New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-30
RUMOR ABOUT MR.. VAN ALIEN
IS HIS NAME IVITHDRA wv!
SAID TO HAVE RETIRED RATHER THAN
CONTINUE UNDER FIRE.
THE STATEMENT MADE THAT THE RHODE
ISLAND MILLIONAIRE HAS WRITTEN 10
THE PRESIDENT THAT He Is UNwI.L.
ING TO ACCEPT THE APPOINTMENT
ING TO ACCEPT THE APPOINTME

ING TO ACCEPT THE APPOINTMENT.
private letter received IN this city yesterday
from James j. Van Allen, now at Newport K. l.. may
mean that the man whom Mr.. Cleveland sought TO
make American Ambassador at Rome has tired
Of the combat and requested the President to take
MIN out of the way The letter referred 10 was
addressed by Mr. Van Allen to the manager of A
prcss-cpping agency in this city. to whom Mr..
Clevelands appointce had given an order. after
his nomination. fo1 newspaper extracts bearing
upon his appointment
fTe then desired to know all that tho pre--
Of the country had 10 say about him. Mr.. Nar.
Aliens curiosity on that subject must be- fully
satisfied for lie has countcrnandcd the order
and desired that no more clippings be sent to
him. adding az is positively asserted at IN"
burc1u of press clippings, thnt he had written
the President declining the place of Ambassador
to Italy and asking that his name be- withdrawn
from the Senate.
COMMENTS on THE REPORT.
No additional information concerning Mr. Van
Aliens alleged suddcn retirement from the hgh'
had been secured up Ia a Late hour last nlght
Some persons who heard of tn" matter last
night thought that heinz a man of drhcate sen
.ibility. he was unable in common psrlaree, to
stand the racket
The charge that he had secured the oiic"
through his contribution of $4,000 TO th' rreSi-
DENTS campaign fund lent an unusual interest
10 the nomination which MIR. Cleveland saw III
to make after -cvera months Of hesitation. Then
the connection Of the Presidents " close personal
friends Richard Watson Glider and Horace
White. with the case, and thrir earnest protest
against the alleged largoin, coupled with the
IN $50 %
Mr. Van Allen and fre. tie President from his
Obligation. wcro additional incidents.
Mr. Whtncy's open letter. printed on Thurs
day, in the minds Of many only clinch"d the
ugly facts. and d~.ocncd tie shading Of the dark
coors with which popular feeling surrounded thcui'
III, APPOINTMENT BEFORE THE SENATE.
Mr. Van Aliens defenders seemed 70 nave mace
it'll, impression upon the senate. MI me iacts
and circumstances bc..ring upon the apIoInte' :
roli,ical history. his relations with Mr.. Glove
land. Mr. Whitney and others prominent III Demo
cratic circles prior to his exhibition of z'al ior
the cause shown by hl- prinocly eft. and Mr. van
Aliens own explanations Of what III" supScHp-
ton for gn purposes world brInS apou''
were likely 10 b, thoroughly investigated by the
eoro,o ,o,r,ittoe ON Foreign Relations In"
knowledcn tha, this examination might result III
unpleasant exposures. and give pain 10 th" Pr"SI-
dent and III Whitney. may have ha! SON" weight
with Mr Van Alrn. according 20 Ill" judgment Of
some shrcvd politicians
senate committees have often been remorseless,
eve, when The feelings Of party friend, in
yolve,. What might he developcd through the
Investigation Mr.. Van Allen probably knew "a well
A. If not better than Others. was on" comment,
and after all, Lr may have been quite WIS" ana
discreet in withdrawing his name