Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-25
FOR 1892.
Hon. Joseph K. Hickey, of MIS-
souri,, Tells Why He Thinks
the ex-Secretary the
Man,
From the New York Star.

From the New York Star.
Joseph X. Hickey, of Missouri,
has returned to New York for the
first time since he dropped over
$40, 900 into the NAV of the Halri-
son betters. That heavy loss on
what he calls "a Scratch" has not
added a wrinkle to his jovial,
ruddy face nor robbed his eyes of a
twinkle. Nor has it cured him of
his lngIained belief in backing up.
his political opinion with money,
and already he has picked out his
favorite for the Presidential
sweepstakes of 1892. He
has not made his haphazard.
He knows full we'll that one Presi-
dent has scarcely been inaugurated
ere the neiseless machinery of pol
1tics is busy grinding out the nomi-
nation of his possible successor.
In Washington his relations with
Speaker Carlisle, William r. Nor
rison and other Western and South
western Democrats are well under
stood, and he comes to this city
fresh from confabs with those gen.
tlemen. This gives more than Or
binary significance to his remarks.
Talking yesterday In the St. James
Hotel, he said:
"From the conversations | have
had with some of the most promi-
nent men in the Democratic party,
little doubt remains in my mind as
to who will be the next Presiden-
tial nominee of that organization.
Outside the State of New York the
Democratic party and a large ma
jority of the people at large would
unquestienably like to see Grover
Cleveland again a candidate. But
his nomination is impossible. The
party machinery here is arrayed
against him and will never permit
his candidacy. That definitely re-
moves him from the contest. Yet
New York will again name the
nominee: The West has no can
didate. It has no man sufficiently
prominent who is available. Car
Isle and Morrison, for reasons not
necessary to discuss, cannot be con-
sldered. We dare not, while the
echoes of the war still llnger, go to
the South for a standard bearer.
Sam Randall is not a presidential
factor, not only by reason of the
irretrievable Republicanism Of
Pennsylvania, but also because he
lags too far in the rear of his party
on the still living question of tariff
reform. We will need the national
vote ofNew York and a son of hers
will succeed Harrison. The con-
clusion is irresistible to my mind
that William c. Whitney will be
the next candidate of the Democ-
racy for President. All the promi-
nent Democrats in the West to
whom | have talked are of the
same opinion. The reasons are
obvious. In the first place, who
was the most energetic, the most
sensible, the most popular men,
Der of Mr.. Cleveland's cabinet?
Certainly not Bayard, or Fairchild,
or Endicott, or Garland, or Dick
~inson, or Villas. Whitney's add
ministration of the navy depart
ment was not only unsurpassably
clean, but it was patriotic, and his
contention with Bayard in the
Samoan matter cemented the atfec-
ton ofall good Americans for him.
Death of MISS Allie Shea.
Miss Alice Genevieve Shea,
daughter of Capt. and Mrs. D. E.
Shea, died at the home of her par
ents Tuesday morning, aged about
nineteen years. Deceased bad
been i'll with t, phoid fever but a
short time whenh her death occurred.
She leaves a number of brothers
and sisters, besides parents and
lnnumerable friends, to mourn her
less. Miss Shea was an estimable
young lady, well loved by all who
knew her. The news of her death
will be received with extreme re-
greet, and the family has the sym
pathy of the entire public.
The funeral of Miss Allie Shea,
who died Tuesday. took place
from the Catholic Church We'd
nesday, and the remains were
inferred in the Catholic cemetery
west of this city. The attendance
vas very large. The pail bearers
were Edward Patterson, Jerry
Dsrnody, Edgar Pearson, ]. E.
Barry, Louis O'Brien and T. F.
Roden.