Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-10-09
\ POLITICAL ENIGMA.
Is President Cleveland For or
 Against HillP
HE HAS GIVEN NO SIGN AS YET.

Secretary Carlisle Did Not Go to New York to Speak at the Democratic Ratification
 Meeting, It Is Said. Beeause He Could
 Get No Answer From His Chief.
 NEW YoEK, Oct. 9-The World today prints the following Washington dispatch:
 It comes from a member of the cabinet that the president has communicated to no one, either in New York or Washing ton, what his intentions arc in regard to the New York campaign. From all ac- counts MT. Cleveland has left the mem- bers of tho administration completely in the dark as to what his attitude is or will be, and for this reason they arc reluctant to take any steps in the canvass.
 Tho gossip that tho president has decid- cd to write n letter indorsing the Demo cratic nominee hss given place to specuIa- tion as to whether tho administration will take any part in u campaign nt all Tho situation hcrc has, by reason of the presi. dents silence. taken peculiar turn.
 Secretary Lamont, in an interview given out shortly after the Saratoga con- vention, spoke in praise of the ticket and predicted its success. MT. Lamont denies that ho figured in any of tho prominent political conferences in New York last week, but at the same time he has return cd not half So sanguine of success sas be- fore he left.
 Lamont Win Not Predict.
 Do you believe now" tho secretary was asked today. that tho Now York ticket will win:''
 NIT. Lamont smiled and with n Frenchy shrug of his shoulders replied, "Excusc me from making any predictions.
 Mir. Lamont said that he had not heard from Mir Cleveland and was unable to say what the president intentions were with regard to the New York fight. Mir La mont is looked upon by the political lead CTS hero ns the man closest to the prcsi- dent, and they have hesieGed him with inquiries as to what NIT. Cleveland in tends to do The campaign in New York has assumed n national importance, and 1t is conceded by Republicans and Demo crats alike that the results in other states will hinge largely upon tho outcome of New York.
 Senator Faulkner has received numcr- ous letters requesting information about the presidents attitude toward tho Hill ticket, but he Is as much in tho dark as any ono. Io has seen Secretary Lamont, but without receiving information on the subject. Secretary Lamont might for va rious reasons withhold any communica- tion he may havo received from the presI- dent, but in this case there Is Confirmato- ry proof that Mir. Cleveland has kept his own counsel.
 Secretary Carlisle received an invitation a few days ago tO speak at the Democratic clubs ratification meeting which was held at Cooper Union last night. IIc replied then that he could not give n decided an- swer before SaturdAy. It Is stated on the highest authority that his rCnsons for de ferring his acceptance of tho invitation was because he desired to ascertain the president views bcforo taking part In tho light in Mir. Clevcland's own state
 Carlisle Did Not Respond
 IL was supposed whcn Sccrctary Thur Der arrived from Gray Gables on Saturday that he had bruUgtt soma word tu Nr Carlisle from tho president in regard to the matter. but II turns out that Mir Thurbcr's mission was uf m entirely diff fcrent nature jlr. Carlisle did not re. spond to the Ecnn~ratic clubs invitation on Saturday. I.Or did ho write a letter or telegram. SerVCtaTy Lamont saw Mir Carlisle ycstrr,lly altcrn"on. but he was unable to cnlightCn tho secretary about Mir. ClCvClInd's views and was unwill- ing tO aIiY.so him what action to tako on tho invitat:'n.
 IL is stairi ',y close friends a! Sccrctary Carlisle that h. would haVu accepted tho invitation willingly and would have made ringing Democratic speech in Cooper Institute had he received any ink ling from the president that tho admins tratiOn w"ul;! give hearty Syppurt to the Democratic ticket Ho believed that 1t would have beon breach of propricty for him to have taken aCtiye interest in the campaign until the president and tho two members Of the cabinet who hail from New York had signifiCd their intentions to indorse the ticket.
 Until the president makes somo public declaration on the subject IL may hc prc- sumrd that no assistance will be vulun- teerCd by the administration leaders hero IL Is suspected in political circles that tho president k waiting to c~tch tho drift of the campaign in New York. If it appears to him that pemocratic success l. cx- tremely doubtful 1t is believed that he will let the campaign Gn by default IIs will register and vote, but his interest will end there.
 If. on tho other hand success Secms promising. il is said that n letter will Do forthcoming Just what these Imprcs- sions are based on k not now known but this Is the run of gossip in political cir cles. It Is not believed that tho president is desirouS of Hill's election, and this con yictiOn Is carrying disCumflturc and alarm to the congressional campaign managers. who see in sIch a move serious results in the various states.
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