New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-18
JEALOUSY AMONG THE DfWOCRA ~.
E. J. PHELPS TOO MUCH WITH Mr.. CLEVELAND
TO PLEASE THE PRACTICAL POLITICIANS.

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TO PLEASE THE PRACTICAL POLITICIANS
Democratic statesmen continue 10 awarm into New
York. and generally manage to pay their respects -
Mr. Cleveland and within twenty four hours after
their arrival remind him Of their conspicuous services
in his behalf Most Of them arc anxious for nm -
recall what they did for his nomination at CEc'F" ~
well for his election. In this way they arr "Dc 10
dilatc upon their personal fcaity as vel a. th'r
party DEVOTION and think that by 50 putting II tcy
hnvo what they call "doublc cnch' on me places
they arc after There Is one visitor here N whom
tho thoroueb going convention running vot getting
Democrats oDk askance. Yet he is the man who
seems 10 c closest t. Mr. Cleveland AMI up whom ti'
Pre lent elect makes II no secret That he INTENDS 10
lean heavily during the coming four years. I'D" IS
f. J. Phelps Of Vermont, lecturer on interhau"nh
law at Yale He was Mr.. ClcveandS Minister 10
England from 1885 to 1880, ana came near to b'ing
chief Justice Of the supreme Court when Judge Fuller
wa appointed Mr.. Cleveland ha' unlimited conf
donce In Mr.. Phelps, ana since the latter mas hcon
IN New-York. he has been % constantly IN the com
many OF the head Of the coming Admin stra,on, ana
has been treated with such marked dcercnc" ana ccr
dlaity By him. that Mr. Phelps has won the almost
unanimous jealousy OF the other visiting statcincn
lie has succeeded in creating the impression tha'
70 will be the next secretary Of state and will dictate
the foreign policy 10 bc followed after Marcl :. Ihc
general run Of great Democrats who hal! from NOV"
York Illinois Wisconsin, Maryland. Kentucky. Ten
ncssee Indiana and other states wFlch have
furnished large blocks Of electoral votes for the Demo
cratic ticket grow small In the presence OF TINS col
Iege professor from Vermont and they don't Ike Tie
situation for cent Any who could suggest
feasible plan for slpprcsslng cy-Nnser Phelps and
sending him back hastily to the Green Mountains
again. would be a popular man among the people VINO
did the heavy work q the campaign on tho Dcmrri'I"
side.
Among the prominent Democrats in the d'y be-
sdes Mr. Phelps yesterday were Chairman liarri'E'
Don NJ Dickinson benjamin T. Gable, Of lllyois. and
W c. p DpcSlnrdgn, Of Kentucky Ex-Governor
James f. Campbell. Of Ohio cX-Jucge Lambert Tree"
Of Chicago. and General Jackson. OF Tennessee with
local Democrats and others many II them dhcu-s'"
the speech Of Thomas G.. Sherman At the single I"N
Club dinner at the Columbia on "Wednesday night III
which Mr. Sherman protested 70 give the inside MS
tory Of Mr.. Ccvcland'> Victoria Hotel diAh'r - IA
ward Murphy. r.. ". T. >hcehAn ana IloIard 'i"N'''
at which Mr.. Whitney and Mr. Dickinson we're picS"ht
and Mr.. shcarman's representation that Mr. Clcv"
land on that occasion had replied to Mr. sh"chan
demand for pledges to the Snarprrs' by saying tVnt
he would be damned, and d6ubly damned Ii IT,
would Gre any such pledges Those VINO were
nresent declined 10 say anything on th" subject on
the ground that it WIS private dinner ana hoOody
seemed to take any stock In Mr.. Sherman verso"
Of the occurrences mt the dinner
Mr. whitney, speaking for Mr.. CieV'iahd' Wa"'
all tbe hedges that Messrs. Murphy. ShecIan ana
Croker wanted before the dinner came cA' SHu
Tommony leader yesterday. :" 20 they were not neccs
sary. Mr. Cleveland at the dinner merely alluded 10
the promises Mr.. whitney had made IN such a way rs
IN Give the guests present Information mat j." Hhr"
~ sI,o,t them and would carry ont Mr.. WhnC>'
a,,reements 10 the letter We are not afraid OF MI
{ Irve,an:'s breaking faith with rs. $50
The political feature last evening was Henry VII
,,rd's dinner to Mr.. Cleveland. At SHINY - NJ.
T., clip, and Mr.. whitney accompanied MI Clevrlaul
ard were pIaced near him AT the tabn. Other euc q
were Chairman Ilarrty. Mr.. pchnson. ci secretary
charles s. Fairchild, cX-Ma!or william T. Trace
S"raid Oiterdorier tOlcne. Lamont and VOL known
cleveland men both OF this city and from e-'eMhci".
Tho dinner was strictly private affair, ana VIZ.
Formations as 10 t'O.e present should be allowed -
each the press. Among the men whom runor n nd.s
AZ sure Cabinet winners yesterday were f. !. Phelps.
= iIarrity b. T. Cable. and W. c. y. breckenridge.
Elk Governor campbell, OF ONO, and D. EdTnd sni-
mons, Of New-lOrk, were down rs possibilities.