The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-03-11
PRESIDENTIAL BOONS.
Ex-secretary Whitney in Train
ing by Cleyeland's Friends. Z
GROVER MAY DECLINE TO RUN
Aud His Right Bower will bc Showed
Forward-lntcrview that Means Z
More Than 1t snys-Cnlyin T.
8. Brlcc In tho Field.

| More Than It Snys-Cnlyin
] 8. Brlco In tho Field. /.
WASHINGTON, D. G., March 1O.-It
rather early for Presidential booms, bu
there seems to be great activity in tn
Democratic camp. Mr.. Cleveland In
had his introduction through Edito
Jones, Of the s.. Louis Republic, with
result not entirely satisfactory to the ex
President or his sponsor, and now Gomez
along ex.Secretary Whitney with {
recommendation as standard.bearel
from Joseph X. Hickey, Of Missouri, well
known in the Washington lobby, and
among sporting men everywhere, as a
heavy dealer in futures, political and
otherwise. l.t H
Just why gentleman in AIr. Rickey's
peculiar line Of business should be Sc.
lected as the advance agent Of the Whit.
ney show is not SO very clear to the un.
initiated Republicans, but he has proba.
bly, been put forward because lie is a
well known Missourian Of admitted
judgment, in order 10. offset the Cleye.
land advertisement which originated
with the Missouri editor already men,
toned.
THE NEXT BOOM mlNl
in order will be that Of Calvin s. Brice,
who, as his friends know, is already at
work to secure the proper support in the
Democratic Convention, needed to give
the leaders in that party standing. BY
proper support is meant a backing from
New York, which all Democratic caudi.
dates for the Presidency seek and have
sought to capture. The Brice boom is
naturally Of but small dimensions rs yet,
but its creators, flushed with recent sue
cess in the capture Of the Ohio Senator
ship, by the power OF money, do not feel
at all afraid To enter the lists in the Em.
pire State to try conclusions there with
the other moneyed powers in tho field
on business basis. Although little has
been said Of Brice's candidacy, the oper.
atoms Of his friends are watched with
considerable uneasiness by the Cleve.
land, Hill and Whitney crowds, who
have to admit his daring, and take care
ful steps to head of the fruition OF his
latest ambition.
wHiTSEY's CANDIDACY
for the Presidency dates back to the
time when he was member Of Cleye.
lands Cabinet, and before the renomina-
ton OF his chief. It WAS 30 well known
then that the propriety and expediency
Of Whitney's resignation were seriously
considered and publicly commented
upon.
Certainly no such interview as Rick
ey's would be put out without authority,
and those who are acquainted with
Rickey's style of talking can see that the
utterances attributed to him, and judic-
iously distributed to-day, bear all the
marks Of careful editing.
Flattery for Cleveland and hostility to
Hill, both Of whom are to be put out OF
Whitney's way. are the leading charac.
teristics Of the Hickey interview, which
has certainly created q great deal OF talk.
To introduce the subject, the Missouri
politician, banker, lobbyist and betting
man leads of with the declaration that
he is strong Cleveland man, because
tariff reform is the rapidly growing SEN
timent OF the country, and Cleveland is
its chief exponent" Then, in iilustra.
ton Of this aentiment, Hickey recites
the case Of customer Of his bank in
Galloway county, supposed to be well
of, coming to borrow money, and giving
as q reason for his embarrassment that
"the farmers pay more than they should
for what they consume" When asked
what remedy he thought would improve
this condition OF things, the farmer is
alleged to have sententiously nnsYered,
"Free trade" II there is anything
Cleveland gets mad at, it is to be called
FREQ trader, although oil the arguments
of his supporters point in that direction.
Hickey, however, loads the whole thing
on Cleveland, as cleveland man,
through the medium OF tariG reform
farmer demanding free trade as rem
edy for his financial embarrassment
Free trade killed Cleveland of once, and
there is no good reason why the idea that
his candidacy means free trade should
not do SO again.
THIS IS VERY sKILLFUL
In Mr. Hickey, Or Mr.. Whitney, or who
ever wrote the interview, but it is not
what genuine friend Of Mr.. Cleveland
would have done. They always mas.
querade as tariff reformers. As to Hill,
Hickey disposea Of that individual by
declaring that "the Democratic party
would rather have Cleveland for its
standard-bearer in 1892 and lose, than
have David B. Hill and succeed" but
for fear that this enthusiastic endorse.
ment Of Cleveland might count in the
minds OF those who have faith in
Rickey's betting judgment, he knocks
Cleveland out by saying: "He is my
choice, and I have made wager upon
bis chances more as a matter Of senti-
ment than as a belief. I am honestly Of
the opinion that he will have certainty
OF obtaining the nomination, and will
decline it. A conversation have had
with him leads me to that conclusion.
He is well established here as a member
Of great law firm. He can't add to his
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