New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-22
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
MOTHER LETTER EXPECTED FROM MIR
CLEVELAND.
.rvops AT THE CAPITAL THAT HE MAY DE
CINE TO BE A CANDIDATE-WoMAN's SUI
FRAGE-THE EFFECT OF WoMhNo



Washington, Feb 2l.-Thc news of mysterious
..orprcamento from Mr.. Cleveland runs through
n.mocratc circles. His friends at the 'api'al
80, that he will come out soon In lctter ao-
.oIutely declining to he candidate why III
,houd take occasion at this particular llhe u
$40 an announcement of this sort is not easy to
understand. There is no imminent danger OF MS
,airc nominated which requires such means OF
dsfence The Democrats are much broken up III
.hoir own minds about what is best to he done.
mis- is specially true since Mr.. Cleveland wrote
his letter on the silver question. Still, none OF
.bo Democratic leaders has felt called upon to
.vrress more than casual opinions. The Presl-
a.rtio1 vrar is still too far away TO call TOT
.rv.binr except speculation. 1t is just possible
chat candi7acies are to he announced this year
on the Democratic side through forms Of negatlon'
Mr. Cleveland is to announce at an early day
that under no possible circumstances would ne
occent Senator German, of Maryland, has cauSeu
n be sent forth through Congressional friend from
MARYLAND the statement that under no clrcum-
stances would he accept nomination, ana 'ha'
MARYLAND will send up delegation for Cieveah''
Notbino now remains for Governor Hill except
N becin 70 prepare a letter declaring that re
will not consent TO have lis name used Nhle
this is the current talk and criticism on the SUD
iect. there are other views presented concerning
Mr. Clevelands possible action. He loves 10 pose
as hero He announced himself before ne "a'
elected President in favor of single term ioi
the Presidency. lie forgot his pledge ana oelIc'
in his ANXIETY 70 be reelected Failing in tins
and seeing that he cannot he nominated uhuci
anv circumstances without intense opposition, he
may think it a good time now TO return 10 HIS
original view. More than this, it is said that
OBJ
and regards him as the first citizen of the united
c+o+oe !, noirt If rank in the Republican party.
He wishes to occupy a similar position in the
Democratic MARTY He was much fascinated with
+bo Wow presented Of Mr. Blaihes position when
In ,,as !, Furone Mr. Blaine said at that time
THAT having once been selected as chief of his
marty, II vvould not he dgnifed thing for him
ovcr ooain 10 be a candidate, if being a candi-
date involved contest with Others. To de-
scend 10 struggle for a nomination was not
nossibe So his letter of dcclinatiOn was written.
Mr. Cleveland is reported feeling that he too
coud not afford TO enter into the field Of contest
with another, particularly as he is certain that
the New-York delegation will he controlled against
him No one here believes that there has been
any combination made between him and Mr.. Hill,
or that their relations are at all different from
what they have been, whatever those relations
were
There are many points OF view TO he taken 10
connection with Mr.. Clevelands peculiar character
He has the irascible and impatient sensitiveness
of man of high temper who has great sense of
his own personal worth and importance. He sees
that there is great diversity Of opinion in the
Democratic party for the moment and he may
think that it is better policy temporarily to
withdraw himself from the field and allow the
various candidates TO struggle among themselves
He will occupy the p0sitiOnsDf an upright phloso-
pher and all of his Mugwump editorial friends
will beat the tOm-tOm of his praises and keep him
conspicuously before the public There are SO
many kinds of opinion in the Democratic party at
present on nearly every subject that there Will
naturally be in the event of his withdrawal many
candidates lie will be in position constantly
where those who do not like contentious will be
always pointing to him the saviour OF the
party. At the last moment to save his party ana
the country, of course, he could reluctantly con-
sent to sacrifice his passionate desire for retire
mcnt and subordinate his feeling of reluctance to
resume again the burden of government by once
more accepting the leadership Of his party. II is
a safe position to be in The next House Of Repre-
sentatives will 90 many things which will brighten
the financial world. The majority in that House
will hopelessly commit the party to a financial
policv which the country will not sustain. Ag-
tation will be begun at once to reopen the tarln
question. The unpopularty Of all this will be
demonstrated long before the Democratic National
Convention meets. Then Mr.. Cleveland should
be more available for having been out through II
all There are plenty of people, however, at the
Capital who believe that Mr.. Ceveland's letter Of
withdrawal will he long delayed and that the
country will be treated threats Of its appearance
long before it is written ehis is strictly in ac-
cordance with the policy Of the old Cleveland Ad-
ministraton. Mr.. Cleveland. when he was Pres-
dent. if he contemplated anything doubtful, would
cause limitations of his proposed action TO ne sent
out 10 the newspapers OF the country. lie wouid
then study the effect of the publications and be
ruided in his Judgment by his observations Of the
impression made
Another question which is asked in some circles
not strictly political is-would Mrs. Cleveland
hermit her husband TO withdraw? This inter
astino ouestion is discussed with langud inter
est in the social circles of the Capital. Politicians
will believe in Mr.. Cleveland's letter when it is
written and sent out
Within a few days the National Woman's Suf
rage Convention will meet in Washington. This
conncil has been held in Washington for a num-
her NJ wears The advocates of this movement
claim that they are gaining every year. j asked
Senator Carey, of Wyoming this morning, hoW
long woman suffrage had prevailed in his State
and a number Of other questions, which he an
swered in detail. lie said that they had had
woman suffrage there now for twenty years. None
Of the objections which are made 10 this extension
-, tho snTraoe had been found in actual prac-
tice in his State, TO have good Daslj' Inc
result there had been more than satisfactory
II WAS not true that women in general took no i'll
terest in the question of suffrage. Those who
were not ORIGINALLY advocates of it exercise their
privileges when they once received them. There
was fully as large proportion of women who voted
I'm his State to-day as of men. Anything that
related at all to their interests was sure 10 Drihg
out the full vote. lie thought that the women
gave more thought to the subject thah o"e men