Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-07
TALK ABOUT THE PRESIDENCY.
A Boom for senator Stanford-Mr. Cleve.
lands Chances-what an Eminent Supreme
Court .Justice Thinks

A Boom for senator stanford-Mr. Cleve-
lands Chances-whst an Eminent Supreme
Court Justice Thinks
WASHINGTON Special New York Sun.
There is undoubtedly movement on foot
among the Farmers Alliance men in WASH
ington and throughout the country lookin z to
| the nomination of Senator Leland Stanford Cor
| President. The California Senator is aware
that his name is being used among the al
lance men and he is taking no steps to
discourage shcm. On the other hand,
his, bill providing that the gov
eminent shall run a pavnbroker's shop for
the benefit of the farmers Of America is being
kept in the foreground by every possible
means Hundreds of thousands of copies of it
are being distributed and great pains used to
see that the farmers shall become thoroughly
informed as to its provisions. II has
become generally known to Senator
StanfOrds friends in pubic life that he is
In training for the alliance nomination.
when he introduced his government loan bill,
ard Thus forced his name prominently TO the
front. /: was regarded rs a good joke, and there
seemed 20 be no sericIs side to it. During the
past week or two, however. ii las become ap-
parent 10 several thoughtful politicians that
there might after all be some bottom TO the
Stanford boom, and they have determined to
keep watchful eye upon its development.
Proof OF the fact that there is substance to
the Stanford boom is afforded by the remarks
Of one ot the mos. eminent democratic justices
ON the bench OF the United States Su-
preme Court This justice i'll talking with a
few oil friends in the Senate q few evenings
ago. said 1t was his earnest belief that nothing
Is more likely to happen than the nomination
OF Mr.. Stanford by the alliance convention
and its Endorsement by the republicans. When
some OF his friends expressed Curprisc he said
that the political situation OF the United States
is at present very peculiar; that in these mer-
curial times il requires but brief period to
make history, especially political history, and
that it Is quite within reason to sup
gets around again the alliance movement will
have spread into every state and be in political
control of many of them His past judgment
led hIEI to believe that the Republicans will be
compelled to seek combination with the alli-
ance managers. and the latter would certainly
offer them Senator Stanford as a man upon
whom they would be willing &c rnite.
After delivering himself of these opinions the
justice br,.nchcd of into a little prediction as
TO the probable nominee of the democrats. He
said that the man who in his opinion is least
likely to receive the support of the democratic
convention is Grover Cleveland. The south.
he said, VIII be far from unanimous for the ex-
President, and The states of the far west will
demand, on the ground Of his silver views,
ii none other. that he be set aside. One
OF the strongest arguments against Mr..
Cleveland's nomination, he said. would be the
widespread belief among cool-headed demo-
Gratis that he would be the weakest possible
candidate before the people. Justices of the
Supreme Court do not often talk politics in
this free fashion and the remarks of this demo-
cratic justice therefore created real surprise.
He had given his friends something to think
and talk about. however. and they have since
been earnestly discussing his interesting sug-
gestiOns.