The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-23
HILL OR CLEVELAND?
A Canvass of the National Demo-
cratic Committee.
OR WILL IT BE G0RMAN Z?
The "world" Asks Questions About
Presidential Candidates and Gets Some
Answers and Some Refusals- Cleve-
lands silver Views Hurt Him i'm the
west-The Republicans win Win.

NEW YORK, Jan. 23-The New York
World has canvassed the National Demo
cratic Committee as to the preferences OF
members for Hill or Cleveland. The ques'
tons proposed were these
/. Which nomination do you think
would be the more advantageous to the
Democratic party-that of Cleveland OF
of Hill?
2. Which is your personal preference
3. How much Cleveland sentiment, as IL
is called, is there in yonr State
Brice refused TO commit himself; so did
Sheerin of Indianapolis. the secretary OF
the committee William Dickson, the tall
and athletic member from the District OF
Columbia, said he was Hill man. John
G.. Prather of st. Louis, the committee
man from Missouri, was bubbling over
with Cleveland enthusiasm. Michael
Doran, the sage of Minnesota and the
leader of the Democracy in st. Paul, re
fused To talk.
Charles ID. Lewis of South Framing.
ham, Mass, was one of the Original
Cleveland men," is now for Hill. e. w.
Blair, the committeeman from Kansas,
answered briefly: Most advantageous
nomination. Cleveland. Personal pre-
ferences Cleveland. Cleveland seDti-
ment? Large"
John l.. Mitchell of Milwaukee is a
Cleveland man. A w. Sui O vay, who
represents New Hampshire OH the conf
mittee, said that he believed that Mr..
Cleveland would be the most advanta-
geous nominee. j. j. Richardson of Iowa
said Ditto"
Thomas of Colorado, Voltner of Oregon,
Howey of Mississippi, Sewell of Maine,
and Rawson Of North Carolina would not
talk. Watterson merely said "Humph ~
Mayor Samuel X. Honey, who repre-
sents Little Rhodyn on the National
Committee, said: II should think Cleve-
land was stronger in Rhode Island than
any other one man. i am for Cleveland.
/ think Cleveland would carry Rhode
Island, and whether any other Democratic
could / would not like to saw"
Ireland of Nebraska said Cleveland was
losing i'm his state. Ross OF New Jersey,
Barbour of Virginia and Winans couldn't
say. Johnson Camden of West Virginia.
had an able proxy IN Mr.; st. Clair, who
said that Mr.. Hill had a great many
friends in that State, but so had Mr.. Cor
man. William f. Harrity of Pennsylva-
mia, said that Cleveland would make
more advantageous nominee for
the party than Mr.. Hill.
j. w. Causey of Delaware said that
Cleveland was the favorite in his part of
the country. Hiram Atkins, the Yer
monter, said THE Democrats of Yer
mont are very largely for Cleveland F"
Purcell of North Dakota, said he wouldn't
dare at this time to venture an opinion
Wallace, the Oklahoma member, was for
Hill.
William +. Ferry, the Utah member,
felt very bashful about saying, so did SEN
ator Walthall of Mississippi, and Jones of
Florida. Kabis of Wyoming was for
Hill. Senator Palmer of Illinois was for
Cleveland.
j. A. Kuhn of Washington State said :
Between the two men L think Hill would
make the stronger nominee. / have no
personal preference, but i think that even
in the Far West there's n stronger senti-
ment for German than any one else"
The canvass brings out nothing of es-
pecial interest. Cleveland is not gaining.
This was known before. There is strong
undercurrent for German which may up
set the plans of both Hill and Cleveland.