The sun., 1891-06-12

about week ago that leading Democrats Of
North Carolina who were the strongest sort
Of CLEVELAND men up to within few
months, and would not admit the possl-
billty Of the nomination OF another candi-
date. now express grave doubts OF the
wisdom OF such nomination" He adds that
the growth OF the anti-CLEvELAND senti-
ment which has now reached North Caro-
lima has been observable much longer In
South Carolina, Georgia. and Alabama.
Senator PUaH OF Alabama confirmed this
view Of the situation, 80 far as his own State
is concerned, In an interview at Washington
on May ls. He s thus reported:
tIe says the statement 70 tho eject that ex Prssi.
dsnt 10 the favorts Of the South for the next
Presidency IL entirely incorrect and IL made by per
sons personally intsrsted In Mr.. CLsvELAsps rsesc
| tion. lie says Mr. CLEvstAsps denomination 10 not
fa,sd farmers OF hts State or Of any other State
and that the York delegation to the
Convention will oppose him he does not believe ms
| name will be brought before shat Convention"
Ex-senator REAGAN OF Texas said In an
Interview published on May a:
~" cLxvxtArpi 10 nominated suppose he will get the
electoral vote Of Texas and but these are the
only two States west Of the Mississippi that he can
carry. II the Eaaun politeians do not kno,o thh noo
they wu and out when hey make ii. experiment. The
rank and ns OF tho people In tho west 90 ho' want
"tI'''AS'
| Governor TrLIMAN OF South Carolina, who
carried his State last fall by 1900 majority
as the regular Democratic nominee. said on
May 20 that" q great danger to the Democ-
racy was that tho nominating Convention
in 1902 might name Mr.. CLEVELAND as its
standard pearer ZOE tne next canpoikn.
| senator VOORHEES, Oh !huiaha, wiz :"
judgment is as dislh1eres.ed anu M oy
atty as sincere as any Oeino.aS INV;
ana wnose innuence III inc HoA. No..o"o.
| Convention Will % as potenc as 'h"' VI any
leader VINO comes OUT Oh inc "es'' saiu AZ
Ierre Haute on May 81:
"lesnnot see how We can achieve suees': win GRO
.ss oLsvsL.sn h' , ..,,'.,,o, - rsnna,.,s
~ orn yi.v, 70 ms., those Of candidate This wosd
be mistake lam ready TO admit that Mr. CLEvELAsn
has strong following In .om: quarter, IL n.. tn.
form OF aolaun Mnsn .au "ap,s oe !, co..
,.sn ~.,. TO di.,"
"Do you think CLEVELAND viii bs the nominee Sen.
ator"
90 not s.u,s..r nson,. n..s.,. in m. hour Of
,h.ir dir.,, psril he wa, NOR. than dsr.uc."
Th,s ia aome n, tbe testimonv that has
a.
oeen recoru'u "I.,iiI aoou' ~. ''e 10 w
the sentiment OF the West ana oouth. More
of the Same sort is appearing almost every
dor Thu drift oooinet Mr. CLEVELAND in
.s,.L ~, ,,rnr,,.or. ,h,oa,,
Ihe eeeIp'h' vi wanna . =;
depend In their ef10rts 10 lorce tnis canai-
date upon the reluctant Democrats OF New
yort ia unmistokable II sipnifies very
much more than the first revulsion caused
nv his silver letter to the Cooper Union
meetino. for there has been plenty Of time
for consideration and appraisal. It does
not by any means proceed exclusively from
antaponism to Mr.. CtEyEIAND's silver views
the anti CLEVELAND sentiment goes deeper
than the silver issue. This fact Is recognized
by 40 devoted a CLEVELAND worshpper as
the Baltimore Sun, which In its Washington
correspondence calls attention to the zap
parently simultaneously concerted utter
ances against Mr.. CLEVELAND OF certain
nrominent Democratic Senators, It is not
believed" adds the Sun, THAT there has
been any formal consultation among these
Senators. but the opposition to the renomi-
nation of Mr.. CLEVELAND which they have
indicated is very Significant" Then the
Baltimore Sun goes on to say:
.,.,,.,. thai, -.,.o,. Ar, un..n,b. bu, from what
ever cause they may arise they are quite sucisns to
prompt them to Be again accept Mr. cLrv.
LAND. unless IL % santae.ot % asmon...Aeo .n.. NJ"
VIZ AZ. the for ,h. d,,ru,. which
h sxprsss.d but doubts may b. entertained a. to the
c,..o r,us noli.ie.n. van. him nu, simply b.e.u..
they cannot ne'p 'nem'''e
10 any but a CLEvEL AND democrat OF the
class described by Senator VOORHEES, IL 1s
unnece ssary TO amrm that the Democratic