endure retirement to the shades Of private
life at Albany. know that Mr.. Manning
detests life at Washington, and has often
regretted leaving his quiet and comforta-
BILE existence at Albany since he went into
the cabinet.
"But all this is away from my subject
Mr.. Cleveland is jealous of Speaker Car
Isle. Is not that piece Of newsp He
luo lSaIHGu oluGG W WI
just how strong and popular Mr.. Carlisle
is, He hears in all sorts OF odd WAYS
through which news travels In Washing
ton society that the friends of Carlisle are
very hopeful and confident that he will be
the presidential candidate in 1888. Idare
say Mr.. Carlisle, self-absorbed as he is,
has not noted how the president has be-
come jealous of the speakers popularity
and strength, not only with his own party
but also with the opposite, but will ven
ture the declaration that Mr.. Cleyeland's
peculiar frame OF mind has not escaped
the sharp eyes Of Mrs. Carlisle. OF course
she says nothing, but it would not require
very much social experience TO know what
she must think. Mrs. Carlisle under the
Arthur administration was the
lady of the highest social rank
in Washington. Mr.. Arthur recog-
nized this, and In spite OK the oppo-
sltlon of Mrs. Freylinghuysen rarely
abated this recognition. Mrs. Carlisle is
to-day by all social precedence the lady
third in rank at Washington, yet she has
had less social acknowledgment of her
superior position from the Democratic
president than from any one OF the pre-
ceding Republican administrations.
am sure she must feel this. When the
president was married his wedding was
private one, He invited the members of
his immediate official family. His in
wiling the cabinet made 1t absolutely
necessary if he did not want TO discrimi-
nate to invite the chief justice OF the
supreme court and the presiding officers
of the two houses of congress. / have
noticed that the speaker has not been
graded in the presidents estimation, so
lar as social consideration is concerned, |
one jot above the rank Of any other mem |
Der This may be small thing for poll |
ticians to consider, but / think you will |
lind that II will in the end do much to
develop Mr. Carlisle by calling special at
tentIon to him. know from talks with /
the Southern ladies that the South is
ready to 60 to Carlisle almost 20 man, /
II he is only taken up enough by the North |
to give them encouragement
feel very confident from talks with |
Mr.. Carlisle upon the general topics of
the day that he is not himself conscious
OF any feeling OF the kind described by |
the social observer given In the paragraph
above. Mr. Carlisle calls very frequently |
upon the president and consults with
him upon every measure of interest and |
importance to the administration. Within
tine last ten days he has had q long talk
with the pre- sident about the edvlsabiliiy
of passing resolution providing for an
OF the accounts Of the Pacific
railroads before any further legislation is
had relating TO them. The president has