Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-22
GROVER CLEVELAND SPEAKS.
"I Haye Not said That Am Anxious "
Obtain denomination"
rN.v, yorh HeraldJ


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az Have Not said That Am Anxio"s''
Obtain denomination"
New York HeraldJ
I called on ex-President Grover CIyys-
land Yesterday and showed him an h .i.s;.p
published in the Washington F0@ M va 80
stated most emphatically AID pIrPs9,l as NJ ~
he given on the best authority tnst III -:
cleveland would not suffer his name 20 %
used as a candidate In the next pEos s,t
DENTAL campaign, and that no was a"VN'
TO write letter 70 that Greet, ..,.,,a
The disnatch said further that caucus
Of his friends had been held with we" 70 "
nnitino uDon some other DemocrAt ~, lot
1892, as all persuasion had tAlied WIN 49,
Cleveland. ,...;n,c;sbad
leader Of his party, ne thougnt y a. Vi 10
lie Importance that be at first declines "a "a
be interviewed on the matter. polIns iii
out that the article would be coplssa.t a a.,
over tho country, and Mr.. Cleyelanu 'Ne"
consented to reply to my questloA''
HIS CAREFUL STATEMENTS.
asked him IL be intended 70 write i the
letter referred 20. The following are Si :,
Cleveland's words. which i took cow ~ ~
shorthand and then read over 70 MN. "i'
CLEVELAND said my notes were corregti
az have never had such an intention. III III
point of fact. / am not giving very tN S;sl
thought TO the matter stated III .e sn9 sny-
patch you show me. l nave poe i 1s a,,,, ono
thing in public or private 70 Ie ahta On 20.
TO believe that | tam anxious 10 OO'"iN
nomination TO the presidency "a. ,vo,I
"Nv IDEAS on that subject are 9ulte Wen
understood by ell with whom nave coz
yersed and who are at all entitieu " W
called my friends. oor-
lift be true that there has been 9 con-
sultation of nv Democratic irlen 4:,sDe "a
which conference my name was neh'
know nothing about II.
FOR THE GOOD OF THE PARTY
II may say that have such con IIie5s
in the upselhsh Democracy OF my hlJ -,
that whatever they may determine on ! an
sure will be for the good OF tne YAH de-
have NOT expressed TO them any settleu W
tar,oinsfion touching my relations 70 inc
newt canpaipu, and there has, tnereIor.e,
been no occasion for them 20 atteup, W
have me change such determination
rHE Posr's YARN sToUTLY DENIED.
The Hor1iPs Washington speclal says :
A ,a,g storv az to how President CIeye-
iand received the election returns I'D 1879
was told to-day. The members OF 81, nus .s
Cabinet were with him az Ile VI VI
House. Bad news came from NC" A0'A
CITY. Cleveland froWned, via. "ror
- It's all right" remarked 'hSS' SON
will carry Wisconsin sure. u,r..,.o,
In comes a dispatch reading nai ''o-A
Is gaining in BROOKLYN" .,.1 non
SNeyer mind. Mr.. President" SAID D on
Dickinson. Michigan VIII give you Ao'V'0
Another dispatch was received. 1t read /;
ALBANY, N. Y.-Cleveland losing groahu
here" ,r,,. =, uliro;s -
exclaimed Norman Coleman cnecIuy' upo
A fourth dispatch was read, saying nc
publican gains in Buffalo" n;
Refore any one could speak the Presi;;
dent struck the desk with. his, hst anu
GTirnlv asked: will anybody tell me am
running well in Alaskan"
THE POsr's YARN.
This story was brought 10 the I mn a. %
one If MIR Clevelands friends by the Hat
| footed announcement IN the washington
Post of this morning that the ex-Pres5d zen
was not a candidate for reelection ana l.au
| so stated within few days toa near POM,
/ cal friend. Il was clearly lntimated that
| tbet friend was ex-Secretary Whitney.
The Posi- said it made the statement on
bioh authority and went on TO say, that
| Cleyeland's friends had urged nm 70 cnanGe
! his mind. but found his decision lTreVoca-
HE The formal announcement, u was
| said would soon be made over the eA'
| Presidents name.
This scare-headed yarn made great
| deal OF talk, but was generally regarded as
| having been started by the sliver ioouy.
| CONGRESSMAN Tracy, of New YORK, q close
| friend of Mr.. Cleveland. smiled at the re,
mort He could not stamp il as false, but
saId that in a personal letter from the e1
President received within a few days there
was no indication of his withdrawing iron
The letter was Of such character that i
Mr.. Cleveland had really madeup his mine
not 10 accept the nomination ne woui'
have said So. ...-;..- =,
his party were opposed TO MN ne Woui'
not stand in anybody's way.
This can be construed IN various ways
but it certainly does not say that CleYe
| land will decline to run II he Is the unanl
nous choice of his party.
| Tonight the ghost seems laid. Only tn
| silveramen believe that Cleveland has re
fused TO be O candidate. His decHnatloi
would probably result IN the NOMINATION
| of q free-coinRge man, and that, say OF
friends, is enough TO, make him Wiling L
serve the country if his party calls.
SECRETARY wHITEEY's DENIAL.
New York Times
| EX.Secretary whitney sara last hlRu
when asked concerning the Washington
fabrication:
"Do me the favor TO make my denial a
broad and emphatic as possible.
First. am not the authority, high o
otherwise, for any such statement as tina
contained in the Washington Post
Second. am not candidate for tn
presidency.
Third. 1 did not go to Washington Of
presidential business.
Fourth. The candidacy of Mr.. Cleve
land, possible or otherwise, tor the pres
dental nomination in the Democratic Ma
tional Convention of 1892 was not the sut
iect of conference or consultation durin
nv recent visit TO the capital.
Fifth. l know nothing whatever IN n
gard TO Mr.. Clevelsnd's political or pres
Dental aspirations or intentions.
sixth. The subject Of his candidac
has not been spoken of between us in an
shape or form.
Seventh. Nor has it been the topic {
conversation on my part with any othC
person.
Eighth. The entire story is made on
| of whole clotn and has not a solitary bas