The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-01-26
MCPHERSON SPEAKS.
A Chat with the Senator OH
Presidential Posi-
bi1ities.
He IS NOT In THE RACE.
Cleveland the Leading Democrat
Harrison's Chances Very Slim.

Jan. %, 1S90.-The Tren-
ton correspondent to the IjtquireT teie-
graphs 20 his paper as follows United
States Senator John r. Mcpherson bobs
up in Trenton now and then. At the
Trenton House, in his Headquarters in
Room No. 1, he was asked whether there
was anything in the rumor that he was a
candidate for the presidency in 1892 The
Senator promptly replied: Ny name has
been mentioned by some OF my partial
friends in New Jersey. as the choice Of the
Democracy OF this State, but I am frank
enough TO say that when elected for
third term to the United States Senate /
broke the record, no man from this State
having ever before been chosen tor three
terms successfully. This ought to ILL
the measure OF any reasonable mans
ambition. And can safely say that ana
not candidate Tor any higher position
IN the gift of the people. and can further
add that there is little danger that New
Jersey will be called upon to present the
name of any of her citizens as a candidate
for President. Our State is so soiidly
Democratic that it is regarded as certain
for the ticket as South Carolina. 1t is to
the doubtful States our party will look in
'92 both Tor candidates for President and
e-PreSident, and If venture predlc-
ton it would be that the candidate for
President will come from New York, and
that the second place on the ticket viii be
given to some doubtful State in the west
Why not to Indianas This is g State
always doubtful, and one which, in my
opinion, will go Democratic in 1892.
AS you know, continued SenatoI
Mcpherson, L am an ardent friend OF
Grover Cieveland's. Whatever mistake )
he made when President must be al
tributed to certain official acts of his
which were certainly based upon his
earnest and sincere convictions Of right.
He was told that his declarations as to
tariff reform in his December message
would cost him the Presidency. But,
while be believed the prediction might
come true, he did not hesitate to cry out
against the condition that confronted his
party and the people, from his political
point OF view. 1t may have cost him the
Presidency, but it has made him i'm
mensely stronger with the Democratic
masses all over the country, who are in
clined to make an idol of the man who
stands up squarely and is never afraid 20
tell the truth, as he understands the
truth.
. i know there is a good deal OF talk
about Hill and Cleveland in New York,
but l regard Cleveland as the coming
lAIh4 ICl ~ DCEaUSc bklE AuCOtcI Aftt4u-
ally settling down on a Cleveland basis
and majority rapidly developing into
an overwhelming popular sentiment that
Grover Cleveland is the best man TO win
with OF course, it is early to predict
with any certainty, but it is safe to pro-
claim that Ben Harrison is by no means
a popular President, and his administra-
ton has added nothing to the strength Of
aggressive Republicans. Harrison, I
think has hopelesslY weakened his par
ty. If the election for President came of
next November Cleveland would have
an Overwhelming majority of the electo-
r al vote / have an idea that Harrison,
unless he streng thens himself amazingly
inside Of his own party lines, VIII net
even be a candidate for reelection. My
present belief is that there viii be no
strife and no bitterness of feeling by the
time the next national convention comes
around, but that by general consent
Grover Cleveland will be made the candi-
date of the Democracy"