Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-11-28
gENEDICT'S VIEWS.
what lie Thinks About Dir. CleYelandS
Tbird-IeTm Position.
-. N>owLupcE nrERE>TIML.
eiar cares

.., YORK. November sL-Whcn
...tav relative 20 A statement pub
morning newspaper In this
...,e Hat President Grover Clevo-
Gould never consent TO stand for
..-,, SIR. T. c. Benedict. the Broad
t.,scr who was authority for the
.~.r said that. in part the state
WAS true. but IN certain places II
... made too strong
.a not positive that n "ouio not
., nm for a third term. am
nothing save death and taxes.
... tho matter forever risht ] VIII
what have to say.
r.rolct then penncd the ioio"ihs'
......l % 10 the reporter:
~. chat have said OF can say IN
o.. President Clevcland's views
... frd term is inferenuaL
..e.- from what he has repeatedly
. h. IS impatient TO be rld OF
r..I cares. and unwilling TO nave
.., prolonged uncor any c'cu"i-
.,...-r Sir Benedict said: III is no
b.. ANYBODY who knows Mr.. Cove
..rfhl. these are his views on 'lis
... uc has been counting the moh'As
r. can le free OF the trammels oil
- affairs. re feels. ana ne tola me
.rf. Dee has told many OF ms
... e--that Doc was great 1901 20 a.
.....4cucy the second time. he
.,l rad enough OF victory ana
Land chat is al man can nave
.- t..s var4. l., 49,.
.r.t.e h.e1 Ike this ever since ne en-
..., n- second Germ
20, Benedict clenchcd his fists
t.-t ftrm over his temples. relax
,. trrcrs 10 tell off th- months.
..,t..r Of the President he had YET
norea.-, then said: "He was
. h. knows it-in accepting "e-
..,n f9~ boz often complained '''''
,..-.t was shattered until he was
,..r. allie To stand it longer.
SO SECRET
.0s ..r-. everybody Who KNOWS MN
r--.. t..s So 10 IS no secret. ,,,...
.r o--. said 10 him. i am spol'lhb
- chances for Il third term. l am
.- raonle Won viii not accept ne
... seem much interested anu salu'
,..r. or NV friends have come 10
MANY ~ them Republicans Of stand
l- and they said. He must rum thc
..-v demands 81. hc must give as
diane. to vote for him.
lave Invariably replied; J ooh
...f ,ou viii ever have chance 10 vote
fn AGAIN.. and ] tell you now, ST.
e,.t think President Cleveland can pc
prevailed upon 20 accept the nominal ioh
l.rth time"
.,f.,a YOU ever questioned the Prcsi-
..-t directly upon the th.ii-term ques-
900 was asked.
no" answered Mr. Benedict; nut
,1l do not always have to ASK qu'S,
.0-s to- get answers. Acts. words ana
..rumcnts on collateral matters VIII
-.rttimes answer 49,,
IT. Benedict then I'm confidence toln
old. roportor certain actions Of the Presi-
can't hearing on the ihifd-term question. .,n
vr.h would tend 10 show that Mr.
ras.land will not stand for iouI'h
f1r tho presidency
ID. won agree with some Of Mr. Clevc-
,..I. enthusiastic friends that MIR. Cleve-
ana, f1ty is plain-that he should ac-
.-,t OBJ. nomination next year.
$50. tr. do not answered Mr. hene-
f.t. .arl ] think that the claim made
f1 certain quarters that he snoula De
.rrr.f the nomination because the Dem
a-afr party has no better man is an
f...t OBJ him.
,.r Benedict said ~ conclusion: AS
n l.nr positive that Mr.. Cleveland
ro.. accept a fourth nomination. l am
r.-. .r. / do not think he VIII do so.