Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-03-17
CLEvELANp,s STRENGTH.
1t Is Still the Belief OF Some That HeCan
be Nominated.


1t is Still the Belief OF Some That HeCan
be Nominated.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 16.-Mr
Cleveland's letter TO General Bragg Is
generally accepted by the Democrats in
Congress as declaration from him that
while he IS not seeking the Presidential
no mination, he is in the hands OF his
friends, so 10 speak, and that he Will
not decline if il is thought desirable
for him TO take the nomination. 1t is
complete answer to the statements that
have been made to the effect that he
would before long write letter with
drawing his name from the list OF candl-
dates, and it is regarded further as an
indication that he does not believe that
the situation Of affairs in New YORK
makes his case hopeless. The
Cleveland men in Congress are
to-day more hopeful than they have
been at any time since it became evident
that Mr.. Hill would control the New
York Convention. The sudden boost TO
prominence which this convention gave
Mr.. Hill has made him the target Tor
attack-more so than he has been mere
tofore-and has occasioned closer scru-
tiny OF his political principles. AS
result, some of the shrewdest men In
the party have come TO the conclusion
that whoever else may fail, Mr.. Hill VIII
not secure the nomination. One OF the
Massachusetts Democrats in the House,
with whom your correspondent talked
to-day, declared that the outlook toward
Mr. CIeveland's nomination was clearer
than it had been for months, and that
he was perfectly well satisfied that Mr..
Cleveland would be the next Democratic
candidate.
Massachusetts" he said, "will send
a solid delegation. In fact, New Eng
land will send a solid delegation for
Cleveland, and every delegate will 60
there with but one purpose, and will not
be in the least affected by the attitude
OF the New York delegates. The New
Jersey delegation, the Pennsylvania
delegation, tho Michigan delegation and
the delegations from Minnesota and
Wisconsin will be for Cleveland. do
not know myself how Western States
stand, but from talks with members
from that section, learn that the CieVe-
land sentiment is controlling ana that
it is not only favorable to Cleveland,
but determinedly insistent on his nom
ination. l presume that Iowa and In
diana and Illinois will send delegates TO
support their favorte sons, and that
Boies, Gray and Palmer will be put be-
fore the convention. But the delegates
from those States are at the bottom Tor
Cleveland, and when the situation be-
c omes clear, the. favorite sons Will be
retired and they will all come
TO the support OF cleveland;
On the start, Mr.. Cleveland
will have more votes from the North,
the East and the West than Mr.. Hill
can muster to save his life. The South
ern people prefer Cleveland, and nearly
the solid Southern delegation will be FOR
him, but will not be disposed TO force
his nomination as they do not wish to
take the responsibility of debating who
shall be the candidate. They will be
very glad, however, to cast their votes
for MIR. Cleveland when they find that
he has a majority of the delegates OF
the rest of the country, and | have no
doubt that the New York delegation
resist the popular will.
"The fact is that the passage Of the
free coinage act by the House will make
it necessary for the Democrats to nOmi-
nate a man who will himself be plat
form for the party. The fact that Mr..
Cleveland has once been President and
that he is the great leader of the party
on the tariff will be sufficient reason
for those who do not agree with him on
the silver question to look in a friendly
spirit upon his nomination. and tits evil
dent that no one but Cleveland can hope
for success in New York or Indiana in
the face OF the attitude which the par
" in Congress occupies on the silver
question. After having outraged the
Eastern sentiment on the silver queS-
tion the party cannot find another can
ddate who will fully recover the lost
confidence of the East.
81 have no doubt" he continued, "Of
Mr.. Cleveland'S nomination, but should
it prove impossible to nominate him,
there are three other men, any one OF
whom will stand better before the con-
venton in the event Of Mr.. Cleveland's
withdrawal than Mr.. Hlll or Mr.. TOR
man. One Of these is Mr.. Carlisle, the
other is Senator Mcpherson, and the
other Ia man who would, perhaps, make
the strongest candidate that the party
could nominate next TO Cleveland) Is
Senator Gray, of Delaware. The pro5a-
bilities are that should anything happen
to make Mr.. Cleveland's nomination i'm
possible, there would be u general rally
about Gray of Delaware. He is one Of
the ablest young men in the country.
Succeeding in the Senate TO Mr.. Bayard,
one of the great leaders of the party, he
has shown himself fully worthy of the
succession. lie is young and vigorous,
and at the same time experienced;
man Of broad views, OF thorough
knowledge and appreciation of Demo-
cratic principles, and of great ability"
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