Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-21
rs CLEVELANDOUT?
A Question Current at the Ma.
tional Capital.
A POSITIVE NEWSPAPER ASSERTION

that the Ex-President Has IrrevocabIy
Decided Not to Run in 1892 Some
Comments on the Statement What
Tracy of New York Says - The Coin
age Committee Puts the Senate Silver
Bill Finally to Sleep by Large Ma
jority-Proceedings in Congress.
WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. 21-Yest erday
Cleveland was again the chief subject of
conversation at the capital The state.
ment was published in The Post with
good deal of emphasis upon its accuracy
hat Cleveland has finally and irrevoca-
bly, decided that he will not acce ut the
domination of his party for the presi-
dency and that he will soon write a let
ter announcing his determination OF
course there is nothing in the story so far
rs can be learned here. EX-Secretary
Whitney, who is in the city, says that it
is all news to him. 1t is understood that
Senator Vest is authority for the state
ment and that his information is based
upon conversation which he or some one
had with Cleveland three or four months
ago.
He May Still Be Willing
Vest, though formerly friendly enough
to Cleveland, is still bitter over the recent
silver letter, and Cleveland's friends say he,
or whoever set the story in circulation.
must have placed too broad an interpreta-
ton on whatever Cleveland did say con-
corning his future. 1t is easily seen that
Cleveland may have said he was not and
would not be candidate in the sense that
he was in 1884, aiding and counseling his
friends In their effort to secure the nomi-
nation for him. He was once president
and he now takes the view that it would
not be becoming in him to scramble for
the honor of a third nomination. If the
party wants him it will say so without an
effort on his part.
Hills Prospects for New York.
Out OF the gossip over this statement
appeared the Intelligence, tolerably well
authenticated, that the Cleveland men of
New York will make no effort to secure
the election of favorable delegates from
that state to the national convention Hill
Is TO nave 1t all his own way in New York,
and undoubtedly will go into the conven-
/ tlon with the great block of delegates
from the Empire state solid at his back
Tracy, of New York, had a personal letter
from Cleveland within four DAYS. No
reference is made in it to any purpose on
the part of the writer to withdraw from
the field of presidential possibilities,
though the character of the letter gives
opportunity for such an avowal were it in
his mind.
Not Posing as a Lightning Rod.
On that subject he says merely that if a
majority of his party is opposed to m he
IS standing in no ones way. Some time
ago, Tracy said, Cleveland had an idea of
taking himself out of the field of choice.
but his friends pointed out to him that his
duty would be to obey the commands of
his party, and he had agreed not to
withdraw his name, but let the future
shape itself. Meanwhile telegram from
New York says that Cleveland was en-
gagged in a reference case Friday, and sent
out word to all reporters that he knew
nothing whatever about the matter pub
llshed IN The Washington Post.
Later from New York.
Another telegram from New York saws
that Cleveland was seen last night and de-
med The Posts story totally. He said:
Il never had such an intention In point
|of fact, L am not giving much thought to
|the matter stated in the dispatch YOU
|Show me- L have not said ANYTHING in
public or private to lead any one to be-
|ileve that am anxious to obtain a renom-
|ination TO the presidency. My ideas on
That subject are quite well understood by
|all with whom l have conversed and
who are at all entitled to be called nv
Friends"