The morning call., 1892-03-29
A PEANUT POLITICIAN.
Andrew ID. Whites Estimate of
Senator Hill.
The Vice-Presidential Candidacy Of the Ex'
President Of Cornell University-A
Spicy Interview.

and was here during the recent visit OF the
iron king. whom he accompanied through
part of the Northwest on the homeward trip.
Mr.. White has returned here to deliver a
course of lectures at Stanford University, Of
which he is a nonresident professor of his
tory. The course will be upon 'The Causes
of the French Revolution" and will be de-
livered throughout April. The same lee
lures have been delivered at Johns Hopkins
University and at Philadelphia, Washington
and New Orleans.
The main interest in his visit to California
Is in connection with the use Of his name as
political possibility. The place for which
be is being named is that of Nice-President.
the idea being to nominate him on the Re-
publican ticket with President Harrison.
Vice-President Morton not being consid.
cred for denomination, the name OF
three New Y ork men are mentioned for the
place. These are Whiteiaw Reid. William
Walter Phelps and Mr.. White. Ii Harrison
is renominated New York will probably ask
for and receive the second place on the
ticket.
A STRONG BACKER.
Although not politician in the current
sense Of the word Mr.. White has been act,
I've in both State and national politics. and
has had several national appointments.
his candidacy is being backed by Andrew
Carnegie, who is a strong personal friend
of both Blaine and White, the understand
ing being that il Blaine were nominated
some Western man should have second
place, bu. that Ii the Secretary OF State re-
NAMED withdrawn, as TO his candidature,
he should use his influence in support Of the
Cornell professor for the Nce-Presidency.
When Mr.. White was interviewed yestcr-
day he was manfestly disncined to dis
cuss politics. When his candidacy was first
suggested he shook his head. "Oh, no." he
said, sit will be some one more active in
politics than l" and then lie mentioned the
names of those most generally considered.
but not his own.
In answer to a direct question, he re-
peated that he did not consider himself in
active politics, that his main interest was
still in Cornell University, of which he is
trustee. member of the executive board
and also lecturer.
81 have a very deep secondary interest In
Stanford University. which IS, TO some ex-
tent an outgrowth of Cornell" he added,
''since its president and many of its faculty
are Cornell men. and some of the methods
which have proved most successful at Cor
nell have been adopted at Stanford"
BEATING AROUND THE BUSH.
This seemed like beating around the bush,
so the query was again made: Are you
candidate for the Vice. Pre- idental nomi-
nation"
mot to my knowledge" was the rather
eQuiVOca reply, land If any one is pressing
me for the place | am not aware OF 1t. 1t
has been mentioned, l know, in some of
the Eastern papers, but that is all, SO far as
] am aware"
IF you could procure the nomination,
would you accept ii, Mr.. White?"
WHO wouldn't? OF course l would"
said the professor, who was rather restless
under pOint-blank questions, and who acted
as if the announcement Of his candidature
was somewhat premature.
He declared his belief that II Blaine had
felt himself well enough to take the nonli-
nation it would have been conceded TO him,
but that, as ii Is, Harrison in all pTOba-
bility will be TenOminated heartily and un-
grudgingy.
WHO will be the Democratic nominee?"
he was asked.
at looks ike Cleveland to me. Hill is
hustliDg for it, but the more he Dustles the
better be becomes known. and to know him
Is to become Disguised at his assurance in
trying to force himself on his party.
while L am a strong Republican and ex-
pect to vote the Republican ticket, no one
has ever heard me and no one ever will
hear me say anything against the character
and high qualities Of such men as Cleye-
land. Russell. Boies. Palmer, Baysrd and
Gray Of Delaware.
HILLS TACTICS.
Senator bill, however. belongs to an en-
tITely different class OF men. He is notori.
ously unfit for the Presidency, being simply
small ward politician in the city of e.
mira. who became accidental Governor of
New ork, and then by playing skllfulIy
between TammanV aud the enemies of Tam
many, he managed 10 procure temporary
control OF the State machinery. He has
overdoue II and he has disguised The better
men in his own party most completely and
has embiitered the Republicans beyond any
thing ever known IN tile history OF the State.
The recent elections show a tremendous re-
action against him aud his methods. HIS
own city, Elmlra, has for the first time in
many years gone Republican.
The Republicans have been saying for
some time past Let him get into the United
States Senate and then he will be measured
by the side OF statesmen and found out Thus
tar he has been too cunning for that aud
has passed his time mainly at Albany. or in
whooping 1t up with the boys in short
speeches delivered In the South.
IF any thinking man would look at these
speeches he would find in them the meas
ure Of the man. They are all simple dec
nmation and platitudes of the lowest order
Hi! never disc uses principles. In fact be
never did during his career as Governor,
PEANUT POLITICS.
sit has all been peanut politics. phrase
invented to fit his sort Of craftsmanship and
which describes it exactly.
Il say all this, not as Republican but as
citizen of the United States who feels that
the bare mention Of man like David r.
Hill for President is monstrous. Repub-
hcans In New York have advised me and
others who know him well to keep quiet re-
gardlng him, saying: Let him be nomi-
mated; he Is the easiest candidate to beat,
Tor we can spring his New Y ork aQueduct
corruption note against him, to say nothing
OF other matters. No such man ever has
been or ever can be elected President IF the
United States
my answer to this has always been, 4
was an American citizen before I was a
Republican, and my duty as a citizen COM
pels me to tell the truth about what is
really the most disgraceful candidacy In
American history 1t should be under
stood that the nomination Of II Ill would be
the transfer of Tammany's influence, with
the power of HilPs three henchman, Shee-
ban. Murphy and Croker, tu Washington.
That tells the whole story.
'Of the other candidates Cleveland seems
10 me at present TO be the strongest among
the thinking and patriotic men Of the Demo-
cratic party. Governor Boies undoubtedly
has much strength, although 1t has rerhaps
been diminished somewhat by recent occur
FENCES. dovernor RasselPs strength seems
70 me to be decidedly growing. He
ever carried the State of Massachusetts
twice In succession. He undoubtedly has
some very fine qualities and possesses the
courage OF his convictions I would place
their relative chances in this order: Cieye-
LIND, Russell, Boiss and Gray of:Delaware
The latter's most serious disqualification
is that he comes from such very small
State"
PEN-PlCTURE OF THE PROFESSOR.
Mr.. White Is short of stature and
slightly built. His hair and beard are
streaked with gray, he wears eyeglasses and
hasa PROFESSIONAL look. He was born In
New York, and as he was graduated at
Yale In 1853 must be verging Oh 60 years of
age.
He was president of Cornell for twenty
years, and has wide reputation as a
lecturer on history. He was a member of
the New York State Senate in 1863 and in
1s71 was sent as national commissioner to
San Domingo to report On the con-
uition oil the country with ref
erence to the annexation proceedings
then pending He waa a com nnissinnar t.