Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-24
GORMAN BURNED 1T UP.
One of Cleveland's Earliest Campaign
Documents.

From the New York SUM-
When Senator German Of Maryland Rross
In the United States Senate yesterday aa1
told OF his experiences with President
Cleveland on the compromise tariff bill
there were democrats who recalled the first
meeting or the two men.
1t was ten years ago, almost to a day.
Gov. Cleveland had just been nomfnatsd
by the democratic convention at Chicago,
Senator German had been made chairman
of the national democratic committee. He
had never seen Mr.. Cleveland. The Mary
land statesman had met all of the great
democratic leaders in the nation HE was
the personal friend of Daniel Manning, who
Probably more than any single man in New
York state brought about the nomination
OF Mr.. Cleveland at Chicago. Gov. Cleve-
land had been formally notified of his nom-
ihauon, and the headquarters of the ma
tiohal democratic committee had been OPEN
Gu IN New YORK city. The story that is now
toid OF the first meeting between GOV.
Cleveland and Chairman German was told
70 10 Sun reporter by Mr. Manning in the
western National Bank almost immediateiv
after MIR. Manning retired from Mr. Cleve-
lands cabinet as Secretary of the Treas
ury.
4 do not think shall ever forget the
hrst meeting of Mr. Cleveland ana Mr.
Gorman.. said Mr.. Manning we an Mad
laith IN Cleyeland's running abilities, but il
was necessary to bring Mr. German and
Mr. cleveland together, and 1 undertook
the task. i was then In Albany, but in
constant communication with Mr. German.
Gorman, as You know. is a cool suave in
dividual. and Cleveland is like a great big
pepper pod Cleveland was unaccustomed TO
the ways OF national statesmen, ana IL was
with diffdence one night just after national
headquarters had been opened in New York
that L wrote TO German and invited him TO
come 10 Albany as my guest 1 told him
that i wanted to Introduce TO him Gov
Cleveland, the candidate of the party, and
i well recollect that in my letter 1 said TO
German that he would meet rather a 'heady
iEolviduaL Well, German came up 10 AL
bany two or three nights afterward, and I
took him around to see Cleveland. Cleve-
land was bluff and hearty, and German
was as cordial as his cool nature would al
low. They began to talk as TO the plan OF
campaign. German said very politely:
Governor. 1 have como 10 see you to
ascertain your wishes about the conduct Of
oh. Dosh.' said the governor. L know
nothing about those matters. Run IL 10 suit
yourself. You know about affairs of dis
kind. DO as you think proper
DO you really mean that. GOVERNOR re-
piled Mr.. Gormen. Am 1 10 use my own
Judgment and follow my own discretiony
why. certainly, said the governor
such things
Do you really mean what you say. gov.
ernor?' again inquired German
Why, certainly said the governor.
All right says German, and the next
morning he went back 70 New York
Two or three weeks after this meeting IL
came 10 my knowledge that Gov. Cleveland
had written document bearing on the cam
palgn- i cannot tell you, for certain rea-
sons, whar that document was but 1 be-
leved IL would have important influence,
and not a very good one, at that. So I
VIII sd to German, asking him TO come i'm
nleftatglE All1nT l. IN. 80
train and met me. and 1 told him of the
contents of the campaign document that
Gov. Cleveland had written. He was as
founded. and ne hurried uD TO see the gov
ernor- At that conversation German asked
the governor the nature Of the document,
reminding him pleasantly at the time OF his
former words. that he tGormanD was to run
the campaign German added that IL the
document was OF any Importance it would
do no harm 10 submit il 10 the chairman OF
the national committee.
"'All right says Cleveland, and ne
handed out the document saying: What
90 you think Of that, GOrmsnT
''Gorman read the document over very
carefully. and then. without a word, he
flung il into the CRATE, saying: That's what
think Of that document
1T Was little chilly in Albany that night
and there was a fire in the CRATE. and tho
document began 10 burn. Cleveland jumped
out of his chair and hoped UP and down In
his anger, shouting: No Kan alive can
burn any document Of mine. What do you
mean, sir?'
Why. governor said German, as coolly
as You please. you said that ] was TO run
this campaign according 10 my own dis
erection. The document that I have just
thrown into the fire IS about as rnwisc q
manuscript as ever came under my notice.
Cleveland meantime was trampins abO3t
in his rage. but Gornan was as cool as an
iceberg. Finally Cleveland began to laugh
At himself. He remembered his remarks to
German en- the first interview. and the two
parted friends. nj
had told German thai ne was the coolest
son of spl he had s.cr met"
IL Senator German al have Cot ioid OF
the letter Mr.. Cleveland s.nt to Prof. VIII
son he mient have found fire somewhere
in Washington. even in July.