St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-14
POINTS ON GREAT MEN.
A Boom for Not much

n DOOH 1OE NOb UOCh
said in the public press
Whitney. about William G. Whit
ney of late, but great
deal is said in private concerning his
candidacy in 1892. Just now, of course,
the cry is all for Cleveland, and his ex-
secretary of the navy is not likely to be
his rival if he can hold his own for the
next three years; but there are all the
chances of uncertain human life be-
tween then and now, and should Mr..
next Democratic convention. there is
not a shadow of a doubt that Whit
ney will be the nominee. And
death is not the only contingency,
for the course of popular favor is
not so stable thing that it can be
reckOned upon with any certainty three
years in advance, and there is all the
possibility that some chance phrase,
some unwilling action, may give offense
to that eccentric monster, the public,
and leave Cleveland hopelessly out OF
the race, through no fault of his OVID,
ere the time comes for nomination.
There is contingent of the Democratic
party quite Irreconcilable to Cleveland,
and it IS not easy to conceive the Mug
wumps ever accepting Hill, who is, per-
haPo, OlOfOlaAu sl0aeoSU Iva, ~
with these two factors to be reckoned
with, already men are beginning
to say, "Would not Whitney
be safe COMPROMISED" Of
course Mr.. Whitney gives neither cue
nor cOuntenance to all this, and [ am
merely chronicling, according to my
usual fashion, the talk of New York, as
it is to be heard in hotel Hobbies, in
brokers' offices and in the trains carry
ing respectable voting citizens back and
forth to their summer homes in the
country. There is no doubt that most
perfect entente cOrdiale exists between
Cleveland and Whitney, and the latter
is in no greedy hurry to snatch the
honor which will very probably one day
be his: he is very young and can afford
to wait. If all goes well for Cleveland
in 1899 Whitney will be his stanch-
est supporter and may again go
into the cabinet; while should
bility he will undoubtedly throw his
following ON the side of Whitney. aud
do his best for the latter's success; OF,
at least, so says my informant, who
claims to know what he is talking about,
and possibly does. The nomination of
Brice as chairman of the national COM
mittee means another supporter OF Mt.
Whitney, should Cleveland be out of
the race, for Brice will not work for
Hill if he can help it, and the talk is
now that Whitney will be the next
Democratic governor, as Hill has had
his two terms. and there seems
rooted prejudice in the mind of the Dem
Ocratic voter against the Spook Caesar
ism, which third term, according to
his reckoning, always fOreShadOWS, and
Whitney will no doubt be popular can
didate for the chief office in the gift of
the Empire state. Whitney has fort
une, too, which, whatever may be said
handicap in the political race; though
he is by no means unpleasantly identified
with pIutocratic interests, and person
ally he is a man of most engaging man.
nerS, which is perhaps an even more
valuable possession than money for the
seeker for votes. Bayard killed him
self entirely for presidential timber
by his SecretaryShip, but it
is surprising to find on in
quiry how much Whitney'S term in
Washington added to his strength. His
wife was an important factor in this
universal popularity, of his. One did
not hear quite so much of her as of Mrs.
Cleveland, but she. too, during those
four years was winning golden opinions
from rich and poor, high and low. max
ing her husband realize how important
it is that man who has public ambi-
tions should be discreet and far seeing
in his choice of wife. Here in New
Yor the WhitneYS have scarcely an
enemy. while there are Democrats all
over the country who have pleasant
and valuable memories of civilities
shown them in Washington IN the very
charming household of the Democratic
secretary of the navy.