The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-14
E----CLEVELAND.
Subjects for Political Gossip by
Men of Both Parties.
Mr.. CLEVELAND Is LIKE BARKIS.
A Friend Says He May BE "Induced" to
Run-Henry Watterson Looks To New
York-Blaine Feeling i'm Washington
Senator CulIom a Possibility.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-In spite of the
fact that this city is filed with men who
have received official favors at the hands
OF President Harrison, and would thus
naturally favor his denomination, the
universal sentiment here is Blaine. 1t is
coulined TO no one State, to no one section.
1t is the sentiment of men who have come
here from all parts of the country. Should
the secretary make an announcement to-
morrow that he is not n candidate for the
nomination, the sentiment would still
flourish and would still demand that he
be the next Republican presidential
nominee.
No Republican here is at all misled by
the Democratic clamor for an announce
ment." and the almost daily rumors that
IL is TO make its appearance at once. Mr..
Blaine is now effectively attending 10 inn
portant duties devolving upon the deplo
matte representative of the country. His
announcement" would compel him TO
suspend these duties and enter politics.
The positions taken by the Republicans
here is that the Democrats consistently
apply their own arguments to their own
party, and insist that Mr.. Cleveland
should now announce" himself. One
thing is certain, and that is the good con-
dition of Mr.. Blaines health. His walk
is perfectly firm, he has lost the pallor
tnat was on his cheeks when he returned
from Bar Harbor, and his whole appear
ance is that of a perfectly we'll man. He
says himself that he is in the best of
health and feels better this winter than he
has for years.
Advices received here by prominent
Illinois Republicans state that a meeting
of the Republican State Central Com
mittee of Illinois was held in Chicago q
few days ago, at which IL was resolved
that the forty-four votes in the next Re
publican convention should be cast for
Senator Cullom if Mr.. Blaine was not q
candidate.
In conversation with his friends, Sena-
tor Cullom has made no secret OF his
ambition, and seems to have carefully
considered the situation. He realizes, of
course, that with Blaine in the field his
nomination is an impossibility.
IL is no secret that the Illinois Republi-
cans in this city watched with pleasure
the break made in the Illinois delegation
during the speakership struggle. They
assert that whatever likelihood of Demo
cratic success in the State may have ex-
listed before that contest the conditions
have now been materially changed.
NEW YORK, Dec. 14.-One of ex-Presi-
dent Cleveland's warmest and most conf
Dental friends is responsible for the state
ment that Mr. Cleveland is not making
the slightest effort TO further his political
prospects.
He is not working for the presidential
nomination, but prefers the comforts of a
quiet, domestic life to the cares and re-
sponsibilities of the presidency. Mrs.
Cleveland is also decidedly adverse to a
re-entry into politics.
But this authority on the disposition of
the ex-president as regards the presidency
also remarks that he might be induced to
run if the leading men of the party should
convince him that his candidacy would
embody a vital principle, and that he
would represent all that his party has at
stake.
SPRINGFIELD, o., Dec. 14.-Henry Wat
terson said in an interview here, yester-
day: "The whole Democratic situation
turns on the action of the state of New
York. If New York's delegation comes to
the national convention against Cleveland,
il would be suicide TO nominate him. and
he would not be nominated. The same, if
il comes against Hill. If il comes divided,
the nomination will go elsewhere. III we
leave Cleveland out we cannot hope for
New York.
Blaines reciprocity agreements put a
stab into the breast of protection equal to
Clay's celebrated flank movement The
whole thing is sure TO come To free trade.
"ln Kentucky the farmers alliance
movement has entirely petered out, and
its national extinction is certain. The
farmers, as class, when they enter poll
tics are monster without "A head. Har-
rison and Blaine are working side by side
without antagonism. The declination of
Steve Elkins TO accept the secretaryship of
war makes IL look like Blaine"
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