Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-06-21
rOICE OF VIRGINIA.
,..oiom IS to III, Democratic Somina-
tiOa for President
NE MUST TAKE CARE.
= az Many Men Eminent in Our
Party Councils.
|lElDABLE INTERVIEWS.
.,. Gathered by Dispatch Man
!. waking Ills Rounds Through
the state.
&c MUST TAKE CARE.
,r,DABLE INTERVIEWS.
R1cHMoxp. June 20. 1901

hANhMpNhs oNAt AVt 1851
...s. ba, lately called me 10 several
l',. Lotions Of the State and given
.i".. -.snity to talk with many promi-
= ,,.r,-rats with regard to the presi.
am permitted TO make use of
..,r,.r,ations and l herewith report
- .,r,1. 81, that you may see what the
ling opinion Is amongst those with
r-Ib,yc been thrown.
%. never sought ont Cleveland or
leland men, hut have taken them
t.-,.i 70 meet them, only observing
81 L.,teev should be persons of such
,..,, 70 make their views Of value.
"a the FIRST with whom / spoke on
.,.s,i was Mr.. X. c. Murray. who is
s.--al the Norfolk Landmark, and
sell -emembered in Richmond as
...1.msn who acted as leader for
.-.. Mckinney in the latter's candi-
..,ss nomination and who in that
'... 5sylavCd no little genius. For
-. DO rss the Governors private sec
s-5 in addition to editing the
o.. Is now successfully discharging
(. ,-.ss n the Office of Superintendent
,r-,,. schools Of Norfolk. l led the
.., .sa discussion of national affairs
.v. Ng-sy soon became interested.
'-.--e AIS position as stated in his
.u,a.aa:
trN00NwENT OF THE EAST.
%. y.--ay. 1t is perhaps premature
.-....s.a upon the next Democratic
.s .1- the presidency, but 1t is safe
-..sf the signs Of the times fore
% ,ac abandonment OF the East
-.tEf o.. selection, unless the fractional
y ....., cK sting there shall disappear
=. ,.s tine comes to make a choice.
.f... Cleveland aud Hill people get
....- cordially and honestly, so as TO
,,-.- 9.. one OF the other, the situation
Is -.,yej Of much perplexity. The
d. sr party has taken its candidates
-.ts West since Lincoln with a single
-. blaine. The policy has been
s' IL the presence of factional
.-..- New York the Democracy might
choose q candidate from the same
~, .-...n o.. the country (say Camp
.. .ss.. ~ some other stalwart and
go. democrat. In such an emergency
RI -4 have 70 name a man / would
!. Il. .- Z Villas. Of Wisconsin. though
49,. sod o Democrat to have a per
=. r-.ssr nee. The Democracy must
.I-.. AID cast It's vote if as one ballot
IT,. To- WIN It must be one"
-arLYNcHBURd EDITORS.
I'm Norfolk I went to Lynchburg,
q. IS 80, sud prosperous hill city" of
r---s and there | bad the happiness to
=. Vr. Alexander Mcdonald, editor of
---aas. and Mr.. Carter Glass, editor
-sa-i and Carlisle. should think,
g.. asa strong ticket said Mr.. Nc
la but the unknown quantity of
= l.s-c- comes in, and 1t is impossible
re-. ta-esse how that will affect the
,r,- should u be deemed undesirable
-.,a,e Cleveland. then l should
.,ta. either Hill or German would
giss ruidable candidate. The latter
s. 5-a'iv Is tremendous support for his
p. Z 1.lt against the force bill"
rDIroR CARTER GLASS.
\ s-n-. think" said Mr.. Glass. that
.i..Aslt 10 renominAte Cleveland;
&. s.. e from considerations OF expe-
.-s. -ae no good reason why he should
,s,.u.natei. They say he has the
'.1.. rs his convictions: but that don't
e. ~ much if his convictions ere
re s-3 h.s courage of a sort that
g. .-,stJ rashness. In short, the New
2 VOID put the idea .polntedly the
-- llv when II remarked that the
---.c party has had enough Of
Ira-7' that il magnificent" but not
Nh Cleyeland's bravery has
~i n ssddling the country with
V.-s' system of tariff-taxation
r isus-d tv the wit Of man; il lost
-- supreme and Appellate Federal
--' 3. lost US the United States Senate
-ss.- q the admission of rotten
--- States. and for a period 1t
,.'rsi the South with the force bill,
e. tli .. passed, would have destroy
O.. Democratic party. Cleveland Is for
-.ieuJrIatic internal-revenue syS-
= B. is sruArely opposed 10 his party on
.,.- Question; he has alienated the
--v' Alliance people, and altogether
- uy Judgment the weakest man we
k, ~lta.-. l favor Hill because he Is a
L. , PERSONAL and political integrity;
.-,a .- Is not constantly lecturlng the
-ea.c party as if he were a saint
i-sy q lot Of uncircumclsed sim
and because he can carry
York and the other doubtful
s like him the better because the
.r.-ps hate and abuse him as they
l.i abused Tilden, and / earnestly
BE- would be surer of election than
-- Oh" Democracy can name. The
@ would rally 70 him because OF his
ra'-4 cruuuclatlOns of the force bill
Z Cleveland was silent and indifferent,
'-agse be is not identified with the
interests Of Wall-street contraction
IT7uiSD's RECENT RECORD.
, Ga'tcr dav, in my travels, met
lt ham. Shepherd, who was the
4 a'T Of the state Democratic Com
p during the greater part OF Mr..
7-rs chsirmanship, and who is known
E. 70 the State as one of the most
~. patty men that we have. Said he:
Sav.uc that Mr.. Cleveland cannot in
A t---a. election carry New York against
i-Iuo.lcau. am opposed TO his nomi-
twas not Hill who caused hirn TO
N.v York in 1855. but the thousands
---'.e followers of the Democratic
4 rec.Ict-workers. Last fall, when
ir-n.Iais OF the whole country were
interested in the success OF the
1s'' OF New York city, no one know
c.as now how Cleveland voted, while
-r.y asserted that his Secretary or
ra.Irr Fairchild, voted for Stokes
A = Grant. II Cleveland be nominated
l-oeglt,c workers Of New York city
4 c~'est him, fear. BE has done
80 since be has been out OF office 70
4 --s himself 10 that class of men. and
p then honest support he can 90
-g 10 New York city. II Cleveland
o elected without New York, and that
~ Do made apparent, am Tor nm IN
-.l.e - any other man"
NEITHKR.
Niles Martin: Il do not think 1t
% lominate either Cleveland or
some good Democrat from the west
4 Be- elected. Cleveland IL strong 10
N-s ilsland States. but not IN the
= o. S0lta.n
iiEuAN. EDITOR PETERSBURG INDEX
APpEAL.
- y uewS respecting Mr. CieVeihuoe
'5,l..y a. candidate have been re-
y eyUIessed in the columns OF the
I -tp,aI. opposed bis nomination N
Ae ground that his free-trade mes,
CongTess IN December. 1887, placed
'sss % New York among the lmpos,,
a'', and that he had voluntarily and
,,.ssaflly provoked antagonism in the
lf The letter he wrote concerning
L 70, after bis election in 1884 and
y ne Inauguration. The result JUST
H.. fears. Mr.. Cleveland not only
70 carry bis own State, but be lost
~ "a other States, especially IN flr,
- lo's be had the prestige ana
y success, he was supported wlth
sasA and unanimity by the leaders
,, Democratic party. and whatever
- there may be IN the power ana
II 1eQi the Government was With htIn.