The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-25

tueu views upon the presidential subject
Extongressman Phil Thompson. of Ken
lucky, mas been in New York for few
weeks and on his way home stopped in
washington City for few days His
OPINION of the presidential situation as
expressed by himself is as follows:
Hill is everywhere lsuded in the Empire s.ate
iof MS great victory and which is the greatest
civli triumph that has been won in a quarter of
scentury. There is no question but what il
places Hill IN the very forefront rank of pyesi.
Dental possibilities German is the only other
Ieaaer OF the Democracy at all comparable to
tue senator from New York Cleveland is sim.
ply relegated 10 the rear If Hill is not chosen
10 neaa the national ticket, German will be tle
man from what saw and learned in New York
III Is certain that the delegation from that state
will be unanimous for Hill. The only thing
that can prevent his nomination is the fear that
the Cleveland faction would use the knife al
the polls by way of retaliation.
A very significant fact In this matter is
the position taken by Hon. Daniel Dough-
erty. he IS the man who nominated Cleve-
iand for the presidency in 1855 and has al
ways been one of the stauuchest friends of
the eI-presldent. A day or two ago he
was asked IN this city by one of his friends
whom he thought would be the nominee
OF the convention. He said that the mat
ter was entirely in doubt; that while
Cleveland appeared to have the good opin-
lon OF the masses in certain states. vet
there was no question but what the leaders
OF the party are strenuously opposed to his
nomination. This created great Joy in the
antl-Cleveiand camp. for Dougherty has re-
Gently held conference with Cleveland
and this statement is regarded as mirror
ing to great extent the views of the ex-
president himself. There is another fact
very significant in its nature that has Just
been brought to light. Chairman Springer,
OF the ways and means committee, has
from the first of the Buffalo statesman
career been one of Cleveland's strongest
champions, yet within the last two weeks
he has changed his views entirely.
1t seems that when he went to New
York to make the startling speech upon
congress and the silver question, he had
long conference with Mr.. Cleveland. In
this conference the ex-president practically
stated that in his opinion the country was
rapidly going to ruin; that the policy of
the present Democratic leaders was such
as to destroy public confidence in the party
and that Democratic success was being
jeopardized by the men who were now at
the helm of the party. This statement
anything but pleased Mr.. Springer, who
labors under the fond delusion that he
himself now sits at the helm of the party
and directs its course through the halls of
congress. He informed Mr.. Cleveland in
forceible language that the Democratic
party was all right in its leadership and
that it was hardly fair to say that the
country was going to ruin simply because
the rniliiops of in a hitoDto Aid not fbiplr
best to coincide with the views of Mr.
Cleveland. Since this interview Mr..
Springer has retired from his position as a
Cleveland enthusiast and his consels are
directly in opposition to putting the ex-
president again in nomination.
Virginia has always been considered as
one of the strongest Cleveland states in the
Union, yet now the anti-Cleveland leaven
has permeated the Democratic circles of
that state, and its workings are becoming
very noticeable. Says Congressman Meri-
dith of that state:
think Hill Is the most available man. / am
for him, and l think he would sweep the couu-
try. Both of the Virginia senators are strongly
opposed to Cleveland since Gorrpan has teen do
ing some very effective missionary work with
them.
Says Congressman Wise:
Cleveland is rapidly decreasing in strength.
The candidate must come from outside of New
York state.
Congressman Jones, Epes and Edmunds
all unite in echoing these anti-Cleyeland
sentiments, and say that their expressions
of opinion are in accord with the senti-
ment of the districts from which they
come.
The Cleveland men have heretofore
counted upon Senator Mcpherson secur-
ing the New Jersey delegates for their idol,
but now this dream has been rudely dis
PEELED by some very interesting inside
statements furnished by prominent New
Jersey Democrat to the national commit
tee. Said he:
The logic of the political situation calls for HILL
am friendly to Cleveland and will do my best
to send Cleveland delegates to the convention.
But the sentiment in the state is that II Is not
wise to endeavor to prop upa candidate whose
own state rejects him New York does Cleve-
land. Hill has an understanding with Cover
nor Albeit, and the New Jersey delegation will
be solid for Hill and Connecticut will fall grace
fully into line.
Hon. Albert Loerning, of New York, was
appointed by Cleveland as counsel general
at Bremen. He was in Washington City
yesterday, and when asked what he thought
of the presidential outlook said
1t is undoubtedly true that the politicians of
the party are against Mr.. Cleveland, and the
tremendous influence of Senator Hill, ombined
with that of German, may be strong enough TO
keep the nomination from going to Cleveland.
One thing that has been very forcibly
brought out recently is that the pivotal
states are strongly opposed to Cleveland
and that such being the case it would not
be policy for the Democrats to put in
nomination man for whom these states
would not vote in the convention. There
is no question that New York is solidly,
vigorously and actively opposed to the ex-
president New Jersey and Connecticut
are rapidly approaching the peint of
sharing in the views of the Empire state.
Indiana is set down on all sides as an anti
Cleveland state. having been recently con-
yerted to this belief Senator Voorhees,, of
that state, has felt the political pulse there
and announces the result in these words:
The nominee of the next Democratic national
convention ought to and viii live in the Missis-
sippi valley The farther he lives from Wall
street the better for the Democratic party.
In Delaware the opposition to Cleveland
is led by ex-senator Salisbury. who is
rapidly obtaining full control of the Dem
ocratlc machine in that state. Michigan
is also sending up its voice against Cleve-
land. 4 delegation of prominent Dem
ocrats from that state was in this city last
week. and unanimously declared that the
sentiment of the Michigan Democrats was
anti-Cleveland. Mayor Jackson, OF Bay
CITY, called upon Hill, and informed him
that by the time the convention met the
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