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lie Is Opposed TO Murphy. tnt lie Is Not In
terfering in the New Jersey and West.
ern States Contests.
Mrs. Mary E. Lease, of Kansas, An
n0unces She Is Not q Candidate.
Decisions That May Give the Legislature to
the Republicans lodge Nominated by
His Bay State supporters
DANIEL DEFENDS GROVER.

Lamont Says Cleveland Is Not Interfering
In Contests for Senatorsbips-
NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-This interview with
Daniel s. Lamont, regarding President
elect Cleveland's movements in politics.
appeared in the Herald to-day:
What foundation is there for the pub
lished report that Mr.. Cleveland is inter-
fering In the senatorial contests in various
State Legislatures and endeavoring TO die
tate the election of his own friendsf" was
asked.
1T Is true" answered Mr.. Lamont, that
the friends of Mr.. Cleveland took some
notice of this falsehood. 1t is q falsehOOd,
and was started with malice. 1t has been
taken mp by the opposition newspapers,
and has travelled all over the country. l
can state authoritatively that Mr. Cleve-
land has not dictated. lnterfered. or even
suggested the election of any one in the
States in which there are Democratic Leg
islatures, and where contests are being
made. One of the objects of the charge, l
presume. may have been to locate the force
of the public objection which Mr.. Cleye-
land made to the election of Mr.. Murphy
from this State. The impression sought to
be conveye &C was that be was endeavOring
to dictate the personnel of the Senate" .
HAS Mr.. Cleveland expressed himself
about these reportsf"
Ii has, most emphatically. 1t was re-
ported that Mr.. Cleveland was In favor of
the election of Mr.. FOOte in California. AS
against Judge White. because Mr. FOote
was a relative of one of Mr.. Cleveland's
friends. The report was not true. snd MIR.
Foote'S withdrawal quickly followed the
publication of the charge. Mr.. Cleveland
has been ed by inquiries asto whether
he was doing these things. i have received
many letters asking if the reports were
true. l may say that in many of the States
Mr.. Cleveland does not know who are can
dIdates for the Senate. except through
general report. 1t Is probably true that
candidates for the Senate, in the interest
of their own canvass. may have given the
impression that Mr.. Cleveland was throw
ing his influence for them, and did not de-
sire the election of the other man. They
probably have gone so far as to promise
Cleveland has stated his objections, to Mr..
Murphy. as he has a perfect right to do.
but he has not gone beyond his own State"
1T has been specifically charged that
Mr.. Cleveland was trying to name the Sen
ator in New jersey"
That statement is absolutely false as TO
New Jersey or to eny other State. Mr..
Cleveland has no candidate for Senator
even in his own State"
Mr.. Lamont was asked If he would tell
Mr.. Cleveland's attitude toward those who
might be looked upon rs having been anti
Cleveland men.
He shook his head at first. and then was
asked as to the truth of a story which was
stioat in political circles TO this effect:
"a prominent anti Cleveland Democrat
from up the State called on Mr.. Lamont
and asked him about the treatment those
men who had opposed Mr.. Cleveland would
receive. to which Mr.. Lamont replied that
he did not care TO speak of the matter. but
that he could say Mr.. Cleveland would GER
talnly not forget the men who were In ia
vor of him."
As the story was repeated Mr.. Lamont
smiled. That Is true.' said he: II said IL,
and 1t represents MIR. Cleveland's posi-
tion."
lis there anything further to be said
about his attitudef" was asked.
Il think" replied the man who Is nearer
the PTesident-elect than any other, that
is all. Is 1t not enoughfo